RESTAURANT

• I am a Silent Investor in a company engaged in Restaurant and Catering operations, Skillet and Griddle P. Ltd., which operates the Tak Heng restaurant brand. 

• Beyond that, I personally enjoy cooking, mostly meat.  I find that it relaxes me. 

FOOD

• I do not currently, but want to -- have my own organic herb- and salad-garden.  Nowadays, I tend to like to eat very healthy most days -- a lot of berries and fruits, salads and soups.  I love a good home-cooked bone broth Borshch and a green salad for lunch or dinner. 

• I am a 'foodie'!  I like eating out at Fine Dining Restaurants, acting as a food critic, and entertaining.  I find it relaxing to occasionally cook gourmet cuisine -- Contemporary Western, Middle Eastern, Northern Indian ... 

• My favorite dishes include
  • Sushi (particularly 'Unagi' and ‘Maguro’),
  • Pan-Seared Beef Steak (Filet Mignon / Chateaubriand / Ribeye, Rare/Medium Rare - pink center, cooked 2 minutes per side with dry rubbed Salt and Pepper only, Kobe / Wagyu / Black Angus Organic-Free Range Steer preferred),
  • Honey Barbeque Grilled Pork 'Baby-Back' Ribs,
  • Greek/Turkish/Persian-style Roasted Lamb Shanks,
  • Indian Tandoori-style Boneless Chicken 'Malai' Kebabs,
  • Lemon-Pepper Mackerel (Boneless, Skin-on fish) Fillets with a Goat Cheese-Crushed Peanut-Mustard Seed-Curry Leaf-and-Mango Zest Sauce on a bed of Watercress and Spinach Brown Basmati Rice,
  • Chevon (Goat) & Duck Liver Paté with Puréed Fenugreek,
  • Lightly Braised Hilsa Roe Caviar,
  • Hummus,
  • Babaganoush / Muttabbayl,
  • Tabouleh ...  

• For rare occasions of Dessert indulgence, I like
  • Marzipan,
  • Dobosh Torte,
  • Cheesecake,
  • Chocolate Caramel Praline Eclairs,
  • Black Forest Cake,
  • Dulce de Leche Toffee,
  • Lemon Tart,
  • Tiramisu,
  • Baklava,
  • Blueberry & Yogurt Varenyky,
  • Málna Lekvár és Mogyoró Túró/Krémsajt Palacsinta,
  • Oatmeal-Pecan Waffles with Maple Syrup,
  • Gourmet Ice Creams and Pastries with lots of fruits, berries, nuts, honey and cream … 

DRINKS

I don't smoke or abuse any other drugs, and very rarely drink alcohol these days, generally only at a few parties with friends and family during the Christmas / Chanukah / Winter Holidays season.  On those rare occasions,

• I like liqueurs.  Bailey’s Irish Cream (Original flavor) is always great. 

• ‘Gin and Tonic’ and ‘Bloody Mary’ are cocktails I enjoy. 

• Cardhú (neat, or on the rocks) would be my favorite Whisky (Single Malt Scotch), and

• “Old Monk” Black Rum from India is the best for a casual Rum-and-coke with friends. 

• My favorite wines are
  • Eiswein (Mosel Valley, Deutschland, “S.A. Prüm, Graacher Dompropst Riesling Eiswein 2002 Fass 58”),
  • Sherry (“Harvey’s Bristol Cream”, any year, Jerez / Cadiz, España) and
  • EOS “Tears of Dew”, a pretty rare late harvest California white muscatel sweet dessert wine -- 1995 and 2007 were excellent years.