Busy!!

Been busy.. dining, working out stuff and house chores.. Meeting up friends from Home! That is why havent been updating my Blog.. Made few new discoveries in eateries... But no pictures!! hahhah

Will keep updating these few days..

Ta

Happy Birthday Lim CP!!!

Its her 26th birthday today!! Hhahahha you are nearing the 3+ border now.. crossing the mid line liao.. Dancing queen of the family, always cheerful and happy!!

Have a fabulous birthday!!! This pic is to remind you our nice 2004 Christmas in London in Bidarlah's nice flat!!!! Your wake up look is still very pretty!! Miss the good old days!! I was so SLIM then!! god!! age??.. sigh....

Western food on a budget

Baby Blue cafe and Bar 9/F Causeway Bay Plaza 2 28828770

This restaurant was highly recommended by a good friend who is also a "critic" of food!! I was impressed with the setting even though its just a cafe & Bar. Price was really reasonable. Went for the Set dinner for 2, costs around HK$400 for 2 pax. This restaurant is good at reading Asian's (Chinese's) mind, in terms of the varieties of food one can have at a meal the more worthy a meal will be and excites the diner.

They also have a 4 hour happy hour free flow alcohol drinks for only HK$120 per pax!! real worth it!!

Ok.. lets start withe the appetiser, for 2 pax set dinner, you can have a choice of 4 appetiser!! FOUR!! wow.. hahah but portions are really small but enough to be filling and satisfying.


First appetiser : Caesar salad in a crunchy basket.



Second appetiser: Smoked salmon with crabstick salad.









Third appetiser: Rocket salad with balsamic dressing


Forth Appetiser: Pan Fried Foie Gras (God!! me and my foie gras!!)Mains: Lamb rack (a Petite version) Grilled to the right texture! (skipped 2 main courses, not worth mentioning as I eagerly waited for the Dessert!!)Dessert!! - Ordered at the start of the meal as the preparation will take some time!
Best in the house - Chocolate Fondant!! (one dip inside, all the sauce flows out) R and CP, you must both try this!!
Apple crumble in a tart?? But it tastes great with just the right amount of Cinnamon!!Overall, this cafe is real worth it!!! Must Try.. worth a 3.5* for its price and quality!! But can't be directly compared to Bon Heur which is more a fine dining restaurant..

Vietnamese!! -Green cottage Yin Ping Vietnamese

2/F Cigna Tower, 482 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay 2832 2863

This oughta be one of the best Vietnamese Restaurant in HK, frequent by all the famous HK stars, eg. Cecelia Cheung etc... It used to be at the roadside but recently moved into one of the buildings cross the road and expanded!! Business is good as usual, crowded and long queues.

Let start with the drinks:- Lime and sour plum soda!! - great stuff to quench your thirst on a HOT day!!

Food!! - Raw beef noodle (authentic vietnamese and one of the best stuff)Obviously, I am not a beef eater thus cant appreciate the taste.. But the taster came back with excellent review and cant wait to finish the whole bowl!!!

Butter and garlic chicken wings - Highly recommended (best wings but oily as the name can indicate) nonetheless it tastes great!! esp with the soda that quenches your thirst.The spring roll, wrapped in iceberg lettuce - The lettuce takes away the oiliness taste of the spring roll, thus the end results is excellent!!

This vietnamese restaurant deserves a 3 * for its price and taste!!

Good news!! not ???

Well, it went really well this morning. I know what I am talking about, enough knowledge about derivatives especially equity derivatives and who the BIG players are!! Where the BIG money is??

Things went smoothly, boss was impressed BUT there is another candidate cross the ocean in GB. So have to compete with him/her.. Will hear news week after next and London trip will definitely be a must but dunno when?? London.... I MISSED IT so much!! Esp Karaoke Box!!! and all the department stores!! But I guess things wont be the same without Tim when I am back there~!!

Shall see how long I gotta wait for..?? hope its the 2oth??

Meanwhile.. got lots of time to post and do my updates on places to EAT!!

Preparation!!

God, this got to be the toughest interview that I have ever faced in my life!!! 3 phone interviews from UK, 2 face to face.. another one coming up tommorrow..

Gotta squeeze my brain and stuff them with knowledge of Equity derivatives over night!! AIM HIGH and hope to get the offer!!! This is definitely a CAREER for me!! Will post the outcome, good or bad. need the luck and hardowrk for this!!

Abalone

To keep up with the hoo-hahs on abolone in HK, have to keep up with the times. Aunt hui is here from Taipei over the weekend so had a chance to visit this new sea food place. Its by the sea side, not "Sai Kung" but a place called "Lei Yu Mun". Fresh, succulent food here and reasonably priced.

This is the first time that I have eaten an abalone from its shell!! "Sakai" right?? ^^

Art of food decoration

Do you know that the colour of plates where you present your food does play a very important role??

Desserts - with its colourful sides of cherries, strawberries etc are best presented on BLUE plates!! see the effect here.

A little decoration on your cuppa does make a difference and can cheer up your day!!

BonHeur

6/F , The Pemberton, 22-26 Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan . Tel: 2544 6333

Which means good time/hour in French.. Went there for a birthday/dinner..One of those private dining restaurant.."Si fong" restaurants

Good food.. Reasonable Price for set menu and NO CORKAGE fees!!
Located in Sheung Wan.

Starter:
Pan fried Foie Gras

Main: Grilled rack of Lamb with bread crumbsPerfectly Medium well, best texture you can find. What's more, the lamb is seasoned to perfection!!

DESSERT:

Mango Mille-feuille - Which means layers of mango with cream and puffs. Really nice..
One of the best worth deal in town. Four courses for around HK$380+ and 3 course for around HK$350+.