Fleur de Sel - Favourite Crepe Place

寫一篇簡短的食評吧。上個月遊走在銅鑼灣，忽然想起有Fleur de Sel可以吃法式crepes，二話不說就上來。

Let's go for a short review. I was in Causeway Way with my friend last month trying to find something to eat. Fleur de Sel just suddenly came into my mind for their specialty.

店子很小呢，近露台的地方沒有窗，有一排bar table的位置，夏天來會比較熱。因為沒有訂座，我們便被安排坐在那兒。

It's a really small restaurant. Towards the balcony there's bar table with no window. It's kind of hot in summer. As we didn't make any reservation, we were told to sit at the bar table.

Crepe的選擇不少，我選了有三文魚的。都是新鮮即製作，等了一會才上菜。嗯，挺吸引人的說。中間還有一顆半熟蛋，我把蛋黃切開後便開始吃。薄薄的一層crepe，烤得非常好，有麥的香味而沒有焦。邊沿的部分很香口，中間的部分沒有被配料弄至全濕，有少許咬口。好吃。

There're quite a lot of choices of crepes. We picked the salmon one. There was a bit of a wait since everything was freshly cooked and prepared. Um, it did look quite enticing. There was a half-cooked egg in the middle. The crepe was rather thin and light. Besides the crispy edges, the center was soft and a bit chewy and it didn't get soggy. Simple and delicious.

醬缸韓國料理 - "早"晚餐 Early Dinner

猶記得小時候，韓風還未瘋癲亞洲及香港的時候，我對韓菜的認知就是自助韓燒。。。後來呢，就是石頭飯，因為很多food court都有一家賣石頭飯。。。然後在加拿大的一陣子發現那裡有很多韓國人經營餐廳，我才對韓菜有較多的認識。那時我最愛吃的是豬骨湯配飯。一份吃下去飽得可以！

I still remember before the domination of k-pop in every corner in Asia, the only thing I knew about Korean cuisine was those Korean BBQ buffet... Some time later, I knew about bibimbap since there's always a bibimbap stall in most food court... But then during my brief stay in Canada, I found out there were in fact tons of Korean restaurants there run by Koreans. That was the time I got to know more about Korean cuisine. My favourite there was the super filling Korean pork bone soup served with rice!

這次來醬缸前已知道5時半晚市開始，但很快便會滿座。若不想站在門外等位的話便要早來。我們可是6時10分到的，那時餐廳已經是半滿。店是很小的，亦非常有家庭式的感覺。我們很快便點了菜。

Before my first visit to Jang Dok I already knew it opened at 5:30 for dinner-time and it would become full really fast. If you want to avoid the queue, better show up really early. We arrived at 6:15 and it was already half-full. It's a really small restaurant, family-style. We made up our minds as to what to order quickly.

前菜 - 前菜有數款，是大路的款式，好吃。

Banchan - There were few small dishes of banchan and there were nice.

惠食派 - 對上胃食的我

住在將軍澳的人都知道將軍澳站是由數個商場組成，晚上想吃飯，當然可以到商場內的食肆或food court。那當然了，在商場吃飯，少不免又是那堆連鎖餐廳，選擇不多價錢也不十分實惠。但原來一街之隔，由爆谷商場行到對面街的寶盈花園有街坊選擇呢。其實純粹是有朋友提醒我來將軍澳可以去惠食派我才知道有這麼一家餐廳。

Those who live in Tseung Kwan O know very well that Tseung Kwan O station is basically consisted of several shopping malls. For dinner, of course one can choose the restaurants or food courts inside these shopping malls, although sadly, they are those chain restaurants you can find in pretty much all other areas in HK. However, walking one more block away there is another choice. 

惠食派晚市有小菜及火煱，一進門口可見到有新鮮海鮮供客人選擇。店還是挺大的，像是茶餐廳的裝潢，衛生條件一般但我一向都不怕。有得吃我怕什麼？惠食派的好處是可以2個人或一大堆人來簡單吃家常小菜或可以豪吃火煱。像我到訪的當晚，大圓檯有一圍10多人來吃火煱，我旁邊的則是一家4口來吃小菜。不過如果人多的話晚上來做好先訂位。

"Wei Sic Pei" (apparently this local restaurant has no English name) serves both local dishes and hotpot. In fact you can see seafood waiting to be picked just near the entrance. The restaurant is quite large and understandably, not very clean. But I am never deterred by hygiene conditions. This restaurant has the capacity to serve a large group of people with hotpot or just some dishes for 2 people. On the night of my visit, I could see a huge table enjoying hotpot while a family of 4 was eating dinner right next to me. For large group, it's better to reserve a table first.

拍了數頁餐牌，大家可對餐廳有更進一步的了解。

You may get a feeling of what this restaurant is about from few pages of the menu.

問世間守時為何物

作為一個對時間觀念心胸狭窄的人，我發現越來越忍受不到遲到的行為了！

所有人都幾乎一定有朋友係永遠遲到的。啊，不對，應該是所有人都沒有什麼朋友(可能直情是沒有)不遲到。而我則是一個極度守時的人(對，我有膽量這樣說)。說到底，如果你不準備守時，就不要跟人約一個時間去等。根據我的經驗，遲到的人總是會有以下常見的狀況：

有一些人是根本沒有要準時的，例如你約她12時正餐廳等，而她從家到餐廳需要40分鐘，她不會在11:20出門。11:20可能還在化妝呢。在這情況下你不用WhatsApp她，她沒有要回覆你。有時最離譜的是你11:30打電話給她，聽到她背景寧靜她卻跟你說我在地鐵，在個屁 (特別討厭遲到還要就自己的所在地胡扯的)。我有朋友可以是12時都還沒有出門。

最慘的是當你已經到達現場，很多時朋友都不會預先跟你說他要遲點才到，非要你找他他才施施然的告訴你他仍在路途中。大佬，我的時間也是時間，到底有否尊重我呢？如果你要遲來，你可以提早跟我說，我可能會遲點才出門，或自己先到處走走。你不說讓我痴痴地等，等到我痴痴地。

有些人是真的無時間觀念，例如要1小時洗頭裝身，她可能已經計劃要5時開始準備，但不知怎的，也不去看看時鐘電話，到真正去看時間時可能已經是5時半。有些人解釋不知為何明明是很早起床或留了時間去準備出門，到後來還是不夠時間。Er... 這不就說明你的習慣有問題嗎？

另外有一些是超級巨星，除了如上述所說的你不聯絡她她不會通知你會遲到，還有的是一定要你到了才出現。例如上一次約吃飯，我說訂了7時的檯，我7時到了，等了5分鐘，我打電話給她，她說她和其男友在附近的商場。我真的是無從反應，你明明就是已經在餐廳周圍，可以準時，但仍要選擇遲！要別人先到我才到。這是什麼行為？以為自己是皇上。

有朋友說她遲到是因為她預留時間通常都預留得很"盡"，早一分鐘到達都不想。但很明顯這想法不可行，因為她承認她大多都是遲到。

這也帶出另一個問題。大家都預了其他人都會遲到，自己沒理由準時吧。或者，如果自己準時了，即是要等候其餘的人，我才不要等人呢！(但這些卻不在意別人等他)。另外，朋友親人遲到亦會直接導致我人格分裂。我一邊望夫石的等了良久，你(們)慢慢來到後我又不會發脾氣又不會給你臉色看。因為難道我是要發火，把你們痛心疾首的罵一頓或嚎哭一場？畢竟我苦盡甘來的把你(們)盼來，你(們)來到後我們還要去吃飯看戲買東西。我只好心裡發火，屈呀！

當然，最大問題是根本沒人覺得以上的是一個問題。不會去想想如何有一個更好的時間管理。因為遲到的是他們，等人的是我。我的時間用在等人，他們才不理會，又不是浪費他們的時間。可悲的是有這自私的想法或行為的人是大多數。又或者他們沒有想過等待的滋味，作為遲到者們他們又沒有真的經歷苦等的情況。有時跟朋友說起這問題還會被說啊為什麼你那麼要求高呀，很嚴格呀。我聽到真的是想100個巴掌抽上去。原來要人準時是要求高？我又不是要你早到。。。如果你稍為有替人著想，便不會好意思要你的朋友或親人等你。

到最後，我守時被認為我苛刻及沒腦，明知別人不準時你準時個什麼勁呀。

Dan Ryan - Saturday Big Lunch

星期五的晚上才與PA約星期六的午餐，一時間當然想不起可以吃什麼。約在九龍塘等，即必定只可在又一城內選擇。想來想去，又一城好的餐廳不多，有些又要排隊，有些很受歡迎，想必要在指定時間內吃完結帳。最後，又決定去Dan Ryan。

Again RA and I only planned our Saturday lunch at Friday late night. Given the short notice of time, I couldn't really find any place to eat. But since we were meeting in Kowloon Tong, our choices were limited to Festival Walk. And the good restaurants in Festival Walk are... suffice to say... not that many. Some of them require long queue and some are so popular that one must finish the meal within a limited amount of time. As such, I decided to go to Dan Ryan.

選Dan Ryan的原因是早一點去到不用等位，2個人可以舒舒服服的坐卡位，談天說地慢用午餐。而且我每次來都覺得侍應有禮及招呼周到。

Dan Ryan was chosen since as long as you get there before 1245, you can get spacious seats and enjoy a long lunch without interruption from the polite waiters.

Omelette - 忘了是什麼omelette，反正就是沒有肉的，材料有牛油果、蕃茄、芝士等。旁邊有薯粒及salsa sauce伴吃。看起來不太吸引吧，很簡單的一碟。由於是美式餐廳，omelette是必定沒有香港的講究，不會加什麼cream或奶，亦不會煎出多汁滑嫩的效果。反正就是美式的，遇到煎得好的，是好運。所以，抱著此心態來吃，這omelette也挺不錯的，蛋包著的材料很豐富，裡頭的芝士半溶的切開時繞著一絲絲的，吃著非常滿足。薯粒油份較多，但仍算香脆，倒些茄汁一起吃還是挺好的。

Omelette - Sorry that I forget what omelette this was, all I remember is it's a meatless one. There were avocado, tomato and cheese etc. On the side were diced potatoes and salsa sauce. I have to admit it lacked an enticing look, instead, it's plain and simple. Given that this is an American-style restaurant, the usual Hongkongers' requirement for omelette does not quite apply. There was no cream or milk involved and it was not in a state of being juicy or creamy. With this in mind, this omelette was not too bad. There were lots of fillings wrapped in the egg with the melted cheese. The diced potatoes were a bit greasy but still crispy, they were great with some ketchup.

只要是點omelette都會有toast送，可以選白麵包或麥包。不過，侍應們都好像不知道omelette跟toast，要提點才懂拿來。隨toast的有牛油及果醬，看，烘得快焦，其實是我的要求呢，我非常喜歡把toast烘得很脆，配起牛油很好吃。

All omelettes come with toast, white or whole-grain. It seemed the waiters did not know omelette should be served with toasts and I had to remind them to bring the toasts. They also provided butter and jam. The toasts were nicely toasted, actually it looked a bit overtoasted but it was specifically requried by me. I like bread to be hot and overtoasted to go with butter.

The Press Room - Satisfying Brunch albeit a bit Overpriced

星期六要與LR早午餐，心中沒有計劃要到哪一間餐廳，在半山走上走落，看見The Press Room人不多便進去。

Brunch time again with LR, but this time I didn't plan ahead which restaurant to go. Wandering around the mid-levels, I came across The Press Room and found it's only half-full. We decided to give it a try.

The Press Room樓底頗高，裝潢走向較高貴的路線，晚上來吃飯一定很有情調。週六的下午陽光照進餐廳內是另一番風味。待應很有禮貌的帶我們進去坐下，我便仔細的研究Brunch Menu。Brunch Menu選擇不少，一般的早午餐項目如eggs benedict/florentine/royale、french toast、all day breakfast、croque monsieur/madame、omelette、數款不同的sandwiches都有。價位在100-160元左右。當中其實我最想吃的是"Homard benedict"，即龍蝦benedict！可是我未有那般豪爽的用238元吃一份benedict，所以只好作罷。

The decoration of The Press Room is one of the classy style, one that is fit for romantic date night. Atmosphere at the Saturday afternoon is different with the soft sunshine lighting up the restaurant. The waiter politely led us to our seats and I started perusing the brunch menu. A wide variety of brunch options are available such as eggs benedict/florentine/royale, french toast, all day breakfast, croque monsieur/madame, omelette, various sandwiches etc. "Homard benedict" caught my eye, it's lobster benedict, but I wasn't prepared to pay $238 for just a brunch item...

Salmon & Cod Burger ($138) - 幾乎每一檯都有人點至少一客burger，我也點了一份。嘩，這份魚柳burger很高呢。麵包都漲了起來，底部的生菜十分新鮮及堅挺，生菜上的蕃茄片亦是一片厚的。旁邊則放了一堆薯條。

把burger切下，便往口裡放。其實麵包雖看似很大，但以空氣漲大的成份居多，但不是說它不好吃，特別是底的麵包烘至微脆香口，很好！生菜及蕃茄非常新鮮，前者爽脆後者鮮甜，如以它們作沙律一定很美味。魚柳的部分比較熱氣，但勝在不油膩，但如可以大塊一點更好(我比較貪心。。。)。薯條一般，沒有太大的意見。

I noticed that nearly every table had ordered a burger, so LR and I followed suit. As you can see, the burger was  very "tall". The lettuce at the bottom was fresh and was able to hold up the tomato and the fish fillet. Fries were placed on the side.

Although the bun looked huge, it's actually filled with air. Well, by no way I mean it's not good coz the bun was good! It's toasted to perfection with a bit of a crisp. The lettuce and tomato were fresh and sweet and would have been perfect for a salad. The fish fillet was what we called "hot air", but luckily it's not oily at all. It would have been better if it had been larger (may be I am just being greedy...). The fries were okay, not much to comment on.