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2012-01-24
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.... continuing on from previous entry, we ended up receiving a great quality Tiramisu to finish off, probably one of the best we have tried in HK and worthy of having its own separate entry! *Note that I accidentally uploaded the previous draft by pressing the Submit Button twice before proof reading or re-shuffling things, so there were some slight mistakes within so apologies for that! Eg. I meant to say the Triennes Rose wine was started by some Vignerons from Burgundy looking for a
.... continuing on from previous entry, we ended up receiving a great quality Tiramisu to finish off, probably one of the best we have tried in HK and worthy of having its own separate entry! *Note that I accidentally uploaded the previous draft by pressing the Submit Button twice before proof reading or re-shuffling things, so there were some slight mistakes within so apologies for that! Eg. I meant to say the Triennes Rose wine was started by some Vignerons from Burgundy looking for a vineyard down South, but referred it to the wine below by accident. Or other trivial stuff. .
Chef Cheryl's Tiramisu - $55This tiramisu recipe is borrowed from a chef friend of the group, and is made really well, with a smooth Mascarpone-Sabayon layer which was eggy and cheesy, and the Savoiardi fingers were just right and not too dry or overly soaked. The usage of both Kahlua Coffee Liqueur and Bailey on top of the Espresso gave it that much needed complexity in flavours, but not necessarily making it too alcoholic in taste either. It was not so much authentic in recipe but the deviation turned out to be a positive move in the end! Could challenge places like Da Domenico, Gold, Antico, il Bel Paese or Tivo (stuff Cova btw, I make better tiramisu than them) ~ 9/10
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Piccolo Latte - Made using Glory Coffee's Lucky Duck Blend, but this tasted a bit off the 2 versions of Glory or 18 Grams Lucky Ducks I've drank before - as even behind the masking of the milk this was quite burnt bitter! Since the colours of the beans are easy enough to visually look at, and unless they are really really dark looking and oily and smells rancid, they do not normally exhibit so much bitterness in the cup - so I suspect apart from the beans inconsistencies, another suspicious problem is that the espresso machine water temp is also set too high or not enough water flushing was done before extraction. Previously the same problem existed in Oscar's Espresso Cafe and gave similar burnt coffees, before they fixed it in the end with exactly the same roasted beans.
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Italian Illustrations and Papers, bought from Italy to decorate the shop... I liked these!*****************
OVERALL - the quality of the food had so much thought put into them by the Cepage guys and even the selection of French wines including many quality Burgundies was a big surprise and imported by them directly. The Pizzas were decent for a Roman style pizza, the Pastas carried great recipes and cooking skills for what is only a pizza bar, and that Tiramisu was really great quality unlike most of the Hong Kongnised versions out there.
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