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Cheese cheese cheese
During each of the last few years, Sankala had lamented that as the weather turned cold, we never managed to book seats at one of the few Swiss restaurants in town where we could enjoy melted cheese....
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Goose and rice
Quick lunch at Yat Lok (一樂燒鵝). Roast goose with rice (燒鵝飯)Blanched letturce with oyster sauce (蠔油唐生菜)
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Casual and delicious dim sum
Casual lunch at Ho Hung Kee (何洪記). House specialty wonton in soup (正斗鮮蝦淨雲吞) - compared to the ones from Mak's Noodle (麥奀雲吞麵世家), these definitely showed a stronger taste of white pepper. Shrimp and baby...
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Happy Friends with giant schlongs
It's the busy holiday season where some of us lucky ones get to eat out with friends and family a little more often than usual. In the middle of all this, we were invited by our friend J to join them...
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Hunting big game with big guns
It's been an insanely long time since a few of us got together to worship some bottles made by the Krankls, and since we are now in game season, DaRC and I figured we should do this at Caprice. It...
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Organic team
The year is drawing to a close, and unlike the end of 2020 when Hong Kong was under tight social distancing measures, the situation has improved a lot more these days. So I proposed to have a team...
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Slow boat to Hakka
If there's one thing that we haven't done much during the two-year pandemic, it's activities in the Great Outdoors. Unlike many friends with kids, Sankala and I have been mainly staying in - initially...
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Two nights with Sato: good Charlotte
We were running late for dinner. Our ferry back from Lai Chi Wo arrived at the pier half an hour later than scheduled, and after we got home we just had to take a hot shower to warm ourselves up after...
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Two nights with Sato: more golden eye
Two days after my last visit, I'm back at Ta Vie 旅 - this time with the Compatriot and My Favorite Cousin in tow. The Compatriot last came to visit Sato-san some 15 months ago, and he was only too...
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Another Christmas Eve at home
Per our tradition, we chose to spend a quiet Christmas Eve at home with family and friends. This year we got My Favorite Cousin as well as the Compatriot to come over, so no one would need to have a...
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Christmas sushi
A mere 12 hours after the end of our Christmas Eve shindig, our foursome met up again for lunch - this time at Sushi Saito (鮨 さいとう). We happened to book this lunch the last time we were here, and these...
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Chinese for Christmas
Another year of not traveling during Christmas means I am, once again, able to accept Pineapple's kind invitation to his birthday dinner. MNSC hasn't had a gathering for a few months now, so it was a...
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Old school winter feast
Luk Yu Tea House (陸羽茶室) is, without a doubt, one of the most famous restaurants in all of Hong Kong. But somehow I've never been enamored with it. It's always gotten the reputation that if you're not a...
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Late seating
Ever since the Compatriot moved to Rosbif Land with the family a few years ago, the restaurant they missed the most has been The Chairman (大班樓). While he's in town for a short couple of months, and...
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The best dishes I had in 2021
Five years ago I decided to browse through my posts for that year and recount the "best" dishes I had eaten during the previous 12 months. I have kept it up each year since, and this year things would...
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Small circle dinner
It's the first working day of the year, and I thought it would be a good idea to get the team out for a dinner at a local neighborhood joint. I've been talking up this place for a while so it was time...
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Playing with fire
Dinner's been cancelled by the Hong Kong government. As of yesterday, restaurants are no longer allowed to serve dine-in guests from 6:00 p.m. We've been down that road before a couple of times over...
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Second chances in the 'hood
It's been way, way too long since I last caught up with the couple in the Tiny Urban Kitchen, so we made plans to meet up for a meal. When the Hong Kong government imposed a ban on dining in beginning...
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Dood your dood dood!
My friend BM pinged me out of the blue. Would I like to try some gelato that is of very qualify? Ummm... sure! I'm happy to try something new, especially if a friend recommends it highly. With that...
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Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
Thanks to the Hong Kong government cancelling dinner service, our semi-regular gathering over a few bottles of wine had to be rescheduled. During these tough times restaurants like Écriture have to...
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