Family lunch: Jimmy's Kitchen

The chicken kiev, the baked Alaska... forever yummmm! 

Had a four-hour family lunch at Jimmy's Kitchen and we had to end it with a coffee and Sticky Toffee pudding with vanilla ice-cream. 

True to form. 

My review of the place up at Robb Report Hong Kong. 

Inside Jimmy’s Kitchen, the Return of a Legendary Hong Kong Restaurant

 

After its lengthy hiatus, the doors are open once again in this latest incarnation.

“Is the chicken Kiev still on the menu?”

Irrevocably, it is the first question on everyone’s mind when they step through into the newly returned Jimmy’s Kitchen. Be it the beef Wellington in Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London’s Chelsea, the beef Stroganoff from the Russian Tea Room in New York, or the black cod miso at Nobu around the world, there are certain signature dishes associated with famed chefs and legendary locales that are symbiotically interlinked together.

Yes, the chicken supreme Kiev is still on the menu (and as good as memory serves). Jimmy’s chicken Madras returns in style, and the baked Alaska arrives with all the theatrics one has grown accustomed to. In fact, many of the famed fan favourites remain, as tampering with the leather-bound menu of Jimmy’s Kitchen would be sacrilege to the culinary gods and its discipled, long-time diners. Of course, there are new—and welcome—additions to the courses, but some things simply shouldn’t be tampered with.

Read the entire feature here at Robb Report Hong Kong.

Castellana Brings Piedmontese Cuisine to Central, Hong Kong

 

Helmed by Asti-born young chef Romeo Morelli, Castellana is simply a delight.

      

Lost in the arteries of Hoi Ping Road, Causeway Bay, Castellana was a little gem of a restaurant tucked above the teeming masses up on the 10th floor of Cubus. Now, in its latest, grander incarnation, Castellana continues to infuse creative Piedmontese twists into traditional and authentic regional Italian dishes in a new two-storey space, in Club Lusitano on Ice House Street. Has the new real estate retained the flavour, fun, and culinary calisthenics? We went to find out.

Read the entire feature here at Robb Report Hong Kong. 

First Look: Mott 32 Gets a New Stage to Shine On After Breathtaking Makeover: Hong Kong's photogenic restaurant

 Open at last, after a seemingly endless hiatus for a makeover that no one saw coming, the best-looking venue in town got a fascinating facelift.

If fine dining can be alluded to as high-performance art, well, then there is no better operatic stage for it in Hong Kong than Mott 32, especially after its latest revamp that’s bound to be the talk of the town this season.

Having undergone its first cosmetic makeover in nearly a decade, the restaurant has amped up the volume; take a bow, Joyce Wang Studio, and clear the mantle for yet another award. The overall experience from a design perspective alone overwhelms—it’s breathtaking.

Read the entire feature here at Robb Report Hong Kong. 

Taco Tuesday at 11 Westside: The best tacos and most authentic tacos in Hong Kong

While watching food porn The Final Table on Netflix, Esdras Ochoa and Daniel Eun were talking about opening up a restaurant in Hong Kong and my ears perked up. Then when they mentioned Kennedy Town, I went scrambling for a piece of paper to take note of the address ( FYI: 1/F, The Hudson, 11 Davis Street - Kennedy Town). 

HOW have I lived across the street from this fine establishment and never been?! It is by far, THE BEST TACOS I've ever had in my gluttonous, calorific life. OMFG. The week of discovery, we (not the royal 'we', but my roommates and I) were there four times  a week. We've culled the frequency down to just hitting the place on Taco Tuesdays (if not our waist, our bank account forewarned us to take it easy).  It's come to the point where all in the crew know not to bother us with invites on that holy day of the week. You will find our paw prints on the (difficult to maneuver) glass doors of 11 Westside at 6pm. Well, 6.15pm (you gotta give them chefs time to apron up!), at least once a week.  

While most patrons go for the more exotic offerings, we swear by the veggie option(s) too. My fake-chef roommate has split the taco and tried to recreate the same with the ingredients at our barely-used, mostly decorative kitchen, with risible results. We bow down to the maestros in the open kitchen. we are not worthy. Feed us, for we come in peace. 



11 Westside 
1/F, The Hudson, 11 Davis Street - Kennedy Town