Growing up in Hong Kong, the most impressive aspect of Asian food is the stark combination of flavours, and “wok hey” (fire under the wok) when fire is involved. This is partly what makes a simple saucy bowl of noodles so memorable in New York, a Laksa soup base so tasty at a Hawker Centre… Read More Trullo (London): Simple Ingredients, Sophisticated Dishes
New York is indisputably one of the best cities in the world for good food. So it would be no easy task to hit up a fair selection of recommended restaurants on any vacation – especially given how many different restaurant lists I effortlessly managed to gather (about 6) before I headed there for a friend’s… Read More 5 Best Things I Ate in New York City
Stepping off the Eurostar from Paris and walking out of King’s Cross Station to see McDonald’s and Chop Chop brought me an overwhelming wave of nostalgia. I would see these two familiar shop fronts every day I walked home when I was studying at University College London 10 years ago (eek). Yet these may be… Read More Sunday (London): Queue-Worthy Buttermilk Pancakes and Coffee
It’s always been a mission to find good quality Chinese food around Central which offers comfortable seating (to entertain visitors, for example), yet is not extortionately priced, excessively formal or terribly outdated. Dragon Noodles Academy seems to fulfil this particular demand quite perfectly. That said, I actually just came here on a random week night after… Read More Dragon Noodles Academy: Peking Duck, Lobster Noodles and More
It was January 2015 when I came up with a list of 10 restaurants in Central for lunch dates – you know, for when someone is counting on you to make a decision on where to go for that team lunch or catch up. But the Hong Kong dining scene evolves quickly (i.e. restaurants frequently close)… Read More 8 New Restaurants for Weekday Lunch Dates
A hot bowl of beef pho is the best kind of comfort food. Even with the sometimes unbearably hot weather in Hong Kong, I still crave sipping on the flavourful broth of a good bowl of these Vietnamese soup noodles. I used to go to Bep a lot; their food in general is pretty good. However, in… Read More 3 Casual Spots for a Satisfying Bowl of Beef Pho
The thing about Italian food in Hong Kong is that it’s abundant. So it’s not often you come across an Italian restaurant that really stands out. I mean we live in a city already saturated with good eateries, many of which serve Italian-ish dishes. So when it comes to the “best Italian food” I find it… Read More 5 Italian Restaurants in Hong Kong that Do Stand Out
After writing about the 5 Restaurants Worth Revisiting Again and Again, a few food-loving peeps seemed to unanimously agree that Stone Nullah Tavern should be included too. Well after hearing much about their great new menu, I finally gave it a try last week. So many dishes to recommend The fact that I’m having so… Read More Stone Nullah Tavern: Hearty American Food and Crazy Happy Hours
I missed my stop to Tsim Sha Tsui one lunch time and randomly ended up in Jordan. There were many restaurants to choose from but for no particular reason, we ended up at Mak Man Kee Noodles. The place got super packed after sitting down for 10-15 mins. When our wonton noodles came, we had… Read More Mak Man Kee: Must try wonton and shrimp roe noodles in Jordan
In Central, when you’re paying less than HK$100, it’s hard to get good food that’s not designed for your desk, barring cha chan tengs and places with uncomfortable seating. As such, Tsim Sha Tsui has become my favourite destination for lunch as it’s only two MTR stops away, food is much cheaper and you can easily… Read More 5 great Asian lunch spots in Tsim Sha Tsui for under HK$100