Category Archives: Food & Dining

The One With Santorini Greek Restaurant – Great Moussaka in Hong Kong

8 January, 2015 5:25 pm | Leave a Comment |

Great Greek dinner at a restaurant named after our favorite island! The food at Santorini Hong Kong was amazing, especially the moussaka (pictured below) with the light-as-air mozzarella top and intense minced meat. The chef is Greek and the place a great reminder of what we left behind at the end of that amazing summer holiday (of which I have yet to blog about!)

Santorini Moussaka

Now I wish I had taken more notes of my great dinner that night. Definitely worth a visit, even if you are new to Greek food. Check out their online gallery to see for yourself the beautiful restaurant.

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The One With Secret Ingredient – Armani | Aqua’s US Black Angus Steak

6 January, 2015 10:00 am | Leave a Comment |

Those of you whom have been following my blog would know that I love Secret Ingredient. I tried a couple of their meals, and they always deliver to my expectations without fail.

But it has been months since my last Secret Ingredient meal, so for new year’s eve, I decided to splash it out for a premium range meal – Armani | Aqua’s US black angus steak with cabernet & salish salt seasoning, panzanella salad & sherry vinaigrette. Secret Ingredient partnered with Chef Andrea of Armani / Aqua for this particular dish.

Secret Ingredient - Aqua's US Black Angus steak with panzanella salad and sherry vinigrette _raw

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The One With Butchers Club Deli – Meat Sweat-ed & Lovin’ It

6 August, 2014 9:27 pm | Leave a Comment |

I was perspiring rather heavily, partly because of the weather, partly because there was so much meat involved, I had to stand up and walk about in the middle of the meal.

The Butchers Club Deli

The scene was at The Butchers Club Deli, the latest addition to The Butchers Club located at a nondescript industrial building along Wong Chuk Hang road. Sharing the same space as ED1TUS (Hong Kong’s first luxury fashion and lifestyle showroom for men), the restaurant is a New York-style deli by day, and a private dining room by night. A huge 7,000 square foot garden with BBQ facilities and some 500 seats will be opened later this year.

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Posted in: Ap Lei Chau, Western

The One With Ho Lee Fook – Holy F*cking Good

2 August, 2014 2:28 pm | Leave a Comment |

I wrote the title of this post in case you missed the homonym of the cheeky name for a certain expletive, like I did. I honestly thought Ho Lee Fook was one of those trendy restaurants in Soho with a penchant for Asian names. Literally translated as “good fortune in the mouth”, Ho Lee Fook is third restaurant of Taiwan-born chef Jowett Yu. To give the restaurant its playful vibe, Yu collaborated with Douglas Young of G.O.D to come up with the many touches of off-beat Asian funkiness, including its name sake.

It was weekday night when a group of us #hkfoodbloggers descended into the basement of this Soho shop for a night of good food and great companionship. We literally ordered the entire menu, so I am in the position to tell you that, like most popular opinions, the food at Ho Lee Fook was as good as it looks despite all the cheeky sounding names.

Ho Lee Fook

Perhaps one of the key things you should know about Chef Yu is his obsession with sauces. We requested for a platter of these and he happily obliged. From extreme right, going clockwise – lemongrass chili paste, fresh chili, pickled chili, roasted black almond chili, chili sambal, salted chili, chili oil, and XO sauce at the center. I sampled each one and loved the zesty lemongrass chili paste the best. Gimme a huge bowl of rice with that.

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Posted in: Central, Chinese

The One With The Pasta Place – Hearty Family Dishes

29 July, 2014 12:44 pm | Leave a Comment |

It has been slightly more than two years since I moved out from Sheung Wan, and it is increasingly evident that the moment I move out of a place, restaurants and cafes will start to pop up all over my ex-neighbourhood, like mushrooms after a rainy season. While it certainly heartens me that so many hip places are opening in Sheung Wan, it maddens me somewhat that the trend did not happen while I was living there.

That was a long preamble.

I was trying to tell you about a new cafe in the neighbourhood which I visited earlier this year. A touch of New York City has arrived in the form of the Big Apple’s comfort food and authentic Italian dishes, all at very reasonable prices.

The Pasta Place

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Posted in: American, Italian, Sheung Wan

The One With Old Bazaar Kitchen – Timeless Oldie Favourites

22 July, 2014 9:49 pm | Leave a Comment |

There is good food, and then then there is really good food.

I can’t remember the last time I gushed this much over a meal. It was completely unexpected and a gem of a find really. Upon some research, I discovered that Old Bazaar Kitchen has a long history with a prior location in Tin Hau that shuttered its door in 2012, only to re-emerged in Wanchai. The waitstaff was unfailingly polite and extreme helpful, and the boss, Angel Cheung was quick to help us with the menu. Since there were only two of us, we decided to go for three dishes. And lucky we did, for the portion is nothing short of enormous.

Old Bazaar Kitchen

Cold squid – I greeted this dish with an unmanly gasp. The squid was easily the length of my arm! Skillfully cut and plated, this simple squid was fresh, crunchy and succulent. I though I had good squid but this blew everything else before out of the water. Served with a choice of either wasabi or chilli sauce, I reckon this gorgeous baby serves at least four.

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Posted in: Chinese, Wan Chai

The One With Seasons By Olivier Elzer – Immaculate French Cuisine

19 July, 2014 6:40 pm | Leave a Comment |

I had always liked to dine in front of an open kitchen. The upclose experience watching your meal being cooked by a crew of kitchen staffs so well trained, it’s like watching the food version of an amazing classical concert. Every one has a part to play, perfectly in rhythm, with verses and tunes seamless weaving in between each other, conducted by a conductor aka the head chef.

Seasons by Olivier Elzer

The Restaurant

The head chef in question tonight was one Olivier Elzer, a kitchen extraordinaire with a credential so sparkling, it’s hard not to get your hopes up dining at his very own restaurant. The three-Michelin-star chef’s latest foray in Lee Garden, Causeway Bay packs much promises for those who love French food, or simply good food.

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Posted in: Causeway Bay, French

The One With The Butchers Club Burgers – It’s No Place For A Diet

16 June, 2014 9:03 pm | Leave a Comment |

I couldn’t remember the last time I had burger this good.

The Butchers Club Burgers

Imagine this – a packed corner shop with hard, tall stools and sharp edged tables. A roaring kitchen doing a brisk trade and a bustling crew of waiters serving trays of burgers and fries. I was eating standing up – partly because I figured I would use less space that way, and because I expect my waistline to dangerously expand after some serious burger-guzzling.

Which I did. And it did.

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Posted in: Australian, Wan Chai

The One With Shanghai Lo – Surprising Restaurant Packing Quite A Punch

10 June, 2014 8:00 am | Leave a Comment |

It wasn’t exactly love at first sight.

As we stepped into the restaurant, the somewhat gloomy interior and dark furnishing reminded me strongly (for some strange reasons) of a karaoke lounge. Granted, Shanghai Lo is probably very new, and the deco – contemporary Chinese with hard straight lines exuded a vibe of privacy and seclusion. The cubicle tables comfortably seats four though most were used by couples, and I saw some very promising private rooms perfect for a small group gatherings. It was buzzy without being too noisy.

The One With Shanghai Lo

But I wasn’t there to comment on its interior. The tasting menu ($368 per pax) looked very pretty good, so we went for those.

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Posted in: Shanghainese, Wan Chai

The One With Plusixfive – A Singaporean Supper Club Cookbook

7 June, 2014 1:03 pm | Leave a Comment |

It’s amazing how crazy hungry, food-obsessed Singaporeans can get while living abroad.

Having lived in Singapore for ten years (and then some), I am well familiar with the unique qualities and awesomeness of Singaporean food. And now that I am living in Hong Kong for five years (and counting), I understand the craving for badass Singaporean food. Which is so under-supplied and overrated in Hong Kong (Singaporean food, that is), you won’t believe it. I often had to make do with subpar laksa and diluted bak kut teh to nurse that soft spot which just won’t go away, but it never really compares to the real thing.

The One With Plusixfive - A Singaporean Supper Club Cookbook

So when I read this gorgeous, funny and beautiful cookbook titled after the supper club its author once operated in London, I totally understood. Why one would go extreme to find really good but extremely rare ingredients (in London, that is) to whip up some fried carrot cake. Or why people would band together in the love of food and (sometimes) of the country (if dinner happens on August 8).

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Posted in: Book Worm, Food & Dining