Tag: xiu mai

Shikumen

Shikumen

I was, as I am often, caught off guard. Although mitigation efforts in other areas of my life seem to fail (maybe time for another type of job), I seek not to let this happen regarding food.  In my attempts to alleviate exciting food experiences, 

Dim sum, a pasta bake and banana bread

Dim sum, a pasta bake and banana bread

Sometimes I am confused. My food shows this too. Some people say that variety adds spice to life.  I agree.  Especially when that is applied to food.  So this is what I ate on one day at home.  A seemingly random assortment of food stuffs.  

Toa Kitchen

Toa Kitchen

Toa Kitchen is a relative newcomer (it’s been open almost 2 years) to the Cantonese dining scene in Bayswater, having taken over the premises that was previously the Magic Wok. We’ve taken quite some time getting there to try it out with various other stalwarts, 

Royal China

Royal China

I know I had seemed to be rejoicing at the end of my run of back luck in restaurants but it seemed I was a bit premature. In any case, the meal started off well.  We didn’t have to queue for once as it is