1st January, 2021

 

When will you spin?

Our neighbour and their home

If we remember these...

Dressed, IFC mall Central, HK

A salad at HK$60 for 4 choices of veggie and extra $ for some meat items like (spiced chicken at an extra of HK$8 and egg white at $8.  There are even more of these kinds of extras at over HK$20).  So this salad is at HK$76.  The romaine lettuce is too old and chewy.  The spiced chicken is simply sweet hard over-thousand-nights fridge left over.  Then I got curious to get a gingered pear smoothie at HK$38.  It's just ice and syrup with some imaginary scent of pear and a very light ginger aroma.  No next time!

添好運點心專門店 Tim Ho Wan dim sum shop HK Airport Express Terminal mall, Central HK

 Its first shop in Mongkok made its glorious days after Michelin gave a one star.  In just a few years, 3 more branches were opened including this one at the basement 2nd floor of the HK Airport Express station terminal - good for those who had their city check-in, to grab a few dim sum before going to the airport.  In fact, there were quite many other shops which failed due to the location that most people were in such a rush.  However, Tim Ho Wan turned this twist of fate and stopped those who would rather take the risk of missing the flight than a shouldn't-miss dim sum meal.
This time I got baked BBQ pork buns, shrimp dumplings, steamed sponge cake and beef balls.  All are pretty good and in a classic cooking style, except the sponge cake is a bit bitter.

夜了的石板街 - Pottinger Street at night

Lux Bistro and Bar, D'Aguilar Street, Central HK

The white-collar people in Central seem to be not so interested in climbing up a bit in this section of D'Aguilar Street or the area commonly known as Lan Kwai Fong.  It was almost 1pm but this place wasn't too busy.  I wondered if this restaurant was worth trying.  Later on as I walked to Queen's Road and Pedder Street, the scene of people mountain people sea is still there.  That simply told how most of the HK people prefer not climbing up for about 30-40 feet in the day time.  Interesting they can climb up in the night time.
Back to this place, the food and service was quite unexpectedly good.  Nice potato leek soup, fresh chilled veggie on the salad, pan seared chicken thighs and charcoal grilled beef filet on a bed of lightly pan fried potato with a few drop of balsamic dressing.  The set lunch is at around HK$180-220.  Add HK$20 for a dessert.  Got a white choco cheese cake and double chocolate mousse. So good that it's bargain to pay just a little more.

Tsui Wah HK style tea room

 Friends in town and I must bring them to try the piggy buns by Tsui Wah.  One of them is a fan for herbal jelly.  Surprisingly he found a bat man shaped herbal jelly (photo 3).  So we had 2 orders of piggy buns and a French (HK style) toast with vanilla ice cream.  The drinks were awesome too.  We had lime gum-guat, lime mint frappe and fresh orange juice.   Today is the first day Tsui Wah has been put on IPO.  Wish her a further big success.

Canton Kitchen 嚐粵, Lynhurst Terrace 擺花街, Central HK

1.5 years ago Flower Trump drastically closed all of their branches including the original one on Lynhurst Terrace. Do miss it pretty much. As we noticed the original shop with a new name Canton Kitchen with all the old staff, we came in for a try. We ordered a deep fried eel, lotus stem patty, chicken feet in soy sauce, mushroom with veggie, beef brisket turnip casserole and veggie casserole. All of them are not bad, but the dishes are quite pricey at around HK$80-120. I'd rather go to East Ocean for something better.

A steeping high Starbucks, Elign Street (Caine Rd), Mid-Level, HK

When I walked up to Caine Road on Elign Street, there I saw a Starbucks entrance on the back lane of Elign Street. It is so tall that it actually linked up to the main entrance on Caine Rd. For sure I had to check it out and had my favourite iced mocha and lamington cake. Starbucks is one the very few chain that would keep their drinks in consistent quality not just in HK but also many other SE Asian cities I have ever visited.

Pure Dining, Pure Fitness, Soho, Central HK

After I sat down and looked at the menu, I hesitated if I should simply order just a drink. The menu emphasized on the calorie, low fat/sodium...etc. on each item. Can't say it's not right as it's a subsidiary restaurant of a fitness center. Hope it's not another True fitness cafe. Turned out it's a little better than True fitness. If the veggie is a bit more chilled in the Caesar's salad and if the pizza dough can be more tender but crispy, though some low fat salad dressing and low fat sausage were used, these 2 dishes can be more appealing.