Our stay at the Hsuan Mei hotel included a daily breakfast buffet of Asian and Western choices. There were lots of vegetarian dishes and traditional Taiwanese fare. fruits, dessert salad bar cereal my travel mates We were initially excited to see an automatic coffee maker until we tried it’s super weak coffee. After trying theContinue reading “Taipei Day 2 – Breakfast at Hsuan Mei Hotel”
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Taipei Day 1 – Hsuan Mei Hotel
After all that shopping we finally headed to Taipei city, which was an hour away, to check in at our hotel. On the way to the hotel while still in Taoyuan district we were fascinated with these small, seemingly empty stores with scantily clad girls. I asked Benjie what they were selling. He replied, “ngaContinue reading “Taipei Day 1 – Hsuan Mei Hotel”
Dim sum lunch at Lili, Hyatt Hotel
It all started with Janet’s email – “Girls do you want to try the dim sum at Lili? They have a promo that’s ending soon.” Naturally the replies were fast and furious. And within a few days of the email we went to Lili for lunch. The promotion was “All you can eat dim sum”Continue reading “Dim sum lunch at Lili, Hyatt Hotel”
Harbourside – Desserts
If you’ve been reading this blog in the correct sequence you will know that I featured Harbourside’s appetizers and main course earlier. Harbourside restaurant has the best desserts for a buffet that I’ve tried. Not that I’ve tried all! I usually try 2 or 3 desserts and always find them to be excellent. waffle cupsContinue reading “Harbourside – Desserts”
Harbourside – Main Course
Did yesterday’s post on Harbourside’s appetizers whet your appetite? If not this should do it. Here’s part 2 featuring the main course dishes. lobsters crab snails prawns peking duck They have something for everybody. They were several kinds of meat and fish dishes all superbly prepared. surf & turf These tasted like a lighter lobsterContinue reading “Harbourside – Main Course”
Christmas Eve Dinner at Harbourside, Intercon Hong Kong
Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Valentine’s everyone!!!This is a very special post for me. Why? As a policy Intercon Hong Kong doesn’t allow anybody to take pictures of their food. I explained it was for my blog and the manager said he will forward my request to the PR department. I quickly scribbled myContinue reading “Christmas Eve Dinner at Harbourside, Intercon Hong Kong”
Dinner at Spoon
I was excited to have dinner at Spoon since I’ve only eaten at their Sunday lunch buffet. I loved everything at the buffet so I had high expectations for dinner and since it was December 23, 2009 I assumed they would have even better food. We were off to a good start. The amuse boucheContinue reading “Dinner at Spoon”
Caprice at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
For the life of me I will never understand how Caprice restaurant at the Four Seasons hotel in Hong Kong got the number 16 spot in the Miele guide to Asia’s top 20 restaurants. I’ve written about of it here and here. None of them were any good except for the lamb chops in oneContinue reading “Caprice at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong”
Lunch at Lung King Heen
I was excited to finally eat at Lung King Heen. It’s one of the best Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong. From their website: Lung King Heen is the only Chinese restaurant in the world to receive three Michelin stars. The only Chinese chef ever to receive this prestigious accolade, Executive Chinese Chef Chan Yan TakContinue reading “Lunch at Lung King Heen”
Lunch Buffet at Bambu, The Venetian Macao
Our room at The Venetian Macao came with either free breakfast or lunch. Naturally we chose lunch. We were told that lunch was at Bambu which had a huge buffet set-up. After taking all these pictures my arm was sore and I lost my appetite. There was just too much food to choose from.warning: 64Continue reading “Lunch Buffet at Bambu, The Venetian Macao”
Shoot First Eat Later 