Vancouver Gastropost Mission 62 : Asian Noodle Smackdown

November 11th, 2014
Posted by: Team Gastropost

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From Gastroposter Rosita Lam, via Instagram:

Empress Cafe : Japanese mentaiko spaghetti www.facebook.com/thepearlorange

 

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*Reposted from Gastropost Vancouver

Top 5 Eye Candies Spotting Bars in Hong Kong (for Her) - #5

Men, women, grannies, the girl next door, MooMoo (my 6-years old female Shih Zhu) – who doesn’t like eye candies, right?  Even if you’re married and unavailable, it’s still legit to feel good being in a bar surrounded by hot people.  I always call this kind of visual activity a hormone-balancing healthy exercise for the body, mind and soul (and soothing for the eyes too, of course), especially after a long day at work.  So ladies, what are you waiting for?  Read on for the top 5 countdown eye candies spotting bars in Hong Kong.  *drum roll*

 ZUMA LOUNGE & BAR

 

Wooden floorings, dimmed warm lightings, leather stools and floor-to-ceiling glass windows overseeing the buzzing street are what you would be getting from Zuma Lounge & Bar, and of course, eye candies too during after work hours.  Getting up this award-winning Japanese restaurant and bar originated from London’s prestigious Knightsbridge district might be a little tricky though.  No, I don’t mean you need to be on the VIP guestlist or flirt with the bouncer in order to earn your entrance but the only elevator to go up to the 6^th floor of the Landmark in Central is somewhat secretly hidden across from miumiu near the mall entrance on Queen’s Road Central, so good luck finding your way up!

Renowned for its list of signature cocktails and sake, Zuma Lounge & Bar is a popular place for after-work pre-dinner drinks for the Central 30+ year-old crowd.  Its convenient location means you don’t have to hike up the hill to LKF in your stilettos under the summer heat.  Here’s a sneak peak of some signature drinks the bar serves –

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1. Zuma Mai Tai – Zacapa 23 year old, shaken with plum sake, fresh pineapple puree and blood orange juice, with a touch of almond syrup, $130
2. South East Asian Cooler – Żubrówka Bison Grass vodka mixed with fresh passion fruit, mint, cinnamon and pressed apple juice, $130
3. Rubabu – Rhubarb infused sake shaken with Ketel One vodka and fresh passion fruit, served as a martini, $130

So how’s it to sip on an exotic booze under the sexy ambience with light trance music playing in the background and a good handful of eye candies?  The waitresses do seem rather unhelpful, rude and obnoxious though.  Head directly to the bartenders instead.

Zuma Lounge & Bar, The Landmark Level 6, 15 Queen’s Road Central Hong Kong, +852 3657 6388, http://www.zumarestaurant.com

Satisfying Weekday Lunch | Izumi Curry

I'm excited to have another Japanese curry shop added to my list of weekday lunch options. Getting up the building during lunch hour was always a hassle though, and I waited for 5 min under the rain for the lift. We arrived the restaurant at around 1220pm and still managed to get a table, not sure if that's an indication or what though.

They've got a lunch menu and almost everything they serve was a curry dish. There's 5% discount if you pay and leave by 1245pm which obviously, could not be the case for us. All the sets came with a salad and a drink, and I thought the price was pretty reasonable.

The salad was fresh with Japanese sesame dressing.

The presentation of the food was very Japanesey - neat, tidy and clean - upon serving you can be sure that there'd be no curry dripping on the sides of the plates or chunks of rice floating about in various directions on the sauce. The hamburg steak omlette curry rice I ordered came with a scrambled egg. The chef must've used a lot of butter into making it though cuz it was indeed really tasty (how evil!). The hamburg steak was cooked just right to medium well so I could still taste that juicy and tender texture. Along with the curry sauce and rice I was no doubt going to skip dinner that day.

My gfs ordered beef omlette curry rice and tonkatsu sweet curry rice. I thought the original curry tasted better though. The sweet curry was a little...hard to explain. Try for yourself if you feel like being adventurous. I didn't try the tonkatsu but it looked really good, and I'm sure it tasted good as well since my friend finished the entire plate. It was the last thing to arrive though, and my friend waited for about 20 min for it.

Pretty good food at that price at that location. Will definitely come back...but gotta make sure I skip brekkie and dinner in that same day.


Venue:  Izumi Curry
District:  Central
Overall Rating:  4 / 5
Cost:  $80 ph - Lunch
Address:  7/F, The Loop, 33 Wellington Street, Central

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