Unlimited Yum Cha for only Php600 at Jasmine, New World Makati!

I can't say NO to good food, so when Patty of Non Stop Babble invited some of the SoMoms for taste of Jasmine at New World Makati.

I love Jasmine's interior! Upon entering you'll see a big teapot(?) which I thought was for display only but it was really working (caution: HOT!). There's displays of tea on one side and of alcohol drinks on the other side.

Everyone was excited for the lafangan that was about to happen that lunch. I love Dim Sum and it was my first time to try this dim sum buffet!

Dim sum lovers are in for a daily mid-day treat from now until May 31, 2013. New World Makati Hotel’s fine Cantonese restaurant, Jasmine, is featuring unlimited servings of freshly prepared dim sum, handmade by the resident expert chef Wong and his talented crew. 

Have a fill of sweet and savory steamed buns, succulent dumplings, crispy fried spring rolls, and baked delights, plus a choice of tea or soda for PHP600* per person. On the weekend, diners can opt to indulge and match the dim sum feast with a glass of sparkling wine for a total of PHP950* per person

*All prices indicated exclude service charge.

Our very nice table setting

Menu for the day!

Patty of Non Stop Babble and Nini Icban, Director of Communications

Before we started our yum cha feast, we were able to meet the chef himself, Chef Wong Kam On. He was so nice and how I wish I know more Cantonese so that I could have talked to him more! :p

And now for some food porn! We were treated to some of their best seller dim sums!

"Nan Xiang" Xiao Long Bao

Spinach Dumpling

"Har Gao" Shrimp Dumpling

Feast your eyes! Super yum!

Shredded Radish Puff

Pan Fried Chicken Bun - super good!!!

Aside from the yummy dim sum, we also got to try Jasmine's authentic Cantonese creations by Chef Wong.

Bai Ling Mushrooms, Shrimp Mousse in White Sauce

Cod Fish with Ginger and Leeks

 

Wok Fried Beef Tenderloin, Ginger, Green Peppercorn and Spring Onions - this one melts in your mouth. O-M-G!

All of us are trying to not eat rice because we already ate so much but these dishes needs to be paired with rice! As in NEED! They're so good, seriously! I was shy to ask for rice but when the rice was served, kain din ako!!!

Egg White Fried Rice with Scallops

This was my plate!

And to cap off our sumptuous lunch, dessert was served!

Mango cream, Pearl Tapioca and Walnut Cookies - one of the best mango sago I've ever tasted!

Grabbed this from Michelle!

Michelle of My Mom Friday; Kris of OCMominManila; Neva of Manila Mommy; Tin of Manila Fashion Observer; Patty of Non Stop Babble, Karrots of Live Love Lolz; Me; Jackie of Go Jackie Go!

Thank you Patty and Nini for inviting us and thank you to Jasmine for serving us a very yummy lunch plus the take home Tikoy! It was super good too! I ate it all myself hihi!

For more information or to make reservations, please call 811-6888 local 3338.

Hong Kong Series: FOOD! Part 2

Let's continue the food porn, shall we?!

Hui Lau Shan [许留山]
If you're going to Hong Kong, you must try this dessert shop! Again, THIS IS A MUST TRY! This is a famous chain dessert shop, you can see Hui Lau Shan all over Hong Kong. It's not hard to spot, they got a big red sign with gold characters! We had one here in Manila, but I think it closed down already.

I always order the Mangoes in Mango Shake and Coconut Milk with Black Glutinous Rice! They also have fruit platters, other mango desserts, coconut desserts, and more! We ate there twice. If I could, I'd have a bowl after each meal, but sadly I didn't! :( Patay-gutom lang ang peg. Haha! Shoti had Mango Sago with sticky rice balls while my aunt had a bowl of red bean soup with black glutinous rice. They have hot and cold desserts and drinks too!

You can ask for a menu in English

Look for this sign!

Do you know the mangoes they use are from the Philippines? :) They even have a 9-course of mango dessert meal!

Photos from here

Tip: Ask for a menu in English. The ones on their table is in Chinese.
Visit their site here.
For list of branches, click here.
*Their site is in Chinese


Golden Dynasty Seafood RestaurantIt was my first time to eat here. We had dimsum! Our trip is never complete without having dimsum with our aunt who lives in Hong Kong. We ordered a lot! My all-time favorite is the beef balls! The rice rolls were good! Everything was good actually! Yumyumyum!

Beef Balls

Shrimp Rice Rolls

Siomai

Hakaw

1/F, Roca Centre,
460-470 King's Road,
North Point , Hong Kong


Tsui Wah Restaurant [翠華餐廳]
Tsui Wah is a classic Hong Kong cafe. This is also a must try! This place is always packed and is open 24 hours! Twice that we ate there, we had to wait for awhile for a table. Their food is good, serving is great, you can't go wrong with anything you order. We ate there twice, dinner on the 3rd night and breakfast on our last day! They got Chinese food, pasta, steak, Japanese food and so many more - all with a Hong Kong style twist to it! Click here to see their Top 10 dishes.

Taking our orders! Hi-tech!

Busy night!

Here's what we had for dinner:

And our Hong Kong style breakfast:

Tsui Wah Restaurant
G/F 483-499 Jaffe Road,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
For list of other branches, click here.
Tip: When you eat in Hong Kong, you have to bring the order sheet/paper to the cashier and pay. It's not like here in Manila where we call the waiter for the bill.

Other food I always buy or eat!Kowloon Dairy Milk and Maxim's bread! Maxim's breads are always fresh, they are buttery and soft! Just the way I like it.

Hong Kong's Yakult! It's way better than our local Yakult plus it's bigger and it also comes with a less-sugar variety!

Kowloon Dairy Milk and Yakulit are available in all groceries.
Maxim's branch list here.

All these food talk made me hungry! I have one more last post for my Hong Kong Mini Series coming up!