Did my daddy and grandparents really eat these? Yung Kee

Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say new menu at Yung Kee feature Canton food from 60s-70s.  I say it before my time and so "old cake" but Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say go try because Taiwan Foody Cousin is visiting Hong Kong.  Taiwan Foody Cousin will like that type of food.  He call Lawyer Foody Woman and Chef Foody Man (who has very professional looking waterproof backpack. He said Louis Vuitton makes one using same material.  I should get for my new Galaxy IIIS so I look like professional photographer with my phone with flash!) too.   Why no Kee Club where all famous people go party?   Right next door and much hip and chic people :(

We got there and I say "No way I sit Ground Floor!  So no grand!"  The woman waitress say "Mr Sweet's reservation for 5 is on the fourth floor.  This way please." I still no like it because they no give stool for handbags.  No wonder they no get 3 Michilin stars.  If they really do business for VIPs, how come they no have stool!?  Maybe those old VIPs don't take handbag and just keep everything in the Alphard for driver to look after.  I look at Sweet Sweet Boyfriend and wonder when he get me an Alphard with a driver.  I no like him driving me around in his small sports car.  No very grand.  I cannot watch TV in his car.

The first thing come was Thousand Year Old Egg with pickled ginger.  It is nice soft yolk and very jelly like white (but it is brown now!  Why?!?)  but I cannot say I like it because on TV show like Fear Factor, they use Thousand Year Old Egg as... the Fear Factor! I am grand and cannot say I like.  Have to be like most English speaking people.  I no understand why HK people eat the egg with ginger and sugar. At home we eat with soy sauce, sesame oil, scallion and tofu.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say that South China people vs North China people taste.

We had one order deep fried wonton with sweet and sour sauce.  The waitress say "Our wontons are the old style ones with lots of crispy skin"  I look at it and I say "So cheap, why no big ball like Tsim Chai Kee wonton?  Bigger the grander!"  They all look at me and roll eyes.  Sigh!  They call themselves foody people but they no know what good food is.  Let me tell you people, good wonton have big shrimp in it.  No pork fat (so no fat die me) and really big.   The sauce ok no too thick.  How come no bell pepper?   The wonton no very small but no puddle of oil on plate so I think it passed.

We had winter melon soup next.  They so messy to put meat on the melon.  Should be in soup.  There another winter melon soup on menu but we order clear one.  These foody people talk consomme and soup.  I no understand what they talk about.  Soup is soup is soup.  Why all different type?

Sweet Sweet boyfriend probably think I need diet because he pre-order a pork dish.  So much fat on top and all these foody people ate the whole thing. I say how can I eat it?  So fat die me but they say fat is best part.  I took one bite and it is no bad.  No greasy but more jelly and smokey.

We also pre-order goose feet web dish.  They have liver, meat wrap inside like a chessboard but the manager say we no order.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend and Taiwan Foody Cousin were upset.  Taiwan Foody Cousin say he come all way to Hong Kong to Yung Kee to eat that but they say they no have it after we pre-order day before!?!  The manager no say sorry just keep saying no have in kitchen.  I was happy because I no need to eat goose feet web.  I am foody woman now but think of how they take bones out... People say all chicken feet and goose feet, old women sit around and put in mouth to get bones out.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend so upset he go downstairs to outside the restaurant to check if they have goose feet on display.  They think some VIP upstairs took our order

To finish lunch, we order noodle with goose fat.   So small and only little goose fat on bottom.  I think it is good but noodle with lard and shrimp roe in Yuen Long is bigger. 

Because no goose feet web, another manager give us egg tart and black sesame dough ball.  The pie crust is no like Tai Cheong egg tart or Kam Fung egg tart.  More like Tai Cheong maybe. I want stay size 2 and no eat egg tart long time but I like flaky Kam Fung one.  This is mini egg tart version so I had 1/3 of the tart.  Size 2 very important or I look fat in Central.

The black sesame dough ball ok.  Not too sweet.  I was so full but I like black sesame. Good for skin and hair, you know?  I check time and it 2:30pm. I can eat carb no problem. 

Lunch ok good.  Think they should have stool and make sure they have reception who know how to take order properly. I no want see Sweet Sweet Boyfriend and Taiwan Foody Cousin get upset again.  

Hong Kong scone bester than London scone

Everyone talk Tai Ping Shan Street is happening place. I no know what is happening there and I famous foody writer now, I should go see.  There a place Teakha, HK foody writer say scone very good.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say scone is popular England and Australia food.  English speaking people like it, it must be grand.  I told all my girlfriend about scone I know.  Tall but no tall like cupcake, with baking soda, eat with cream because I know from London holiday with Sweet Sweet Boyfriend!  I so happy because I can talk like those Foody women friends of Sweet Sweet Boyfriend.

Too much people inside shop when we get to Teakha.  We order food and sit outside shop.   They no have stool for handbags but I no say anything.  I should look like all other girls there, relax and chill (no wonder they can wear layers when it sunny and hot outside).

Girl finally take scone to us and I said "Oh! Wrong order.  I want scone" and she said "This is scone!" How come they no look like the one Sweet Sweet Boyfriend had with me before?  We in London when we ate and no same shape, texture or taste?  No cream or jam with scone?  Everyone there look either chic and hip or Bohemian.  I scold Sweet Sweet Boyfriend for take me to no good place in London to eat scone.  Best scone should be like Teakha's.  Like soft fruit cookie!!  Cannot believe he make me embarrass die me.  I told girlfriends I know scone....  Argghh!  

It very hot and I had Thai Iced Tea. Not same as one I had at Greyhound Cafe.  I no finish it because I still mad die me at Sweet Sweet Boyfriend.

I left Teakha no happy person.  Famous foody writer say their scone best in HK but no like what i say to girlfriends.  I no going back, so embarrass die me

Bubblies Bubblies at 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana - Can it be grander?

Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say Dumbo is a great virtue when I get invitation to Krug dinner at 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana. I say I have invitation, I must be famous foody writer.  That is so grand. Why he want me to be Dumbo?  I have seen pictures of Dumbo before, Dumbo no wear nice high heels.  He must be jealous die him! 

Anyway, Sweet Sweet Boyfriend told me wines with lots of bubbles made in Champagne are known as Champagne. Bubble wines made outside of Champagne are no Champagne.  However, bubble wines can be made of different grapes but still be known as Champagne.  I no understand this complicate matter.  When Champagne a place and when a wine?  Anyway, I wear Paule Ka dress to say I am very France chic,  Bottega Veneta suede peep toes high heels to show my respect to the Italy restaurant.  I was all happy until Champagne man from Krug say "Mr Krug is actually German..." Oh no oh no! Sweet Sweet Boyfriend no say there is Germany theme.  Phew! Lucky I was wearing Glashutte Original

8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana latest three Michilin star restaurant in Hong Kong, in Central, and first three star Italy restaurant outside Italy. I walk through the bar (with booth! So chic) and to the private room where dinner is. All very grand but wait! No stool for handbags?  I keep say having stool very important for ladies. We no like leaving our bag on floor. 

Before we get food, we get champagne. 

Very nice France man explain each champagne and history of the House of Krug (did he say Monks sell wool to make money?  Hmm… I wonder if they selll me good wool for travel blanket!).  Everyone sniff and taste champagne. I hear people say spices, fleur de del (why Foody people like use France word?  No understand them!), apricot, truffle..etc when they talk wine but I am special and I no write like everyone else. So I say:

Krug Clos du Mesnil 98 - It is strong personality but no aggressive behaviour like crude people. You smell and you know it is Clos du Mesnil.  Very pure, very direct but not pushy.  Easy for everyone and people know champagne appreciate the subtle complexity

Krug Vintage 98 - It is more sharp than the Clos du Mesnil 98.  Maybe more playful than the Clos du Mesnil 

Krug Grande Cuvee - Fruit smell and taste very refreshing. Work perfectly for summer night

Krug Rose - Beautiful colour, perfect for grand girl.  Easy to drink.  It should work really well when we have pink theme birthday parties!

Warm lobster salad with ligurian artichoke and cinta senese ham -  The lobster and the ham fat so... fat but every foody talk about eating fat at dinner.  They think spam is good.  I think BBC say brown fat is good for you and burn more fat. It's BBC, you have to listen or you no grand.  But how I stay size 2 if I eat fat (but I really like this ham fat)?  Anyway, I like drinking the Grande Cuvee and the Clos du Mesnil with the lobster and ham.   The Artichoke?  So happy they no give whole head like other restaurant.  Artichoke so tender and no yucky leaves.  Some people no know how to eat it artichoke! Taste no easy to match any wine but I think the Vintage was good to drink

Roast duck foie gras with piedmont hazelnut sauce -  I have fat die me problem.  Name a girl who no like Nutella!  The hazelnut sauce is so Nutella and taste good with duck foie gras.  Wait!  Duck foie gras?  Isn't foie gras goose or is it duck? Oh duck duck goose. I am Foody woman writer now and should eat it.  It taste nice with the Vintage. The sharp fruit cuts the fat. Hopefully, I stay size 2, no?

Homemade fettucini with black truffles butter and Parmesan - No carb after 3pm but.... black truffle is so grand.  They shave many slice truffle on it.  It smell nice and no funny taste in mouth.  Sweet Sweet boyfriend say people use pigs to find truffle.  How can that be true?  That is no grand but he show me picture.  I think that is photoshop.  Can't they farm truffle now?  Anyway, the fettucini is fresh make and very soft.  The truffle butter and parmesan make it very tasty.  The Grande Cuvee go so well with it.  You have nice taste in mouth but no grease gelling the mouth. 

Spiced roast challans duck supreme with apple and eggplant compote -  They say this is France duck.  What difference between France duck and China duck?  They go walk around and eat anything. Because they are France, they are grand.  The duck very pink and soft. I usually no eat raw food unless it is Japan but this is France!  It must be good at three star michilin restaurant.  The duck eat well with the Clos du Mesnil and Grande Cuvee but the asparagus eat better with the Vintage.  Why one dish with different champagne?  This is very interesting and I must ask Sweet Sweet Boyfriend why.

Crispy pear tart - Many layer pastry so tasty.  Good browning on puff on top like Sweet Sweet Boyfriend will say but how come the pear thin and no red colour?  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend make one poached in wine but this one no. I think not to mask the champagne.  I know it no good for size 2 but I want fresh brandy cream.  It is ok, I ask my personal trainer to use 3 lbs instead of 2 lbs dumbbell tomorrow.

Dinner very good, champagne is very tasty and food and champagne complimentary each other (yes, new word Sweet Sweet Boyfriend teach me.  Wait, is it complimentary or compliment?) . Everyone drink a lot and talk a lot and a fun evening.  Champagne not just for popping but for drinking when you want to drink and drink with food when you want to taste food better!  If they have stools for handbags at 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, it will be perfect night