[Review 4376] Star's Taste @ 星之味 Star's Taste

06/06/2015
星之味 Star's Taste
中環皇后大道中33號萬邦行1樓128號舖
Shop 128, 1/F, Melbourne Plaza, 33 Queen's Road, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/stars-taste-e2457229

Thanks to a foodie for getting me this.
There is a branch in Jordan which is poorly lit hence the reason I have not been there.

Had the black and white sesame cookies which are crispy and crumbly with a buttery taste.

[Review 4375] Not warm enough @ Double D Burger

06/06/2015
Double D Burger
中環蘭桂坊威靈頓街22號威靈頓公爵大廈地下E舖
Shop E, G/F, Duke Wellington House, 22 Wellington Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-warm-enough-e2457227

Not warm enough
2015-06-06  2635 瀏覽
Since my last visit, I was craving for warmed salted caramel donuts again.
Somehow, they did not taste as good as the first time because the donuts were cold and the caramel sauce did not have enough salt to give it a nice balance.
On the shelf, there are some entertaining sauces:
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colon blow that gives you a red habanero emema!
deadly inferno
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dumb ass hot sauce
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ass blaster
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Hopefully the donuts will be warmer next time.

[Review 4374] Bursting Chinese French toasts‏ @ 周記點心 Chau Kee

06/06/2015
周記點心 Chau Kee
西環西營盤水街東利大厦地下H1號舖
Shop H1, G/F, Tung Lee Mansion, Water Street, Sai Ying Pun, Western District
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bursting-chinese-french-toasts-e2457226

Chinese French toasts are not my cup of tea but I went here because they were filled with runny fillings.
Came here in early May so I don't know how the current queuing situation stands.

Anyway ordered both versions, one with molten salty egg yolk and the other with molten taro.
There was black sesame as well but I don't like sesame.

When I sliced both of them, sauce flowed out.
As expected, there was lots of sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Chinese French toast with molten Salted egg yolk custard filling:

The molten egg custard tasted really nice because it was sweet with starchy bits of egg yolk in it.
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Chinese French toast with molten taro filling:
The taro had a natrual taste that was not too sweet so I expect the steamed bun version to taste good.
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Hope to dine there again when the queue has died down.
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The bill: $6X
Service: OK

[Review 4373] Honeylicious honey bee cake @ 美心西餅 Maxim's Cake Shop

06/06/2015
美心西餅  Maxim's Cake Shop
中環港鐵香港站HOK 29號舖
Shop HOK 29, Hong Kong MTR Station, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/honeylicious-honey-bee-cake-e2457222

Maxim’s have launched a sweet honey cake for the summer.
There are two cakes in the series, a honey cake and a honey mousse cake.
Both are pretty in appearance but the the bee hive is cuter.
It is a cute bee hive shaped cake with a layer of honey kanten jelly on top garnished with a chocolate honey stick and two chocolate bees.
Made with Blue Hills Leatherwood Honey which was awarded gold in 2014 by Royal Hobart Fine Food Awards.
The cake is covered in honey mousse, with runny honey, a layer of lemon jelly with apple pieces, a soft layer of cake and chocolate cake in the middle.
The poster claims that honey will flow out when you slice it from the centre.

I found it quite a challenge cutting this cake because there is a hard white chocolate thing that holds the honey which is hard to cut hence the honey does not really flow out when you cut it.
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Here’s how it looked after I sliced it (The honey didn't quite flow out!).

Although the honey in the middle didn't quite reach the desired effect, the cake was really nice, the fluffy layers of cake with sweet lemon jelly and pieces of apple paired together nicely with the fragrant honey infused mousse.

[Review 4372] Kee Wah's coconut rolls @ 奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

05/06/2015

奇華餅家 Kee Wah Bakery

太古太古城道18號太古城中心二期1樓139號舖

Shop No.139, Cityplaza 2, 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Tai Koo

https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kee-wahs-coconut-rolls-e2457193

Thanks to a friend for getting me these crispy rolls.

They were moreish and crispy with a light coconut taste that was not too sweet.

[Review 4371] Tasteless @ 大頭佛城隍廟

05/06/2015
大頭佛城隍廟
上環禧利街8號地舖
G/F, 8 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/tasteless-e2457192

Went here for the scrambled egg with prawns and vegetable rice because the picture looked good.
When it came, it did look good with a decent egg smell and fluffy texture but unfortunately, it was totally tasteless that I had to add sauces to it.
On the bright side, I would recommend it to people on a low sodium intake!
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The bill: $40

[Review 4370] Not just curries @ Curry Box By Tim

05/06/2015
Curry Box By Tim
上環禧利街16號地下
G/F., 16 Hillier Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/not-just-curries-e2457189

Not just curries
2015-06-05  1118 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try Curry Box by Tim but from the reviews the curry seems to be very spicy which is why I havent tried it yet, but it is nice that they have rice rolls as an option to pair with curry which is different from rice or bread.

Finally went because I found out there were other non curry options and they had my favourite braised vegetables in red beancurd which can be paired with baguette slices as well.
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When I got there, it was empty and there was no one at the counter.
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Luckily they opened a few minutes later so I didn’t have to try this other place nearby.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Braised vegetables, fungus and glass noodles in fermented red beancurd:
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As expected, it was nice but it was watery so I treated it as a strong vegetable soup.

The vegetables were too soft and the baguette slices were too brown for my liking.

★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆
Next time I will try the curry tofu with rice rolls.
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The bill: $45