chilimartini-blog
Epitastic !
An epicurean journey loosely based in Hong Kong.
About Me: I drink chili martinis and cook for joy. I take pictures of food in private, and public: it gets awkward sometimes. Day job: I dine prospects. Food Loves: Chili. Hot chefs. Sake. Chewy fresh pizza dough. Omakase sushi (who doesn't?) Food Fails: Following recipes. Baking. Oh, and don't care much for cheese.
Welcome to my food blog where we're hungry all the time.
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January 2 2012.
Dear food blog - today we shall abstain from the fun drink that made everyone merry in December.
BF: I feel like a beer.
Me: Hmm. We can beer a bird...
Toasty homey dinner at home. And a glass of vanilla flavoured soy milk. And a leftover Ferrero Rocher from that fun month.
Beer & lime roasted chicken
1 Chicken. 1 beer. 2 limes. 1 full garlic. Paprika. Cayenne pepper. Sea salt and pepper. 1 bunch of rosemary. Thyme.
Pour mixture in a clean cavity and around the pan. Feel free to add olive oil but life went on for me without. Roast for 1 hour and rest 10 min to serve.
Healthy coleslaw
Salad: 1/2 Cabbage. 1 celery stick. 3 spring onion. Chop. Mix.
Vinaigrette: Olive oil, canola oil, water. Grainy mustard. Malt vinegar, white vinegar. Salt, sugar, parsley, shallots. Dollop of minced garlic. Mix. Refrigerate for a few hours.
If you're wondering where the mayo is, there isn't any. I'm sure you don't need any after December - have you tried on your jeans lately?
Happy 2012!!
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Before it all began. Before those endless nights of turkey binging, mulled wine drinking, minced pies stuffing, food coma lounging and now, a sobering return to reality - was an innocent lunch on the half day before Christmas eve.
Lunch was at Grissini Grand Hyatt. I had a glass of Chardy and the salmon; BF, a Pinot Grigio and the risotto. Impeccable service. Forgettable mains. And currently - unfortunate views of the harbour's construction site. But as always, fantastic grissini. What I didn't document were the baskets and baskets of fresh, chewy and tender grissini rolls that we hoarded and ingested with greed and glee.
Oh, holiday season.
Grissini, Grand Hyatt Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai
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To state that my family loves food is a wild understatement. Bed-time reading often involve the latest illustrated cookbooks. We love dining out, eating in, cooking, watching others cook, chef demonstrations, food blogs (and food porn), gastronomy, comfort vegging - we love them all.
My youngest sister is back in town for some holiday cheer. She picked up a turkey recipe from her Canadian friends at Thanksgiving, and fed the family, my lucky boyfriend and Beanie the poodle on Boxing day.
We are a fortunate bunch indeed.
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Christmas eve dinner with the fam and BF at the Ladies' Recreation Club.
My favourite holiday of the year where family and friends happily unite, calories matter not, and champagne a-plenty.
Bring on 2012!
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Cozy Christmas lunch at Jellybean & Bedsy's homey haven!
BF and I arrived just after 1pm ready to ingest and be merry. We caught whiffs of mulled wine as we walked in. Bliss. Our generous spread consisted of roasted turkey, gravy and pumpkin from the reliable Mandarin Oriental and our hosts' home-made minted peas, stuffing, roasted potatos, cheeses and cranberry sauces.
Dessert was Jellybean's famous melted mars bars topping over ice-cream.
I'm happy to look like Santa Claus so long as I'm fed like this.
Merry merry Christmas to you x
#hong kong#mandarin oriental#mars bars#pumpkin#roasted potatoes#stuffing#turkey#christmas#mandarin oriental turkey
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Boxing Day Goodness @ingramcharlotte @nicetwits7 @JasonGirard!!
Signore Italiano came with a box of gingerbread house, wand, panettone (yes, more!) from the Yacht Club. The bear came with crackers and goodies. The ladies brought over chocolate covered peanut butter balls and Red Velvet cream pies... we may have had our fair share of season's sugary treats that night... so naturally, savoury snacks came to the rescue when our pizza delivery arrived...
Cozied up and watched Home Alone and National Lampoon. Amongst other things.
Best holiday of the year!! x
#gingerbread#gingerbread house#red velvet#cream pie#hong kong#yacht club#peanut butter chocolate balls#boxing day
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Paella with a twist.
Me: Soooo our Spanish couple is coming for dinner... I was thinking chorizo, scallops, grilled asparagus... hmm maybe we can attempt to tackle a paella.
BF: Yes, brilliant idea. I'm super supportive of you tackling that paella.
Me: Thanks.
I threw all I knew into that paella. Chicken, garlic, chorizo, garlic, garlic, jumbo prawns, mussels, lemon zest, broth, garlic, chili, and for the sake of being in Asia, I did a few things differently: I used Japanese sushi rice and cooked the rice in vinegar and broth, added toasted sesame seeds; and would have loved to use saffron, if we had any. Hello turmeric. Top with fresh green onion and lemon.
Amigo: Your paella is delicious! But not authentic!
Hehe, lovely eve with friends at home. Ah, busy December x
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Busy December!!
Housewarming, Christmas dinners, company dinners, year-end celebrations, New Years eve, family in town, there is a good reason why the festive season brings life and joy, and takes it from you in the same breath.
BF and I decided to host a Chrimbo housewarming the second Sunday this month. And host we did. Raw veggies with home-made guacamole and eggplant dip, garlic prawns, and turkey and chicken cranberry sandwiches were served all night. Our friends brought over wine, champagne, chocolate delights, panettone, cookies, eggnog and rum, minced pies, and more. The award goes to BF's fantastic mulled wine, which kept our flat boisterous and booming from 4-10pm that day.
Two easy party recipes:
i) Guacamole: 3 fresh avocados, 1/2 lime, lemon zest, fresh grape tomatoes, 1 cup of greek yoghurt (a good alternative is light sour cream or soy cream), fresh chili (take out seeds!) and cayenne powder, and chili flakes. Mix, set, serve.
ii) Turkey/chicken cranberry sandwiches: Carve roasted bird into bite size, mix with stuffing and gravy until even, add cranberry sauce, and set until excess sauce seeps through. Leave the excess sauce, and put mixture into soft bread. Cut into rectangles, serve.
Happy housewarming Christmas! x
#housewarming#december#hosting#nibbles#turkey cranberry#chicken cranberry sandwiches#stuffing#garlic shrimps#guacamole
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YBG at it again. Saturday night and we've got our noses in another random resto adventure. This time we've ousted the boys and decided to go for a deep dive into Wanchai hotpot. Jellybean was Chief of Restaurant this round - she hinted hot pot though it wasn't only the week of, that she sent an extensive list of hot pot options. Whoa.
Jellybean decided on Him Kee, noted for its hygiene and fresh produce, which turned out to be an overall 7 (out of 10).
The dining room was rather florescent but otherwise cozy, most fitting for this December evening chill. We chatted away over dunking fresh food into a steamboat of spicy and mild flavours. One danger with hotpot is that everything tastes delicious and the diner feels involved cooking her own food; so she keeps on and on, until she stands up and discovers a 3-month old child in her tummy.
Him Kee Hot Pot, 1&2F Workingfield Commercial Building, 408-412 Jaffe Road, Wanchai
+852 2838 6116
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Low end flat shopping in Ikea in Causeway Bay on a Sunday whilst hungover from tequila can be a painfully dark journey if not saved by my virgin trip to Din Tai Fung.
Me: We're going to Din Tai Fung!
BF: Yes, you've said it every minute by the last three hours we've been in CWB.
Me: Thank you for noticing. My enthusiasm must be admirable.
Din Tai Fung finally. We walk into quiet dining hall, punctuated with high ceilings and a glass kitchen where diners observe dumpling chefs crafting the infamous xiao long boa, amongst other fine Taiwanese (Shanghainese!) delicacies. Service: aside from a minor glitch of an old woman yelling at us to move seats, the rest of the staff were attentive yet non-intrusive. Each dish was perfectly timed - a two minute rest from the first dish before the next arrived, piping hot and fresh from the steamer. My personal favourite? The crabmeat xiao long bao: its skin by far the finest I've had, each piece bite-sized, and the meat succulent and juicy.
The bill amounted to ~HK$400 including two soy milk. The dining hall was packed when we left it just before 7pm. Quick note: these guys don't pull their own noodles, so suggest the Taiwanese rice, or opt for a dumpling only spread. Either way, here's a chain that's done it right.
Din Tai Fung, 68 Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
+852 3160 8998
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MIA blogging for two weeks! Work has been busy busy for December!
Ole for mum's second birthday dinner.
Most merry. We overate, overdrank, and oversang.
Will return.
Ole Spanish Bar and Restaurant
1/F Shun Ho Tower, Ice House Street
Central, Hong Kong (Next to FCC)
+852 2523 8624
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Dinner: Sauteed red cabbage and onion, mixed with surprise dinnerbox from BF's lovely colleagues who had a dinner party the night before. What's in the dinnerbox? Roasted eggplant pilaf awesomeness - you can taste the cloves and ghee when it's all mixed in. Sprinkle with cayenne pepper for heat.
Simply delish! Thanks guys!
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Mum's birthday is coming up and we had wanted to take her to Heirloom for dinner after that delicious meal a few weeks back. The phone rings at 6.30pm.
Dad: It's 226 Hollywood Road?
Me: Yup.
Dad: We're parked outside. It's shut on Sundays. Did you not check?
Me: Yikes.
Dad: Unbelievable. Great, think of somewhere and call us back.
Boyfriend in the background: Sushi Kuu?
An oldie but goodie. More importantly, a great save.
Dad: Hmm, perhaps I will bring my golf mates here next time.
And mum? Well mum was most pleased of course. So much in fact, she's looking forward to our second birthday dinner with her this coming Friday.
Bloggers rave frequently about Sushi Kuu's fantastic fish, but their almond tofu dessert was indeed a splendid surprise. Smooth, soft and subtly sweet.
Sushi Kuu, 1/F Wellington Place, 2-8 Wellington Street, Central
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BEST HENDO CAKE!! @bonnssss Dark & Moist Chocolate Fudge Cake with Choc-coated Caramel Crunch and a burst of Salted Toffee Surprise. Look up the signature cake at here at Ms B's Cakery. And if you saw the hen... :)
Ms B's Cakery, 39 Gough Street, Central
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Sunday lazy lunch at the Ladies Recreation Club: Tiger prawns on white cannellini beans with truffle oil and balsamic vinegar dressing.
Me: I've decided...
BF: What have you decided now.
Me: I've decided that I actually don't like balsamic vinegar. Aged balsamic reduction, yes, but not vinegar.
BF: Too sharp?
Me: Mmmm.
Lazy Sunday lunch indeed.
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I confess, my heart feels a pang when I see pictures of the corpse of blue fin tunas.
Which explains why I haven't had the chutoro-don at Doraya in Causeway Bay in a long while. But do I crave it occasionally? I'm torn.
Doraya, G/F, 451 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
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Chef Boyfriend made leek broccoli pea soup for a warming candle-lit #weeknight dinner. Who's the lucky girl? :)
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