Vero Chocolate, Wanchai

It took us a while finding Vero which is quite isolated from the city center and well-hidden in Fenwick Pier Mall. After tasting their signature hot cocoa, we can only say that it was absolutely worth visiting! The Chocolate Heaven for chocoholics and sweet tooths! ^_^

Terra Cotta Warrior made of chocolate!

Chocolate sculptures

Huge 5" chocolate bar to share with the entire family

Transparent lamp filled with Vero pralines

High heels made of choc

Chocolate roses...

Golden popcorn

Sesame pencils

Orange grissini

Lovelock

Xocolatl (Vero's 70% dark chocolate)

Bright and spacious chocolate lounge

Open kitchen where you can see chefs making chocolates and pastries.

Vero signature hot chocolate "Xocolatl" (70% dark choc) is scrumptious! Rich and smooth texture and taste wise strong and intense dark chocolate flavor,
a true taste to savor~
A piece of dark chocolate is placed on top of the hot chocolate resulting in the quick melting of the chocolate top in seconds! It was funny to see the rapid choc melting process :)

Cafe Mocha filled with lots of dark chocolate

We'll come back for more!

McCafe Coffee

Chocolate Souffle coffee: espresso coffee with black and white chocolate
Mochaccino: espresso coffee with hot chocolate

Souvenir from Tokyo

Got this very yummy souvenir from a friend who just got back from her Tokyo holiday: Macha Goma-Dare Mochi, green tea flavored mochi stuffed with sweet black sesame paste~

Simplylife Bakery Cafe, Taikoo City Plaza

Finally got a chance to try their set dinner. Simplylife Bakery Cafe has always been one of my favorite places to chill out, I often go to their branch in Festival Walk for a nice cup of regular coffee, croissant with sun-dried tomato or a delicious lemon cheesecake . They serve freshly baked pastries, good coffee and they play great bossa nova music.

My friend had green pea soup as starter

while I had corn salad

A little bit disappointed in their Linguini with prawns in creamy lobster sauce. Not as creamy and saucy as I expected and the taste was so so.

According to my friend, the Organic 10 grain rice grilled with wild mushrooms tasted okay.

The apple cake was not warm enough, it was not bad though~~ Just realized I haven't had apple crumble from Corridor for more than a month, miss it so much! Just the thought of it makes my mouth water~~

To conclude, personally I will definitely keep going back for their delicious pastries and coffee but unfortunately not a recommended venue if you're a pasta lover.

Belgian dinner with friends

A friend has brought lots of yummy local snacks and food from Belgium so we decided to throw a Belgian dinner party to enjoy the delicacies ^_^ To start with, some snacks from Belgium and Holland: Combo of salami sausage, Gouda cheese and Emmental cheese served with mustard, paprika flavored coated peanuts and my favorite paprika chips!

Most of my friends can cook and love cooking, except for me, I enjoy eating and I'd rather do the dishes and clean up the kitchen than cook! :P Gratin dauphinois which is potatoes gratiné was very tasty!

Good red wine~

Endives with ham au gratin smothered in a thick layer of cheese!
A taste to savor~

Besides endives with ham au gratin and gratin dauphinois, we had mashed potatoes and fresh garden greens seasoned with basil olive oil.

Since 1st March was one of our friend's birthday, we planned to give her a surprise at midnight. When she saw the snow-white Angel Cake, she was so surprised and happy cos she thought we forgot her b-day as we didn't mention a word the entire evening! On purpose of course! :D Mission accomplished!

Very light and fluffy texture, not too sweet and the cream was fresh and smooth.

A photo with the birthday gal (the lady in red)