Cafe Gray Deluxe’s afternoon tea set had already made an impression on me the first time I tried it back in April, for their Diane von Furstenberg collaboration. The unforgettable scone maintained its place in my heart over the months. Then, after my mother had a few disappointing experiences at different hotels, and started complaining that… Read More Cafe Gray Deluxe: Best Afternoon Tea in Hong Kong
I have a bit of a connection with California Tower. I religiously go there to workout, while frequently visiting their wide array of restaurants, just because the location is so convenient. But most of their restaurants are admittedly not really off-the-charts amazing. There are a handful of good ones. For example, I featured ciao chow as one of the… Read More Mercato: New Italian Restaurant in Lan Kwai Fong
I’m with the meat-eating camp who believe that fat meat=yummy meat. It’s not exactly the most health-conscious choice, but fattier cuts tend to be more flavourful, juicy and tender, which is why I always order ribeye steak and why Hong Kong-ers love chicken thighs so much. So although pork is rarely my first choice of… Read More FINDS: Nordic Restaurant featuring Healthy Omega 3 Pork
Swire has opened a second Plat du Jour in Pacific Place (replacing the Spanish restaurant Zelos) and this casual French bistro is exactly what this upscale mall is missing: simple and affordable food made with good quality ingredients. It’s no wonder it’s already quickly become popular – I tried making a booking twice but they… Read More Plat du Jour, Pacific Place: Casual French Bistro and Afternoon Teas
I definitely prefer French bistro-style food over the fine dining affair, merely because I don’t like being so formal. While there are a handful of really good French bistros in Hong Kong, such as Bistro du Vin and Le Port Parfume, you can’t get away with paying less than HK$600-700 for dinner there, which makes… Read More Plat du Jour: Affordable Casual French Food for Dinner
When asking for the Best Steakhouse in Hong Kong, Morton’s Steakhouse and Intercontinental’s Steakhouse + Winebar Grill will almost always be the two answers you get – an answer I completely agree with too. Both places serve absolutely excellent quality USDA rib eye steaks for a roughly similar price and I do struggle to decide which place wins the “Best Steak… Read More Morton’s Steakhouse: Favourite in Hong Kong
I didn’t treated my parents to dinner when I got my first paycheck (oops), nor when I got a new job thereafter twice. So when I got my bonus this year, the long-awaited treat had to be big, bold and worth the wait. Hugo’s at Hyatt Regency (Tsim Sha Tsui) turned out to be the perfect… Read More Hugo’s: Quality food and service qualified to impress
I love French food for the food, but not so much the fact that it’s so often served as fine dining. Apart from the insufficient portions and extortionate prices, the uncomfortable formality is among the biggest reasons I avoid such places. For that reason, La Grande Bouffe and La Port Parfume are excellent lunch spots.… Read More French food at Bistro du Vin Kennedy Town
When they sliced up the red velvet cake, it was definitely less red than I had expected. Then I thought, what is red velvet cake anyway? Red velvet is a chocolate-based cake (though much less chocolate-y than chocolate cake) which typically uses buttermilk and is topped with cream cheese frosting. So the red is most usually… Read More Try this: Moist slice of red velvet cake from Cedele
Update: No. 3 Musang Durian is now closed – I guess there aren’t enough durian lovers in Hong Kong after all! Though most commonly found in Southeast Asia (Thailand and Malaysia), durian has amassed a large fan base here in Hong Kong. In fact, bringing home a durian (packed and sealed to contain the stinky… Read More Best local Hong Kong dessert cafes serving durian