2011 / 08 / 09
We have a one hour lunch break. Usually I eat my handmade lunch, which I prepared a day before or in the morning. But sometimes I go out for lunch with my colleagues and/or friends working nearby. From time to time eating outside in the restaurant is ok, as long it is tasty.
On last Friday my flat mate CC, she had a day-off, my colleague Florian and me decided to have authentic (!) Italian lunch box in the Kowloon Park together. Unfortunately we have found out that the Italian Restaurant suspended this service! Oh no! So pity, as we have been looking forward already to our pasta time in the park surrounded by birds and green trees! What should we do/eat now? Ok, we changed our plan and decided with a heavy heart to eat inside of this Italian restaurant in the cool basement, but with great Italian atmosphere and authentic food.
While CC was using the washroom, Florian and I took a look at the menu card. And there was a further shock waiting for us… Oh no! They have increased their price a lot!!! One lunch set costs more than 100 HKD. Previously they offered lunch sets for around 80HKD. Gosh! With our 100HKD in our wallet and with a clear mind, we decided to say sorry to the waitress and left the restaurant once CC came out of the washroom. Actually, we felt a bit sorry…
Then we just crossed the street and entered PizzaExpress. Looking at the menu, we all have been relived as the lunch set is suitable for hunger, wallet and our taste. It seems Florian often comes to this restaurant, so he commented the food as a waiter of PizzaExpress (e.g. “If you like orange juice, I recommend the orange juice here. It is very delicious,because it is fresh.”
and even suggested a great deal (e.g. “Or if you are very thirsty, you can order the ice lemon tea. It can be refilled for free!”)
We all decided to have the extravaganza lunch set with pizza bread and pesto sauce, baked mush room, salad, pizza and a drink. Later on, we ordered the dessert samples plate including dough balls, chocolate fudge and cheese cake.
Actually the dough balls are the same as the pizza bread, just be powered with icing sugar. This dish comes with warm nutella cream. As a German this combination is a bit strange, it is like dipping “Normales Broetchen” (=name of a break roll in Germany) into nutella instead of cutting it to the half and spread the nutella on it.
However, it was a yummy and extremely funny lunch break! Although we have experienced some disappointments, we laughed a lot! And this is the most important time! Florian and I returned to office recharged with so many power and happiness!



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