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António

António 7 Rua dos Clerigos Taipa, Macau When I tell people we spent 9 days in Hong Kong, people’s eyes widen a bit. I will admit, it was a lot of time to spend in a city that’s better known as a shopping and eating rather than a cultural or sight seeing destination. Technically, we didn’t spend…

Yardbird

Yardbird 33-35 Bridges Street Sheung Wan Hong Kong High up on the to-try list for Hong Kong was Yardbird. It is known for its Japanese modern yakitori/izakaya fare. I had seen it on travel shows and Perpetually Underwhelmed and 3SB recommended the place. They had already nailed it with their recommendation of Yakiniku Great, so…

LA Time’s The Taste 2016: Dinner With a Twist

After the last food festivity at LA Food & Wine just a week ago, I didn’t think I would be hitting up any food festivals any time soon. But The Offalo’s instagram feed alerted me that the LA Times would be hosting its annual food festival, The Taste, very soon. I had been to the…

Fu Sing Sharkfin Seafood Restaurant

Fu Sing Sharkfin Seafood Restaurant Multiple locations Hong Kong With the fancy Michelin caliber dim sum checked off the bucket list, it was only right to give a regular dim sum restaurant a try. Hong Kong is THE place for dim sum with even the low end places being pretty fantastic I heard. 3SB recommended…

Yakiniku Great

Yakiniku Great 255 Queen’s Road Central Hong Kong I thought I’ve had the best Yakiniku in places like Yakiniku Hiro in Kyoto, Totoraku in LA, and Tsuruhashi in Fountain Valley. Yakiniku Great takes the cake by leaps and bounds as the BEST DAMN Japanese BBQ in my experience. It’s a relatively new restaurant, that is…

Ronin

Ronin 8 On Wo Lane Central Hong Kong Ronin is easily one of those restaurants that pops up as a popular, must-try Hong Kong restaurant for the modern generation. Unlike Yung Kee, it doesn’t have a long history and tradition. The place is relatively new, but has garnered quite a popularity in a short time….

Yung Kee

Yung Kee 32-40 Wellington Street Central Hong Kong Cantonese cuisine is well known for roasted meats. Picture that roasted duck or hunk of roasted pork hanging in your local Chinese BBQ shop. Now picture the same thing, but marked up by $$$$ and with attentive table service and polite waiters. Welcome to Yung Kee! Just…

LA Food & Wine Festival 2016: Lexus Grand Tasting

I’ve always been meaning to return to the LA Food & Wine Festival. It’s taken me 3 years to do so, but better late than never right? With all the food and drink you can eat, these festivals are an utter delight to attend if you can swallow the price tag. The price has significantly dropped…

Hui Lau Shan

Hui Lau Shan Multiple locations Hong Kong When Anthony Bourdain had a layover in Hong Kong, he visited Hui Lau Shan, a mango focused dessert shop. I love mango and I love desserts, but watching Anthony Bourdain eat orange goop was NOT appealing to me. I prefer my mangoes on the tart side, and I…

Animal

Animal 435 N. Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90036 Yelp It’s been years (6 to be exact) since I’ve been to Animal. It’s not exactly an “everyday eats” kind of restaurant. If it were, we would all be keeling over from heart attacks. The food is nothing short of rich and excessive, but in the…

Gi Kee

Gi Kee Wong Nai Chung Complex Happy Valley Hong Kong Everyone says you have to eat seafood while in Hong Kong. I originally planned to eat at Under the Bridge Spicy Crab, but made a last minute change. The reviews on Trip Advisor were a little underwhelming. It seemed the place to be years ago,…

Ippudo

Ippudo Lab Concept Queensway Plaza 93 Queensway Admiralty Hong Kong Ippudo was the one spot in Japan that I didn’t get to visit. People said it was better than my favorite, Ichiran. I found that very hard to believe, but that only made me more intrigued by the place. In the States, there’s only a…