Hong Kong 'Ho Ho Sek'

Date of Visit: 12-15 July 2014

A very belated post, but I thought I should still share the goodies we had the privilege of trying when we went to Hong Kong over this summer.

Day One

Woke up bright and early to take our 9.30am flight to HK!!!  Was so excited and still packing away the night before so I slept really late, but that didn't stop me from waking up early.  This post comes really late but I hope the photos and rusty recollections will still do the trip justice!

I will miss trying to scramble away from the HK water dripping from goodness-knows-where and just feeling absolutely pleased that I was in foodie heaven.  From the cheap to the expensive, everything was simply sublime and every meal had me beaming with happiness even if it was something as simple as scrambled eggs or wanton mee.  Needless to say, the cheap prices made it easy on the wallet and was a great bonus.

GRUB, Singapore

Date of visit: 5 July 2014

K and I are 'westies' who are perfectly fine with staying within our side of Singapore since there's plenty of good food to be found nearby, so for us to have made a trip down to Grub on a Saturday morning and actually thought it was well worth it, is quite a big deal.  

I can see why this new café has been the talk of the town and why it deserves the attention it's been getting.  It's now on my list of cafés to return to for comfort food and a relaxing brunch with loved ones :)  Indeed, it's legitimately delicious food that I would be proud to serve in my own home, just like what they'd hoped to achieve.

Open Door Policy

Dropped by Open Door Policy at Tiong Bahru for a quick brunch today, and this is what K and I had!  The restaurant was decorated tastefully and has a decent selection of dishes (they have a brunch menu and a full menu), but we both felt a little let down by the quality of food and that the price was too steep for those that we tried.

ODP Pancakes with blackberries & chocolate  ($22)

I ordered this from the brunch menu and when it arrived, we were pretty excited because the fragrance of the chocolate was strong and tantalising.  The pancakes are not like those you find elsewhere - they were a more moist version of a fusion between buttery flat pancakes and English muffins.  It was surprising and the texture was decent.

The chocolate sauce was not as strong as its smell or colour, although the blackberries were cooked well such that they were not as sour as when they are eaten raw.  I would say it was a fun new dish to try, but I would not order it again because the chocolate was a letdown and the price seemed unjustified.  It would have been nicer with streaks of dark chocolate and some whipped cream on the side instead of just splashing it with milk chocolate - just a few added touches would have been nice.

6/10