豆苗居 (已結業)

Lemon Chia Seed Pancakes (HK$118) with almond condensed milk, seasonal fruit jam and organic maple syrup. The pancakes were rather dry while the flavors could be stronger. To be honest, I'm not into the whole raw food movement so I rather eat some good old fluffy pancakes with rich flavors especially for the price. I think the food here is not bad but just not for everyone. J was screaming of hunger afterwards - oops that'd teach me to drag a carnivorous hubby to a trendy vegetarian cafe.

友人說鰂魚涌糖廠街一帶，直至12月逢周日會開設一個暫時式的市集，由多間新晉店舖組成，入場費是全免的，故是日就與友人們一起到訪看看有什麼好吃。如乘搭地鐵，由鰂魚涌太古坊出口去會比較近，步程不需5分鐘便到達。雖然只是中午12時，但人流已頗多啦! 不過地方比預期中細，基本上打一個圈已行完，大部份是售賣有機蔬菜及食材，當中亦有紅、白酒檔口、雪糕店及小食店等。既然一場來到當然不要錯過吃的機會啦! 這個攤檔來自中環豆苗居......食物是現場即製的，除了小食外，同時亦有售賣曲奇等。點了BANH MI WRAP/$70，是越式燒豬肉卷，以燒豬肉、醃蘿白及薄荷葉捲成長條狀。蘿白是加入白醋醃製，卷內放進大量醃蘿白，令整個卷味道偏酸，即使夾著薄荷葉仍中和不到這份酸味，而薄餅皮太硬故難以咬開，吃起來時比較麻煩，好容易散開。味道確實一般，而且價錢偏貴。

Went to the Tong Chong Street market and tried the Bahn mi wrap by Grassroots Pantry.The wrap was really good because it looked like a savoury crepe filled with delicious spices, tofu and some greens.

剛巧經過上環，第一次來吃午餐。食物以素菜為主，感覺清新，但味道豐富有層次，很有驚喜。前菜及主食有不同選擇 。咖啡亦不錯。唯一感覺是侍應對熟客招呼比較好，對我們則缺乏耐性。環境輕鬆closy,如客滿會有點迫挾，幸而樓底高，不會太嘈吵。

This afternoon, much to the initial shock and dismay of my carnivore husband, our friend suggested a hipster, vegetarian restaurant as the venue for our lunch meet-up. Fortunately, this understated little place was able to satisfy even the starving, skeptical meat-eater, who had originally planned on needing a second lunch, after being a good sport to come to a vegetarian dig.Grassroots' new location at 108 Hollywood Road, is nestled quietly between the glitzy CentreStage building, and the ever-

食評：一直好想試既Grassroots Pantry，最近跟Grana合作，由西環搬到上環荷李活道Centre Stage聚賢居地下，跟Blue Butcher Bar & Restaurant及Classified為鄰。Soft opening的星期五晚曾嘗試過walk in，可是在沒有訂枱的情況下不幸未能給安排位置。全因一份「為食」的堅持，決定第二天一起身便再接再厲，誓要吃到為止。Receptionist再迎接我們時，也感受到我們的誠意，不忍心再拒絕我倆，便給我們bar枱位置。點了Breakfast menu上的Lemon Chia Seed Pancakes及Scrambled Tofu。Pancakes用chia seed奇亞籽（又名奇異子）製造，奇亞籽其實是外表像黑芝麻，聞說奇亞籽的食療作用可幫助控制血糖、有效增加飽腹感、促進腸道蠕動，係減肥便秘人士的恩物，用來做班戟，口感有點像carrot cake，很特別，也很健康。另外scrambled tofu，無論外觀和口感，跟scrambled egg完全沒有分別，配以mushroom、spinach和sourdough，豐富飽肚