Harvey Nichols - 2014 Christmas & New Year Menu

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Approaching the end of the year is the long anticipated Christmas! Hong Kong is always crazy about Christmas, Christmas lightings are up on the buildings along the seafront, decorations and Christmas trees are everywhere! And while people are getting excited for Christmas, restaurants are well prepared for Christmas as well. Harvey Nichols Restaurant & Bar is among one of them and has just launched their Christmas and New Year's Eve menu. I was invited over to join the preview of the festive menu and am happy to share with you all!

Beef & Liberty - Retry & Congrats for 2015 Bib Gourmand

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆1/2

First of all, a big congratulation to Beef and Liberty for being listed as the one and only Bib Gourmand burger restaurant on Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau 2015. If you read my previous preview on Beef & Liberty, I was upset about my burger being dry. I came back to Beef & Liberty under invitation as I was told Chef Neil Tomes improves his burgers' recipe from time to time. I wonder if my first was a bad time for Beef & Liberty, so I have to come back again.

Gaucho - Flame Grilled Argentinian Steakhouse

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★★

Flame on! Gaucho, the award wining Argentinian steakhouse originated in UK has recently made its stop in the steakhouse battle scene in Hong Kong. Located at the LHT Tower, the very heart of Central, Gaucho Hong Kong is the first flapship restaurant in Asia (Wo-hoo!). I am very excited about its opening, but not as excited as Henry, as Gaucho is his favourite steakhouse on Earth and he can talk hours about it. We thought reservation would be difficult, but to our surprise, we got our reservation pretty easily.

OR TEA? x Sohofama Tea Pairing Party

"Coffee or tea?" is a frequently asked question in every day's life. While coffee's bold flavour and aroma are often perferable, OR TEA? stands to urge consumers to drink tea that contains significantly more health benefits than coffee. OR TEA? blends contemporary art and tea together in their innovative series of tea line to arouse awareness. All teas are designed uniquely, each have their own design, benefits and personality to suit consumers for any mood and situation.

Mott 32 - Turkey Meets China

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★1/2

Approaching the end of the year is two very exiting seasons, Thanksgiving and Christmas. And the very first thing that comes in mind is TURKEY! Turkey promotions are everywhere and restaurants under the belt of my beloved culinary group Maximal Concepts, Mott32, Blue Butcher and Fish & Meats have all introduced their own version of turkey. And in Mott 32, it's going to be Peking Turkey! Sounds freaking awesome, isn't it?

Coffee Alley - Delicious Croissan'wich

Price: $$

Cravingness: ★★★☆☆1/2

Finally I got to try the Taiwanese coffee chain, Coffee Alley which landed in Hong Kong early last year 2013. While I was hoping the hype has gone down a bit after the opening of the Tsim Sha Tsui branch, I went to the Causeway Bay branch today and found out the queue was still crazy! I arrived 25 minutes before the cafe opened and to my very surprise, there was already a line of eager diners queuing along the stairs. Getting slightly worried, I counted the number of people ahead of me and looked up the available seating online and found 60 available. Phew...then I waited happily for the cafe to open, which they opened promptly at 12 noon.

Zafran - Theatre of Tapas

Price: $$$$

Cravingness: ★★★★☆

Zafran, the Spanish Restaurant under Aqua Group, is among one of the popular Spanish Restaurants in Hong Kong. That's well known, but what you do not know is that Zafran now offers a 15 course degustation menu named "Theatre of Tapas". Created by Spanish Chef Pedro Samper, the menu is designed to bring his best version of Spanish on the table. Be prepared to be blown away!