Weekly News - Hot and cold...

Dear guests,

Despite an upside down weather this week in Hanoi, the dishes are still well balanced and tasty...

Lunch at Madame Hien : Avocado with deep-fried soft crab, tamarind sauce, Mushrooms soup with herbs and 5 spices, Braised beef in clay pot with black rice wine, served with Vietnamese bread, Fruits crumble with ginger and ice-cream...

Lunch at La Verticale : Grilled oyster with almond and Parmesan cheese, Confit duck "cassoulet", potatoes in duck fat in thyme flower and bearnaise sauce, Lasagna rice noodles "Ocean Pho" with tomato, basil and sardine tempura, Tofu caramelized with spices, lemon and ginger ice-cream, 5 flavors milk...

Ms. Lise