New year's eve gathering

Decided to have a gathering at Kennedy Town because the MTR stops there now.

Ordered the signature dishes:

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[b]Parma Ham and rock melon:[/b]

A nice plate of parma ham with juicy melon chunks.

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[b]Chicken wings:[/b]

The coating was light and tasted like cajun spices while the chicken wings were soft and juicy that the soft bones near the joints came off easily too.
The piping hot wings tasted delicious with the cooling lemon mayonnaise.

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[b]Fried portobello with chicken strips, bacon, brown sauce and rocket:[/b]

This was my favourite because the coating absorbed the tasty brown sauce which tasted like Marmite.'

In the middle there was a big juicy portobello mushroom.

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[b]Pancetta pizza:[/b]

Bacon lovers will love this but personally I found the bacon too fat. 

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[b]Aglio olio:[/b]

Each strand was covered in olive oil and herbs which made it delicious.

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[b]Vongole:[/b]

The pasta had a strong wine taste.

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[b]chicken cacciatore:[/b] was the daily special that day.

The chicken was soft and came off the bone but it lacked taste.

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[b]Tiramisu:[/b]

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[b]Panna cotta:[/b]

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Piccolo Pizzeria & Bar's
Shop 1E, Davis Street, Kennedy Town Western District.

Could be better at 滇品．米線

This review was bordering between a BAD and an OK but decided to give it an OK because it wasn't that bad.
I was captivated here because the picture of the rice showed delicious rice with lots of peas in it.

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Rice with grilled pork:
When it came it was just plain rice.

Luckily there were peas buried underneath but the pork was not exciting.
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Chicken and Gastrodia elata soup:
I loved the strong chicken and herb taste but it was TOO SALTY!!!!!!

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Food Yunnan

Shop B106, Kowloon City Plaza, 128 Carpenter Road Kowloon City

NICE stir fried beef ho fun at 尼斯餐廳

When I entered this restaurant, it reminded me of Czarina on Caine Road, and the interior was similar to Tai Ping Koon.

I was recommended this place by an Australian to try the stir fried beef flat noodles.
After reading the latest reviews, it appears that this place is famous for Chinese style Western dishes which looked quite delicious from the photos.

Anyway, I stuck with my decision and tried the noodles for tea, it came with Chinese milk tea which I won't comment because I don't like it anyway.

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[b]stir fried beef flat noodles:[/b]

The noodles tasted good because the soy sauce was strong with a mushroom taste but it was slightly bitter.
Although it was not brilliant, it tastes better than most places which have a strange metallic oily taste which I refuse to eat.
I managed to finish it so I suppose it was quite good!
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[b]The bill:[/b] $30
[b]Service:[/b] OK
[b]Service charge:[/b] no
[b]Yummy factor:[/b] ok
[b]Napkins provided:[/b] yes
[b]Toilets:[/b] no
[b]Portion sizes:[/b] reasonable
[b]English Menu:[/b] Yes
[b]Air Conditioning:[/b] Yes
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More choices at White Beard Fish n Chips

As I was going to Art Central, I stopped by for some snacks!

I was surprised to see new items on the menu and they even have paprika cocoa fish and chips and mushroom popcorn which means I have to go again to try it.


There were apple pies in the cabinet which looked like McDonalds one.

Sauces:

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Oysters:

Batter was light and the oysters were huge and juicy with a strong taste.
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Sauce:

The oysters didn't really need sauce but I found some liquid filled pearls in the sauce which was interesting.
They would probably go well with the battered fish when the citrus liquid inside bursts to cut the grease of the battered fish.

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Apple pie:

I tried it because I was curious if it was McDonald's apple pies and yes it tasted the same but the apple pie here is sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
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The bill: $68

Tea again at Owl Cafe

I have become fond of this place because the tea and desserts are great for $35.


This time they had brown rice jelly ( genmaicha ).

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Earl grey tea:

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brown rice jelly:




The taste of brown rice was not strong but there was rice in it and you could also taste fragrant yuzu too.
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The bill: $35

2015 Turnip cake from Canton Room

At the Canton room, they have three types of puddings for CNY.

Scallop Chinese radish pudding:

Traditional CNY pudding:

Golden water chestnut pudding:

Anyway, I tried the scallop Chinese radish pudding.

This Chinese radish cake was loaded! There were so much huge dried shrimps and chunks of preserved sausages in it.

I loved this Chinese radish cake because the radish was chunky and crisp but not raw with sweetness.

Sweet treats at Bakery Cafe

Walked past and saw this new bakery so went in.
There were cupcakes and donuts.
I went for the strawberry jam donut.

The donut was dusted with powdered sugar but there was not much jam in the middle and it tasted like a pre-made donut.