Without a doubt the food-related highlight of my trip to Hong Kong this year, I would have to say Tim Ho Wan (添好運) is worth all the hype it has been getting. Not only is it not as expensive as most of the restaurants I’ve shared in my previous food post, the food and service are quite good. My uncle who is a Hong Kong local began lining up as early as 8.30 in the morning so we could make the first batch of diners when the restaurant opened at 10am. So if you are planning to eat here, plan accordingly for the line-up time. I can assure you a…
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Of friendship and dimsum + How to make Homemade Dumplings [VIDEO]
Dimsum– quite possibly one of the best things about living in Asia. Also one of the best things about living in a country where there are so many excellent Chinese/Cantonese restaurants. I can eat a whole meal comprised of just these steamed wonders. Dimsum has always been a favourite of mine since childhood, but lately I have come to gain a new appreciation for Dimsum, when two of my bestest friends and I began this tradition of meeting over dimsum and catching up. We try to do it every month if all our schedules permit, and quite frankly it’s one of the highlights of my month whenever we do. There have…
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Dimsum overload at Hyatt Manila’s Li Li Restaurant + a special treat for readers
The Hyatt Hotel is one of Manila’s grandest and for me one of the more accessible five-star hotels in the metro. I live maybe 20 minutes away, and after this luncheon I had, I began wondering why we didn’t visit the restaurants here a little more. I was invited to an intimate lunch at Li Li’s Restaurant a few days ago to sample the restaurant’s lauded dimsum dishes alongside a couple of other cool kids (READ: really talented bloggers). It was my first time being formally invited to an event like this, so I was a mixture of nerves and excitement. Aside from the delicious food, the other great part…
