A Middle Eastern restaurant has added to the range of choice Mid-Levels' menus. Desert Sky, owned by the same group as Nepal on Staunton Street, serves food from, among other Middle Eastern cuisines, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and Lebanon.
Located at 36 Elgin Street near the escalator, the 30-seat Desert Sky offers various set menus starting at $78. There is also an a la carte menu that includes staples hummous and tabouleh. Reservations on 2810-7318.
Cocktails in a can A new category of ready-mixed alcoholic drinks takes all the guesswork out of bartending. Various ranges of these tinned drinks, which include everything from the basic gin and tonic to a peach Margarita, have made an appearance in the fridges of 7-Eleven, Wellcome and Seibu.
The Belgian Konings, with a 5 per cent alcohol content, is part of a product range which has grown by 100 per cent a year for the past two years in Europe.
Five flavours have been brought into Hong Kong, including whisky and cola, rum and cola, gin and tonic, and vodka and orange. Available at 7-Eleven and Wellcome for between $8 and $9.80, the drinks follow on from the popular alcoholic sodas.
Seibu's range runs from the Tom Collins and Martini Soda to a Salty Dog and Peach Margarita. These are packaged especially for the Japanese market and cost $15 each.