From Russia with LOVE

Kafema (Wan Chai)

I was surprised to learn that this coffee joint is Russian because most coffees are from elsewhere.

As I don't drink coffee, I tried the Hot chocolate and tea.

They have quite a few tea blends which people are welcome to smell and each blend is clearly labelled with what is in it.







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hot chocolate:

Compared to the one at mymy caffe, this one had a stronger cocao taste and it was much sweeter.
The temperature of it was quite hot too.
They also have nice thick hot chocolates at Cafe Pascucci too.
(but I hate the location)
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Chocolate coated coffee beans:


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A wasted visit to Sam's Cook

Went there especially to try the noodles in milky broth.

When I got there, I couldn't quite find the handle to the door so they opened it for me.

The decor was plain and simple.

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Drinks:
The macaroni came with drinks, but it was the Chinese range, so just took a few sips because I don't drink Chinese style drinks.
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Macaroni with egg white, organic tofu and tofu puffs:


I was really annoyed with this because it was meant to come in pure white pork bone broth but it was not white at all.
Anyway I asked them why it was not white and he asked the kitchen and told me that it was sold out.
I wish they had told me when I ordered because it wasted my time and effort to dine there when I could have gone elsewhere.
However I should be grateful that they served me patiently because I was the last customer.
Apart from the broth, the other elements such as tofu, egg white, sweetcorn were quite nice and healthy.
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Address:

SAM'S COOK (Jordan)

Shop 3B, Fortune Terrace, 4-10 Tak Shing Steet, Jordan

Mrs Fields New Strawberry cheesecake cookie

Walked past and saw these newly launched strawberry cookies.


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Strawberry cheesecake cookie:



It had the standard soft and chewy texture.
There were pieces of dried strawberries and white chocolate in it.
The taste was rather disappointing because there was no cheesecake taste and it was just sugary.
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Chinese fried fishcakes

Tung Tat Food Shop (Mong Kok)

There are two branches of Tung Tat in Hong Kong but only this branch has fried food.
Sat down on a nice secluded corner and took my time to look at the menu which was sticky and greasy to touch.



Ordered noodles and fried fishcakes
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fried fishcakes:


The fishcakes were different to the Western ones, you won't find mashed fish with potatoes because it is blended fish with flour hence the chewiness.
Some parts of it was nice and crispy but the soy sauce they put on it was so concentrated that a drop was extremely salty.
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Noodles:


There was a thick layer of oil over it which kept it hot.
The taste was bland but rather spicy.
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Tom yum kung noodles with Thai sausage

RA CHA MOO YANG (Wan Chai)

I have never liked Tom Yum Kung or perhaps I have never had an authentic one.
The only impression I got from it was the strong taste of lemon grass.
The Tom Yum Kung here is quite nice and the vermicelli is the super thin type that absorbs the soup.

However, the broth was not that strong compared to the one I had on a earlier visit.

The Thai sausage slices were thick and peppery.

Great burgers, vegetarians not left out

When I saw this place a while ago, I just couldn't wait for it to be opened.




It is on Star Street and I love the way you can see right through to Moon street.


Great views of Star Street

Great views of Moon Street

Nice bar area

The kitchen






At Beef and Liberty, they purify their own water.
For every $8 bottle of still or carbonated water sold, $5 will be donated to the local Hong Kong Cleanup charity.


Here was what we tried:
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Sticky rib fingers:

Tasty rib meat that comes off the bone easily.
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Crispy chicken wings:

On the menu it actually says Korean sauce so I was expecting the sauce to taste of kimchi.
However it was just sweet and sour sauce which matched it better because not everyone likes kimchi.
The chicken wings had a lovely light crisp coating.
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BURGERS, BURGERS, BURGERS!!
It was hard choosing the burgers because I wanted to try the chicken, lamb and vegetarian.
You can also order the burger in a bowl without the bun which is served on a bed of luscious salad!!

Cheese and bacon burger:

A meaty burger with melted cheese with refreshing pickles that they pickle themselves.
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Falafel burger:
The veggie burger was impressive, it was not just on the menu to please the vegetarians.
I was compelled to try this because I love falafel.
The falafel burger had a falafel patty, sesame sauce, pickles, butter lettuce, tomato and harissa yoghurt.

The burger was tastier than I imagined and better than the beef because you could taste cumin and other spices.
The chef might be offended by this comment but it reminds me of UK's McDonalds veggie burger but tastier.
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Lamb:
This had Welsh lamb, mint yoghurt, cumin, pickles, butter lettuce and tomato.

I loved the lamb because of the yoghurt and juicy tomato slices but I felt that there could have been more sauce.
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Sauces:
There are a choice of four sauces for the fries:
Cucumber mint yoghurt, mayo, cajun aioli and house BBQ.

My favourites were the cajun aioli, house BBQ and cucumber mint yoghurt.
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Sweet potato fries:

Yay! another place that serves sweet potato fries.
Addictive crispy fries with a hint of sweetness which I felt was tasty enough without sauces to complement it.
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Liberty fries:

These are Russet potato fries.
Again, they were crisp and tasty on its own.
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Organic tomato ketchup:

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ginger and vanilla milkshake:

I loved this vanilla milkshake which had a strong ginger kick without the spiciness.
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Desserts, desserts and desserts!!
I was really looking forward to dessert because of the apple pie and the cookie was served in a skillet.
Not many places in Hong Kong use the skillet apart from Green waffle diner and The salted pig.
When they serve the desserts, they pour the sauces from the saucepan infront of you.

Apple pie with custard:



This was a great slab of apple pie served with my favourite custard.
It had sweet big chunks of apple in it.
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Cookies in skillet with cream:



I've never tried this before but it was really nice because the cookie was soft and chewy and the cream was just the thickest cream emulsion you could ever get with an amazing taste.
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..............Coming back soon for the veggie and chicken burger and of course....Dessert!!ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ

Beef & Liberty:

2/F, 23 Wing Fung St., Admiralty