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2012-10-16
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Fireworks, a rather common festivity in Hong Kong, is staged over Victoria Harbour several times a year for different celebrations. This is the very first time which I watch fireworks with him, and I wanted to pick a special place for this special moment. After bidding farewell to my long-loved Vero earlier this summer, the space is now taken over by Giando - a new Italian restaurant (It has only been here for around 10 days when we visited!). Having learned that it was opened by the former chef
White and purity used to be the theme of Vero's decor, and Giando's redesign of the space offered more room and presented a down-to-earth dining hall. We were led to the middle of the room. A set dinner was made for the night, while we were deciding which dishes to pick, the server arrived with complimentary apéritif. It was an orange-flavored alcohol drink, and I reckoned it worked well that I was made ready for a feast! The bread basket caught my eye right when it was brought to the table. I totally ignored the risk of stuffing my stomach and gobbled up the tiny bread loaf. I just adored the cherry tomato loaf that the tomato aroma was all over the bread that there was not a need to dip with olive oil and balsiamic. I wished I was offered more of this kind!
The dinner began with Burrata creamed mozarella with marinated eggplant and semi-dried tomato. The creaminess of Burrata was perfectly balanced with rich dried tomatoes. I was intrigued by the eggplant. The first bite excited my tastebud and aroused my attention to wonder what it exactly was. It took me at least 20 seconds before I realized that was actually eggplant marinated with balsamic. The eggplants were less watery and soft, and I gave this credit to the balsamic! We have also ordered Raw Scallops on artichoke apples and endives salad. Oh My! I loved the scallops! It was like they were just freshly picked from the sea. It was a light dish that allowed us to reserve room for the main.
One of the reasons I came was because I definitely had a good impression on Isola's pasta, and thus I had my expectations high on the main. We ordered Home made tagliatelle with hand cut beef ragout and Risotto with shrimp, crabmeat tomato saffron scented. The pasta came first and I loved it being al dente, a little rough and chewy. It certainly came well with the meaty beef ragout. A little too heavy for my liking actually, but I reckoned that was how it should be cooked.The risotto definitely stole the attention of the night. I could taste and smell the infused aroma of the shrimps and crabmeats from the risotto, complemented by fresh tomatoes. The sauce was just right and not too thick to fill up my stomach. He and i both reckoned this was comparable to a lobster risotto from its rich flavor and scent.
Having so much carb intake, we could actually be done for the night. But given the pleasant surprises from the appetizers and main, we were delighted to try AMEDEI milk chocolate mousse cocoa and Giando's homemade Tiramisu. Amedei chocolate was so good! Wonder if this particular type of chocolate is a product of Venezuela! I am usually a dark chocolate person but I haven't found this milk chocolate too sweet. The cripsy cocoa on top matched well with the smooth mousse that we almost finished the whole thing and left little room for the Tiramisu. Tiramisu was good also, the lady finger part was not too dampened by coffee. Everything was just right but I guessed we were too full so did not manage to finish the dessert. Definitely worth trying again when we visit Giando.
It was certainly a wise decision to spend fireworks dinner at Giando - great food and nice view. The servers were very attentive that when they realized they have presented a wrong dish to our table, it only took them less than 10 minutes to rectify the mistake - with the main being HOT and YUMMY! The servers were quite friendly in general, they asked my boy how we were able to spot this restaurant when it was only open for around 10 days in a rather secluded area. Well, I'm sure good stuff spreads quickly and I hope to be surprised with more pleasant delights when I come visit again
每年數次煙花, 款式難推陳出新, 但每次看著煙火熣燦而會心微笑, 對未來帶著憧憬, 我希望每次的這一刻, 都跟你過. 謝謝第一次於Giando渡過的一夜.
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