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November is set to be a boozy month, with Wine and Dine, the Wine & Spirits Fair and now Wine HK, a new consumer wine event. Visitors can sample more than 560 wines at 60-plus booths, all offering discounts of at least 20 per cent on retail prices. Any wine purchased will be delivered within seven working days. The wines have been carefully selected by Wine HK’s independent panel, headed by wine critic Jeremy Oliver. One of Australia’s foremost wine writers and presenters Oliver will be focusing on Shiraz, with 28 different examples showcased at the event. November 15-16, Pop Up Wine Cellar, 63 Caroline Hill Road, Causeway Bay, 2973 0116, www.winehkasia.com.
Next time you’re in Central and looking for somewhere different for lunch, try The Nest. Located in the grounds of St John’s Cathedral, this new cafe has sun-dappled tables under the trees, its own coffee blend, food by Classified and Aussie meat pies, croissants and desserts from Eat My Cakes. It is a project by The Nesbitt Centre to provide vocational training and employment for its special-needs students, who have been in training for months. Its soft opening was a few weeks ago, with the official opening on November 1. Already it’s proving a hit, says Nesbitt Centre operations director Kay Rawbone. “We’re getting local people, playgroup mums and dads and lots of businessmen walking up the hill from the city. It’s already busy.” This may be a lunch spot with a social conscience, but the goods on offer are top quality and prices are very reasonable. The coffee is a special blend of beans from Brazil, Colombia and Indonesia produced for The Nest
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by Coffee Engineering, the hot chocolate is made with real chocolate chunks, not powder, and there’s even a range of caffeine-free drinks such as lemon ginger and chai. Open daily 8am-6pm, 4-8 Garden Road, Central, 2813 4550.
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