Saturday, November 27, 2010

Afternoon Tea at Agnes B Cafe LPG :)

One of my fav activities is to do afternoon tea with gfs. :) Xueyi & I went to Agnes B Cafe LPG at IFC for afternoon tea. :) Love it. :D The glass ceiling makes the place bright & warm. :)





















Our tummies were rumbling as we skipped lunch. So we shared a mushroom bun & some salad.















I like Agnes B's ice chocolate without whipped cream cos it's light! Xueyi went for the tea! :)




























What's afternoon tea without pastries? ^.* We were spoilt for choice. Sweet indulgence. :)





















Details of Agnes B Cafe:
W: http://www.agnesb-lepaingrille.com.hk/index.html

Snacking at Jade Garden (翠園)

I wouldn't say we did lunch at Jade Garden. It was more like snacking cos we just had our breakfast about an hour ago. :) We weren't hungry but since we were in TST area, we decided to snack at Jade Garden.

We seemed to have roasted pork at every Chinese restaurant. :)))





















Jade Garden's custard buns were not nice at all. It was way too milky. Nothing beats Imperial Tresure's custard buns.

Har kows can't go wrong. ;)

I definitely had to have my steamed carrot cake. Jade Garden is one of the few places that serves steamed carrot cake. *.* I like it alot!

And since we haven't had deep fried dough fritters cheong fun yet, we decided to have it at Jade Garden. :)















We had to save some tummy space for a tub of tofu hua. :) I like them with syrup & brown sugar. :) Sugar makes me happy. ^.^





















Details of Jade Garden (翠園):
5/F Star House
3 Salisbury Road (Tsim Sha Tsui)
T: +852 2730 6888

Friday, November 26, 2010

Seafood at Fu Sing Shark Fin Seafood Restaurant (富聲魚翅海鮮酒家)?

No we didn't have seafood or shark fin at Fu Sing. :))) I brought mom & beanie there for dim sum instead. ;)





















There are certain stuff I like at Fu Sing. The crispy roasted pork & tofu cubes are some of my fav. ^.^ They are so easy to pop into your mouth. :)





















I love the har kows & veg dumplings too. :)





















And the mushroom noodles & dried shrimp cheong funs were awesome as well. :) Lin like the cheong fun with XO sauce. But I find the flavour a little strong for me.





















Mom was awed by the fluffiness & softness of the steamed veg buns. :) So a thumbs up for these buns!





















And of course we couldn't miss the baked char siew buns! Freshly out from the oven! ^.* Woohoo!





















To top off the yummilious lunch, we were given complimentary desserts (I was too stuffed to pick up my camera). Sweet treats are always welcome. ^.*

Details of Fu Sing Shark Fin Seafood Restaurant (富聲魚翅海鮮酒家):
1F, 353 Lockhart Road
Sunshine Plaza
Wanchai
Hong Kong
T: +852 2893 0881

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Dim Sum Treat at Moon Koon

Nichola gave us a treat at Moon Koon. ;) This restuartant allows you to enjoy Chinese cuisine with a bird's eye view of Hong Kong's racecourse. :) We're not into horse racing but it was a nice dining experience! Lol. :)))















A line up of what we had. ^.^ Don't get too hungry! ;)










































Moon Koon makes a pleasant place to bring overseas friends for a different dining experience. If you wanna dine on a racing day, do make advance reservation though. :)

Details of Moon Koon:
2/F Happy Valley Stand, Happy Valley Racecourse
T: Non-Racedays +852 2966-7111
    Racedays 1817 (24-hour booking service)
W: http://entertainment.hkjc.com/entertainment/go-racing/facilities/english/moon-koon-restaurant.aspx

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Breakfast at 海皇粥店

We had no id where to do brekkie before going to church and ended up at 海皇粥店. It was our first visit & I must say the food's pretty decent. :)

















We had century egg with lean meat congee which was rather smooth. The dough fritters were quite disappointing as they were heavy & not as crisp as the Taiwanese ones.





















The shrimp cheong fun with chives was quite good. ^.* There was a selection of sauces to compliment the cheong fun, but we had them in the original state.















Our verdict of the place? Well, we wouldn't take the extra effort to eat there. It's more like if we see it & there's nothing else around, then why not?

Details of 海皇粥店:
W: http://www.oceanempire.com.hk/eng/default.asp

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

TW Cha Chaan Teng (翠華餐廳)

Lin & I like the cha chaan teng at Sugar Street, Causeway Bay (can't remember the name). The food is good & the service is warm. It's the first stop we visit whenever we are in Hong Kong. Unfortunately during our visit last week, we realized it's no longer there. We wonder where it went to... : ( To satisfy our craving for cha chaan ting food, we went to Tsui Wah at Lan Kwai Fong instead.

We like the macaronis served in cha chaan ting. :) It's such comforting food. I usually have a glass of ice lemon tea to go with it. Lin would either have ice lemon tea or hot milk tea. The pork cutlet buns are yum too. TW does a great one! The pork cutlet's tender & the buns is toasted to perfection.























































Here's a pic of us without Lin. She doesn't like to take pics in the morning as her facial muscles aren't warm up yet! Lol! *.*















Details of Tsui Wah Cha Chaan Teng (翠華餐廳):
W: http://www.tsuiwahrestaurant.com/

Monday, November 22, 2010

Kwan Kee Claypot Rice (坤記煲仔小菜)

I like the claypot stall at Kwan Kee Claypot Rice (坤記煲仔小菜). And since mom & beanie have yet to check out the place, I decided to take them there with Xueyi last Tues. :) We were lucky to get a table (2nd or 3rd seating) since it was a last minuite booking. ^.*



















By the time we were finally seated, we were starving and had to order fast serving dishes. We love soup. :) Xueyi ordered pork rib soup with seasonal veg. The radish in it were all mine!!! There were very sweet! :D The large quantity of pork ribs & chicken feet made the soup extremely flavourful. :)















Kwan Kee's chicken not to be missed. It's smooth & tender. :)




























And finally, our preserved sausage with chicken and salted fish with minced pork claypot rice. :) The best part of these claypot rice is the burnt rice around the claypots. Not for those with weak teeth though. Lol. :))) Yum yum yum...





















I ended the meal with a bottle of coke. Burpy...excuse me. ^.^




























Details of Kwan Kee Claypot Rice (坤記煲仔小菜):
Shop 1, Wo Yick Mansion, 263 Queen's Road West, Western District
西環皇后大道西263號和益大廈地下1號舖
T: +852 2803 7209

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Beanie's 60th at Tung Po Kitchen (東寶小館)

I have no id why Beanie likes HK so much. Anyway, he wanted to celebrate his 60th b'day in HK and so here we are...Lin had initially booked Ming Court, a two Michelin-starred  restaurant & only to cancelled it cos Beanie wanted dinner at Tung Po Kitchen at NorthPoint Wet Market. Beanie is 60, but behaves like a little boy at times. :)))

The food at Tung Po never fails to disappoint us. ;) We started & ended our meals with soups. We had tomato & fish soup to kick start our dinner & for the finale, ginger & sweet potato soup.





















Next up were our all time fav - wind sand chicken, seasonal veg with tong fen & light broth as well as salted egg prawns. :D















We tried a new dish, taro crabs with crispy bread. It was a sweet combination. :) Imagine eating crab & O-ni at the same time. Lol!





















I love Tung Po's fried ginger rice. :) So we gotta have that. And becos it was beanie's b'day, we ordered fried noodles too.





















The happy b'day boy! Lol!












JY & Raymond bought Beanie a chocolaty banana cake from Awfully Chocolate. Something close to home even though we are miles away. :) Nice.





















Then there were also longevity buns from Tung Po Kitchen & longevity jelly from Takashimaya. ;)





















We were so stuffed. :D Tung Po Kitchen isn't swanky (it's extremely noisy), but the food's good & the company of family & close friends made the dinner a meaningful one. :) A pity Xueyi, Nichola & Veron couldn't join us that nite. *.* Wishing Beanie a blessed birthday. May he grow wiser & more mellow with age. ^.*


















Details of Tung Po Kitchen ((東寶小館):
2/F Java Road Municipal Services Building
North Point
Hong Kong
T: + 852 2880 9399

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Golden Rooster for Dinner?

Sometimes, I don't mind having spring chicken with rice from a neighbourhood shop. :) The more I wanna lose some weight, the more I crave for junk food. : O Anyway, here's what Lin & I had for dinner. Half a spring chicken with rice each. ^.^  It sure goes well with a can of A&W Rootbeer! :D

Monday, November 1, 2010

Sweet November :)

Goodbye October, hello November. :) It's difficult to imagine we're into the second last month of 2010. : O I wanna cherish every moment of 2010. :) I've set myself some goals for the coming two months. One, I gotta finish up a painting that has been hanging on the wall for the longest time. Two, increase our floral sales. God has been shining favorably upon us and I praise Him for all we have received. :)

Mom & I chanced upon these colourful sweeties during brekkie this morning. My November is gonna be a colourful one. ^.* I remember having some while we were little. My gf, Crystal has a soft spot for these sweet treats. I realized the pinkies outnumbered the other colours while pouring them out...Not that I mind. ^.^ I can't decide on my fav colour. What's yours? :)