Showing posts with label lobster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lobster. Show all posts

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Daidaiya - Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong


Char-grilled Norway Lobster with spinach in sweet ponzu sauce

-> Nice. If I were at home, I would've sucked the lobster head dry, but it's kind of hard to do that gracefully with fork and knife, so I didn't. And oh, I think "Norway Lobster" is basically Scampi.


(Above) Gindara Meuniere with olive puree and pinot noir bernaise
(Below) Pan-seared Wagyu Sirloin with horseradish and Jerusalem Artichoke puree


A niceee fusion restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui (this time, we made a reservation)
Okayyy...I said I didn't really care for fusion food, but this one is good. Fine, I take back what I said. But let me just say this: MOST fusion food sucks. Some of them are good. Okay?

Anyhoot, it's nice to be in a restaurant in Hong Kong where the service are not somewhat hurried. The food is good, too, butI think I ate too much wagyu lately (most wagyu in Hong Kong restaurants are in fact, from Australia, not Japan. Japanese wagyu are just too expensive for frequent consumption). We had a great time, the restaurant was quite relaxed and the crowd are hip and fashionable (Red Louboutins galore. Clickety-clack). Apparently, the place is quite exclusive. Reservation is hard to get, unless you've got excellent connections like my friend Chelsie, who made the reservation. Mmh goi sai, Chelsie!

Friday, April 4, 2008

Sydney Fish Market

It took nearly an hour to get a seat at this popular destination for seafood lovers. It's kind of expected, really - since it was a Saturday afternoon. Felt like Hong Kong that day - I'd say 80% of the customers are Asian - up from the usual 50%. We Asians truly are seafood slaves.


Whiteleg prawns
from Christie's

Seafood platter
from Fish Market Cafe. There are fish cocktails, chips, grilled scallops, oyster kilpatrick, oyster mornay, and baby octopuses.


Curry Octopus


Baked lobster and Shrimp Shish Kebabs
from De Costi


Fish and Chips
...and some extra oyster kilpatrick + oyster mornay pour moi...