Dining at Claude and Mary Ann Tayag’s Bale Dutung (house of wood) in Pampanga has always been in my food bucket list. It took my cousin’s visit to Manila to make it finally come true.
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Nobu Hong Kong
One of my favorite restaurants in Hong Kong is Nobu in InterContinental Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. I’ve eaten there a number of times but I can’t believe the only time I wrote about it was way back in 2009 and it was one of my first few posts.
Le Salon De Thé de Joël Robuchon at Elements
People let me introduce you to my happy place. The name is Le Salon de Thé de Joel Robuchon and the location is at Elements Mall.
Shanghai Popo 上海婆婆
Majority of the Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong serve Cantonese food. When we want a change we go for Shanghainese food which has their own specialties and the most popular is the Xiao Long Bao.
Food Trip at Harbour City HK
I hate going to Harbour City in Hong Kong. Each time I go there I gain about 5 lbs!!! But really it’s one of the best malls in Hong Kong. It seems all the retail brands have a shop there.
It’s my blog’s 5th year anniversary!
Happy anniversary to my blog!! What started out as a way to show my food pictures to my cousins abroad has become a full time hobby.
Matcha Heaven at Via Tokyo
Whenever I go to Hong Kong I stay in Kowloon side. It’s been that way since I was a child and I never had any desire to cross the tunnel to stay in Hong Kong side until I visited matcha heaven. Now I want to stay near Via Tokyo.
Matcha, Matcha, Matcha!!!
You know I’m obsessed with matcha right? Well, last December I went crazy in Hong Kong and bought everything green that I saw. There were a few finds and some duds.
Hong Kong Prepaid Data Sim & Kee Tsui Cake Shop
The title of this post may seem strange to you. I wanted to share my discovery of a Hong Kong prepaid data sim card and I couldn’t just post two pictures so I threw in a delicious food find.
Tin Lung Heen
I have a friend from the US and she said there’s no good food in Hong Kong. She’s lucky we were chatting online when she said that or else she would have heard my loud scream, “Are you crazy?” I’ve forgiven her for that blasphemous statement.
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