1. The Fillo Factory makes spelt filo dough sheets that are pliable if properly thawed (in the fridge). Because spelt has a distinctive flavour, this filo should be used only in savoury preparations. It sells for HK$66 for 454 grams from ThreeSixty (The Landmark, Central, tel: 2111 4480; Elements, 1 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui, tel: 2196 8066).
2. To make dolmas in Hong Kong you have to use grape leaves in brine - which, after being blanched - are a perfectly acceptable substitute for fresh ones. The leaves of the Delphic brand are grown in Turkey. A 500 gram packet costs HK$46 from Oliver's, Prince's Building, Central, tel: 2810 7710.
3. Le Rubis chocolate raspberry cake (HK$34), sold at the Salon de The Joel Robuchon (tel: 2166 9088) in The Landmark, Central, is almost too pretty to eat. It's composed of layers of chocolate cake and light, creamy raspberry and milk-chocolate mousses.
