To sit at a table, eating and chatting – not many things could be more comforting to me, and indeed to many generations of food lovers. Give us a good fillet, enchant us with the best combination of ingredients in a salad, serve us a decent wine together with excellent cheese and bread, prepare never-ending desserts and fresh seasonal fruit and we’ll be happy. Or give us an unforgettable curry, a super fresh sashimi, a crispy pizza or some tasty seafood – depending on the time and the place, these and other delicacies will certainly keep us content.
Food has that peculiar feature of being both a need and an indulgence, giving us the energy and sustenance we need, and sometimes the comfort or the joy we are looking for. A piece of chocolate, an ice cream, fresh mangos or strawberries – you name it, it works.
Fortunately, Macau is a place where we have a wide range of options in this regard, from traditional local eateries to international fine dining restaurants. On these hot days of summer, some of the best eateries in town are putting together light meals that match the season, and at the same time reveal different approaches to food – creative, surprising ones.
CLOSER has discovered a number of dishes prepared by a variety of talented resident chefs. Not only will they pamper your taste buds, but they also give you great visual delight, presenting beautiful and colourful culinary creations, like the one featured on our cover this month.
Speaking of covers, in this issue we launch our CLOSER COVER competition that will select an aspiring local model to appear on our December cover. A number of young talents will put their best looks forward for the consideration of our readers – the ones who will ultimately decide the winner through an online vote.
Starting from September 15, visit www.macaucloser.com and vote for your favourite model. And keep on visiting us online before and after that. More new and exciting things are still to come.