[Review 2808] La Festival de La Lune @ Paul Lafayet

05/09/2013

Paul Lafayet  休息中
尖沙咀河內道18號K11購物藝術館G23舖
Shop G23, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/la-festival-de-la-lune-e2318490

Thanks to Paul Lafayet for these moon festival macarons.

They are in a box of eight with a large macaron in the middle dusted with shimmering powder representing the moon surrounded by 7 stars in an auspicious arrangement.

The large macaron is Mango Passion Fruit flavored.

For the seven macarons I chose: raspberry, matcha, pistachio, caramel, yuzy, baileys, and earl grey.

As I have visited the causeway bay branch, I decided to go to the K11 branch and discovered there is a small sitting area inside which is convenient for people wanting a quick dessert.

Next time when I am bored, I will go there for a quick dessert.
They had new cakes too:
The Bailey's dome was really cute because there was a mini macaron on the top.

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La Festival de La Lune:
It was fun sinking my teeth in the huge macaron which was the size of a medium sized burger

The flavours that I chose with a brief comment on taste:
matcha (creamy and not that sweet), pistachio (nutty with coconutty taste), caramel (bitter
tones to it), yuzu (quite refreshing), baileys (fairly strong baileys taste), earl grey (very fragrant) and raspberry (faint raspberry taste)
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[Review 2807] Delicious chicken pies @ 金鳳茶餐廳 Kam Fung Restaurant

05/09/2013
金鳳茶餐廳 Kam Fung Restaurant
灣仔春園街41號春園大廈地舖
G/F, Spring Garden Mansion, 41 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/delicious-chicken-pies-e2318489
Thanks to a friend for getting me this chicken pie from Kam Fung because I doubt I would ever get a pie from there even though I like them.

The last time I had it was from the Whatever Man!
This time it was neatly sliced in half and there were pieces of ham in it too which gave it a flavourful taste, it was sweet too because of the sweet buttery pastry.

Overall the taste was pleasant but I still prefer the chicken pie at North point.

[Review 2806] Chinese donut @ 泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery Express

05/09/2013
泰昌餅家 Tai Cheong Bakery Express
灣仔莊士敦道74-80號地下2號舖
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/chinese-donut-e2318488


Thanks to a friend for getting me this.

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Chinese donut:

This time I had a whole one and my comments are slightly different to the last time I tried it.
It did not have that nasty frying oil smell and the taste was very egg and moist.

I was surprised to see that it was very airy inside not like the western donuts.

The donut exterior was like a huge choux bun, but the inside was incredible soft and extremely moist!

At first I thought the dampness of the dough was the frying oil, but it was not.

The donut looks big but when you bite into it, it is actually like a sponge and compresses. The donut exterior was chewier than the western type.

Overall I still prefer the western donut, but the inside of the Chinese donut is nice in the sense that it is moist and similar to fresh airy bread.

It is really similar to a sugar coated soggy American popover.

[Review 2805] Surprised with their tea blends @ 米珈琲 Bei Coffee

04/09/2013
米珈琲 Bei Coffee
西貢西貢大街3號地下
G/F., 3 Sai Kung Tai Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/surprised-with-their-tea-blends-e2318334

Saw the latest review featuring gelato so I went there for gelato as well.

There is Sakura or sweet potato so I got the sweet potato.
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Sweet potato gelato:
The sweet potato gelato was quite sweet and smooth, it had pieces of coarse grounded sweet potato in
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Since my last visit, they have introduced a new menu with so many teas with enticing names such as Secret, Dr Livingstone, 1001 nights, Sunny Sen etc.
I really liked their special edition blend which has red sugar hearts served on special occasions.
While I was there, I also tried their Christmas blend which was refreshingly tart.
It came with vegetable honey which does not alter the taste of the tea.

[Review 2804] Home Made Pink Beetroot pasta @ Le Bonbon de Paris

04/09/2013
Le Bonbon de Paris
西貢敬民街9號高勝樓地下1號舖
Shop 1, G/F, Ko Shing Building, 9 King Man Street, Sai Kung
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/home-made-pink-beetroot-pasta-e2318333

Went into Sai Kung deliberately to try the Beetroot pasta.

As always, this place is always full of people even at 8pm (which is late by Sai Kung standards!!!)

Since my last visit, there are now so many new items on the menu.

They had my favourite gnocchi.

At the front, there are so many new desserts, they had croissants, chocolate and dark chocolate cakes filled with soft chocolate.

I ended up choosing the peas with pasta, there are three home made pastas to choose from: tomato, spinach or beetroot.

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peas with beetroot pasta:

The normal version has chicken, but I did not feel like having meat that day.
The pasta was really nice and the sauce was lovely and creamy balanced by the strong herbs and sweet fresh peas on top.
There was some garlic salt on the table too which enhanced the taste even more.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Thanks to Le Bonbon de Paris for sponsoring me the delicious pasta.
Merci Beaucoup!

[Review 2803] Great steaks delivered to your door! @ 精肉店 Wagyu Door to Door

04/09/2013
精肉店 Wagyu Door to Door
西環干諾道西141號西營盤保柏中心22樓
22/F, Bupa Centre, Sai Ying Pun, 141 Connaught Rd W, Sai Wan, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/great-steaks-delivered-to-your-door-e2318311

Great steaks delivered to your door!
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Just got some great A4 grading Wagyu Sirloin and huge Hokkaido scallops (Sashimi grade) from Wagyu Door To Door.
It came neatly packed in a box with ice packs, cooking instructions and some scrumptious Himalayan salt.
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The steak was neatly packed in a vacuumed sealed pack which was clearly labelled with its weight and what type of steak it was.

It came with clear instructions that show you how to defrost and cook the steak.
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Lovely fat marbling patterns:

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After it was cooked, the steak tasted really delicious and soft because of the even fat marbling.

After adding the Himalayan Salt, it enhanced the taste of the steak even more.

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The sashimi grade scallops were huge.

After defrosting them, I sliced them and also put some Himalayan salt on it and they tasted great just like other salts that they put on scallop sashimi such as Green tea salt, curry salt etc.
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There is a good range of beef ranging from US and Japanese with A2 and A4 grading.
As well as beef they also offer lamb, tiger prawns and sauces.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

[Review 2802] Paul Lafayet and X-box crossover @ Paul Lafayet

04/09/2013
Paul Lafayet
銅鑼灣軒尼詩道500號希慎廣場4樓410號舖
Shop 410, 4/F, Hysan Place, 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/paul-lafayet-and-x-box-crossover-e2318267

Thanks to Paul Lafayet for inviting me to their Macaron making experience partnered with X-Box.

We were taught how to make macarons by mixing the ingredients to making the macarons using the piping bag.
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After the event, we were given a box of "burst of delicious colour for the summer" macarons to take away.

The flavours included in the box were:

Lychee: (pink white)
Passion Fruit: (poppy seed)
Banana Balsamic: (yellow brown)
Lemon mint: (yellow green)
Yuzu: (yellow with green brushed pattern)
Mango passionfruit (Orange).
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At the event there were cakes to try:
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Strawberry tarts:

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Matcha cremoso

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Chocolate craquelin

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Vanilla mille feuille

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Cheesecakes

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The matcha cremoso was lovely and velvety with a strong green tea taste and the strawberry tart had a lovely chewy piece of macaron in the middle.

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Limited edition X-Box macarons:

The macarons were coloured green and silver to match the event.
The silver one was earl grey which was really fragrant and the green one was yuzu which we drew on it with icing sugar.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★