23? Really?

As I’m sure most of you know already, Dr. Pepper has been boasting that its beverage of carbonated deliciousness is comprised of 23 flavors.  Now, I’ve taken quite a few classes in beverage tasting and analysis but it is beyond my palate as to what most of these flavors are.  The few flavors that I [...]

Beirut

Located at 27 D’Aguilar St. in Lan Kwai Fong is a little Lebanese restaurant/bar/hookah lounge called Beirut.  Like most places in LKF, Beirut serves decent food, probably has a great lunch deal, and is packed on a Friday or Saturday night with the bar crowd.   The unfortunate thing about MOST restaurants in the Lan Kwai [...]

Fun With Leftovers

Is it just me or is cooking a meal for 3 a nightmare?  Even cooking for myself tends to be a challenge.  I always make waaaay to much.  I can cook for 2, and anything 4+, but 1 and 3 seems to be extremely difficult for me.  But I suppose without this dilemma I would [...]

Getting Lost

The other day I was shopping in a part of town (Mong Kok) which I am not totally familiar with.  I know a few streets in the area (Night Market, Ladies Market, Flower Market, and Shanghai Street) which are known for having good deals while shopping but this day I was on a mission.  I [...]

Local Food

I’ve been in Hong Kong for almost a year now and people are finally taking me to the “real” local food joints.  Unfortunately I cant tell you the names of the places I’ve been to as they are all in Chinese characters that I am unable to read.  On the bright side though I do [...]