655081 Sat Sep 26 07:49:27 -0700 2009 6 46 China 0 5059755 Hola chowhounds: I'm vising HK in about a month and haven't been there in about 5 years or so. Does anyone have any rec's for HK food blogs? Thanks a lot all! claire. Sat Sep 26 07:49:28 -0700 2009 130773 claireness 1 5059889 Our very own "Peech" (http://www.chow.com/profile/132103) has an excellent blog: http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/ Sat Sep 26 08:55:41 -0700 2009 5059755 130720 FourSeasons 2 5060316 I actually just returned to HK after a 5 year absence as well (been in NYC) and within the 3 months I have been back I've found the following HK food blogs I liked: http://chi-he-wan-le.blogspot.com/ FourSeasons makes a great recommendation here. Really good blog that updates frequently. I actually first noticed this guy on Openrice.com and have been following his blog pretty regularly. I'm pretty green when it comes to wine and Peech sounds like a wine aficionado which sometimes throws me off a little but overall it's a really good local blog. http://chaxiubao.typepad.com/chaxiubao/eating_in_hong_kong/index.html This guy was featured on No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain in the HK episode. Supposed to be the most famous food blogger in HK. A lot of good information. Since I am late to the game my major gripe with this blog is that it isn't updated very frequently (like once every 1-2 weeks) :( http://asiaflavours.typepad.com/ I read this blog once in a while and it's quite informative. Updates every 4-8 days. http://jason-bonvivant.blogspot.com/ Also found this blog off Openrice.com. Pretty good blog that gives likes/dislikes after every meal which I find helpful. http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/index.htm Not a food blog but it has plenty of food reviews (similar to Yelp.com in the US). Not sure if you read Chinese (you'll need to read Chinese to navigate properly) but for a lot of restaurants there are actually English reviews you can read. If you can't read Chinese properly but can navigate the site the ratings system helps a little bit. There are definitely other HK food blogs out there but these are the few that I read first. Hope this helps. Sat Sep 26 13:15:10 -0700 2009 5059889 1090793 big_apple_ken 3 5064669 Um... thanks for the endorsement, guys... it's always an honor to be mentioned in the same breath as CXB coz he is THE blogger of HK... And of course KC has eaten his way thru pretty much all of HK in the last few years and is way more knowledgeable about the HK dining scene than myself. Not to play favorites but may I also suggest Siu Yeh... he's been out of commission for about a month but pretty prolific in general... http://siuyeh.com/ Mon Sep 28 13:13:20 -0700 2009 5060316 132103 Peech 1 5061014 http://gourmetkc.blogspot.com/ has been rather prolific lately Sat Sep 26 20:20:24 -0700 2009 5059755 10607 Luther 1 5062074 Guys thanks for all the good blog suggestions, I'll have some heavy duty researching to do and not a lot of time to do it in. Yeah, big apple ken--i had seen openrice.com mentioned a lot on the boards and by the time i headed over, really kicked myself for not having paid attention in chinese school. doh! So here's another question since you guys seem to know your shiz-- i hate seafood, any additional non seafoody suggestions that make it to your don't miss lists? I'm assuming the food court by the tsim sha tsui city super is still open? one of my favorite places. Thanks again! Sun Sep 27 12:44:40 -0700 2009 5059755 130773 claireness 1 5065999 may I add: http://ahkfoodie.blogspot.com/ http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/Deli-Prince both are a bit old-school layout wise, but cover lots of places. also, re non-seafood don't miss-es, plenty of chinese restaurants do great meat dishes, e.g. crispy chicken at t'ang court, BBQ pork at west villa (or joy hing for roast pork - "siu yuk" - but it's more of a food stall than a restaurant) - any specifics as to what you're looking for? there's also plenty of "don't miss when visiting" posts on this board that might be helpful. Tue Sep 29 00:30:21 -0700 2009 5059755 119622 e_ting