Nothing would prepare you for what you would witness, and possibly taste, at the Pierre restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. Three-star Michelin chef, Pierre Gagnaire serves up a symphony of ingredients in bewildering concoctions that immediately excites and stuns. Just as intriguing, the restaurant's interior is a fusion of luxurious fabrics, crystal chandeliers, convex mirrors and copper plates. Full-length windows offer guests a spectacular vista of Victoria Harbor. So if the stunning view doesn't blow you away, Pierre's creations probably will.
Celebrated chef Pierre Gagnaire imbues his adventurous spirit into his second Asian venture (the first being Pierre Gagnaire à Tokyo). Hailing from a family of restaurant owners, Pierre began his career managing his family restaurant Le Clos Fleuri, and opened his first restaurant in Saint-Étienne in the early 1980s. Success in a subsequent venture earned him 3 stars in the Michelin Guide, and 3 more followed with his Parisian establishment, Pierre Gagnaire. His experimentation with molecular gastronomy in 2000 had a major impact on him and was to be a major influence in his future gustatory creations.
Pierre's signature dishes are red tuna fillet layered with colonnata fat, squid ink gnocchi; 'bulots facon bretonne' (or sea snails) Kombu seaweed sequins; artichokes 'poivrade', squid, smoked eel, haddock and belotta, and pan fried John Dory with aromatic olive oil.
Highlights include:
- My Favourite Restaurant Award 2007 (French Food); U Magazine (Hong Kong)
- Hong Kong’s Best Restaurants 2007; Hong Kong Tatler
Pierre is located at:
25/F, Mandarin Oriental,
5 Connaught Road, Central Hong Kong
Tel: +(852) 2825 4001
Fax: +(852) 2810 6190
e-mail: mohkg-pierre@mohg.com
Website: www.pierregagnaire.com
