Test Kitchen Hong Kong 158A Connaught Road West - Shop 3 - Sa Ying Pun 00000 Hong Kong
A RARE AND UNIQUE CULINARY JOURNEY AS GENEVA-BASED CHEF WALTER EL NAGAR HEADLINES TEST KITCHEN’S NEXT POP-UP
Geneva-based, self-proclaimed “Mad Chef” Walter el Nagar has disrupted dining and restaurants around the world with his unique concepts that take meals far beyond an eating experience. He has taken his popup dinner experience to Los Angeles at Barbershop Ristorante, Barcelona, Ibiza, Moscow, Tulum in Mexico and Singapore, and on 25 – 28 March, he’s bringing it to our doorsteps in Test Kitchen, Hong Kong.
Dates: March 25-28, 2020
Location: 158A Connaught Road West, Shop 3, Sai Ying Pun
8-Course Tasting Menu: $1080 Wine Pairing: $480
Having run Geneva restaurants including Fiskebar in the city’s acclaimed Ritz Carlton Hotel de La Paix, as well as opening the popular ramen joint called Susuru, his most recent venture was another celebrated spot in Geneva called Le Cinquième Jour. It was unique as diners ate four days a week, while on the fifth day the same menu was served for free to less fortunate, underprivileged people in his community.
His techniques there, of pushing the boundaries of preservation, fermentation and other conservation techniques, are also in evidence in his hugely enticing Hong Kong menu. Home cultured butter with his ciabatta, an almond cheese with eggplant and a stunning black vinegar with mandarin – served with pork and prawn – are just some examples diners will be able to enjoy.
Test Kitchen founder Vincent Mui is delighted to welcome Walter’s exciting and notable cuisine to the city: “Walter’s food is visually stunning and matched by his remarkable global palette, thanks to influences from his pop-ups around the world, from Mexico to LA and Moscow to Ibiza. Diners will find his pop-up culturally fascinating, intriguing and full of beautifully-crafted dishes which demonstrate his remarkable background. Dining with a social conscience is more important than ever and no one embodies this more than him.”
WALTER'S MENU
Prototype Menu by MATER @Test Kitchen Hong Kong 25-28 March 2020
Sea urchin explosion ravioli, superior broth, live scallops
Veiled enoky, lacto mushrooms, salted berries
Pork jowls, prawns carpaccio, mandarin-black vinegar, black shallots
Poached Pear, blue cheese ice-cream, walnut foam, pear-fennel seeds crystal
Please let us know of any dietaries upon booking, and we’ll do our best to work around the menu for you.
ABOUT OUR CHEF:
About Chef Walter el Nagar:
A native of Milan, Italy, he is internationally-recognized and acclaimed for his dynamic and evolving menus. Walter El Nagar has deliberately chosen the life of a “culinary nomad” with a series of pop-up restaurants that have been presented in locations including Los Angeles at Barbershop Ristorante, Barcelona, Ibiza, Moscow, Tulum in Mexico and Singapore.
Based in Geneva, he was the opening chef of Fiskebar at the Hotel de la Paix, launched the acclaimed Ramen spot Susuru, founded the POLP concept in les Eaux-Vives and is one of the co-founders of the Société Anonyme Cuisiniers. Walter is also a social activist who is trying to make the world a better place, one meal at a time.
About Test Kitchen
Test Kitchen is a pop-up dining movement in Hong Kong. Situated in Sai Ying Pun, the menus are ever changing to showcase up-and-coming chefs from across the world. Whether diners come alone, in pairs, or in groups, they all come to share their passion and love for food. #testkitchenhk