Wanchai’s sweetest temptation?
Love at first bite! The signature Sift chocolate cake. Sift, my favorite dessert bar in Hong Kong, just opened a new branch in Wanchai….
Food
Birthday buns! Don’t eat the paper!
The end of a traditional birthday celebration isn’t complete without a basket of birthday buns! Pronounced ‘sau bao‘ in Cantonese, (sounds the same as…
Miso Cool comes to Quarry Bay!
The gang behind upscale restaurant and top club, Dragon-i has opened a Japanese restaurant in Quarry Bay. The focus of the restaurant is on…
Hong Kong desserts! Part One
Disclaimer: Don’t read this when you’re hungry! There are countless choices for dessert in Hong Kong, but for this post I’m going to focus…
Burger Wars!
In the space of two years, Hong Kong has transformed from being a burger wasteland to a burger garden of Eden! Suddenly there are…
An authentic taste of France… in Sheung Wan?
Strolling through Sheung Wan the other day I happened upon a curious sight. On a block known for its crumbling old buildings, a brand…
The best restaurant you haven’t heard of!
There are several reasons why I normally don’t do restaurant reviews. Stated simply, personal tastes differ; standards differ; individual dining experiences may be different;…
Fresh market dining in North Point
[photopress:Hong_Kong_market_restaurant.jpg,full,pp_image] Last night on a whim I headed over to the Java Road Cooked Food Centre for the first time in a few years….
Seafood village in the city?
[photopress:Happy_Valley_restaurant_Hon.jpg,full,pp_image] Longing for that feeling of eating seafood sitting at an outdoor restaurant? How about in the middle of winter… in the center of…
Hong Kong’s supermarket smack-down!
[photopress:Three_Sixty_Supermarket.jpg,full,pp_image] Where to find that spicy deli mustard perfect for your Summer bbq? Or that real Vermont maple syrup that elevates pancakes to the…
ZUMA Japanese restaurant opening
I had a busy night on Friday, but I managed to stop by the opening of a new contemporary Japanese restaurant called Zuma. Located…
Pravda Vodka at the Convention Center
[photopress:PravdaVodkaBar3.jpg,full,pp_image] Last Sunday there was a huge food and beverage show (HOFEX) at the Hong Kong Convention Center. I spent the afternoon walking around…
New in H.K. – more American fast food!
There have been two notable new arrivals from America in the last few months. Krispy Kreme, the infamously tempting doughnut shop, and Burger King…
Best birthday cake award goes to…
I’ve seen a lot of cool birthday cakes in my day, but this one, well, takes the cake! Made by the dessert chef from…
Vanishing Dai Pai Dongs
If you’re walking around Hong Kong and you see what looks like an improvised food stall built into a ramshackle little hut, you’ve just…
Waiting for egg-tarts…
Here you can see people ‘queing’ (as the British say) at the re-opening of the famous egg-tart store on Lyndhurst Terrace. The lines were…