tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post4766359420067841558..comments2024-03-24T03:42:36.374+08:00Comments on 吃喝玩樂 - Diary of a Growing Boy: Third time, but still no charmPeechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10335468643735359783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-48114133919577480582010-12-04T00:17:45.116+08:002010-12-04T00:17:45.116+08:00The food in London has been improving, I must say ...The food in London has been improving, I must say I have now been converted! Even the coffee is better :D <br /><br />A lot of the Chinese Michelin restaurants are just an international embarrassment - Yung Kee on my first visit back to HK was amazingly bad. About a year later (still haven't blogged it) I re-tried dinner and lunch, the quality was much better this time but it had better be good, it costs a fortune to dine there. I got 6 measly prawns for $300+, they weren't even executed that good despite the Award Winning recipe promising the world. Their Salted Fish and Red Bean dessert soup was very good though! <br /><br />For Cantonese, I like Lau's Kitchen. Budget eat, half the price of a lot of Starred restaurants I'd tried or say the hyped up The Chairman costing an arm and a leg. Eg. $15X for a quarter of a chicken - the last time I ordered poultry by the quarter was at a fast food joint Nando's Chicken. :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951478222064972637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-44578906777408724472010-12-03T17:09:31.665+08:002010-12-03T17:09:31.665+08:00Having only been here 5 months I have been shocked...Having only been here 5 months I have been shocked at some places which have been awarded Michelin stars. For instance Yung Kee (presuming they didn't award it to the 4th or 6th floor) is a two dish place - century egg and roast goose. And they haven't even been good the three times I have been. And moreover than that the decor is terrible, the service bordering on the nonchalant or abusive and the atmosphere canteeny. <br /><br />An equivalent 1* in London would at least guarantee courteous service. <br /><br />Perhaps Michelin should do a Michelin guidebook which solely focuses on dishes as that would be more appropriate perhaps to Hong Kong. Some of the dishes/ or meals (putting to one side HK service) have been beyond good and far beyond what one could get (food wise) in London. <br /><br />That said, on the European food, I think they are not miles off. <br /><br />Better stop typing now!TomEatshttp://www.tomeatsjencooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227935017432867819.post-1776915446327302832010-12-03T10:59:01.253+08:002010-12-03T10:59:01.253+08:00Wow, agree completely.
Well, their job is to sell...Wow, agree completely.<br /><br />Well, their job is to sell books and listing more local restaurants, in a city where its citizens pride themselves on neighborhhod cuisine, is probably good 'business' sense. Spring Moon is fantastic, but not a place most locals go. Not many Parisians dine at Le Cinq regularly either but they recognize the difference between truly fine cuisine and something that's simply the 'best' in its category.<br /><br />Unfortunately, all this means is that prices at these places will go up...Ericnoreply@blogger.com