Living It Up in the Land of Dim Sum

    This is the first time we're on holiday as a family of three (the lil muchkin, the big muchkin and me). We originally planned to head back to our familiar haunt at the St Regis, Bangkok. Unfortunately, there was no flights back on the day we wanted. Being desperate to go on a holiday we simply booked a trip. It was totally on the spur of the moment. Soon we were on the plane to Hong Kong - the Land of Dim Sum (and summore). Here are some highlights of our trip, from the eyes of a foodie...

Crystal Lotus Restaurant at the Disneyland Hotel

Olaf from Frozen. Darth Vadar and his stormtrooper full of nuts and good things.

Place your order in advance, or you'll be disappointed. Thanks to the wifey who indulges my passion for all things Star Wars.

Dim Sum "platter"

We just had to try the crab cake which was really full of meat

Even the seafood soup in coconut had a Mickey-theme

Rounding it off with not-so-common Mango Pudding

Dim Sum Library

Wagyu Beef pastry...mmmm

Stone fish porridge for the lil one. But it tasted like cod!

    More food adventures coming right up in the following post.

Dim Sum Galore - HK (part 2)

Afternoon Tea at the Peninsula Hotel

    Afternoon Tea at this iconic venue is taken very seriously. The queue starts half an hour before the official commencement of afternoon tea. This means if you don't want to risk queuing for nothing (Yes they do turn people away once the food is sold out), be there before 1.30pm. This is one of those places to see and be seen.

What's a colonial afternoon tea without a live classical band?

Michelin-starred Spring Moon Chinese Restaurant at the Peninsula

    To round up our gastronomic holiday, we had brunch at one of the top-rated restaurants in Hong Kong. Verdict: impeccable service above average food.

"Har Gao" garnished with Gold foil. The shrimp was good though.

Scallop "siew mai"

What's dim sum without porridge?

Their signature xiao long pao dumpling in soup (not exactly "xiao")

Half-eaten  roast pigeon