One week has almost passed since Christmas and I am glad to share with You the celebration of Christmas Eve special night Francesco and I spent in Hong Kong.
Since our family is far away in Europe and we're here alone, we decided to treat ourselves with an exclusive dinner at one of the most charming restaurants in town, conveniently facing the lights and skyline of Victoria Harbour. An enchanting view to celebrate that special night!
CuCina is the fine dining Italian restaurant of 5* Marco Polo Hotel , wisely managed by the talented Italian Chef Andrea Oreste Delzanno who proposes recipes from our cuisine, perfectly matched in a master fusion with local premium ingredients. A romantic location facing the breathtaking lights of Hong Kong.
At first, we were welcomed by a glass of bubbles with a delicate mushroom based amuse-bouche.
Main courses started with linguine with cabineros jumbo red prawn with tomato and brandy sauce. I must confess brandy savour was stronger into the prawn, rather than the sauce itself, but overall it was a great plate and that jumbo prawn was really outstanding, both in size and taste!
A fine pina colada sorbet helped to separate these first amazing plates for the next to come
To end such fine tasteful elegant Christmas Eve dinner, we were served a mixed berry sherbet with marinated strawberry, Limoncello foam and Meringue. Generously paired with a glass of sweet Hungarian Tocaji offered by the Chef: a total unexpected new intense taste and quite a gorgeous surprise for an Eastern Europe wine. We loved it!
As Italians, we were gifted a special second dessert - we were full like crazy but could not renounce it! - as per the typical Italian Christmas tradition: an abundant slice of Panettone with hot vanilla sauce, red berries and ice cream.
A truly enchanting Heaven for our palates and the best way to end up such unforgettable glorious Christmas dinner in Hong Kong! A night to remember
CuCina Italian restaurant
Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel, 6/F
3, Canton Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
T: 2113 0808
cucinahk.com
Since our family is far away in Europe and we're here alone, we decided to treat ourselves with an exclusive dinner at one of the most charming restaurants in town, conveniently facing the lights and skyline of Victoria Harbour. An enchanting view to celebrate that special night!
CuCina is the fine dining Italian restaurant of 5* Marco Polo Hotel , wisely managed by the talented Italian Chef Andrea Oreste Delzanno who proposes recipes from our cuisine, perfectly matched in a master fusion with local premium ingredients. A romantic location facing the breathtaking lights of Hong Kong.
At first, we were welcomed by a glass of bubbles with a delicate mushroom based amuse-bouche.
...followed by duck liver terrine and breast with apple compote, balsamic caviar and cranberry sauce, beautifully plated on a customized dish signed by the Chef!
The best dish came immediately afterward: mushrooms cream soup, topped with seared Hokkaido scallop and white truffle. Underneath the scallop we surprisingly found bites of chestnuts: quite unexpected but absolutely matching the flavour of mushrooms - and truffles, of course! This was such a delicate, stunning beautiful plate that I will no longer forget.
Main courses started with linguine with cabineros jumbo red prawn with tomato and brandy sauce. I must confess brandy savour was stronger into the prawn, rather than the sauce itself, but overall it was a great plate and that jumbo prawn was really outstanding, both in size and taste!
A fine pina colada sorbet helped to separate these first amazing plates for the next to come
And it came the tasteful baked cod fish fillet with romanesco broccoli, caviar and lobster sauce: a triumph for the palate and for the sight!
A glorious roasted beef tenderloin with Alaskan king crab, banana shallot, green pea purée and black garlic sauce ended the line of such outstanding main courses. It was my first time to have banana shallot and I found it quite interesting in taste and texture, though I had a blast when dipping my tenderloing bites into the black garlic sauce: a must for any gourmand!
To end such fine tasteful elegant Christmas Eve dinner, we were served a mixed berry sherbet with marinated strawberry, Limoncello foam and Meringue. Generously paired with a glass of sweet Hungarian Tocaji offered by the Chef: a total unexpected new intense taste and quite a gorgeous surprise for an Eastern Europe wine. We loved it!
As Italians, we were gifted a special second dessert - we were full like crazy but could not renounce it! - as per the typical Italian Christmas tradition: an abundant slice of Panettone with hot vanilla sauce, red berries and ice cream.
A truly enchanting Heaven for our palates and the best way to end up such unforgettable glorious Christmas dinner in Hong Kong! A night to remember
CuCina Italian restaurant
Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel, 6/F
3, Canton Road
Tsim Sha Tsui
T: 2113 0808
cucinahk.com
