Pizza Because Why Not

Soz for being super MIA these days, you gotta bare with a PR student that has 3 assignments due at the same week and 2 more exams the following week sigh! I also missed out a Christmas party with loads of yummy food, not to mention partying with a model... thanks uni! Anyways, we were meant to upload this last week but better late than never *wink*

We've been to this pizza place a while back and we loved it! This time we went back again for the calamari, okay, call me square, I'm basically one of those people who order the same dish every single time, I mean what's the point of trying something else when you have found something you like so much. #sorrynotsorry

This pizza place is located on Tai Ping Shan Street which is quite hidden but if you know where Tung Wah Hospital is, they are located right opposite the hospital! Oh and it's just behind one of our favourite restaurants, de amazing Corner Kitchen Cafe which we've done a write up about, make sure you check it out if you haven't already!

They have some of the most welcoming staff we have ever met. Like they came to fill our glasses for more than ten times within 2 hours, probs because they could tell we're blogger by the camera? But we were absolutely flattered #lolz

All pizza were freshly made and baked from their brick oven and this is why the crusts are perfectly charred.

I'm never a beef person nor a big fan of eggplant and tuna so the shrimp pizza was the only option left for us haha but it didn't disappoint us, it was actually rather good!

We didn't have enough time to finish a feast because we were gonna watch Hunger Games afterwards whoop whoop! But let's be real, you could never finish a whole pizza on your own, could you?

The set lunch came with either salad or soup of the day. We didn't feel like having asparagus soup so we went for the salad which was actually not too bad but it didn't wow us. It was rather refreshing as it's got a mixture of sourness and spiciness together.

Calamari Fritti 

Calamari Fritti is one of our most frequently ordered starters, so were not particularly anticipated when we ordered it, but when we had our first bites, we knew we'd order this every time when we are here. We HATE rubbery and tough calamari rings, but these rings were firm yet tender at the same time. The batter was light and crispy but didn't feel greasy at all. The only fault was that some of the batter was detached. Oh and just look again, see how each calamari ring was deep fried to a perfect golden brown. But wait till i finish the best bit, the two sauces that came alongside! The white one is aioli which had a lovely creamy flavour with a subtle note of lemon zest and garlic. The brown one was an insanely good Thai-ish chilli sauce. It was one of those taste-bud awakening flavours. The sauce was sweet but with a gorgeous kick of coriander, lime and spice. It was so good that we even dipped our pizza with it.

Shrimp & Chorizo with Avocado Base Pizza

If you have never had any pizza besides those from Pizza Hut, you will never understand how amazing these freshly baked pizza are, or in fact how rubbish those from Pizza Hut are. We ordered pizza both time; the first time we had Applewood Smoked Salmon Pizza and this time we had the lunch special which was the Shrimp and Chorizo Pizza.

The dough of the first pizza was perfectly baked, looked amazing, smelled even better. We loved the slightly chewy texture. It wasn't too dry and it had a really attractive charred aroma, love that! The second one, on the other hand, was slightly disappointing because of the burnt edges which tasted a bit bitter. A good pizza should have a rich blend of flavors. Low sodium pizza is just not right. The sauce base for both pizza was delicious. The first one had a classic tomato base which was overwhelmingly rich and most importantly it has enough acidity (it's just a personal preference). The second pizza has a milder avocado base because of those yummy salty chorizo.

Less than 15 days left till Christmas people! If you're watching those Zoella's Christmas vlogs to get in the holiday/ Christmassy spirit, you're not the only one *wink*. Can't wait to do nothing but stuff myself with all the yummy food and get fat and shit! Who's as excited as we are? *high five*

 Cafe Deco Pizzeria ; 11 Po Yan Street, Sheung Wan

Have a wonderful weekend guys!

Your Body Will Thank You

Looking for ways to get a glowing complexion? You've come to the right place hun (sounds like a Michelle Phan's video huh). The whole juicing thing has been a huge thing over the past 2 years, even Gwynth Paltrow and Beyoncé are big fans of cold pressed juice, it gotta be something GREAT!

The #1 benefit of cold pressed juice is that it contains up to 5 times more nutrients than regular juices. In regular juicing methods: pressure, heat and pasteurisation destroy enzyme and nutrients. Cold pressing, on the other hand, minimise these threats and even allow you to absorb more nutrients than consuming it raw. (I know it doesn't make sense, but that's the truth…) However, since these juices haven't been pasteurised, they may contain harmful bacteria, so make sure you keep them juice refrigerated all the time to prevent bacterial growth.

The idea is to drink all the greens and nutrients instead of eating the same quantity of fruit and veg. It detoxifies your kidney and liver and let your stomach rests, hence, it makes your body glows inside and out. I've tried several pressed juice shops and I have to say all the green juices looked pretty unflattering to me at first, not to mention their taste. However, for some reason, they sorta got you hooked on, prob because they make yo skin so glowy *wink*

Genie Juicery, the juice shop right next to Starbucks in IFC, is my favourite among all the cold pressed juices I have tried. Not only their juices have the best flavours, but they also have really enticing combinations of fruits and veg. If you are a first timer, you'll certainly be overwhelmed by the massive variety of juices in their store but no panic! This is when their staff come in handy, they are willing to sort out all your curiosities & sometimes you get samples too! 

I recommend you to try the fruit based juices for your first time because they couldn't taste bad, duh! Bo-yo for example is one of the least challenging drinks. If you're in the mood for something greener, go for Green Queen or Hawaii H2O, both of them have got veg and fruits in it so it doesn't feel like you're drinking straight grass lol. And for some of you feeling more hardcore, Salad Bowl and Green Genie are defo your choices of juice! I'm okay with both of these two (which only contain veg) but I'm just not feeling the other veg based juice, Hulk, as it's got ginger and cayenne in it so it could be quite spicy.

My favourite drinks have to be Beaches, $65 (it couldn't taste bad as it's got all the yummy fruits in it including strawberries, pineapple and acai), Green Genie, $65 (the best one among all the veggie based juices they have) & Vitamin Sea, $70 (It looks rather gross but it tastes ahhhmazing! And it's got spinach and spirulina in it so you're actually consuming plenty of greens)

I've done a few juice cleanses (level 2 & 3) with Genie Juicery. You will get a free cooler bag (which looks real cool) with an ice pack when you order a cleanse in store; plus two bags of extra supplements when you order online, and of course those cute stripped straws! Their bottles are slightly smaller than other pressed juice shops, but cost pretty much the same ($60-$75).

The first and most significant enhancement I noticed was my skin condition. I had acne problems but after 2-3 cleanses (well don't expect your skin goes perfecto after one bottle, it takes time!) my skin looked so much better, clearer and brighter, not to mention the body changes too. I don't know how to describe it but you can really feel the difference! I felt like a powered up Pac Man, with a flatter tummy.

Did I mention they have more than 30 flavours? INSANE!! Check our their website for all the flavours: http://www.geniejuicery.com/juice-menu-new/

Genie Juicery ; 2096B, Level 2, IFC

Hope you find this helpful! See you next Thursday!

Perfect Saturday afternoon at Corner Kitchen Cafe

We have walked past this cafe for several times and every time we walked past, we stopped to lift up our head. The first time we stopped because of the wonderful smoky aroma of grilling meat; the second time we walked past, the handwriting on that big black menu board caught our eye (maybe the ginger guy too shh...); the third time we passed by, we heard some lovely Filipinos ladies (or Thai?) singing loud in the kitchen!

The cafe is located right opposite Hollywood Road Park; next to 208 Duecento Otto as well as a coffin shop, for those of you who can read Chinese might have already noticed it. #lolz

The atmosphere of this cafe was pretty laid back and the staff looked like they've just seen Kim K's full frontal (please google it yourself lol), they looked super chuffed! & those cakes inside that fridge, we're so coming back for them.

They have more seats available upstairs. The view is actually quite nice as you can overview Hollywood Road Park. I could just sit there with a glass of iced lemonade and daydream whole day.

We were just overwhelmed by their menu because they have so many options for brunch (was dying to try the scrambled egg, feta cheese and avocado wrap). However, it was already half 3 when we got there so there was no brunch for moi! BUT! We wouldn't have tried the two yummy burgers we had - Juicy Beef Burger ($108) and Salmon Burger ($125).

Juicy Beef Burger

While we were deciding what to order, we saw this lady sitting behind feasting on a beef burger with lava-like cheese oozing down the sides. We looked at each other and we knew we were gonna make some delicious mess. 

We usually avoid ordering burgers because not only it takes a lot of effort to eat but also we have had too many terrible burgers. The beef patty is the soul of a burger and this beef patty, I mean this juicy beef patty, is exactly how a good one should be. It has subtle herb undertones; the edge is crunchy; the inside is moist and a little bit pink; and it has the perfect thickness. The melting cheese was magical - it was so gooey and rich. Together with the caramelised onions, strip of bacon, fresh lettuce and tomato, it was a Perfect-10-beef-burger. 

Save the best for last - Salmon Burger

This salmon burger was EVERYTHING! When I say EVERYTHING, I MEAN EVERRRYTHING! This was prob my first ever salmon burger & I loved it! Salmon was on point, just simply amazing. It was beautifully pink, the meat was tender and moist, tasted nothing like it’d been frozen and it went perfect with the red onions and the watercress (or rocket it is).

To top it off with the refreshing wasabi mayo which I found quite unique, is it just me or you all have never had wasabi mayo? It was surprisingly good, no joke! One word, amazeballs! 

Not to mention those beautiful crispy, golden brown sweet potato chips on side, need I say more? You gotta try it yourself!

Oh! They also do private parties too. We happened to see a father bringing in dozen of cupcakes with his daughter holding countless balloons as we left. Should be a fab place for great fun & giggles with sweet company.

It was overall a pleasant experience we had in this cozy place, we highly recommend this cafe for all occasions, this is just a perrrfect place for everything! We are definitely coming back for more!

Corner Kitchen Cafe ; G/F, 226 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan

Hope you've had a wonderful week beautiful people, we are so close to the weekend!

  

From Excitement to Disappointment: Oldish

We finally got to try this cute little British restaurant on Tung Street. We had to wait outside for 30-ish mins for the window seats (I believe it's called al fresco), which we had absolutely no problem with!

Looks like a cozy place to chill. And yes they have a cute company car lol

They didn't have many food choices, in fact, there were only 5 options for lunch but that was okay, good restaurants usually don't have a large variety of choices (apparently, they proved me wrong). 

We ordered Set A which was the Oldish Hash Brown ($118) and Set C which was the Roasted Chicken Breast with Waldorf Salad ($118); for drinks we had pink lemonade and iced tea. We waited for more than 30 minutes for that hash brown, I mean really?! (it says 15 mins on the menu). 

Oldish Hash Borwn

When the hash brown came, we were really excited because it looks über delicious. The portion was quite generous: four slices of bacon, one perfectly-cooked runny egg, a skillet full of hash brown, some diced mushrooms, some cream cheese (I assume it was) and a slice of toasted bread. 

It just looked amazing especially when it was served with a skillet. But, a huge BUT, after I had my first bite I was so disappointed. Not only it was almost tasteless, the hash brown base was totally unexpectedly hard. Not that it wasn't crispy but the potato was really hard that I started to doubt if it was fully cooked. Imagine it felt like eating sliced apple or peach (may be a rotten one). 

The only thing I liked about the dish was those sautéed mushrooms. We managed to finish the whole dish because we added a lot of table salt & black pepper, and we didn't want to waste food.

Roasted Chicken Breast with Waldorf Salad

I have to say it was a rather small portion considering they charged an exorbitant price. I only ordered it because of its sexy name. First, the presentation was not quite compelling. Chicken breast was alright, it was tender yet a bit tasteless; the salad was total rubbish (don't mean to be rude but it really was amateur), I swear they have even better salad at Starbucks; don't even get me started on that two slices of toasted bread, they were just hard and they hurt the roof of my mouth. 

Please tell me I am not the only one that don't like hard and cold toasts!

The staff were generally friendly and approachable, except one. This particular guy he looked/ sounded really welcoming but there was something about him that was not so welcoming at the same time. You could just feel it ugh!

It was not a very filling/ satisfying meal (we actually went to Hollywood Road for much yummier burgers afterward), I don't reckon I would ever go back again. 

Oldish ; G/F, 53 Tung Street, Sheung Wan  

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, see you next time.

Gloomy Saturday at Vivo

It's finally getting cooler (or more bearable the British girl at work would say). It felt like an English summer the past few days but defo not when the sky decided to pour sad tears down today, meh! I know some people actually enjoy this sort of gloomy weather but I certainly am not one of them.

The bae & I wandered around Soho for a good twenty minutes after going to Brunch Club to see that massive queue outside. We happened to find this fancy Italian place, Vivo on Elgin Street.

First thing's first, the inside looks quite nice and modern but not very Italian (just saying). It was rather quiet for a Saturday afternoon, there were only a few customers. We ordered ham & cheese omelette and eggs benedict; raspberry iced tea and apple juice for drink. The raspberry iced tea…hmm… imagine Arizona raspberry iced tea (which I'm obsessed with!) diluted with water, yuck! AND it costed $58 which I found kinda expensive for a glass of not-so-yummy drink.

The apple juice was just apple juice.

The omelette was good, I mean omelette could never go wrong, very cheesy!

The eggs benedict was alright. One of the yolks was on point yet the other one was slightly overcooked; sadly the hollandaise sauce was kinda tasteless and the consistency was a little bit watery; the spinach was real fresh tho!

I would say the price of Vivo is reasonable (except for that glass of raspberry iced tea!). It's standard-soho-restaurant pricing. The meal costs $282: omelette $98; eggs benedict $98; apple juice $28; raspberry iced tea $58.

One little note: there is no service charge for this restaurant which is quite rare.

Came home and read some of the reviews of this fancy pancy Italian place on Openrice, most of them  were very positive. I think this restaurant is kinda overrated, I wouldn't say this place was terrible but I'm quite certain that I wouldn't come here again, well, at least not for brunch again.

I almost forgot to mention the smoke that came out from the kitchen. It was pretty frightening. They need better exhaust fan ha!

 Vivo ; 41-43 Elgin Street, Soho, Central

See you next Saturday.

First post!

Oi oi! Finally getting this blog started! Had an awfully long time getting the template and everything done (which I'm still working on). I start blogging because I love to eat a lot and share photos with my friends, pretty much every time ha! But I hate spamming all my Facebook friends with the Vietnamese I had with the bae, some of the old-time schoolmates prob don't care what I eat, if not my life too ha. 

Pretty much it, it'll be a proper blog post next time round.

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