Whenever we go to One Peking, the swanky building across Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui that houses some of the world’s top designer brands, we always eat in Hutong or Aqua Tokyo. Finally we got to try a restaurant at the 10th floor called Xiao Nan Guo Premier. Just like other restaurants in theContinue reading “Lunch at Xiao Nan Guo Premier 小南國壹號”
Category Archives: Chinese Cuisine
Dinner at King’s Dumpling
There were so many dining options to choose from at The One but finally we chose King’s Dumpling. King’s Dumpling is a popular restaurant chain from Shenzhen where they have many branches. They offer Taiwanese food just like Crytal Jade and many others. It seems Taiwanese food is popping up in Hong Kong and ManilaContinue reading “Dinner at King’s Dumpling”
Dim Sum at Hak Ka Hut
I love dim sum. I think I can eat dim sum in Hong Kong everyday. I’ve eaten at Hak Ka Hut before and I loved their version of Hainanese chicken which they call baked chicken w/ savory sauce. It’s salted chicken and very, very flavorful. The vermicelli or bihon pictured above was quite dry butContinue reading “Dim Sum at Hak Ka Hut”
Xia Fei Shanghainese
I’m going to interrupt my blog entries of US restaurants with a series of new restaurants I tried in Hong Kong on my trip last October.During the Christmas holiday season a lot of Filipinos flock to Hong Kong for a quick vacation. Just 1.5 hours by air from Manila, the weather in Hong Kong isContinue reading “Xia Fei Shanghainese”
Jin Fong & Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
It was our last day in New York and what better way to say goodbye than to have dim sum in Chinatown. My cousin Virgil picked us up from our hotel in Times Square and brought us to Jin Fong for dim sum brunch. I was surprised how big the place was. I bet it’sContinue reading “Jin Fong & Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory”
Christmas party catered by Choi Garden
Last night I attended a Christmas party at a friend’s house. The food was catered by Choi Garden, my favorite Chinese restaurant in Manila. I didn’t even know they did catering. That’s 10 Peking ducks in the picture. They did the cooking and prep work in the basketball court above the house’s kitchen. The foodContinue reading “Christmas party catered by Choi Garden”
Dinner at Joe’s Shanghai
Hello New York!!!! I was so excited to be finally in the city that never sleeps. We only had 2 nights and 2 days to eat as much as we can. We weren’t even planning to do any sightseeing or shopping. It was all about the food baby! After the four hour drive from DC,Continue reading “Dinner at Joe’s Shanghai”
Birthday Lunch at Summer Palace
For my mom’s birthday yesterday we brought her to Summer Palace for a change. I saw Lori’s blog about Summer Palace’s La Mien festival and it looked really interesting. I haven’t been to Summer Palace in a long time. Every time we wanted to eat Chinese food it’s always at Choi Garden and now LugangContinue reading “Birthday Lunch at Summer Palace”
Shaved ice, other desserts and more at Lugang Cafe
No I don’t have shares in Lugang Cafe but i wish I did. I just darn love the food. Tuesday was a holiday and we brought some friends to Lugang to share the joyous experience of eating there. It seemed half the town had the same idea. The place was packed and I saw aContinue reading “Shaved ice, other desserts and more at Lugang Cafe”
Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice in Manila
Popular Hainanese chicken restaurant Wee Nam Kee from Singapore just opened it’s first overseas branch in Ayala Triangle Garden in Makati. It was my first time to go to the new Ayala Triangle Garden and it was beautifully lighted at night specially with all the holiday decor. The place was full with many patiently waitingContinue reading “Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice in Manila”
Shoot First Eat Later 