EGG TARTS | MACAU

I DIE.

If I ate egg tarts from Lord Stow's for every breakfast, lunch, and dinner of my stay in Macau, I'd be one happy girl. Forget the rest of my Macau posts, these egg tarts were the best thing I put in my mouth! I seriously think we found the best egg tart bakery there... They were churning these babies out every 15 minutes. I got a peep at the bakery window and it was dominated by egg tart production - definitely their specialty. We went twice, and both times our tarts were still warm when served... MMM. They tasted like little cups of heaven... The pastry crust was flaky, crunchy and not too thick. It was like the perfect pot for the custard filling, which reminded me a bit of creme brulee. The tops were caramelized and they were just amazing. Kinda hope my dad goes for another trip - I know what to ask for pasalubong ;)

*Nevermind! Just found out they have Lord Stow's here in Manila too. Score.

Vergnano Italian | MACAU

It's nice to know that Dad thought "the kids" were decent enough to bring to dinner with some business colleagues. It was the one night where no dinner meetings were held, so everyone was free to plan their own evening. We went to an Italian restaurant in the heart of St Mark's square; the area of the hotel where the ceilings are painted to replicate the sky and the canals are built to make you feel as if you're enjoying an al fresco meal in Venice. A fun, vacation-like atmosphere indeed. Jon, Chris and I sat at the end of a long table - so we were kind of in our own world, talking about our own thang. I got the chance to blog about our food; not everyone else's. Pictures below :)

Jon, Chris & I got a pizza to share for appetizer... 4 Cheese

Chris got Lobster Risotto, one of his fave dishes when eating out

Got myself a big bowl of Angel Hair Aglio Oglio

Jon got a nice cut of steak... Chris and I helped him finish this

Thanks for the family pic, Jon! PS this was not in the St. Mark's Square area.

Don Gelato | MACAU

After dinner at McSorley's, Chris and I were the only one's with room for some dessert - Don Gelato was the answer.

MrSorley's Ale House | MACAU

Get ready to see more burgers than the last post...! Before I go on, let me just say my brother and I were the only one's not to get burgers at McSorley's Ale House. This is definitely the "British pub" concept of the hotel; Chris and I made the right decision in sticking to -half our- roots and eating the familiar pub grub. I got fish 'n chips and Chris got the steak pie. Mom, Jon and Patrick got burgers. Bon Appetit!

Cheese sticks for starts

Jon's burger with bacon, onion rings and American cheese

Pat's bacon burger with Swiss

Mom's veggie burger with provolone and avocado

My fish & chips

Chris' steak pie with mashed potatoes and gravy

Imperial House Dim Sum | MACAU

My Dad hosted a little getaway trip to Macau -or Macoozy as we called it- last week... He was there for biz and decided it would be nice for the fambam to come along as well. (Thanks, Dad!) Gambling and clubbing is synonymous with the city, but we kind of steered in the opposite direction - we enjoyed the hotel's facilities and of course did our fair share of food exploration :) We stayed at the Venetian Hotel and all our meals were either there, The Grand Canal Shoppes or The Shoppes at The Four Seasons. Oh we fancy huh! Not really ;)

Jon and I arrived a day after everyone else. Our first meal was at the Chinese restaurant, Imperial House Dim Sum. We had been traveling since 5am Manila time; flight to HK and then ferry ride to Macau - so when we saw the dimsum... ATTACK!