[Review 2939] Puddings at Wine and Dine 2013 @ 花月庭 La Scala

05/11/2013
花月庭  La Scala
旺角太子道西193號帝京酒店2樓
2/F, Royal Plaza Hotel, 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/puddings-at-wine-and-dine-2013-e2329388

After trying the abalone, we tried the desserts from this stall.
There were lots of desserts and pastries.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Milk pudding with bird's nest:
The pudding was lovely and creamy, and the taste was light and not too sweet.
It tasted a bit like a Milky bar chocolate and panna cotta in pudding form.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Mango pudding
There were big chunks of mango in this pudding, but personally I liked the milk pudding because it was a bit too sweet.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2938] Abalone at Wine and Dine 2013 @ 綠茵閣 Garden Cafe

04/11/2013
綠茵閣  Garden Cafe
北角城市花園道9號城市花園酒店1樓
1/F, City Garden Hotel, 9 City Garden Road, North Point
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/abalone-at-wine-and-dine-2013-e2329370

This was the first stall I tried at the Wine and Dine festival.
We tried a huge South African abalone which was cut into smaller pieces.
The abalone was served chilled and it was not covered in thick gravy.
It was soft with a nice springy texture and the light sauces and spices were perfect because it did not over power the natrual abalone taste.
Definitely worth trying and I regretted not going back for more using those Food coupons.

[Review 2933]La Parole @ Wine and Dine 2013

01/11/2013
La Parole 
上環文咸東街22-26號柏廷坊3樓
3/F, The Pemberton, 22-26 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/la-parole-wine-and-dine-2013-e2328713


It was my first time going to a Wine and Dine event Thanks to Openrice’s Wine and Dine guest passes.

Before you go in, you are given a starter bag which contains a wine glass and a booklet of coupons for free wine and food tasting.

There are two types of food coupons depending on your pass, the ones I got were VIP coupons which entitles you to full portions of food according to the information and the normal ones are worth $10 per coupon.

It was confusing at first because I have not attended this before and some booths were mind boggled by these coupons, some treated these VIP coupons for half portions, and some treated them as being worth $10 so I did not the coupons on these booths.

It was good seeing La Parole at Wine and Dine because I have yet to try their restaurant.

At this booth I used TWO VIP coupons for two half portion dishes.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Savoury beef stew with mashed potato:

Not keen on beef but just felt like trying it.
The mash with the beef was really nice, it was dense and silky with a strong potato taste and the beef sauce was rich.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Foie gras with caramelized apple:

The foie gras was nicely done, it was gently cooked leaving it soft and silky on the inside with a firm texture while the tart caramelized apples complimented it nicely balancing the heavyiness of the foie gras.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2932] Braised abalone in gravy at Wine and Dine 2013 @ 道北工房 Japan 88

01/11/2013
道北工房 Japan 88 The Fusion Studio
筲箕灣筲箕灣東大街2號地下11號舖
Shop 11, G/F, 2 Shau Kei Wan Man Street East, Shau Kei Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/braised-abalone-in-gravy-at-wine-and-dine-2013-e2328707

It was my first time going to a Wine and Dine event Thanks to Openrice’s Wine and Dine guest passes.
Before you go in, you are given a starter bag which contains a wine glass and a booklet of coupons for free wine and food tasting.
There are two types of food coupons depending on your pass, the ones I got were VIP coupons which entitles you to full portions of food according to the information and the normal ones are worth $10 per coupon.
It was confusing at first because I have not attended this before and some booths were mind boggled by these coupons, some treated these VIP coupons for half portions, and some treated them as being worth $10 so I did not the coupons on these booths.
At this booth I used TWO VIP coupons and got one abalone.
(The normal portions have two abalones).
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Abalone in gravy:

The abalone and sauce was really hot so had to wait for it to cool down.
The abalone was relatively soft but the sauce was really salty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2931] i-Scream Gelato @ Wine Dine 2013

01/11/2013
i-Scream Gelato
中環港景街1號國際金融中心商場1104號舖
Shop 1104, 1/F, IFC Mall,No.1 Harbour View Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/i-scream-gelato-wine-dine-2013-e2328706

It was my first time going to a Wine and Dine event Thanks to Openrice’s Wine and Dine guest passes.
Before you go in, you are given a starter bag which contains a wine glass and a booklet of coupons for free wine and food tasting.
There are two types of food coupons depending on your pass, the ones I got were VIP coupons which entitles you to full portions of food according to the information and the normal ones are worth $10 per coupon.
It was confusing at first because I have not attended this before and some booths were mind boggled by these coupons, some treated these VIP coupons for half portions, and some treated them as being worth $10 so I did not the coupons on these booths.
As well as those coupons, there was a coupon for a free gelato from i Scream.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Caramel:
The gelato was quite nice and not too sweet.
It was smooth, thick and not icy.
I liked the bitterness of the caramel.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2930] Le Canele D'or @ Wine and Dine 2013

01/11/2013
Le Canele D'or
59753098
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/le-canele-dor-wine-and-dine-2013-e2328705

It was my first time going to a Wine and Dine event Thanks to Openrice’s Wine and Dine guest passes.
Before you go in, you are given a starter bag which contains a wine glass and a booklet of coupons for free wine and food tasting.
There are two types of food coupons depending on your pass, the ones I got were VIP coupons which entitles you to full portions of food according to the information and the normal ones are worth $10 per coupon.
It was confusing at first because I have not attended this before and some booths were mind boggled by these coupons, some treated these VIP coupons for half portions, and some treated them as being worth $10 so I did not the coupons on these booths.
Le Canele D'or does not do retail and only takes orders for delivery so this was one of the booths I had to try.
There are three flavours: Traditional (vanilla/rum), Mediterranean (orange zest/liquor), Irish (coffee/whisky)
The boxes for these Canelés were quite classy.
At this booth, I used one VIP coupon on one cocktail sized canele.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Traditional (vanilla/rum) canelé:
The canele was quite hard with a bitter caramelized crust and inside it was quite sweet and chewy.
I was expecting the middle to be eggy and soft but it was not.
It is similar to eating the burnt edges of a bread and butter pudding.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2929]IPC Foodlab dessert @ Wine and Dine 2013 @ IPC Foodlab

01/11/2013
IPC Foodlab
粉嶺安樂工業村安樂門街26號IPC中心地下
G/F., 26 On Lok Mun Street, Fanling, Hong Kong, Fanling
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/ipc-foodlab-dessert-wine-and-dine-2013-e2328703

It was my first time going to a Wine and Dine event Thanks to Openrice’s Wine and Dine guest passes.

While we were chilling out admiring Hong Kong's Victoria harbour at night, a guy from IPC Foodlab gave us some desserts to try.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Strawberry panna cotta:

I loved the cute presentation of this dessert, it came with a mini silver plated plastic spoon too!
Anyway it was sweet smooth milky tasting panna cotta at the bottom covered with delicious fruity strawberry sauce on top.
A real treat from IPC because Fanling is too far and I don't know how to get to Fanling.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★