Haute Living Celebrates Michael Chow with The Macallan

Haute Living and The Macallan honored the legendary restaurateur and Haute Living cover star Michael Chow (aka now know as “M”) with a launch dinner at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills.

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Notable attendees included Vanessa Chow, Crime by Design, Nicoleta Vaculov, Laura Stemmer, Martin Cole, Elycia Verreault, Michael Einsenber and Lori Eisenberg, Mandana Bolourch, Rj Jain, John Burnham, Joe Mannis, Adriana Garza, Keith Berglund, Natalie Paulick, Erik Steigen, Nicoleta Vaculov, Hannah Thomas, Peter Zhang, Shirley Chuchawat and Will Chuchawat.

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Guests enjoyed an exquisite tasting of The Macallan 30, one of the most sought-after single malt scotches in the world. The Macallan 30 features the scents of fresh honeycomb, sweet toffee, red apple, fig, and vanilla pod and the tasting notes of cinnamon, ginger, Madagascan vanilla, dried fruits, and oak finished with sweet oak and toffee.

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South African celebrity artist Johnathan Schultz presented Chow with an inviting painting.

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Guests enjoyed The Macallan bespoke cocktails, including “Hummingbird,” a concoction of The Macallan Double Cask 12-Years-Old mixed with Calvados, honey, and lemon. Additionally, The Macallan offered “Copper Old Fashioned,” which combined The Macallan Sherry Oak 12-Years-Old with honey and orange bitters.

Photo Credit: Gonzalo Marroquin/Getty Images Highlights of the dinner included Mr. Chow staples such as Chicken Satay, Drunken Fish, Velvet Chicken, and Beijing Duck.

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