Luxury chocolatier Godiva has a rival on the scene. Judy Hong, whose husband David owns the Swank Shop, has opened a small stand in Great Food Hall in Pacific Place, selling chocolates by 5th Avenue Chocolatier from New York (right). The selection so far consists of filled chocolates, novelty chocolates, white, milk or dark chocolate-covered pretzels (they taste much better than they sound) and truffles. The chocolates are flown in once a week. Valentine's Day selections include chocolate roses and heart-shaped jewellery boxes filled with chocolates.
Madison's Restaurant & Bar in Pacific Place has started serving weekend lobster dinners, available for $188 plus 10 per cent for two courses and $208 for three. For starters there's a choice between lobster bisque with brandy, Caesar salad with barbecued chicken or crispy calamari with zesty lime mayonnaise. On offer for the main course are half-Boston lobster risotto with mushrooms, half-lobster thermidor or Madison's surf and turf (grilled half Boston lobster and beef tournedos with Bearnaise sauce). Dessert is fresh fruit salad with sorbet, plus coffee or tea.
Also at Madison's is the Monsters, Inc party tomorrow. It starts with a lunch buffet at 1pm, then continues with the screening of the movie at UA Pacific Place at 3.55pm. The price of $150 plus 10 per cent for adults and $120 for children under 12 includes the buffet and movie. Reservations on 2523 4772.
The China Coast Wine Bar & Grill at the Regal Airport Hotel is serving weekday themed lunch buffets. Monday features Cajun and Creole cuisine (Cajun whiskey lamb chops, oyster gumbo, Cajun-style roast beef), Tuesday features Thai (beef salad, pineapple fried rice, green papaya salad, prawns with green curry), Wednesday has American steaks and ribs, Thursday focuses on Spanish (seafood paella, meat balls in sherry sauce, gazpacho) while Friday features Indian cuisine. The themed lunch buffet is $148 net; phone 2286 6898.
Post 97 in Lan Kwai Fong is offering 'nightly specials' three-course set dinner for $197 plus 10 per cent. The meal changes nightly but a sample menu has soup of the day or deep-fried calamari in beer batter for starter, a choice for main course of marinated monk fish fillets on sweet potato bubble and squeak cakes or veal kidneys in red wine sauce with tagliatelle with sauteed kohlrabi and tiramisu for dessert. Call Post 97 on 2186 1816.
