The cake that does not need refrigeration

Maxim's Cake Shop (Wan Chai)

I was attracted by this cake because there is a pretty pink heart when you slice the cake.


When I saw the cake on display, I thought it was just a display cake, but they told me it was a cake that did not need refrigeration which was why it could be displayed outside the fridge.

It was quite interesting because there was butter cream on top which did not need refrigeration.

The fact that it did not need refrigeration was great because in this hot weather cream just melts and goes bad.

I did not hesitate and bought the cake for $108 because of the pink heart.

My cake looked slightly different from the product shot because the one on the product shot had macarons and the one I bought had rice paper flowers on top.


This cake was simple, it was basically a chocolate cake base with butter cream on top, decorated with tiny cute red, pink and white hearts, silver candy balls and the butter cream was scraped giving the track patterns on top.




When I opened the box, there was a strong chocolate smell which was promising.

After cutting the cake, there was a perfectly cute heart on the cross section.




The taste of this cake was really nice too, the texture of the chocolate cake was firm and slightly dry which was balanced by the smooth chocolate butter cream.

The cake itself is slightly oily because it does not need refrigeration and you can see the knife is slightly oily.

As a whole I was really impressed with this cake, it was delicious, visually amazing and simple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chillax = Chill and Relax?

Chillax 818 Coffee (Mong Kok)

I believe the name of this place Chillax is supposed to mean Chill and relax.

However I probably went on a wrong day! It was really hot that day so I decided to go in for some drinks and dine there.

When I went, there were not many people there.
I wanted to sit at the table at the back because I was going to order food but there was someone there who I thought was a customer but it turned out to be their staff.

I did not find this joint welcoming because they did not offer potential customers a decent table to dine.

It was impossible to sit on the seats near the entrance because it was practically too hot and there was lovely Carbon dioxide coming off from the mini buses with their idling engines still on as well as toxic second hand smoke.

There was a glass cabinet displaying the cakes, danishes and food.

In the end I ordered a rice and a danish and sat on the bar table.

When I was ordering the praline danish, I had to verbally make sure it was the square one because they put the labels the wrong way round and after I told them the labelling was the wrong way round, they still did not change it over (not that I care..).

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Chicken masala rice:
I really liked it but not many people ordered it because when it was in the cabinet, there was a lid which made it hard to see the contents, but I managed to get a glimpse of yellow rice and brown rice so I ordered it.
This dish was very creative because it had yellow rice which reminded me of pilau rice.

It also had my favourite yellow zucchini which had a great paste.
Within the rice, there were cumin seeds too which added to the great flavour and masala sauce was great too, but there was not enough sauce to finish the rice.
The major complaint was that it was not heated thoroughly and the rice and chicken in the middle was not hot enough.
It was unbelievable having luke warm food on a hot day, perfect for food poisoning!
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Praline danish:
This was delicious but I was given just a fork which was useless because the base was really tough and after I asked them for a knife it was much easier, but the base was quite tough and hard to cut.
The danish itself was delicious and the praline filling tasted similar to light caramel taste.

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Green tea latte:
I do not drink coffee so I ordered the green tea latte but after browsing the menu while I realised there was wild cherry tea which is probably even better.

The best thing about the latte was that you could have a non sweetened version.
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As a wrap up, the food was great but it was extremely uncomfortable dining there, especially on the bar tables because of the hot air coming from the entrance and the cramped high stools coming from a skinny person.

Buffet @ Neway Wan Chai

Neway Karaoke Box (Wan Chai)

Usually I go to CEO but when I got there, they said all the rooms on the buffet floor were booked and would not be available until 10pm which was ridiculous because it was only 5:40pm that day and there was nobody waiting at the lounge area.

On my previous visits the rooms were always available on the buffet floor.

Since I was allocated a room on a different floor I cancelled the booking as it was pointless paying for a room where you need to walk up and down, back and forth.

So I left this branch and went to the NEWAY on Hennessey Road. When I got there it was around 6:05pm and I was allocated an even better room a few steps away from the buffet area.

The price was slightly cheaper but only by $10.

As for the food, I did not expect it to taste as good as CEO but there were a few items that I liked.

Apart from the buffet, each room was given a plate of free noodles, which had about five different types of noodles on the plate with vegetarian sharks fin and sauce to mix it, but I felt that the sauce was too sweet.

My next favourite was the salmon and tofu soup, it did not have MSG.

As for the rest of the food, it was too salty.

They had quail eggs too but the yolk was still raw because when I was removing the shell, the yolk burst and the other quail yolk was semi cooked!!

Overpriced quiche

agnès b. Café LPG (Tsim Sha Tsui)

I was at TST and needed a light dinner so dined here because they had quiche.

There was spinach and mushroom and salmon and leek, so I chose the salmon.

It was quite expensive and costs $42 per slice.
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Salmon and leek quiche:
I was expecting it to be better than the quiche at Pacific Coffee but it was worse.
There was not much salmon in it and the egg tasted like Chinese steamed egg.
The one at Pacific Coffee is not great but there were chunks of salmon and a good balance of egg and cheese in it.
I really wished they did not give me the salad because the greens were oxidised and the edges were almost black (it was not balsamic vinegar).



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Great buffet with a lovely view of Hong Kong

ip cafe (Western District)

Thanks to Garycwm and Island Pacific Hotel for inviting me to try their buffet and a la carte dishes.


I loved the view from the Western side of Hong Kong.

These were the a la carte items and buffet items I tried.
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Chicken/ Beef/ Pork Satay (half dozen) $98:

The satays were lovely and tender accompanied by delicious pineapple sauce.
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Hainanese Chicken (Half) $98:

The chicken was tender and soft.
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Roasted Smoked Pork Knuckle with sauerkraut, mashed potato and seasonal vegetables $178:

The pork knuckle was the best, especially the crispy skin.
The pork was flavoured just right and not too salty.
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Pan-fried vanilla brioche with Haagen-Daz Strawberry Ice-cream:

The brioche was nice and soft, it reminded me of a loaf shaped canele.
The sweetness was just right and it was lovely and moist inside.
It paired nicely with the lovely tart berries.
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Buffet:

The buffet had a good variety of choices including my favourite cauliflower and cheese, and the cheese selection was good too.



Here was part of what I tried that day and the cauliflower cheese was gorgeous.

For drinks they had about five different types of teas.
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Vanilla cake:

I really liked this cake because the cream was natural and unsweetened, it was real freshly whipped cream.
The sponge was soft and not too sweet with lots of vanilla seeds in it.
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Grilled skewers for cumin lovers

On On BBQ (Mong Kok)

Before this tasting I already noticed this place because they had some really bizarre items such as grilled oysters with chocolate syrup and marshmallow crackers.


From the previous photos it was good that they had cumin on the table for cumin lovers.

Thanks to the communications team for inviting me to try their grilled foods as I do not usually eat grilled foods because there is sometimes a really strong charred taste that I do not like.
The grilled food here was actually nice and oil free.

Most of the items were really nice and seasoned with my favourite cumin!

Here was what we had 活動菜單 (Provided by the the lovely PR who is the one and only person who will translate for me an English menu if there is not one:
As we tried so many items, I have posted the photos of my favourite items.
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燒雞泡魚乾 BBQ Dried Puffer fish:
The thickness was quite thick so it was hard and chewy.
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烤獨家超滋味高級吊片魷 BBQ Shredded Cuttlefish:


This was quite nice because the cuttlefish was quite pungent.
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惹味蒜蓉生燒茄子 BBQ Eggplant with Garlic & Chili Sauce:

There was so much chopped garlic on top of the aubergine and the spices complemented the aubergine quite well because the aubergine itself was quite bland and soft.
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芝士煙肉通心粉釀蟹蓋 Baked Crab Shell Stuffed with Cheese, Ham & Macaroni:

This was my favourite because not many places serve macaroni and cheese, and this was crab shell stuffed with it too.
The cheese was not that strong and the macaroni was too soft but it is worth trying.
The crab shells were clean and the coral pink colour was really pretty.
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皇牌燒牛舌 BBQ OX Tongue:
The ox tongues were also good because they did not stink and the texture was like soft tender beef.
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安安首創果占釀牛丸 BBQ Beef Balls Stuffed with Strawberry Jam:

They reminded me of the meatballs at IKEA so I was quite looking forward to trying these and the fact that I am not a beef lover, the jam overpowered the beef taste.
They have other jams available but strawberry was the best combination.
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必食芝士蒜蓉燒生蠔 BBQ Oyster with Cheese & Garlic Sauce:
The cheese on the oyster was nice and stringy.
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秘製醬燒雞中翼 BBQ Chicken Wing with Spicy Sauce:
The chicken wings were nice and soft.
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必食火灸海膽墨魚串 Roasted Cuttlefish with Sea Urchin Sauce:

This was quite nice because the cuttlefish was scored before it was grilled and it had sea urchin brushed on top of it.
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燒超美味一口甜薯 BBQ Mini Sweet Potatoes:

I loved these cute mini sweet potatoes, but some were slightly burnt.
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燒甜美地捫菠蘿 BBQ Del Monte Pineapple:
This was very juicy and sweet.
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燒鮮味海蜆(蒜蓉 BBQ Clams with Garlic:
Again this had tons of garlic on top.
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頂級鹽燒多春魚 BBQ Capelin Fish with salt:
The fishes were grilled nicely and there was lots of roe inside.
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安安爆爽豬頸肉 BBQ Pork neck meat:
The pork neck meat was quite nice and not too fatty or dry.
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燒韮菜 BBQ Chinese Chives:
I have always wanted to try this but the chives were a bit too old, so they were a bit difficult to chew.
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惹味醬燒金菇 BBQ Enoki Mushroom:

I really liked this because the mushrooms were piping hot covered in sweet satay sauce.
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燒香甜粟米 BBQ Sweet Corn:
Did not try this,
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燒一口午餐肉 BBQ Mini Luncheon Meat:


Although luncheon meat is really commonly found but I really liked it because it is not often grilled and sprinkled with cumin.
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沙茶醬燒深海大墨魚咀串 BBQ octopus mouths:

This was my favourite with a nice crunch.
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甜蜜脆脆燒棉花糖夾餅 BBQ Crackers with marshmallow filling:

I loved the crackers with marshmallow but if the chocolate sauce wasnt there, it would taste even better.
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