[Review 1253] Maxim's California Berries series Part:1 Mini Berry Tart @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

24/08/2011
美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop
中環德輔道中20號德成大廈地下3號舖
Shop 3, G/F, Tak Shing House, 20 Des Voeux Road Central, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/maxims-california-berries-series-part-1-e2191018

Maxim's has introduced a summer berries series which uses berries as a theme for their products.
The berries used in this series are: blueberry, strawberry, raspberry and blackberry which sourced from Driscoll.

I was attracted by their California berries series which has four items:

- 8" berries tart with Frangipane
- Summer angel [angel chiffon cake topped with berries]
- Berry mousse dessert
- mini berry tart

I wanted to try the 8" tart but as it was too big I bought the mini version.
The difference is that the mini version does not have Frangipane and blackberries.

Anyway, the tart was light, and the berries were not sweetened which was refreshing, but it was not too sour because there was a thin layer of clear sweet jelly masking the fruit together, and the cream and tart was sweet enough.
A light and refreshing tart that reminded me of strawberries n cream @ wimbledon.

Since, the smaller version was nice, I intend to try the bigger version and the berry mousse dessert.
The Summer angel is basically the angel chiffon cake topped with berries, but the chiffon cake did not taste that nice, so I will not try this cake.

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Price: $15
Service: OK
Yummy factor: OK
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[Review 1252] Black mystery at the Hide Chan hide-out: Part 2 @ 秀拉麵 Hide-Chan Ramen

24/08/2011
秀拉麵 Hide-Chan Ramen
中環威靈頓街33號The Loop地下上層
UG/F, The Loop, 33 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/black-mystery-at-the-hide-chan-hide-out-part-2-e2191008











This was my second visit to Hide-Chan and I felt that the noodles and soup were much more delicious this time.

Last time when I came, I had already eaten Butao beforehand, so I was probably slightly full but still had appetite for another bowl.

Anyway, from the pictures, the black sauce is so thick, you can see it not dispersing in the soup.
The black sauce and thick soup was clearly separated, whereas in my previous visit, the soup was thinner and it was burgandy.

black hide on second visit

black hide on first visit

The soup impressed me this time, because it was properly thick as described in the reviews, the previous bowl I had was not that thick.
Overall, I really liked it and I will come back, the green yuzy pepper sauce is a must try for the dumplings, because it is really packed with flavours from sourness to spicyness.

Previous visit:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2177744


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Price: $7x per bowl of noodles, about the same as Butao.
English menu: yes, and they have pictures!
Service: OK
Yummy factor: OK
MSG levels: slight
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[Review 1251] Well hidden Chinese Cafe @ 香港茶餐廳 Hong Kong Tea Time

24/08/2011
香港茶餐廳 Hong Kong Tea Time
將軍澳貿業路8號新都城中心2期L1樓1021號舖
Shop 1021, L1/F, MCP Central, 8 Mau Yip Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/well-hidden-chinese-cafe-e2190907



This restaurant is well hidden that every time you walk past it, there are not many people inside.

Anyway, it serves the usual Chinese food that are found in Chinese cafes.

But as I do not really eat Chinese food, by my standards, it just fared OK.
The dish I ordered was pigs trotters in red beancurd sauce.
It came in a big metal bowl garnished with coriander.
The coriander was actually quite strong that my chopsticks were stained with its aroma after picking out the coriander.
The colour of the dish was dark brown and looked like the vinegared version of pigs trot.
As for the taste, there was no red beancurd taste, it tasted like pigs trotter in oyster sauce.

The soup was ok, nothing spectacular about it.

However comparing the prices of this restaurants and other Chinese restaurants I found it to be slighter more expensive and it is not even located in the city.

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Price: $4X per dish
English menu: Nope!
Service: OK
Yummy factor: OK
MSG levels: Not much
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[Review 1250] Into the woods of Wan Chai Part 2 @ 悅木 The Vietnam Woods

23/08/2011
悅木 The Vietnam Woods
灣仔莊士敦道22號York Place 1號舖
Shop 1, York Place, 22 Johnson Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/into-the-woods-of-wan-chai-part-2-e2190843

Decided to give this place a revisit.

Previous visit and review:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2149985








On this second visit, the restaurant was busier than before, more tables were filled and noisier that you could only hear a faint sound of their recorded birds chirping.

Ordered the noodles in tomato soup as before, however this time there was chili in the soup which made it really hot.
I wondered if they have changed the recipe, because from the other reviews of that noodles there is not any chili just like the first time I had it.
As for the stir fried vermicelli in satay sauce, it is similar to Singapore fried vermicelli but slightly sweeter and I found it too oily and greasy.

The menu has been changed slightly, not available items have been removed which is good.

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Price: Slightly more expensive than the average priced Vietnamese.
English menu: yes, and they have pictures of highlighted items!
Service: OK
Yummy factor: OK
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[Review 1249] Scallops scallops scallops donburi @ 爭鮮外帶壽司 (將軍澳) Sushi Take-Out

23/08/2011
爭鮮外帶壽司 Sushi Take-Out
將軍澳坑口培成路15號連理街102號舖
Shop 102, the Lane, 15 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/scallops-scallops-scallops-e2190840

The variety of sushi and bento's are quite good at this Sushi takeaway.
This time I tried the scallop donburi, the scallops were cooked, but the texture and taste was like Scallop Sashimi which was good.
In the bowl, it contained shredded egg and seaweed to compliment it.
Overall, the sushi here is impressive, the pick a mix is cheap as well at $3 per sushi.

[Review 1248] Macaroni and cheese @ Pasta Mio

22/08/2011

Pasta Mio (中環)
中環荷里活道27-29號
27-29 Hollywood Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/macaroni-and-cheese-e2190824


Wanted to try their lasagne and macaroni and cheese, but only the macaroni was available today.

The macaroni cost $48 per portion.
When you order it the macaroni is reheated and then served.

The macaroni was the ribbed macaroni.
It was nice to have some comfort food but it could have tasted better, the cheese was tasteless but at least it was proper cheese.
The local macaroni and cheese is basically macaroni in cream sauce.

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Price: $48 per portion.
English menu: yes!
Service: OK
Yummy factor: OK
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[Review 1247] Perfetto Sorriso stars sparkle at iSquare part 2 @ Sorriso 意大利餐廳 Sorriso Italian Cuisine

22/08/2011

Sorriso 意大利餐廳 Sorriso Italian Cuisine
此店已改名為Champ Kitchen
尖沙咀彌敦道63號iSQUARE 國際廣場29樓2901號舖
Shop 2901, 29/F, iSquare, 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/perfetto-sorriso-stars-sparkle-at-isquare-part-2-e2190819


Part two continued from above:
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Chocolate Souffle and Vanilla Ice Cream:
朱古力梳乎里 $68
When this arrived, you could smell the chocolate.
There was desiccated coconut on top which turned crispy after it had been baked, I really liked it because the coconut taste made it different instead of just plain chocolate.
There were pieces of melted chocolate in it too.
With the souffle there was a scoop of ice-cream to go with it as well.

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Tiramisu:
意大利芝士餅 $60
The cocoa powder on the tiramisu was extremely velvety and fine and the rest was thick and creamy.
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 Amaretto Zabaglione:
杏仁沙巴翁 $68
This was my favourite as well as the souffle. Zabaglione is a dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, a sweet wine that has been whipped to incorporate a large amount of air. For this dessert it was flavoured with Almond, and it was so foamy and light, I loved it because the texture was runnier than meringue, just like a sauce. At the bottom of the glass there was lots of strawberries and blueberries.
I loved the concoction of berries and sugary sweet foamy zabaglione.
I have tried it two times before, and it tastes the best here! One place paired it with the wrong fruits such as melons and watermelons and it tasted like frothy gamey milk and the other place it was just a scoop of whipped cream!
Sabayon sauce and melons:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/commentdetail.htm?commentid=2056425
La Piazzetta's version of Zabaglione:
http://static2.openrice.com.hk/UserPhoto/photo/2/1YM/00DY6415A968EC07E919A0m.jpg

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Finally I would like to thank OpenRice for organizing this tasting event and the PR person who skillfully recommended the best items to eat and guiding us which dishes to start of with, from light to strong tastes.
I would also like to thank the OR editor for supplying the Chinese dish names.
Lastly I would like to wish Bruno and the team all the best and keep up with their excellent work and look forward to the white truffle and black truffle creation Bruno mentioned.
This place is definitely filled with innovation because the Chef makes the dishes with a special touch of creativity and Sorriso means SMILE and it surely did make me smile .
I have still not tried gastronomy but it felt as good as that.
Overall, all the dishes I tried were wonderful, on my next visit I am going to try the following dishes too.

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SSG's to try list:
-Truffle mashed potato
(I like mash and i like truffle!)
-Parpadelle with asparagus, artichoke and pesto mascarpone cheese sauce
-Lamb lasagne
(i want to try this because lasagne is usually made of beef or pork)
-Squid ink taglioline with smoked salmon, cod roe and vodka cream sauce!
(I like the luxurious combination of fine ingredients such as cod roe and vodka cream sauce)
-Gnocchi
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When I was leaving the restaurant, the roses on the corner were really pretty I had to take a picture.
I am not a person that likes flowers but I really liked the roses submerged in the water.
The colour of it was also nice too, light peach instead of the boring reds and pinks.

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Price: compared to other local places it is more expensive, but the dishes are unique and creative.
English menu: yes
Service: Brilliant
Yummy factor: Definitely.
MSG levels: none
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