Evans Burger x 忠孝敦南

Evans Burger, 是我最近很中意的一家美式餐廳。雖然創立於台中，卻在台中沒有分店(笑)。這幾個月，和E還有家人去了4、5次，以下是這些美食的總匯(笑)。

↑我老是喝黑咖啡 x OJ。黑咖啡可以續杯，跟E我可以喝到3杯

↑不喝OJ的話可以喝冰牛奶...

↑我愛的吧檯座位，可以看到TV (和小姐的背影)

↑Logo napkin, 我覺得logo是顆長歪掉的洋蔥，哈哈

除了我念念不忘的house salad以外，我最近愛上的item是Blueberry French Toast (藍莓法式吐司)。兩片切半的french toast淋上藍莓醬，裡面還吃的到整顆的藍莓、在加上一點點Whipped cream還有糖粉... mmmm!! 光用描述的我覺得我又可以吃一道了(笑)。

配菜有生菜沙拉、炒馬鈴薯塊、兩條培根、兩根sausage還有兩顆sunny side up的蛋。不是我說，這炒馬鈴薯丁實在是很好吃!! 每一顆馬鈴薯塊的外皮炒到脆脆，裡面卻仍是鬆軟的，起鍋後再灑上鹽, woooo...鹹香超好吃的啦! 培根雖然不是煎到脆皮的程度，但我覺得配上這個dish的口感很適合，若太脆的話反而會有點突兀。

French toast的部份我還會加桌上付的maple syrup, 讓吐司香軟多汁!! 再配上一口whipped cream, 覺得心臟病都要發了，可是卻超美味的!

↑Bacon 都跑出來啦!!

↑桌上的 maple syrup sauce can, IHOP, anyone?

我也吃過他們的omelettes, 可是第一次我吃的時候覺得太膩了，但是今天爸爸點了Spinach Cheese Omelette, 卻比我上次吃的火腿好吃又清爽很多!

↑蛋裡頭包超多的cheese喔!

上次和E去的時候，她點了Salmon Eggs Benedict, 雖然說不會難吃，蛋是那個Hollandaise醬我們兩個都一致認為不是我們習慣吃到的口味，但說實在很不錯吃!! 不過要吃Eggs Benedict, 我還是推薦 On Tap Taipei.

↑至今點過的餐點: 起司漢堡、火腿香腸蛋捲、招牌沙拉、

藍莓法式吐司、鮭魚斑尼狄克蛋

今天....很開心你打電話給我，單純的這樣。

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Evans Burger House Salad

Evans Burger, 我每次經過師大路的時候總會看到外面排滿了人，我一向頗討厭排隊的，所以我從來都沒有機會吃過。

最近，它們在敦化南路上開了一家分店，我去了兩次都是和E見面的時候去吃的。我第一次點它們的House Salad就愛上了這道餐。很多人應該去吃這家店都是為了它的漢堡--而我想，應該也不難吃--但是，我想要介紹的就是讓我念念不忘的House Salad.

↑我愛它的程度讓我今天特地去外帶了他回來

Evans Burger的House Salad有兩種醬料可以選擇，但是我每次都選Honey Mustard, 吃了3次，我還沒膩。Salad內容很豐富: 新鮮蕃茄丁、Romaine Hearts (羅美心生菜)、Purple Cabbage、切丁水煮蛋、巧達起司、碳烤雞胸肉丁、培根丁...還有最棒的是，有beets (甜菜根)。

看似簡單的salad吃起來的層次感很夠，因為羅美心生菜很多的關係，吃起來脆度很夠，咬起來也很滿足。碳烤的雞胸肉丁和cheddar cheese增加了沙拉的整體飽足感，smokiness中會伴著honey mustard的sweet and tangy感，吃起來很爽口; 羅美心因為是很新鮮的關係，自然就帶著一點甜味，而細切的新鮮蕃茄丁雖然不到1cm x 1 cm, 卻吃的到它本身的酸度; beets在陽光下閃著美麗的紫紅色光芒，拌入honey mustard後甜味更明顯，把salad sauce都染成了淡淡的橘粉色，很可愛。

↑我的飯後甜點: 新鮮grapes

這份salad的對我來說剛剛好(但我朋友都知道我是個很會吃的女生)，我還有肚子可以再吃一碗葡萄和喝一杯冰茶。但這樣也要花上$260大洋，若以一個人的中飯來說，很偷ㄗㄟˇ(台語)。

不過，能吃就是幸福，我一直這樣覺得。

換個話題，最近和老姐還有老爸分別討論到"門當戶對"這個觀念。我想，如果以社會的既有定義來看的話，對我們兩個姊妹應該是finding a needle in the haystack一樣近乎不可能實現的。為什麼會有normality, 因為這個世界和社會的現象是based on a bell curve. 80% of people落在bell curve裡最寬的區域，而我們，因為家人各自的堅持和臭屁感，落在那個不上不下的20%裡。就像老姐說的, we're not from the Upper West Side, nor do we belong to the Upper East Side.. We're stuck in the middle, the Central Park.

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香港食記 d2 之 Triple O's by White Spot

香港之行的第二天雖然我們一大早已經吃了$570的美心皇宮，我們晚上仍是去 Triple O's by White Spot 買了超級juicy的漢堡吃。

說到 Triple O's...這是在加拿大的回憶，White Spot以賣美式料理為主，就是會包括義大利麵、漢堡、三明治...那種一般的diner，以前學生時代偶爾會犒賞自己去 White Spot 吃一餐，沒想到竟然在香港看到Triple O's -- White Spot 的快餐版 -- 在逛完九龍以後晚餐就在這裡吃了。

↑M小姐點了 Mushroom cheese 漢堡，我點了 Fish Fillet 漢堡。

也許是在亞洲吃慣了小乾扁的漢堡，Triple O's的漢堡超級超級的juicy，就連魚塊也是鬆軟滑嫩，感覺得到香味在咬下的那瞬間噴出、油脂在口中慢慢的化開。
當然 size 也是不容小覷的，比起麥當勞的整整半徑大了兩公分吧! 所以漢堡裡面有附一瓣lemon野不是不能了解的，因為這樣的漢堡有可能會吃太飽。

以前在 Vancouver 的時候，去這種餐廳我一定會點 milk shake，但是說實在當天我真的是太脹了，只好改點 現榨OJ。
重點是... 我因此被多收了$12 (將近台幣 $40)，這樣就算了，我還眼睜睜的看著服務生走冰箱裡拿出濃縮果汁倒入我的杯子裡... 我雖然吃完漢堡已經脹得不行了，我仍是硬把果汁喝完。當然就是為了那HKD$12!!

當天因為天氣很好，所以我們就做在外面用餐。對街的Building已經打起燈了，很漂亮。
我去HK的時候剛好是Christmas的前夕，所以到處都感受得到Christmas的氣氛。不像加拿大那樣溫馨，HK的燈飾都很炫爛，很適合這個繁華的城市。

飽食後便散步回到在灣仔附近的hotel，途中又買了一瓶Vitamin Water..真充實!

Triple O's by White Spot
Shop 121-113, 1/F, Harbour Centre, 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
* 我吃的是近灣仔站的，但是他在香港本島和九龍皆有多家分店

Stumbling upon Las Vegas

I like Taichung, for its gourmet food, designer brand shops and mobbish people.

Last weekend, a casual sunbathing in Miaoli led me and Harry down to Taichung searching for food after two hours of frying on the beach. We were in a mood for American food, burgers, fries and sodas. Since we allowed ourselves in developing a taste for finer foods, the ol' Colonal and McDonald just simply wouldn't do. So in the spirit of exploration, we tried our luck in the vicinity of SOGO Department Store. And indeed, we stumbled upon Lusso Restaurant.

The whole restaurant's image is based on Las Vegas casino, it's not hard to see, cuz the restaurant logo gave it away.

It even says Nevada down at the bottom of the business card.
Not hard to miss the connection.

The bar, with music video of Moby and The Verve playing on the screen, I think it'd be cozy at night.

The velvet chairs, comfy.

The wallpaper, is this Victorian? Gothic? I've no idea.

The waitress was cute. She sat in the empty chair while taking orders from us. Really cool.

The stack of tissue paper was already present when we were seated. It wasn't till later that I realized why the whole stack.

The food was awesome! H ordered the beef patty burger, and I ordered the Jack Daniel Chicken burger. The beef patty wasn't actually really authentic, because it was actual a STEAK sandwiched in the buns! The fries tasted really good too. Hot and freshly fried, not greasy at all. Salty but not overwhelming. I didn't need any ketchup to finish the fries on its own.

My Jack Daniel burger was huge. I had a hard time finishing it on my own. The chicken was sauteed to exact tenderness, yet the skin was crispy.The sauce was sweet and it glazed nicely on the chicken. Both burgers were super juicy and that's why we needed the tissue paper, to wipe our hands and mouths.

This is H's order of beef burger.

This is my Jack Daniel chicken burger.

Lusso would definitely be much more relaxing and enjoyable at night. There was a section closed off when we were there. It probably will open up at night since on the door was a poster of party invitation scheduled on June 13.. hey, that's this Saturday.. HRRMMMMMMM...