Mist (Closed Down) - Pricey But Delish Ramen

★★★★★

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*** Restaurant was closed on May, 2013 for Renovation ***

I had my first Mist ramen around 2 years ago, but I did not find it amazing. Gastronomer brought it up in a conversation recently and urged me to try it again as she thinks it's really good. I finished work late today, so I decided to revisit Mist again for their pricey bowl of ramen.

Ingredients and service here are topnotch. They even have a information sheet about the source for their ingredients. There was also an information sheet on Mist's ramen. They offer ramen in 3 sizes - 18, 22 or 26. Size 18 is the thickest which retains less soup and pairs well with strong robust broth such as Soya or Miso. While Size 26 is the thinnest for more refined and depth flavour broth.

Tak Cheong Noodle 德昌魚蛋粉 - My Favourite Fish Ball Bowl

★★★★★

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It is always me who have the desire to seek and try nice food, but for my parents, all they want might just be a simple yet delicious meal. Tak Cheong Noodles is one of those simple but nice little restaurant that my family and I like alot. Tin Hau actually has a lot of those restaurants, we usually dine there twice a week for quickie but nice dinners.

Cova Ristorante & Caffe - Where goes my Apricot Cream?

★★☆☆☆

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I came over to Cova today since my sister gave me a $200 Cova coupon to spend. I wanted to get the blueberry cheesecake but it was sold out again, so I opt for other cakes.

Chestnut Cake $36 (2/10)

Chestnut puree was smooth, thick and sweet with strong chestnut taste. The sponge cake was fine itself but the combining taste of the sponge cake and the chestnut puree was very weird. The puree didn't really match with the sponge cake for some reason. I also think the paste was a bit too sweet overall. I only like the marrons glacés on top.

Grand Central Bar & Grill - Degust The 1912 Titanic Menu

★★★☆☆

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It's been a century since the tragic accident of the world's biggest and luxurious ship Titanic. The media is all about the Titanic, and so are the restaurants in Hong Kong. The Titanic menu is definitely a gimmick to attract customers, but I am interested to know what is on the Titanic Menu in 1912.  So I brought my friend to Grand Central Bar and Grill tonight to degust the once luxurious menu on the Titanic.

Grand Central Bar and Grill (GC) is located on the far end of the Civic Square at the Element, I have been to the area for quite a few times and the ambiance is guaranteed nice in there.

Linguini Fini - Music, Art and Linguine

Price: $$
Cravingness: ★★★★☆

I have been to Linguini Fini for dinner twice and quite like the place. I had been thinking about bringing my family over, but was held back because they didn't accept reservation before. Now that they do, I had to bring them there.

Linguini Fini extended to the ground floor where Cantopop was before, possibly due to the high demand at rush hour. The manager said they are still seeking a location for Cantopop. The reception also moved to the ground floor, so approach the receptionist on the ground floor for your table instead! (So you won't end up like me bringing my whole family into the lift and came back out since we did not have access to the floor. *blush)

Nanhai No. 1 - Retro Dim Sum Elegancy

★★★★★

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2012 is all about RETRO. Retro Fashion, Retro Hair, even Chinese restaurant Nanhai No. 1 followed this trend and offer a range of retro dim sum! Dim sum nowadays is all about creativity and packaging, Nanhai decided to bring back some truly traditional but left behind dim sum to us, and how could we not pay a visit?

Nanhai No.1 is located at isquare 26/F, a prime location to overlook the magnificent view of the Victoria Harbour. Upon arriving the reception of the restaurant, I saw the receptionist wearing a stripe tee shirt. "How casual." was my immediate thought. Turns out every staff except the managers was wearing the very same stripe tee shirt to align with the cruising theme. The theme is implemented from huge dinning room decoration to small individual utensils such as chopsticks holder.

iCaramba - Best Chipotle Substitute in Hong Kong

★★★★☆

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Being in US for a few months, I have grown to love Mexican food. Many might find the taste of black beans unacceptable, I found it irresistible.  

When people told me about Chipotle, I thought they were over the top about it. I thought, 'How could a chain restaurant be nice anyway?'. The answer is clear if you ever had Chiptole. There are for sure places in US that offer better Mexican food, but I just couldn't find one in Hong Kong yet.

Chicken Chimichanga

Coming back to HK, I went to iCaramba again to refresh my memory as I once thought it is really good. As usual we came here on a Monday Night, once a restaurant is listed on Super Monday list, you wouldn't want to come here on another day.