Month: August 2018

Tai Cheong Bakery Hong Kong egg tart

Eating in Hong Kong – Part 3 – Egg Tarts, More Yumcha, Dumplings and Noodles

Following on from Eating in Hong Kong Part 1 and Part 2… We got up early to visit the Big Buddha on Lantau Island. To get there, we had to purchase tickets on the Ngong Ping cable car and I was really thankful that we’d purchased them online from Klook. When we arrived at station, […] Read more…

Mills and Grills ribs and pizza

Ribs and pizza @ Mills and Grills

Some friends and I met up to try the ribs at Mills and Grills in Florey. The store is mainly a take away joint but does have two small tables inside. The two types of ribs available are either pork or lamb and smothered in a smokey BBQ sauce and char-grilled. As we were in […] Read more…

Amber Landmark Oriental Hong Kong hokkaido corn dessert

Eating in Hong Kong – Part 2 – Amber at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental

Since we were in South East Asia, I wanted to hit up some of Asia’s 50 best restaurants. At the time (December 2017),ย Amber at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental was Number 3 on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list. It’s dropped a few places and currently ranked Number 7 in 2018. Also awarded 2 Michelin stars, Amberย  […] Read more…

Momoda Canberra salmon

Unconventional Asian Cuisine @ Momoda

Note: I was invited to dine as a guest of Momoda and the Australian Good Food Guide, however all opinions are my own. Momoda, a Chinese slang term for ‘kiss-kiss’, quietly opened up in the Melbourne Building in Civic a couple of months ago. A more laid-back sister restaurant of the upmarket Wild Duck in […] Read more…

Lin Heung Teahouse Hong Kong yumcha

Eating in Hong Kong – Part 1 – Yum Cha, Ramen and Hong Kong Disneyland

After leaving the Maldives, we flew into Hong Kong for seven nights. After checking into our hotel in Sheung Wan at lunch time, I knew my first meal in Hong Kong was going to be yum cha. I wanted to experience traditional old-school yum cha and had read that Lin Heung Tea House (open since […] Read more…