Isola Bar + Grill

It's a lovely afternoon and we're off for lunch at Isola in IFC, Central. This restaurant has got a great harbour view. It would be great to enjoy a long lunch and sunshine in the outdoor section. This time we were sitting indoor and the interior is still very spacey and cozy.

For lunch, the weekend lunch menu is available, in three course options. We all chose buffet appetizer and never considered the salad and soup options, because the starters buffet was serving a lot of interesting food.

After the starters we were already half full, but still we strived to finish the mains!

Deep fried kurobuta pork loin

Crispy outside but tender inside. The aroma of kurobta is kind of reduced as the pork loin is a very thin slice. But still mouthwatering whenever I think of it!

Roasted free range chicken with spinach and baked potatoes

Free range chicken's texture ace. The meat was juicy and soft, I wanted to take this dish to my area and monopolize it~
The potatoes were baked to slightly dry, so the aroma all came out, making the potato dices appealing as chips.

Grilled wild Norwegian salmon with mashed potatoes and tomato sauce

Home made tagliatelle with Italian tomatoes, herbs and ragout of beef

I could not resist this pasta! Love the the tagliatelle which was cooked to al dente and still carried nice smell of egg yolk. It was richly flavoured with a mix of herbs, tomatoes and ragout of beef. Excellent.

Risotto with mixed wild mushrooms and blue cheese

This risotto was really rich and thick. We tried our best to finish it but we gotta leave some place for the desserts, so we were forced to leave it...

Isola, Level 3, IFC Mall, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong

政寿司 - 2

政寿司的第二回合。隨便點的什麼都好吃, 因為材料產地 - 北海道有着絕對的地理優勢 (除了法國的Brittany海岸之外, 我還未想到有那個地方可堪比擬), 新鮮的海鮮完全是"地產地消", 加上師傅的手勢和經驗, 怎可能會不好吃。

握り9貫（中トロ、帆立、サーモン、北寄貝、ボタン海老、鯛、かに、いか、秋刀魚）

雖說鮭魚 (サーモン) 是當地名產, 但我始終不太喜歡。帆立, いか, ボタン海老味道甜而帶着海洋氣息, 質地鮮嫩而帶柔靭, 連咀嚼時亦覺享受。

うにいくら丼

海膽是用最高級, 礼文島出產的馬糞海膽, 新鮮得連甜膏上顆粒亦清楚可見。
鮭魚子在口中咬下逐顆爆開, 甜汁隨之而滲出, 又是另一種享受。

政寿司 (キロロ店), 北海道余市郡赤井川村常盤キロロタウン

JOIA Ristoranti Italiano

A dinner with F. The restaurant claims itself serving contemporary northern italian dining. I haven't had northern italian cuisine before so just gave it a try~

Assorted bread with green pesto sauce and tomato shallot salsa

We ordered a bottle of white - Villa Antinori Bianco (2006).

Duck and torcolato ravioli with goose liver and green cabbage

Bizarrely the green cabbage was the most tasty because it absorbed the aromatic grease of goose liver. The piece of goose liver was cooked to right, but no surprise. However for the ravioli, the sheet was too thick and made the dish much less enjoyable.

Lasagna with ragout of rabbit, broccoli, black truffle and fried cheese

Not sure if this is modern italian cuisine? Lasagna like this is not appealing..... Anyway it was not yum.

Chocolate and cardamom soft mousse with guava sherbet and orange tuille

We ordered 2 desserts. But what we got were something totally different! The strangest thing was, we doubted whether we have got the right desserts, and both of us couldn't tell - until we saw the online menu. Because each of their desserts are made with very similar ingredients.

Gratinated fruits in vanilla scent with prosecco and campari sherbet

Tasted nice but it was not what I have ordered...

Petit Fours

JOIA Ristoranti Italiano, R010, Level 3 Elements Mall, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong