[Review 5016] Thanksgiving at Restoration @ Restoration

05/02/2016
Restoration
中環雲咸街63號巴力大廈1樓
1/F, 63 Wyndham Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/thanksgiving-at-restoration-e2541259

Although I am British, I love American Thanksgiving dinners because of the turkey and pumpkin pie.
I went to Restoration for Thanksgiving and had just that.
The corn bread stuffing was nice but it was too spicy but the Thanksgiving version at blue smoke bbq was not spicy.
The other sides such as French beans in gravy were really nice.
We finished with a nice pumpkin tart spiced with cinnamon.

[Review 5015] Sik fan lah ! @ Jamie's Italian

05/02/2016
Jamie's Italian
銅鑼灣登龍街1-29號金朝陽中心2期Midtown 2樓
2/F, Soundwill Plaza 2 - Midtown, 1-29 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sik-fan-lah-e2541242

Sik fan lah !
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Just for Chinese New Year, there is a Chinese meal that costs $888 for two at Jamie's Italian which is served until the 13th of Feb!!
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All these dishes are from Jamie's recipe so you can try them here without having to cook it yourself.
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I was really impressed with the Chinese inspired dishes such as the fish, rice, chicken wings and the side of cabbage.

The only thing that was missing for that complete Chinese experience were chopsticks.

Here was what we had:
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Roasted sweet potato and quinoa salad:
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This was a nice fibre rich salad containing mushy sweet potato, quinoa and my favourite buffalo cheese.
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Crispy spinach and ricotta ravioli:

These were crispy pieces of ravioli filled with spinach.
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Honey and ginger chicken wings:
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I have never liked Chinese style chicken wings because they are too oily and sweet but this was perfect because the wings have been grilled and the honey was not cloyingly sweet.
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Crispy duck and squash salad:

The salad was well balanced with lots of greens complimented by the crispy duck.
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Rice:

I am not sure how the locals will react to this but it tasted like the rice I had for school dinners so I loved it.
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Oven baked fish of the day:

Although the menu says it is oven baked, it looks like Chinese steamed fish and the fish texture was silky and soft.
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Seasonal greens:

Basically it was braised sliced cabbage slices with a chili and garlic kick.
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For drinks I had the lychee lemonade which was an interesting pairing because the sweet and fragrant lychee went well with the refreshing lemon.

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Pineapple and pomegranite yoghurt:

The texture of the yoghurt was different because it was a bit like chalky sorbet but you could taste the yoghurt paired with tart pineapple and sweet pomegranite.
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Black rice pudding:

The rice pudding wasn't sticky and it was quite tart because of the passionfruit and the mango wasn't strong which worked for me because I don't eat mango.
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[Review 5014] Sweet Monster @ TST @ Sweet Monster

05/02/2016
Sweet Monster
尖沙咀廣東道30號新港中心1樓115-116號舖
Shop 115-116, 1/F, Silvercord Tower, 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/sweet-monster-tst-e2541229

Tried this before at Langham and loved it but I rarely go to MK which is why I haven’t been back.
There is a new store in TST so went there after dinner.
I have tried popcorn icecream which is basically icecream coated in popcorn so this time I had the plain because the plain milk icecream is actually quite nice with a rich milk taste.
For cakes, I had the Banana Tiramisu, which was light and fluffy, and the portion was big so it is best to share.

Finished off with a Milk milkshake, which was thick and creamy.

I also got a tin of popcorn because the popcorn here is irresistible, they are almost perfect spheres, sweet and crunchy without being cloyingly sweet.

[Review 5013] Space out cookies from I.E Kitchen @ IE Kitchen Academie Culinaire 彩虹廚藝學院

02/02/2016
彩虹廚藝學院 (已搬遷) 新店位置
IE Kitchen Academie Culinaire
鰂魚涌華蘭路20號華蘭中心5樓502室
Room 502, Westlands Centre, 20 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/space-out-cookies-from-i-e-kitchen-e2540278


Space out cookies from I.E Kitchen
2016-02-02  954 瀏覽
I got these “Space out” cookies from I.E Kitchen Academie, which were featured on the newspaper recently.

They come in a silver tin with six flavours..

The cookies were crumbly and gone within a flash when I shared them.

Here were the six flavours in the tin:

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Naughty Boy:
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This square cookie with raspberry in the middle looked like my childhood Jammie dodger favourite.
The raspberry jam in the middle was tart and made it stand out from the other cookies.
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Rosette:
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Shaped just like a rosette, these were buttery and crumbly that they melted in your mouth.
According to IE, they are made with butter from New Zealand.
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The Elegance:
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These are for people with a sweet tooth and the sweetness is not cloyingly sweet with pieces of white chocolate and hazelnuts.
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Tangy Honey:
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The Tangy Honey had a nice citrus smell with pieces of fruit peel and yuzu flavouring.
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The Triple C:
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This flavour is for coffee lovers because it has a strong coffee taste packed with lots of cashew nuts that you can see.
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Joyful:
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The joyful looked like biscotti with lots of pistachio nuts in it that gave it a lovely pistachio aroma.
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The cookies cost $208 with six flavours inside.
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For discounts and free delivery eligibility please visit their FB.
IE-Kitchen-Academie-Culinaire/672755172812437

[Review 5012] Hearty bowl of hot beef noodles on a cold day @ 十二味貴陽牛肉粉 Emma's Noodle

01/02/2016
十二味貴陽牛肉粉 Emma's Noodle
銅鑼灣謝斐道379-389號特麗樓地下9號舖
Shop 9, G/F, Dandenong Mansion, 379-389 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay\
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/hearty-bowl-of-hot-beef-noodles-on-a-cold-day-e2539911\

Saw this shop listed and decided to try it out because the name was interesting.
When I got there I found out that they served Guiyang beef noodles 貴陽牛肉麵 and the Sichuan peppercorn smell coming from the shop was captivating.
I got the big bowl which had everything in it such as beef, beef tendons, beef lungs, beef tripe, egg etc.
The noodles were really hot and perfect on a cold day.
The beef broth was light yet tasty and it was loaded with so many ingredients.

There are grounded Sichuan peppercorns and chili flakes on the table for those who like it spicy.


There was a big piece of tofu which tasted really good having absorbed all the broth.