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Monday, 25 January 2010 06:01
Written by Cordelia O'Hare

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If you haven’t heard of it - where have you been? If you have and haven’t been - what on earth have you been doing! The Westin doesn’t hold the much sought after accolade of ‘World’s Best Brunch’ for nothing. Assuming a few of you haven’t been – allow us persuade you…

Bacon so thin and crisply perfect with made to order eggs so edifyingly good you have remind yourself of courses to come. Smoked salmon sprinkled with dill that is dark and sweet and never oily - perfect on the freshly baked rye bread. Sea-fresh halved crayfish and firm chunks of tuna sashimi. Pasta made to order with whatever toppings or sauces you so desire. A glorious Greek spread with tabouleh, hummus and lean, mean kebabs with chive infused sour cream. Cumin, coriander, cayenne and chilli fusion curries from around the globe. Beijing roast duck wraps and steamed, fried and every other sort of dumpling imaginable. Succulent roast beef with herb roasted potatoes and Yorkshire puds. Or have the roast chicken instead – equally as delicious. And the puddings – Oh! The puddings. Cheesecake unlike any we have had in years. Chocolate brownies that are delightfully dark and dense. Homemade ice creams and mousses that titillate the taste buds. If you have space, tackle the truffles, fudges and chocolates galore.

The brunch is a metaphorical feast for the eyes as well as the stomach. Expect a full orchestra and opera singers serenading you, ballet dancers bewitching you, acrobats and sword tricksters impressing you, caricaturists cartoonizing you, ice sculptures hewn in front of you and palm trees presiding over you.

And we have saved the best bit of news for last. Undoubtedly a significant contributing factor to the ‘Best Brunch’ title is the freely flowing Veuve Clicquot. Ummmm…

However The Westin has recently accepted that perhaps not everyone wants quite so much bubbly of a Sunday morning. Acknowledging that you may be feeling slightly worse for wear (and want the restorative power of their spectacular food rather that the degenerative influence of copious amounts of champers), they now have a non-alcoholic price for brunch for those angling after the freshly squeezed juices.

With: RMB498 / Without: RMB368 / Kiddies: RMB230

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