[Review 5112] Taste of Hong Kong x Bibo @ Bibo

12/03/2016
Bibo
上環荷李活道163號地舖
G/F, 163 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/taste-of-hong-kong-x-bibo-e2553466

Taste of Hong Kong x Bibo
2016-03-12  3200 瀏覽
I have always wanted to try this stylish restaurant and there is no other restaurant like this in HK.
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Bibo is a modern French restaurant with artistic vibes.
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We had La Tartine Beef tartar with baeri caviar and Les Mararons (Rose, chocolate and yuzu).
The beef tartar is good for sharing because it is quite heavy.
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The seaweed butter they had for bread was really nice.

Cheese!!
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The macarons were divine especially the chocolate because the filling was extremely light and velvety.

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The dishes I had will be served at the Taste of Hong Kong at the Central Harbourfront from the 10th to the 13th March 2016.
Twelve of Hong Kong’s most celebrated restaurants, such as Amber, Tin Lung Heen and Yardbird will come together to serve a premium menu of more than 40 signature dishes on small plates and iconic one-off festival creations-all in one location.

[Review 5111] Taste of Hong Kong x Cafe Gray Deluxe @ Cafe Gray Deluxe

12/03/2016
Cafe Gray Deluxe
金鐘金鐘道88號太古廣場奕居49樓
L49 The Upper House, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/taste-of-hong-kong-x-cafe-gray-deluxe-e2553459

Taste of Hong Kong x Cafe Gray Deluxe
2016-03-12  4515 瀏覽
Went to Cafe Gray Delux one evening and had some of their signature dishes.

Started off with Laurent-perrier Brut champagne:
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Foie gras torchon:
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The foie gras was silky and rich complemented by the Cumberland sauce and jelly.
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Marsala glazed veal cheek:
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The cheek was soft and gelatinous.
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Cured Tasmanian salmon lemon and chili, avocado cucumber salsa:
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The dishes I had will be served at the Taste of Hong Kong at the Central Harbourfront from the 10th to the 13th March 2016.
Twelve of Hong Kong’s most celebrated restaurants, such as Amber, Tin Lung Heen and Yardbird will come together to serve a premium menu of more than 40 signature dishes on small plates and iconic one-off festival creations-all in one location.

[Review 5110] Korean sandwich @ School Food

10/03/2016
School Food
銅鑼灣勿地臣街1號時代廣場13樓1302號舖
Shop 1302, 13/F, Times Square, 1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/korean-sandwich-e2552561

Korean sandwich
2016-03-10  2356 瀏覽
Went here for lunch and saw this new sandwich which made it hard to decide what to eat because I was contemplating between maris and this new sandwich.
In the end I got the sandwich.
I just assumed it was going to be spam and poached egg as shown on the picture but there was coleslaw as well which paired quite nicely with the spam.
It was decent coleslaw that was not cloyingly sweet and it was light with a nice crunch.

[Review 5109] Get artsy fartsy at Popsy Modern Kitchen @ Popsy Modern Kitchen

10/03/2016
Popsy Modern Kitchen
中環威靈頓街198號The Wellington 5樓
5/F, The Wellington, 198 Wellington Street, Central
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/get-artsy-fartsy-at-popsy-modern-kitchen-e2552560
Get artsy fartsy at Popsy Modern Kitchen
2016-03-10  1677 瀏覽
At Popsy, it is about appreciating art when you are dining there.
Now you can get your hands on making your own.
On Saturday afternoons you can create your own edible canvas which is much more fun than looking at art.
Each Saturday will feature a different theme, the one I did was inspired by Mondrian incorporated with my style.
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For dinner, they have art food pairing dinners.
I had the Infinite nuances menu.
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Amuse bouche:
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A nice warm up with freshly diced seafood.
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Maeander:
Pan-Seared Swordfish, Pickled Cucumber Pasta, Fresh Grapes, Green Apple Slices in Wasabi Sauce
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The maeander was more intense in terms of colours and taste.
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French Style Onion Soup with Crabmeat:
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Next was the onion soup which was sweet and loaded with onions and crabmeat.
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Tiger Stripes:
Pan-Fried Tiger Prawns, Angel Hair, Zucchini, Sautéed Mushroom with Parmesan Cream Sauce.
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Then came the carbs which was angel hair tossed in a creamy sauce.
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Infinite Nuances:
There was a choice of crispy pork or beef cheek.

Beef Cheek, Chorizo, Polenta Cake, Sautéed Seasonal Vegetable
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I had the beef because I liked the rich sauce and the beef was soft and gelatinous.
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Crimson Tide:
Raspberry Layered Cake, Cherry Crumble Raspberry Sauce, Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice-Cream
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The dessert was beautiful with sweet tones and tart berries.
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SPRAY COCKTAILS
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The spray cocktails are inspired by Elisabeth Sonneck.

Turquoise Ray:
Guava Juice, genever gin, homemade tonic syrup, egg white, lemon juice, peach with red and blue syrup made of blueberry and rose.

Violet Stripes:
Cacao white, Frangelico, Kailua, homemade vanilla vodka, egg white and mint with purple and green syrup made of taro and mint.

[Review 5108] German fare @ Schnee German Restaurant

08/03/2016
Schnee German Restaurant
銅鑼灣駱克道447-449號中威商業大廈1樓
1/F, Chung Wai Commercial Building, 447-449 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/german-fare-e2551908

Tried this place because they offer German fare but there are also local choices as well.
I suggest evenings would be a better experience because the lunch set offerings don’t have so many options.

Anyway, here was what we had:
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Goulash soup:
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Basically it was a thick tomato soup with tender pieces of beef in it that tasted like beef belly.
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Classic german potato soup:
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Evidently it contained potatoes but not as thick and creamy as i expected it to be.
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Potato rosti:

One of my favourites with finely shredded julienne potatoes which was panfried until golden.
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German bread basket with cheese dip:

A nice assortment of breads with a cheesy dip.
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Roast pork knuckle with sauerkraut and potatoes:

A crispy pork knuckle with succulent meat and deliciously roasted potatoes but the Sauerkraut was too soft and not tart enough for my liking.
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Veal Vienna Schnitzel with French fries:

This was my favourite, the veal was soft and tender in a deliciously crispy coating.
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Hazelnut creme brulee:

I was expecting more German choices like strudel and blackforest cakes instead of cream brulees and cheesecakes.
They did have the blackforest cake but they are for big events like birthdays etc and you have to order the whole cake.
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Fizzy pineapple soda:

For drinks I had the pineapple soda because it was some German brand.
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Can't wait to come again for the spatzle and potatoes with raclette cheese.

[Review 5107] Expensive cream~ @ Das Gute

08/03/2016
Das Gute
將軍澳坑口重華路8號東港城1樓125號舖
Shop 125, 1/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/expensive-cream-e2551878

Expensive cream~
2016-03-08  317 瀏覽
As I have said, NORMAL cream is hard to get in HONG KONG without being spiked with sugar and whatever weird stuff they put into it.
Anyway, I saw this cream roll at A1 bakery and Das Gute, which was launched to celebrate some 30 year thing.
If you look at the roll, there is evidently so much more cream than the cake itself.
The cream was really good as expected in Hong Kong standards, but just ordinary cream in the UK because you can just get some milk from the supermarket and whip it yourself.
I didn’t expect much of the cake because it was just the typical sponge cake.
What I really regretted was getting some decent scones for the excess cream so I wasted quite a bit of it because there was too much cream.
Frankly $138 is quite expensive for a roll consisting of 80% cream.

[Review 5106] Charcoal and purple potato series @ 東海堂 Arome Bakery Room

08/03/2016
東海堂 Arome Bakery Room
將軍澳唐賢街9號PopCorn商場1樓F01號舖
Shop F01, 1/F, PopCorn, 9 Tong Yin Street, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/charcoal-and-purple-potato-series-e2551861

Arome bakery have launched a series of charcoal and purple potato desserts from Swiss rolls to Cakes.
They all taste the same because, each different dessert uses the same Charcoal sponge and Purple sweet potato paste.
The dessert cup was just that with the usual fine sand texture in the charcoal sponge and purple sweet potato paste.
I need not bother trying the cake because it will taste the same.