Monthly Archives: September 2017

Steam Pot Dinner at 潮福蒸氣石鍋⁠⁠⁠⁠

Posted on September 21, 2017 by stenoodie

September 19, 2017: For dinner that night, we went to Hai Fook 潮福蒸氣石鍋 in Tai Po for steam pot dinner. Steam pot meals started getting popular in Hong Kong at least since last year in 2016 when I was visiting … Continue reading →

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Black Truffle Mascarpone Cheese Pizza at Golden Captain’s Restaurant [Defunct]

Posted on September 20, 2017 by stenoodie

September 19, 2017: Yesterday for lunch, I again consulted OpenRice for some good eats around the area. It showed me Golden Captain Restaurant (金船長餐廳) which specialized in Italian cuisine and had a specialty pizza which almost all the reviews were … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Layered

Posted on September 20, 2017 by stenoodie

After walking across the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge this past week in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, this was one of the views that greeted us. There were layers among layers of mountains and forests and fog/pollution all around us. These were some characteristic … Continue reading →

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Day 1 in Changsha, China 2017: Arrival and Noodles

Posted on September 19, 2017 by stenoodie

September 13, 2017: I’ve never been to Changsha before and I was inspired to go after seeing photos online of the historic and mountainous regions. It is also the area that the movie Avatar was filmed in inspired from. This … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Dorsett Mongkok Hong Kong

Posted on September 18, 2017 by stenoodie

I really liked this hotel! We stayed at Dorsett Mongkok Hong Kong for a couple of days and checked out on September 13, 2017. We knew of this hotel thanks to a family friend who recommended it to us based … Continue reading →

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Breakfast combos at Cafe de Coral

Posted on September 17, 2017 by stenoodie

September 13, 2017: For a quick and speedy meal before we headed to the airport to Changsha, we went to the classic Cafe de Coral (大家樂). I hadn’t dined in a 大家樂 in a while but the food is standard … Continue reading →

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Congee at 大師傅粥品

Posted on September 16, 2017 by stenoodie

September 12, 2017: 大師傅粥品. For a brunch today, I was feeling for traditional congee so we went to 大師傅粥品 near our hotel. This restaurant ranked highly on OpenRice and indeed it was fairly good. Similar to other congee restaurants in

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Hot Pot Dinner at Garden Restaurant

Posted on September 15, 2017 by stenoodie

Sept. 11, 2017: For dinner at night, we went to Garden Restaurant (花園酒家) in Yau Ma Tei for hot pot! This hot pot was in a comfortable restaurant on the upper floors of the restaurant that also serves dim sum, … Continue reading →

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Classic Cha Chaang Teng fare at Chrisly Cafe

Posted on September 14, 2017 by stenoodie

Sept 11, 2017: Today we went to a classic Hong Kong style cafe for breakfast and lunch called Chrisly Cafe (華星冰室) in Mong Kok (although it also shows up as “Capital Cafe” online..). Since we were staying at a nearby … Continue reading →

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Amazing Hainanese Chicken Rice at Mandarin Chicken Rice (Singapore) in Hong Kong

Posted on September 13, 2017 by stenoodie

Sept 10, 2017: Amazing lunch today!! I used the OpenRice app to find a good lunch place near our hotel and this place popped up (I also noticed it when we took the minibus the first day here). I also … Continue reading →