Life's good in New York City

Trust me, I've been wanting to update this blog earlier but I always ended up being distracted by something else. There is just so much to do, see and eat in this city! Other than acting up as a tourist, occasionally I must stress, I've been buried by the amount of work from my summer school. By the way I forgot to mention that I'm doing Graphic Design in Parsons. Nothing related to fashion, too bad. But I am still glad that I came here!

The dorm that I'm living during the course of my summer school. After that I'll be staying back for an extra two weeks, homeless.

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One of the awesome restaurants that I've been to so far. Indulged myself in a sort of fancy dinner with Jessica at Social Eatz.

Can't get any more Asian with the napkin.

Jess had their legendary Bulgogi burger while I gave their spare ribs a try. I liked my dish but I just wish there was a side, for their Bulgogi burger it came with Kimchi fries, which was superb by the way.

Food aside, loved the interior and the ambience of the restaurant.

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Thanks to Jess, I was able to get out of Manhattan even on a weekday. We walked over to Brooklyn with the infamous Brooklyn bridge while watching the sun set. Since I landed in NYC, I've seen countless beautiful sunset views. Though it's different from experiencing it on the beach, the colour of the sky is still stunning each and every time.

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Just in case you've been missing my style shot posts, here's one to make it up for now.

Cargo Jacket: Zara
Top: Topshop
Black Skinnies: Topshop
Brogues: Monki
Bag: Zara
Watch: Casio
Accessories: MBMJ & Urban Outfitters (wish I could show a close up shot)

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That's it for now! Can't believe I covered all fashion, food and fotography topics in one post.

Yardbird, Sheung Wan

3 papers down, 1 last one happening on this Tuesday. That didn't stop us girls from having a great time around Central last night. Again, I picked a place for good food and Michelle braved herself, drove all the way to Sheung Wan with Ronny's direction. Well, we got a bit lost *ahem* before reaching the place. As I will always say, with the iPhone's map application in hand, you'll never get lost in Hong Kong. That's my surviving motto in this city.

I've read so much good reviews on Yardbird and I was glad that the food did not disappoint me. I would consider it under the fusion category, a Yakitori shop but with a NYC ambience surrounding it.

Abundant variety of alcoholic drinks, as you can see on the board. The fact that the drinks menu is two-paged while the food menu is only one-paged says everything.

From top to bottom: Sweet Corn Tempura; Short Ribs; Meatball; Chicken & Rice; 

That was our first round of order. My favorite dish out of these 4 would be the sweet corn tempura and the rice. The piping hot rice was served with egg, chicken skin and peas. Me being a carnivore actually walloped the whole bowl because the little peas actually tasted like corn. Two words, lip-smacking delicious!

However the short ribs was a tad bit disappointing, pricing at HKD240, that definitely wasn't what we had in mind. As I've mentioned that was only our first round, we picked another 3 different Yakitori for a try.

The Oyster was recommend by the friendly waiter at the bar. Juicy, succulent meat, topped with a its crispy skin followed by fats underneath, sinful but yummy!

It's a two-storey shop, the other level is underneath it. What I would advise is go there early and grab a table downstairs. Yardbird is open everyday from 6p.m till late, except Sundays and no reservations are allowed. So basically people will chill around the bar, which is on the Ground Floor, while waiting for their tables, so it gets a little noisy there.

Love the place and the food there, can't wait to go there again and this time, grab a table downstairs to chill and have proper conversation.


Yardbird
33-35 Bridges Street
Shueng Wan, Hong Kong