So famous Cha Chaan Tang

I hear a lot about Cheung Hing.  All famous people movies stars go when they go Happy Valley. I watch video of foody woman making tea there.  So, I want to go too so I can say I went. 

The place very run down but the wall covered with autograph of all these famous people.  Why they no ask me to sign?!  I am famous too, no? I heard I am famous on Golden Forum! 

Anyways, the decoration no grand but they are very grand when they gave me three chairs to put my bag!  Not one, not two but THREE together to put my bag so that my bag is right next to me when I get my hand cream.  Very easy.  Yes, you need to use hand cream because you clean your hand when eat and the cleaning gel dry your hand.  

It lunch time and Sweet Sweet Boyfriend order me Chaan Daan Meen (noodle with fried egg and luncheon meat).  Noodle not chut cheen yet ding.  The egg is ok but luncheon meat soft.  Not enough char!

I also had milk tea.  It was not bad. The thick cup keep warm very good.

After that we eat Ball Law Yau (Pineapple bun with butter).  It is before 3pm and I can eat.  The pineapple bun ok but butter no salt.   Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say next time he take me Wanchai to eat pineapple bun with butter so that I can compare.

I don't know if they have best food but I like they have stool for my bag!

Korean food in Hong Kong

Sweet Sweet Boyfriend and his foody friend want Korean food.  They say they have to look for place with real Korean food in Hong Kong.  Han Ka Nam,  a new restaurant open in Causeway Bay across street from Times Square and Ngor Geng Kiu and they go.

Decoration ok there.  More beautiful than place in Tsim Sha Tsui and Central.  I no understand why they always let you BBQ at the table.  My hair and clothes smell! 

Sweet Sweet Boyfriend order and first one was round meat.  He said that's ox tongue.  I no like strange meat but they say tongue is one of the best part of cow.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said "This must be a very talkative cow.  So much exercise that the tongue isn't that tender!"  His foody friend said "Just like your girlfriend!"  I am so happy. They must think I look slim in size 2 because I exercise a lot.  The secret is I no eat carb after 3pm!  Shh!!

They order pork belly too. The pork belly not very soft.  I know how much foody people like raw food. So I say "You can eat raw but I eat well done."   I thought I being considerate and sophisticate but Sweet Sweet Boyfriend's foody friend say "Pork doesn't need to be cooked all the way to 100C but you shouldn't eat it raw either...."  Huh!?  Why these foody people so difficult?  When eat raw, when eat cook?!!

Next dish is Korean blood sausage with intestine stir-fry.  Arrgghh!  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend know I no eat blood or organ meat but they keep order that!  They said it was ok but I don't see them finish the dish. Foody man said the good blood sausage (Soondae) is fill with rice and blood instead glass noodle and blood.  What does he know?  He Chinese!  I see Korean drama and they no say that!

Finally something I can eat.  We have Kimchi pancake.  I bite but I no like texture too much.  Too soft whole slice.  I said "Not enough char!!"  Just like what they foody people say all the time about pizza.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say "This is Korean pancake, not pizza!  The middle should be soft but the edges crispy.  This one is not crispy enough.  You shouldn't say char"  I said "You in trouble. You tell me I am wrong. You go home on your own tonight. I go my home on my own!"

The dumpling came and I was much happy.  It taste like the Korean one I buy from expensive supermarket!  Skin so soft and inside lots of pork.

I was hungry when the last dish came. It is spicy octopus with noodle on side. I so hungry I ate noodle too.  Octopus a little tough and only sauce spicy.  Octopus not spicy. I like it but Sweet Sweet Boyfriend and his friend no like dish

They said food not very Korean.  What do they know?  They no Korean!  I watch Korean drama and when I no use Creme de la Mer, I use Sulwhasoo!

There was no stool there and I have to put my bag (the new Vitello Daino from Prada) on floor. I was so upset :(  I told Sweet Sweet Boyfriend to buy me new one

I think I have men fans!

My woman boss having baby and she eat strange.  She want Dai Pai Dong for lunch today and said "Let's go to Yue Hing up the escalator!"  I don't like go that side because the walk no good for my shoe. I wear Christian Louboutin Asteroid 140 suede and patent leather pumps.  But woman boss want Dai Pai Dong and we all go.

She hungry all day and order chuen ping noodle (Everything include  egg, spam, sausage)  She talk to Dai Pai Dong lady and when noodle came, it looked very big!  

I flip the egg and guess what I found?  Two more chicken frank with top cut into flower shape!   The noodle came with lots of cabbage (good texture) but I cannot eat that much. In front of woman boss, we all try eat as much as we can.  She no like people wasting food, especially when she pregnant.

Woman boss was very happy when two women strangers join our table.  Those two woman non-stop talking and they talk about baby, milk powder,  nappy.  Woman boss excited and join them.  I didn't know Chinese buy milk powder and nappy back China. I thought they buy shoes, handbags, mobile phone, and watches. I see them buy all the time in IFC and put everything in suitcase.  They ask me if I want my paper bag and they pay me $5 to buy my bag.  You cannot check in paper bag on airplane but Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say they sell paper bag from shops on internet!   Wah!  Laugh die me!  Who want buy paper bag on internet?  It's no dust bag!  Only dust bag with handbag prove your handbag is real, not A-good.  You don't put handbag in paper bag when you go office!  I no understand.

Anyway, they gave me stool to put my handbag.  They should get star!  I saw two guys did the same with backpack bag.  I am so powerful writer.  People follow me.  And let me tell you this, stool is very important!  Who want put handbag on leg when they eat?

I want to ask backpack man if they are my fans but I saw backpack is not a Hogan. So I no ask.

"Keung Kwok" dim sum - Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao

Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said he want Shanghainese dim sum before looking for new desk.  We cannot go Su-Zhe Fraternity Association because I no membership. I don't want membership because that place mainly Central Chinese people.  I want Central international people so I can say I am sophisticate (but I no want go Lan Kwai Fong.  The slope not good for the YSL platform pumps I wearing. )

I no like Crystal Jade because 30 minutes wait last time and Sweet Sweet Boyfriend want go furniture shop in Causeway Bay. I said "No! No!  No grand!"  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said "What about I take you to Lane Crawford afterwards for a new bottle of Jo Malone?"  

We went Causeway Bay but I no like waiting at Ding Tai Feng.  Too many people standing around. One time I wear same Jimmy Choo shoes as one "Keung Kwok" (strong country, mainland) woman at that hotel but she had her croc Hermès Birkin and I only had my Maison Martin Margiela snake skin clutch.  I think I look prettier but she said "No Birkin!?"  I cry that night! 

We cross to other side and went Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao in Causeway Bay Plaza.  I said it late and I no eat carbohydrates even though I like Shanghainese fry udon with pork and cabbage.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said if noodle coat with oil, I no take in carb quick and I won't gain weight.  He foody and I listen to him. 

First dish dry noodle with scallion, oil and dried shrimp. It smell very good noodle texture good too. Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said noodle a little soft and can have a little more oil.  He so sweet to me.  He doesn't want me to gain weight from carb.

Next was "alive fry bun"  (Sheng Jian Bao,  pan fried pork buns).  Quite good.  Bottom can have more char. I am so excited, I learn to say char this char that from Sweet Sweet Boyfriend and his foody friend so I sound like foody too.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend was happy I knew the bottom is no char enough.

We no want rice (Rice very bad to keep my size 2 figure!) and Sweet Sweet Boyfriend order fried rice cake with snow vegetable and pork (preserved mustard green, pork with Shanghainese rice cake).  The Shanghainese rice cake is no sweet and yellow like Cantonese rice cake for Lunar new year.  I like texture.  We eat with chili sauce otherwise no salty enough.

Sweet Sweet Boyfriend want Small Steamer Bun (Xiao Long Bao) but I said no vegetable and I get fat!  So, he order a vegetarian Xiao Long Bao.  I bite but no soup!  How can Xiao Long Bao no soup? The inside like vegetarian wor tip (pot sticker) but skin like Xiao Long Bao.

Sweet Sweet Boyfriend want the Shanghai Sticky Rice Xiao Mai but we order 30 minutes and food no show!  One lady want us to keep waiting and pay for Xiao Mai.  I no happy and the other Hong Kong lady help us and cancel order.

We had rice dumpling with black sesame paste in ginger tea as dessert.

Not too many people at Nan Xiang but service not always same (and NO stool for my handbag!) service good if HK woman serve but strange if mandarin speak woman serve. She no rude but just want us wait for our order with no cancel.  I think maybe that's how they work in China.

Robuchon - sandwich lunch so chic

Cold and hot, hot and cold weather make people not feel good. I call girlfriend "let's no go outside lunch.  I no want catch a cold!"

We decide go Le Salon De Thé de Joël Robuchon.  That way, we can go check out Manolo Blahnik after lunch.  You know Manolo?  Shoes so grand and so beautiful.  Last time I wore the D'Orsay Satin and Feather Pumps, every office people said "The feather is perfect for you!  You are so grand like a dodo!" I was so happy.  They think I grand like the actress Dodo!   I no go outside when I wear those shoes.  They white shoes cannot walk on street. I change to Gucci (so ordinary!) when I left office. 

Anyways, I met girlfriend and when I saw her, she so skinny.  I think she size 0!  I said "Hottie!  Sooooooo ggggooooooooddd to see you!  Look at YOU!!"  but I no like it.  I think she went Chiva Som instead of Bangkok for one week holiday but she no admit!  I go get Sweet Sweet Boyfriend take me spa holiday! 

Anyways, too many people and I want quickie lunch so I can go shopping.  Last time I had cheese burger with kagoshima beef but it too dry.  This time I get sandwich and pear and caramel cake.  

I no like service at L'Atelier de service Joël Robuchon and service at Le Salon De Thé no better. Sit by balcony so I can check out who go Marc Jacobs.  I heard movie stars go.  It took long time to get anyone to serve us.   And of course, no stool for handbags.  They very lucky because I had small Roberto Cavalli clutch and it's new and so pretty, I want people see me and jealous me. So, I put bag on table. 

They can put club sandwich in oven to toast for you.  Bread nice but lettuce a little oily and too soft texture.  The cake was ssoooooooo good. Pear very nice smell and caramel not too sweet.  So soft texture.   I no understand why people can make cake dry?  Don't they just need to add lots water in the dough to make cake soft and nice?   Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say they use butter for soft texture. I think he lie so he eat cake and no share with me.  Anyways, I can eat every day but I will no longer size 2.  Now girlfriend is size 0, I have to loose weight after lunch.  How can I not be skinniest person!?  

First Hermé now Pierre

France Foody Woman friend of Sweet Sweet Boyfriend invite everyone to Pierre for lunch yesterday.  It was the "hold my handbag first time" anniversary for Sweet Sweet Boyfriend and me so he take me Pierre too.  I worry about eating field chicken (frog) again.  France Foody Woman love frog legs, she eat frog leg every time we have dinner...

It is on 25/F of Mandarin Oriental hotel.  So dark lobby and so many restaurants.  At Cuisine Cuisine and French Window in IFC, they share same lobby but big sign say which side to go.   I carry my Louis Vuitton and they no giving me stool.  I said to Sweet Sweet Boyfriend, "What no stool?  They star restaurant?  How dare no stool for me?"  I am upset but am more upset when I find out some people have stools for handbag, some people wait 10 minutes for stool and I no stool! The other foody woman carried her Birkin and she have to put Birkin on floor for 10 minutes and she don't have her dust bag.  Arrgghh!! I have heart-ache! 

We have table by window.  It was bright but not too bright. I no need to wear SPF 100 sun block to protect my beautiful skill but I want sunglasses.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said if I wear Sunglasses and go to bathroom to put more powder and lipstick on, I might fall because it is dark outside in lobby. 

There put bread in table cloth to put in front of every one.  I had cheese bread, crispy bread, italy bread and olive bread.  Bread taste ok and warm. But I no like texture of Italy bread, a little too flaky.  Olive bread and cheese bread no need for butter.  Butter no salt but very smooth texture. I think good for me:  No water retention to make my face big.  I ate all my bread and someone said "Don't you want to stay as a size 2?  Why are you eating bread!?"   I say it is lunch time and I can eat.  It is only after 3 pm when I no eat carb.  How many times I need to say "NO CARB AFTER 3PM"!?

The amuse bouche (Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said it Bouche, not Bush) so cute.  They still eat fish with no wasabi.  Every one like conveying belt sushi. Why can't these Michilin star restaurant use wasabi when they serve raw fish??  And egg yolk sauce (mayonnaise)??  The one with nuts so smooth so soft.  I ask what that is, no one told me.  I say taste like bacon but no meat texture.  One person say "Yes, it's the leanest pork from the mountain pig in Greece.  It only has white meat like fish and very soft".  I see!  No wonder so tasty.

We also had truffle ice cream, toast, mushroom, ham, jelly amuse bouche.  They have two piece truffle on top. So grand.  I heard truffle very expensive and they give a lot here.  How come jelly not sweet?  Ice cream sweet and jelly usually fruit jelly, no?  This one salty.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said this is pork consommé.  I said what is consommé? He said clear soup.  Why French word for clear soup.  In Chinese, we call it "gwan tong"!

Sweet Sweet Boyfriend order for me because I no understand menu.

Scallop carpaccio: laid on a red curry paste emulsified with coconut milk /olive oil cauliflower florists and lace bread.  I said raw scallop with no wasabi but curry?  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said it good scallop. It was nice and not gluey texture.  No fishy smell like I tried at other place.

Foie Gras soup: with watercress, caramelized endives.  Foie Gras not in one piece but crushed.  I said who no grand and Sweet Sweet Boyfriend say shaved is better for this dish.  Not much soup but tasty.  Some foie gras, then ham and nice soup taste.  I no understand why watercress soup so creamy and my sai yeung choi soup very clear.  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said French soup add cream sometime. I said "What cream?!  Fat die me fat die me!" Arrggh! If I eat carb, I no eat fat.  Now I have both.  I need go to gym to loose the calories.

Pork belly like a <Pot-au-feu>: calamarata/conchiglie and razor clams.  This one I think I can cook at home.  It is bacon and pasta.  Foody people laughed.   Why they think I no cook?  I can cook!  Sweet Sweet Boyfriend send me pastry class so that one day I can like Amanda S.  There are package pasta noodle in supermarket. I add hot water and we have dinner.  Why these people so mean to me?  Before Sweet Sweet Boyfriend, I never cook, no walk in kitchen and now I can make hot water!  The pasta good and sauce tasty.  The bacon thin and melt in mouth. I asked if it's Greece Mountain Pig but how come pink.  Food woman said "this one is seaside pig from Switzerland.  They eat flowers and that's why the meat is pink"

Petits-fours.  The food come slow and no time for dessert.  Everyone else got food but not us.  The petits fours come.  Apricot candy not very sweet.  The chocolate with cherry has lots of alcohol.  The orange marzipan and marshmallow are ok.   No coffee this time and we left hurry.

I no understand why these Foody people no talking when they eat. They make noise "ahh!  ooohh!  ummm!!"  So strange people.  Think they do yoga class in restaurant! 

Gold - Grand name!

Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said he want pasta because he has no Italy food in long time.   He said he no like most Italy place because noodle good but sauce no good or sauce good but noodle no good.  He said he like Gold.  I never been but I like name. Gold!  So grand!  

He order me wild boar ragout tagliatelle.  I know what wild boar is!  It is wild pig that run around in New Territories.  The egg on top is not cooked to hard yolk but so beautiful. It moves like jello.   Sweet Sweet Boyfriend said it safe eat egg raw.  I said this is no Japan!  He said something soo fit slow cooking and no high temperature.  Food no need to be cook to well done and taste good.  If food no good to well done, how I know it is cooked?  He is foody, if he says so, I eat.  Also, some celebrity said eating egg help loose weight.   The noodle not too soft and has sauce over.

He got me a dessert, something nut in thin crust pastry.  Not too much nut but the crisp pastry nice.  Not too buttery and I no need worry about no more size 2.  I like ice cream too.

The place good and girl waitress very friendly.   Oh!  And they have sea coconut and pear drink. Drink same thing in Chinese place is so "lo toll" (old fashion) but drinking it in Central Western restaurant so grand.  Only thing no stool for handbag and I put my vintage (Hey! I know how to spell Vintage!!) Kelly on sofa.

The pasta very good.  I think I can come back.