A page out of Vancouver's book, Da Ping Huo is a famous private kitchen in the Soho district of Hong Kong. At the private kitchen, there is no choice of food. One must dine at the chef's discretion. At this private kitchen, there's a 12 course Sichuan food, where the courses are alternating spicy and not spicy. Sichuan food is designed to be the one of the spiciest food in the world. Given the private kitchen is located in the heart of expat Hong Kong, the alternating idea is probably designed for people, such as myself, who can't handle spicy food as much.
I must say, that is the best dining experience I've had in Hong Kong. So much better than the fancy, pretend restaurants that you see around Hong Kong. The food is well made, portions generous, and the taste hits you at different pace, keeping you on your toes. http://www.followmefoodie.com/2010/05/hong-kong-sichuan-da-ping-huo-restauarnt-private-kitchen/ This link has a much better description of the food than I can provide.
One of the craziest thing about this kitchen, however, is that the wife of the couple that owns it sings Chinese opera after the end of the meal. She's actually quite good! Chinese Opera is completely different from the other types of music in the west so many of the guests really have no idea what hits them!
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