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2014-04-21
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Harlan Goldstein’s famous name is synonymous with hearty fine dining like the premier establishments in Hong Kong: Michelin starred Gold and previously Strip House in Lan Kwai Fang. I was invited to go to a tasting (remember all my meals are paid for by myself, with friends or family- I rarely go to a tasting and if I do. I will state it…I get a lot of questions about that! HEHE) a few weeks back and much to my surprise busy Mr. Goldstein (who will be expanding his culinary empire, Penthouse and
The food at Comfort is meant for sharing! The starters are all roughly $80-$100 and the mains go from $150-400, which is very standard & reasonable for LKF. I didn’t post prices! Cause I was invited to a tasting!
Alrighty, lets get this Comfort-ing feast started, get ready for a BIG splurge meal! ;) These are Harlan’s “Melt In Your Mouth” pork belly bao, The Pork Belly was extremely fatty :/ and juicy with a good dose of Hoi-Sin sauce- I cut out a bit of the fatty bits- but definitely very yummy pork belly.
Italian Crispy Calamari & Garlic Aioli | Next were the crispy calamari which were pretty simple, nice but sort of standard. They came out in a simple fried batter but I did really love the creamy aioli and garlic dip! The sauces at Comfort are all very savoury but heavy.
Texas Crab Cakes, ‘Yummy Yummy’ Tartare sauce & lemon | The crab cakes were also quite delightful! Its very deep fried and there were a lot of tartare sauce. I’m not complaining…but just for the Eat Clean (post) readers! ;) Like I said…a splurge meal.
Lemon Herbed Halloumi Cheese | I really like LOVE cheese! And when its lightly grilled and pan fried like Halloumi Cheese in….well I’m in cheese heaven. So simple, but brings out the sharp, sweet, savoury taste of the halloumi cheese.
A few glasses of White Wine… Mmmm- subtle, sweet and simple!
The Slow-Cooked Spanish Octopus w/ a Turkish Tomato Salad | I really liked this dish! It was delicious. The octopus was very well seasoned, plump and chewy! Just the way I like it! And the nice Turkish Tomato salad was great!
Frikndel, Mini Dutch Sausage, Curry Ketchup, Mayo & Chopped Onion | This was another delectable surprise. I really liked the texture, taste and mix of this entire thing! Its a really interesting dry sausage type of taste!
Spanish Pork & 5J Ham Meatballs in a Coriander Tomato Sauce | The meat ball was recommended but it wasn’t my favourite thing on the menu! Its very deep fried and a bit too much on the saucy side for me! But good for those who like meatballs!
Slow-cooked Spanish Duroc Pork Ribs. These were helmed as the BEST ribs in LKF…honestly, I think its the BEST ribs in HONG KONG. PERIOD. They were amazing– the mouthwatering meat just simply falls off the bone! It was perfect. Literally very well seasoned, juicy, tender, sweet, savoury, and meaty. It was a good amount of fat and succulent pork ribs! LOVED THIS….wish I didn’t have to share… ;)
Main: beef brisket curry is a favourite of Harlan’s wife, and comes with a side of rice and pickled veggies | By this point…my stomach was BEYOND bursting. I was at the point of SOOO full. The beef brisket curry was very curry heavy though. But the thick cuts of beef brisket were terrific! Mix in with a little bit of rice…NICE.
Harlan G’s Nitrogen Dessert Creation of the Day | Our special creation was chocolate and it was every bit as good!! I don’t even know how to describe the delicious texture of the pieces of the nitrogen ice cream. It was so addictive, wonderful and we scooped up every bite.
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