Al fresco weather

We got all our winter clothes out but today turned out to be perfect al fresco weather instead – a crisp clear 27 C with humidity at a low 50 percent.

It was too good to stay indoors, which explained why all the restaurants with outdoor seating were full.

Pizza party

We thought pizza would be a perfect lazy Sunday lunch and what better place to get it than at the newly opened restaurant, The Kitchen?

The place is so laidback that you can basically order the pizza you want and, if they don't have the ingredients, someone – most likely Avi – will pop over to the supermarket to get some.

They make the dough themselves so it tastes really fresh. I love the thin crust so much I can eat just that on its own.

Our meal of two pizzas and a coffee came to HK$185 (there's no service charge – and no cash till yet for that matter).

Be warned, though: each is slightly more than 1 foot in diameter and can easily feed two.

We over-ordered so now have enough for dinner with something for tomorrow's lunch pack too. But it was good pizza so I'm not complaining.

The Kitchen is open

After months of drilling and weeks of looking like it was ready for customers but wasn't, The Kitchen, the restaurant in Scenic Crest Tower 1, is finally open.

Mark and Avi have been selling their trial breads to us curious wannabe customers for the past week or so and Buffalo Wilbur have been hooked on the ciabattas and French loaves.

It's lovely to get freshly baked goods in Mui Wo. The baguettes are so crisp and smell so good I can have a whole loaf plain, dunked in milky coffee, for breakfast.

We haven't tried the other stuff yet but if the bread is anything to go by, I predict The Kitchen will soon find its own niche of customers.

Mark and Avi say they are serving salads, pizzas and pastas (from HK$68) and brunch on weekends. Just no liquor yet, until they get their liquor licence.