Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Beef and Liberty

Beef and Liberty
23 Wing Fung Street
Wanchai, Hong Kong

Bacon and cheeseburger, cooked medium. The stack: bun, bacon, cheese, patty, sweet onion relish, bun.

The bun is rather dry and tasteless, though it retains its shape to hold the stack. More buttered drilling on the inside would probably lessen its staleness. The bacon is not crisp but rather chewy, most likely prepared long before service hour. The cheese is American cheddar, tastes like so but could have used more heat to give a more dramatic, oozing effect. The patty is not particularly juicy, but imparts a taste that suggests its premium pedigree. The relish is the best of the bunch: sweet, slightly smoky, and rounds out what sums up to be an average fare. The burger is washed down with a malty, relaxing Young Master classic ale, which turns out to be the highlight of the 180HKD set lunch.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Manuc (Bucharest)

Manuc
Piata Unirii, Bucharest

Leg of lamb with herbed rice, fried almond flakes, yogurt and peppercorn sauce.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Divan (Bucharest)

Divan Floreasca
Strada Franceza 46-48, Bucharest

Refreshing tomato amd pomegranate salad, and a juicy, flavorful kebab.

Dristor (Bucharest)

Lipscani District

Great kebab joint in the historic centre.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The Chairman

The Chairman
18 Kau U Fong, Central
Hong Kong

Excellent executive lunch: tomatoes with Chinese yam, chestnuts and ginger; tea-smoked pigeon; beef with Chencun flat noodles (牛肉炒陳村粉).

1 star to the tea-smoked pigeon.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Tao Li

桃里
尖沙咀麼地道72號千禧新世界香港酒店2樓

Braised tomato stuffed with minced shrimp, topped with pumpkin sauce.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Yixin

Yixin (益新)
50 Hennessy Road, Wanchai
Hong Kong

Very good "gold coin" chicken (金錢雞), and excellent soy sauce chicken!