Tea, the new fashion trend at The Tea Academics

Went a while ago and tried to ago again but it seems that they are under renovation because it has been almost a week that they are closed.

There has been a spate of Tea places opening with another small joint called jrink located in Tai Hang which I shall review later.

I felt that they could do with some fine improvements.
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Earl grey chocolate tea:
The presentation was impressive because it looked like a pot plant with soil foam on top.

When I stirred the drink, I discovered that it was more like a hot chocolate drink than tea.
At the bottom of the drink, there was yuzu jam which brought out the earl grey flavours but as you drank it the earl grey tea leaves were big and annoying because they were prickly and not soft enough for you to swallow.

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Scone:

The scone was good because it had a nice doughy smell and taste to it just like Marks and Spencers but I was expecting cream or clotted cream and not a huge scoop of butter which is going to be wasted because no one is going to actually use a whole scoop of butter on one scone unless they have a sick fetish for butter.
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Choy cha:

This was vegetable tea which I was really looking forward to because I love vegetable teas like Numi.
If you search for Numi you will find many wonderful flavours such as broccoli tea, spinach tea, beetroot tea etc.

Anyway, the vegetable tea looked promising because there was so much chopped vegetables, vermicelli and other goodies.
Unfortunately, the taste was foul because it was sweet. It was the first time tasting sweet leafy vegetables.
I am always raring to try new items but sweet vegetable tea is just too weird for my brave tastebuds.
On the next visit I shall ask them not to sweeten it but they haven't been open for me to try it yet.
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Christmas treats at Passion by Gerard Dubois

Had a pre Christmas gathering here so had some Christmas treats that were exclusive to this branch.
Before we had the cakes, we started off with salad and sandwiches.
Here was my favourite salad and I always choose the creamy beetroots, tasty couscous and tomato salad with buffalo cheese.

Had the quiche of the day which was bacon and asparagus.
The quiche filling was very smooth and velvety similar to Chinese steamed egg.

The smoked salmon rilette was really tasty because there were capers and onions in the filling giving it more dimension other than just creamy salmon.

Started on the Christmas log which was divine because there were layers of silky chocolate mousse with refreshing passionfruit in the middle.

We also had the strawberry and blueberry danish which were exclusives at this branch.


To finish off, had Earl Grey tea.

All you can eat Japanese in the heart of MK at 吉壽日本料理

Went here for the all you can eat which is literally in the heart of MK because it is right outside exit E of the MTR Station.
It costs $198 per person which is the average price in MK.

The drinks are self service and there was a good variety in the fridges.
As a tea lover I chose Ceylon tea.

We started with sashimi which was neatly presented.

The sushi and rolls selection was impressive.

There was a nice variety of flame grilled options and they had sushi with truffle as well.


The grilled selection was also ok and my favourite was the chicken wings.

The seafood milk broth was delicious because the broth was creamy infused with seafood taste.
It was interesting they had squid tentacles in it.

The stir fried beef with sugar beans was classic because there was a nice oyster sauce taste with fragrant onions.

The fried selection was standard with the usual oysters, prawn and fish.


To finish off, we had the milk pudding which came with a really cute tiny ceramic spoon.
The pudding was silky with a creamy taste that was not too sweet.

Beans and carrots at La Rotisserie

Every time I walk past this place, I am always captivated by that delicious smell of roast chicken.

This time I could not resist their roast potatoes.
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Roast potatoes with beans and carrots:


As usual, the roast potatoes are perfectly roasted with a soft fluffy centre and a tasty potato skin.
The beans were slightly chewy and dry but the baby carrots were sweet with a hint of butter.
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The vanishing Christmas Tree from Honey Creme

Walked past and saw the new softserve so decided to get it because it was colourful.


First they brush the edges of the cup with green syrup which is probably mint.

Then they pour chocolate and cocoa on the softserve.

After that they put candyfloss on top.



More syrup on top followed by crushed candy canes.


This was my favourite out of all the ones I have tried because the chocolate sauce and the softserve go really well together and the overall taste is not too sweet.
The candyfloss got in the way at the beginning so I only had a bit and disposed of it.

Blesscuit Toffee cookies

Thanks to mungkk for getting me these toffee cookies made with French seasalt and chocolate bits.
They were crumbly and buttery with delicious bits of chocolate that melted when you ate them.

Golden E-Ticket to Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe

After experiencing the lovely food forest at the Mandarin Oriental, I received a golden ticket from Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe so I was really chuffed.
If you have been watching Heston's shows, you would know how exciting it is to get a golden ticket.

When I arrived I was greeted with champagne and chocolates.

The dark chocolate mint pyramid tasted amazing and the apple truffle was delicious.
As well as chocolates I tried many other sweets that were behind the counter including black death which is the sourest sweet you could ever try, but it has a sweet ending to it.

There were Christmas carols that night.

The lovely owners of Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe