Foodle

The abalone may have a soft, extravagant bounce to it, and the bird’s nest may well be silky and true, but taking credit for them is a bit like claiming Bernard Antony’s cheese as your own. It doesn’t really count.

The braver — and ultimately wrong — move, at the three-Michelin-starred T’ang Court, in Kowloon, is to order the basics. At lunch, that means a relatively cheaper set menu ($75 USD) or a few dim sum plates. No smiling captain will upsell you on the “treasures of the day,” nor a $175 (USD) glass of Perrier-Jouët to celebrate a Tuesday. The enormous, bi-level dining room is staid and dark, with thick crimson-colored carpets, a draped ceiling upstairs and graying chairs reminiscent of a funeral home dabbling in the occult. In tone, and in jest, servers glide between tables and whisper, as if you’re on your last legs towards a journey you’d hope would end sooner.

Food isn’t as well-choreographed. They appear in spurts, and depending on the kitchen’s temperament, may begin with spring rolls that don’t have much of a spring left in them, or baked puff-pastries filled with nondescript meat (roasted duck and Yunnan ham, I’m told). I wouldn’t have known if their char siu buns came from a highly-decorated kitchen, because the ones at T’ang Court could very well have emerged a foggy food warmer at a neon-lit bodega — mealy dough shielding fluorescent meat that chews like play-doh.

But the bigger transgressors are simpler still: fried beef noodles arrive as a tangled, flavorless pile — so greasy it could double as a fire hazard. And the roasted duckling carries the faint musk of socks that had been freed after a hot day.

Yes, there are more merciful ways to go. The thin, crystalline skins on har gau have a nice drape, and the siu mai are equally delicate. There may even be gems lurking in the restaurant’s $420 USD “greatest hits” menu, but you’ll find them buried under all the ceremony. Alas, it appears that no one, not even those Michelin-hunters, is here to dig. Less

Savory Mexican in #CummingGA came in with plenty of hype — but a nearly empty dining room on a Saturday night said otherwise.
I had the tinga del pollo, my wife got chicken fajitas — both fine, nothing more. The food was okay, but the service? We had to ask twice for silverware and chase down the check.
If you’re nearby, it’s passable, but I’m baffled by the love this spot gets. For real flavor, Carniceria Hernandez down the road still wins by a mile.
📍 Savory Mexican Restaurant – Cumming, GA
💬 Have you been? Did we just catch an off night? Less

Nothing beats tacos and margs and nothing beats the ones from Mesita 🌮🍹 They’re so good it will leave you wanting to come back for more 😋👏🏻 Be sure to visit one of their LI locations and click the bio link to find out more about Mesita‼️

#ny #nj #newyork #nyfood #longislandeats #longislandrestaurants #food #foodlover #foodie #foodblog #foodcontent #blog #mesita #amityvilleny #mexicanfood #mexicanfoodlover #chickentacos #chipsandguac #frozenmargarita #thedailyfoodiechat #globalfoodreboot #internationalfoodiesunite #bestiebites #favglobalfoodies #instasitiophile #foodexplorertribe Less

@burntends.sg some hits, some misses, but the hits hit hard #whatKBeats

#burntendssg #burntends #chefdavepynt #sgtoprestaurants #worldsbest #singaporefoodie #sgrestaurants #sgfoodlover #sgfoodies #sgfoodiesunite #foodiesofinstagram #eatoutsingapore #michelínstar #sgbestfood #sgeatout #asiabest50 Less

Episode 3 — The cooks🧑‍🍳 choice? @cafesushishoten
Looking for Boston’s best sushi places 🍣

Watch the full breakdown + download the sushi matrix in my bio.

.
.
.
#sushi #sushilover #bostonfood #bostonfoodie #bostonfoodjournal #bostonsushi #bostonfoodblogger #bostonfoodscene #thefoodreview #bostonrestaurants #nigiri #spicytuna #thefoodreview Less

Build Your Own Pasta Bowls in San Diego🍝🧀

Create your own fresh pasta bowl at @carbonaros_us located near SDSU! They recently added Protein Pasta, Cheese Wheel Pasta, Sandwiches & more to their menu!

I ordered:
🍋A’ Siciliana Sodas
🌿Protein Pasta with Alfredo, Chicken & Broccoli
🧀Cheese Wheel Pasta (changes daily)
🥖Chicken Sandwich
🥗 Mixed Berry Salad

#sandiego #sandiegofood #sandiegofoodie #sandiegohiddengems #sandiegorestaurants Less