From new menus to fun workshops and even special deals, here’s all the food and drink gossip you need this week
Hong Kong Foodporn can’t always be melted cheese oozing out of a burger. This week’s inspiration is all about summer, bright healthy salads, seared high-quality BBQ meat and that little bit of alcohol to tickle your fancy during those long evenings. Tis the season of junk boats and stomach-friendly meals. For more healthy options, check out our favourite salads in Hong Kong, healthy eating spots and tasty vegetarian restaurants in Mong Kok. Eating greens have never tasted so good!
Hong Kong Foodporn: 30 July – 06 August
LCB Express
Causeway Bay welcomes this calm relaxing oasis from the hustle of Hong Kong. It’s a great alternative to Cantonese cuisine with light, health-orientated meals to keep you energised throughout the day. LCB Express uses acai powder, raw cacao and blueberry flaxseed in various dishes for maximise health benefits. Who said Hong Kong Foodporn couldn’t be healthy?
LCB Express, 3/F, L’Hart, 487-489 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, p. 2467 1388 , 銅鑼灣駱克道487-489號駱克駅3樓
Feather & Bone
Feather & Bone have answered our BBQ prays and released two new all-inclusive barbecue sets for you and your family to tuck into. Not just quality meat, but thrown into both deals are McClure’s sharp garlic Dil whole pickles, crunchy bloody mary kettle chips and mixer (just add vodka). The mouth-watering BBQ pack gives you all the tools for a kingly feast, enjoy a sizeable 900g ribeye, 4 x freshly ground 160g beef pattie and 4 x burger buns.
Need more? The family BBQ pack is the real deal and includes: 2 x 300g ribeye steak; 2 x 300g sirloin; 2 x eye fillet roast; 2 x 400g lamb racks and 2 x 400g pack of chipolata pork sausages. Both BBQ special packs are available at all Feather & Bone stores.
Find out why we get behind the Feather & Bone Loyalty Programme here.
Feather & Bone, Shop 1, G/F, Bohemian House, 321 Des Voeux Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, p. 3705 0280, 西環西營盤德輔道西321號瑧璈地下1號舖
Celestial Court Chinese Restaurant
Much room for mushrooms? We have, in fact we go wild for mushrooms. The Yunnan mushroom season is reaching its climax and Celestial Court is the place to be as it fuses mushroom delicacies with traditional Cantonese cuisine. Take a peek at the sauteed garoupa fillet with termite mushrooms, the tasty termite mushrooms mix perfectly well with the juicy and meaty garoupa fillet from Philippines. Mmm… shroom life…
Celestial Court Chinese Restaurant, 2/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, p.2369 1111, 尖沙咀彌敦道20號香港喜來登酒店2樓
The Old Man
Blazing up the leaderboard of best bars in Asia (voted #5), the Old Man has been turning heads and winning hearts across Soho and Hong Kong with their speakeasy charm. They are now holding a tribute to Ernest Hemingway’s The Old man and the Sea with the release of innovative showstopping cocktails, such as A Moveable Feast which uses a rotary evaporator to extract elements of the sea, pretty cool right?
The Old Man is fronted by the dream team of mixologists Agung Prabowo, James Tamang and Roman Ghale, and is one of the best bars in Hong Kong, in our humble opinion.
The Old Man, G/F, 37 Aberdeen Street, SoHo, Central, Hong Kong, p.27031899, 中環蘇豪鴨巴甸街37號地下
Eat.It Mercato
A taste of Italy can be hard to come by, however if you want 100% Italian produce then look no further than EAT.it x Mercato by Giando, held every Saturday morning in Causeway Bay. The Italian marketplace carries fresh produce sourced directly from producers and farms in Italy and is well worth a visit if you’re looking for authentic flavours. At the pop-up market, you can expect to find: fresh cheeses, salami, mortadella, parma ham, fresh fruit & veg and plenty more!
Eat.It, Shop J, 9 Kingston Street, Fashion Walk, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, p.2489 8822, 灣Fashion Walk京士頓街9號地下1號舖
Down for this Hong Kong Foodporn, but got a craving for something a bit earlier in the day? We feel you, check our new brunches in Hong Kong. However, if peace and quiet is what you’re looking for, then try the study or our five unscientific ways to relax in Hong Kong.