Dinner - Jones the Grocer @ Mandarin Gallery

Had a gathering cum dinner at Jones the Grocer. They sell intersting food and drinks.

They also have a cafe section. The whole place is decorated to look like a modern kitchen hehe

Salt flakes.. orangy color.. interesting

The white and orange salt flakes, both are river salt flakes..

What is this?

Brown and white sugar :)

Table set up

Duck pasta

The pasta resembles noodles as it is very long and it is cook in a broth.. Very nice :)

Chicken confit. The portion is a bit small but it's good

Total bill: ~$56 (the prices here already includes GST) :)

Dinner - Ming Kee Live Seafood @ MacPherson Rd

Went to eat here again, but just trying their signature dish as it run out the last time we are here.

Interior of the place. We got there early, like 5+pm.. all the tables are already reserved..

Table

Utensils

Guess what is the signature dish? :P

Water

Pickle

Sauces

The main star.. Crab Beehun! The beehun is really moist and the crab have lotsa meat and nicely cooked! I like this!! :)

Total bill: ~$66 (the crab is 1.3 kg which is a good size for 2) :)

Dinner - Hong Kong Street Family Restaurant @ Upp East Coast Rd

Went to eat at this unsuspecting looking restaurant receomended by my companion.. which mentioned that the food is quite good :)

The place look more like family/house setting hehe

Chili

Their fish soup is quite good with a ginger scent :) The choice of with milk or without milk is available

String bean I think it's called.. It is very very good! I like this, can finish the whole plate on my own.. even if it is a large portion hehe :p

Prawn paste chicken. Quite nicely fried and the pungent smell of the prawn is not too overwhelming :)

Claypot tofu

Sweet and sour pork. It is sweet and can taste the vinegar as well. Nicely balanced taste :)

Soft shell crab cereal. The crab is rather small, so it is more cryspy than really eating the crab meat :)

Total bill: ~$78 for 6 pax - really reasonable place to dine :)

Dinner - Marche @ 313 Somerset

Went to dine here to reminisce our Swiss trip :p

The trademark cows

Did you spot the Swiss flag?

The stalls

White asparagus is in season

To our seats.. the table is reseved :)

Rootbeer

Chili sauce

Dijon and mustard seeds

Rosti

The whole serving

Vegetarian pizza

To balance all these meat.. grilled chicken and sausage :)

Dinner - Gordon Grill @ GoodWood Park

Went to have dinner at Gordon's Grill as a celebration. Been here once before, a long time ago.. nostalgic feeling rushing back, both old and new memories...

Interior of the place

Interior again

Romantic candle and flower arrangement

Table set up

Plate

Butter

Selection of bread

Appertiser, cherry tomato and caviar. Very nice and refreshing on the palate

Mashed potato,... very creamy

Grilled mushroom

Roasted giant quail with foie gras. Foie gras is really a huge portion :) I like it!

Pork steak

Towel

Coffee

Crystallize brown sugar

Chocolate to round off the meal :)

Total Bill: ~$120