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Summer seafood feast
As the barometer rises, head out to the cool new Pentahotel in Kowloon East for its summer seafood buffet. From 6:30 to 9:30 pm nightly from July 14 to August 31, diners will be able to dive in to fresh shucked oysters, a seafood raw bar, and dozens of local specialties and international summer favorites at eatstreet@pentalounge. The lineup of succulent seafood on ice includes snow crab legs, shrimps, jade whelks and New Zealand mussels. Hot dishes will include classic Chinese, Hong Kong-style seafood specialties and Thai dishes. The buffet costs HK$418 ($53, plus 10 percent service charge) per adult, HK$258 per child from Mondays to Thursdays, and HK$458 per adult and HK$288 per child on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, including free-flowing soft drinks.
Eatstreet@pentalounge. Pentahotel Hong Kong, 19 Luk Hop Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. 852-3112-1998.
Jamie's Italian opening soon
Chef and food activist Jamie Oliver is bringing Jamie's Italian to Hong Kong this summer. Located in the heart of Causeway Bay on Tang Lung Street, Jamie's Italian will provide a causal dining experience for food lovers. Focusing on fresh and easily available ingredients, and bold, simple flavors, Jamie's Italian adopts a truly Italian attitude toward food - passionate, humble and sociable. The menu is based on dishes found throughout Italy, re-created with a "Jamie twist" and prepared with attention to detail, the company says.
Jamie's Italian, 2/F, Soundwill Plaza II - Midtown, Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
- DONNA MAH