
Our recent trips to Hong Kong have been more exciting than ever! The local pastry scene has picked up considerably over the last couple of years and it has never been short of new joints to try or places which we’d enjoyed to revisit. Passion by Gerard Dubois is one of the latest addition to the growing number of new places to go for fine pastry in Hong Kong. Being a patisserie, boulangerie and confiserie all at once, it opened in 2012 in Wanchai, the heart of the CBD district in Hong Kong. So for our latest trip in 2013, it only seemed right to pay them a visit.
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December 10, 2013 | Categories: Food, Travel | Tags: framboisie chocolat, fraser suites, french pastry, Hong Kong, johnston road, Marron Glacé, mont blanc, Passion by Gerard Dubois, pâtisserie, Wanchai | 1 Comment

Wondering down the streets of Central, Hong Kong after our morning walk in the Mid-levels/Soho area, we were feeling a little hungry and could sit down somewhere for a pitstop. In between meals, we didn’t want something too heavy so high tea seemed like the perfect choice. There are many 5-star hotels dotted along the coastal stretch overlooking Victoria Harbour from Sheung Wan all the way to Causeway Bay. Since we just came out of H&M along Queen’s Road Central, it seem to make sense to head in the direction of Pedder Street to a place which I have on my “to-eat/do” list. We didn’t make reservations as high tea here isn’t part of the travel itinerary but we are here nonetheless to try our luck. Thankfully, it was a lazy weekday afternoon and there were empty tables available, though not very many. High Tea @ Le Salon De Thé de Joël Robuchon it seems destined to be…
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August 15, 2013 | Categories: Food, Travel | Tags: boulangerie, cake, Causeway Bay, croissant, devonshire clotted cream, french pastries, high tea, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Joel Robuchon, Le Salon de The de Joel Robuchon, macaton, paris brest, pâtisserie, petit fours, sandwih, strawberry and rhubary jam, Tarte au Citron, The Landmark, truffle, Wanchai | 4 Comments