With my parents in town, I thought it would be nice to have a family dim sum lunch at Dragon Seal (龍璽) last weekend. Located on the 101st floor of ICC, this elegant Cantonese restaurant is part of the Sky Dining 101 family (neighboring Inakaya and Ryu Gin).
Like most kids, I didn’t like to eat Brussels sprouts much when I was younger. And I always thought I was lucky that my mom never made it much. I don’t think it was because my sister and I hated the bitter cabbage-like vegetable, but it was because Brussels sprouts aren’t used in Chinese dishes much.
I was at City’Super the other day and came across a box of Aussie Cherry Tomato Medley Mix and couldn’t resist buying it (despite how pricey it was). I absolutely adore cherry tomatoes, they are like sweet and juicy pops of joy in my mouth. I ate half of the box as a snack and used the other half in a Tomato Salad recipe from Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meal book.
I am sharing this recipe because the salad is tasty and simple to make! If you like tomatoes like me, give it a try. Read more >>
There are so many chocolate chip recipes out there, how do we know which ones are the best? I guess you don’t really know until you’ve tried them. It took me quite some trial and error to find a good recipe for thick, soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies. And I think I’ve finally hit the jackpot with the Jacques Torres recipe which caused quite a stir after it was published by the New York Times a few years ago. Read more >>
I wanted to write a short post about the delightful lunch we had at High Street Grill, a new addition to the Sai Ying Pun restaurant scene. It was a weekday lunch so they offered set menus at $98 for 3 courses. We’re usually a-la-carte-ordering-type-of-people, but the selection on the set menu seemed interesting and the price tag was attractive compared to the a-la-carte choices, so we both got the set. Read more >>
Chinese steamed eggs (蒸水蛋) is a simple dish with just water and eggs, and is deceptively difficult to perfect. When cooked perfectly, the eggs would be just firm and silky and smooth in texture.
To date, I’m still on a quest looking for the best burger in Hong Kong, so when a new burger joint pops up you can count on me scoping it out.
We stumbled upon Beef & Liberty 2 weeks ago while looking for a bite to eat in the Star Street area. We were turned away at the door without a reservation because they were still in their soft opening stages. Eager to try them, I booked a table for lunch the following weekend. Read more >>
Salt & Chili 