[Garden Cafe] Exciting summer beef feast buffet

Buffets here has always been good but the last time I came was a few years ago.
I can't believe how much I have missed.
Currently it is the "summer beef feast buffet" where you get to try three different beefs as they will serve them in the buffet one after the other.

As well as beef, there was a good seafood, sashimi, sushi, noodle station, cheese selection, hams and more.

On a healthy note, I liked the salad bar because they had Hydroponically grown vegetables and there was refreshing fruit detox water which is so much better than plain water.

The drinks selection was good too with teas and coffees, fruit punches and free flow of cocktails!!

The different beefs that night:

Australian Wagyu beef:

New Zealand roast beef:

Korean thinly sliced beef with kimchi:

The buffet is definitely worth the money because I was amazed at the rate they were serving the Chef's specials.

When you've just finished the first special dish,  the staff are already ringing the bells that there is a new surprise where you queue to get it.

The seafood tower was one of them and at the bottom there was delicious congee!~

Robatayaki grill:

I had to leave room for dessert because there were so much choices as well including the famous Movenpick icecreams, durian cheesecake, marble cheesecake and my favourite freshly made pancakes with a brilliant choice of fillings including cherries!!!

What made dessert special was the Saturn peach because I have never tried it before and it was so sweet bursting with juices!

Finished off the lovely buffet with my favourite Jasmine tea from the drinks selection.

Definitely will return and look forward to their creative creations as always :)

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[Garden Cafe]
https://www.sino-hotels.com/hk/city-garden/en/offers/summer_promotion_2017/

YAMATAKA x Hello Kitty Sakura Festival

I saw photos of Yamataka seafood market doing Hello Kitty themed food so decided to check it out as it is only available from now until the end of May, 2017.
The location is above the Wanchai Ferry pier which I find unpleasant to walk from Wanchai MTR at the moment because of the construction works and industrial dust.
Instead of going from Wanchai, I got the ferry from TST which turned out really good because when I got off the ferry, there were flower petals on the ground and lots of these flowers on the way towards Yamataka market.

The entrance was really cute and there were Sakura flowers that you have to walk under.

Evidently it was busy because almost everyone loves Hello Kitty.

It was definitely a good day to eat that day because these pretty flowers were blooming outside which made it feel even more girly and there was this beautiful blue sky.

On the Hello Kitty menu, there was tamago, hand roll, seafood don, Mizu shingen mochi and strawberry pancakes.

I got the seafood don and Mizu shingen mochi.
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Hello Kitty seafood don:

The Hello Kitty was just too cute to eat, it was basically sushi rice in a Hello Kitty shape with sashimi laid around it with sakura shaped egg and cucumber.
As for the taste, you are getting fresh seafood supplied by Yamataka seafood market so it is fresh.
I just wish the rice was a little bit softer.
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Hello Kitty Mizu shingen mochi:

The dessert was equally as pretty but hard to photograph because it is a clear piece of mochi!
It had a faint peach taste which is how I like it but there is bean powder on the side if you need it.
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Video of the food and environment:

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https://www.facebook.com/yamataka.hk/

[Hokkaidon] Overflowing salmon roe

Hokkaidon has been featured on most all the media because of this Donburi which overflows with salmon roe.

Video of the over flowing salmon.

On some nights they will be cutting a whole meguro.

That night, it was a big gathering so we had lots of dishes to share.
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Onsen Egg with Salmon Roe:

This was salmon roe and onsen egg goodness together.
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"Yukhoe" Tuna with Avocado:

I absolutely loved this dish because it had my favourite avocado and tuna and the yolk makes it even more silkier.
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Braised Abalone:

A perfectly braised abalone with a balanced sweetness and the seasoning.
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Salmon:
At first, I didn't know what was so special about this salmon but it is visually different because it does not have those white lines and the salmon taste is more intense.

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Sea Urchin (50g)

You just can't get enough of uni so ordered an extra board of it to compliment the donburis.
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Salmon Roe Don:
The salmon roe was the star of the show which I was waiting for the whole night.
On the last scoop of salmon roe, it will overflow from the bowl.
The size of the salmon roe was slightly smaller and darker than I had expected but the taste was really good because they were not as salty as the big ones.

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Signature Hokkai Don:
If you want a mix of everything, then the Hokkai Don is a good choice.

They also have these mini dons which are good for sharing.
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Hot Mini Don $208

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Tuna Mini Don  $248

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There is a hot eel don with soup that you pour in:

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Soy Milk Mochi with Brown Sugar:
For dessert, the soy milk mochi was delish because the texture was the same as Okinawan peanut tofu but with a strong soy bean taste.

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My melon drink was fantastic as it was light and natrual with a strong melon taste.

Great Japanese food in the heart of LKF

At LKF most of the restaurants are American or International but now there is a good Japanese one called Ore-no Kappou by Ginza Okamoto at the new California building.

Here was what we had:

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Welcome cocktail - Ore no Sakura:

Started off with this sweet cocktail that had notes of grapefruit, peach and sakura.
Definitely a sweet and pretty cocktail for girls.
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Dassai 50% Junmai Daiginjo sparkling:


Tried this before and after it was shaken.
The taste before was quite light but after it was shaken the alcoholic taste was really strong.
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Potato gazpacho with seafood:

Started with this delicious viscous potato gazpacho which was loaded with pieces of fish, scallops and prawns topped with creamy urchin on top.
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Assorted sashimi:

The sashimi was fresh with a good assortment.
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Seared abalone, sea urchin, scallop and seaweed wrapped in Japanese paper HOUSHO:

The Housho had a great wow factor, it was abalone, scallop, sea urchin topped with seaweed wrapped in paper with browned edges.


It was served with delicious abalone liver sauce that made it taste amazing.

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Pan fried shirako with butter, assorted vegetables, ponzu sauce:

It was my first time trying Shirako and I have always wanted to try this because they look like mini brains or twisted intestines clumped together.
I didn't know what they were before but I found out that they are fish sperm sacks.
Anyway, I liked them because the texture was mushy and sticky like sweetbreads and the sauce tasted like sweet and sour sauce which complemented it nicely.
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Grilled wagyu tenderloin and pan fried foie gras with truffle sauce:

The foie gras was huge, it was just as thick and big as the tenderloin which was tender and juicy.
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Red miso soup:

Compared to the usual miso soups, this had a stronger beany bitter taste.
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mackerel saba sushi:


It was my first time trying this as well and it was like a huge omurice and the comments were good because others said the fish tasted good.
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Pineapple creme brulee:
I thought this was just going to be a an ordinary creme brulee flavoured with pineapple but again I was impressed because it was a huge slice of pineapple with creme brulee in the middle.

When you eat it, you have to dig right to the bottom to get the pineapple as well.

It was delicious because the juicy tart pineapple balances the sweetness and creaminess of the brulee which is a nice change from plain boring creme brulee.
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Sweet red bean zenzai cigar style:

Red bean lovers will love this and there was a nice chewy layer in the middle of the crispy roll.
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Ore-no Kappou by Ginza Okamoto (Central)

6/F, 32 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central