my first time being a food competition judge

There was an event that my mother was invited to this weekend. She was a judge for a cooking competition between Chef Mary Sue Milliken from Border Grill in Los Angeles and Chef Yvon Goetz from The Winery Restaurant and Wine Bar in Tustin. The competition was sponsored by Cadillac and there were a lot of Cadillac cars parked in Irvine Spectrum and you can sit inside and even go for a drive if you want. Bon Appetit magazine and also Epicurious were sponsors too.

Some judges didn't show up so they asked me and my mother's friend who is also a food blogger if we could be judges. Then we started trying the food, first we tried the Peruvian Ceviche from Chef Mary Sue Milliken. I thought that the ceviche was excellent but the fish taco on the side was a little bit bland.

Next we had Chili Lime Rubbed Hawaiian Mahi Mahi  With Ginger Jasmine Rice And Roasted Tropical Fruit Chutney by Chef Yvon Goetz. I thought the fish was excellent it was very flavorful and rich and his rice was amazing.

I don't even like seafood -- okay I like calamari -- but I loved all the fish I tried. I also enjoyed being a judge it was a lot of fun. My iTouch ran out of battery so I stole some of my mom's photos for my blog.

The trip from heaven -- or not

So I am in Hong Kong for the first time and so far my experience is 50/50. This is how the day started off in the morning we were going to this soup place but it was closed so sad, but we had a back up plan there was a place right next to the restaurant that was open. It was ramen noodles. They were pretty good and cheap my mom and I paid $4.00 for it, then we took a bus to go to other restaurants. After walking around a little bit I told my mom "I'm Hungry" so we got something to eat.

The restaurant we went to was Mak's Noodles. This place was not so good. First the place had MSG, second they had shrimp in the wonton which I hate, and third it was expensive. I was pissed off with the food, but had a good time.