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Sunday, August 14, 2016

Kiehl's Natural Mix Market - Create your own healthy mix

Dedicated to providing skincare solutions using natural ingredients since 1851, Natural Mix Market in Causeway Bay has been set up by Kiehl’s to celebrate its 165^th anniversary under the theme of ‘A Natural Mix’. Visitors will be their own chef and mix various fresh produce from local farms for their green and nourishing dishes. It was my pleasure to have been invited to attend one of the sessions and let's check out what this is about! :)

The spacious and comfy Natural Mix Market consists of an open kitchen in the front for workshops and an exhibition area stocked with vegetables, fruits and herbs from local farms.

Timón Seafood Tapas Bar & Restaurant – A spectacular night in Spain

I frequent Wan Chai and Sheung Wan area a lot but never heard of this place called Timón until my friend picked it as our dinner gathering venue. Could hardly contain my excitement after checking out photos of their food. The dishes all looked so appealing that I started thinking of what to order days ahead of the dinner.

It’s hidden at the end of Ship Street, a relatively quiet alley, and with it’s stylish yet simple décor, it felt like I was not in Hong Kong.

Wild Thyme Tasting Night - Wild Thyme

Despite being a foodie and a Greek food fan, I seldom do minority food hunting in Hong Kong. Somehow only a very small group of people are into exotic cuisines and very few places seem to be able to do it right. Wild Thyme’s tasting night a couple weeks ago managed to change my view by a tiny little bit with their dips platter and kanafeh though.

Wild Thyme started out as a pure vegetarian restaurant that focuses on Middle-Eastern / Mediterranean cuisine and has now grown into catering for non-vegetarians as well with a revamped menu.

So here’s the menu for the night. Quite an extensive one and luckily everything was served in small portion so it’s not too overwhelming by the time we finished everything.

Tabooleh – Italian parsley, cracked wheat, tomato, onion and mint with olive oil dressing
A refreshing and light starter for the night, only a tad too oily.

日本輕盈蛋糕卷 - 8b Dolce

在日本跟韓國都超受歡迎的 8b Dolce 於七月中在希慎廣場開業, 這麼厲害的牌子登陸香港當然也要湊湊熱鬧

其實他們之前在香港開過 pop-up store 好幾次, 但我都沒怎麼留意, 真是孤陋寡聞 (大家原諒我吧)

店子正正在 6 樓的電梯外, 超方便的

黃色的招牌笑臉讓人心情也好起來

罕有甜辣窩夫 - La Postre

朋友在上環工作, 吃過永樂街 La Postre 的午餐好幾次都覺得不錯, 建議試試九如坊新店的晚餐, 我們幾個女生都喜歡西班牙菜又懶得想 (其實只有我最懶惰), 就直接到那邊飯聚

門面亮眼又年輕, 簡潔中帶點歐美風格

裡面暗暗的很有情調, 不論是情侶約會還是女生聚會都很適合

水準依然 - The Pudding Nouveau

大半年前吃過 The Pudding Nouveau 的油浸鴨腿配窩夫, 以小店來說很有驚喜, 所以印象很深刻, 這次特地再訪試試其他菜式

吃之前已做好了功課, 甫坐下就一口氣點了兩道跟龍蝦有關的菜, 直接看照片~

龍蝦焦糖燉蛋配龍蝦肉燒磨菇 ($248) 以木盤盛載, 有龍蝦焦糖燉蛋、半隻開邊龍蝦和麵包, 賣相滿分; 先試一口龍蝦焦糖燉蛋, 嫩滑得來充滿龍蝦味, 完全是半固體的龍蝦湯, 配上焦糖也不會突兀, 這個鹹甜配搭是意想不到的合拍; 開邊龍蝦內的龍蝦肉已起肉切粒, 再加上磨菇炒香, 龍蝦肉彈牙, 醬汁惹味但略嫌蒜味太重, 稍微蓋過了龍蝦香

親民德國小店 - Schnee German Restaurant

自從兩年前去過慕尼黑探望朋友後, 好久都沒吃德國菜了, 因為份量超大, 但這次同事剛好超想吃, 愛吃的我也管不了那麼多, 兩個人一起衝到開業不太久的 Schnee German Restaurant 一解德國菜之愁

餐廳小小的, 裝潢充滿外國風味, 很喜歡那紅磚牆和圓拱形窗戶, 有德式小屋的感覺

餐廳正中間還有大電視, 可以邊看球賽邊喝啤酒, 男士和女士都一樣開心

‘Cluck Norris’ chicken burger preview - Beef & Liberty

So it’s been almost three months since I had Mangalica Pork burger at Beef and Liberty. It’s undeniable that I am still reminiscing the great deal of pleasure and joy the pork burger has given me but it’s time to move on (reluctantly) since they have launched a new burger! I am again very lucky to have been invited to their new burger Cluck Norris tasting night and let’s get straight to our business!