兩年多前認識了斜槓族表表者Colleen（可嵐），訪問她後寫了部落格文章介紹她，感到她多重身份中的每一瓣份量都很重，她投身去做的事一定有驕人成績，包括專業歌手/司儀/電台節目主持人/餐廳負責人/商會幹事/特殊教育倡導者/三個孩子的媽媽…..等等（這只是我所知道的，其他還要慢慢發掘！）Over two years ago, I met Colleen, a role model for a typical slasher. After interviewing her, I wrote a blog post introducing her and felt that every identity she embodied carried significant weight. Whatever she devoted herself to, she achieved remarkable results. Her roles include being a professional singer, emcee, radio program host, restaurant manager, business network leader, SEN advocate, and mother of three children… and that’s just what I know so far! There’s more to uncover.
最近她的新餐廳落戶在
元朗映河路一號爾巒會所地下 。 Laurie Gourmet，是位於錦田的新鴻基私人屋苑會所餐廳，只招待住客會員，為了可以去現場拜訪她及品嚐她的新菜式，知道我們同事阿杰曾在Colleen餐廳工作，與她比較熟落，於是就麻煩他代表我們與Colleen協商約好在Laurie Gourmet與她晚飯聚會。Recently, her new restaurant, Laurie Gourmet opened at Viva, 1 Ying Ho Road, Kam Tin, Yuen Long. Situated in a private residential clubhouse in Kam Tin (residential complex developed by Sun Hung Kai), it only serves resident members. To visit her and try her new dishes, we enlisted the help of our colleague Jie, who had worked at Colleen’s restaurant before and was familiar with her, to arrange a dinner gathering last week at Laurie Gourmet on our behalf.
Colleen亦非常好客，特地去街市買了一條靚石斑魚及掩仔蟹加料招待我們，到場後我們從當晚餐單中點選了一看就想食的菜式如下：
餐前小食拍青瓜、涼拌海蜇手撕雞；
銀芽肉絲炒麵；
蒜香大蝦意粉 ；
紅酒燴牛尾配飯；
雙重芝士夏威夷薄餅；
南瓜豉汁蒸排骨；
西蘭花炒鮮魷 ；
古法蒸多寶魚 （太想食了，就算重複了Colleen加料的石斑變成有兩條魚，都一樣食得很開心。）
配上三穀飯與老火例湯。
菜式每一道都烹調得很出色，色、香、味俱全，達到高級中菜水準，但賣的是大眾化價錢，非常難得！Colleen加點了蒸水蛋給大家撈飯，想不到這麼受歡迎，送到枱面不到一分鐘已搶過清光！Colleen, being very hospitable, specially visited the market to buy a fresh grouper and crabs to prepare for us. When we arrived, we chose several dishes from the evening’s menu that immediately caught our eye:
Appetizers included smashed cucumbers and chilled jellyfish with shredded chicken; mains included
stir-fried noodles with shredded pork and bean sprouts,
garlic butter prawns with spaghetti,
red wine braised oxtail with rice,
double cheese Hawaiian thin crust pizza,
steamed pork ribs with pumpkin and black bean sauce,
stir-fried squid with broccoli,
traditional steamed turbot (we wanted this so much that even though it overlapped with the grouper Colleen prepared, having two fish didn’t stop us from enjoying it!)
The meal was accompanied by three-grain rice and slow-cooked soup.
Every dish was excellently prepared, with perfect color, aroma, and taste, reaching the standard of high-end Chinese cuisine but sold at a very affordable prices—a rare find! Colleen also added a steamed egg dish for us to pair with our rice. It was unexpectedly popular—gone within a minute after it was served!
見到Colleen點了latte，Rocky同我都心動，結果都選了兩款品嚐，我用了最後的巴拿馬豆，Rocky就有機會嘗試埃塞俄比亞豆，各有特色，清純順喉，兩人都感到滿意！Seeing Colleen order a latte, Rocky and I were tempted too, so we each tried one. I had the last serving of Panama beans, while Rocky got to try the Ethiopian beans. Both had their unique flavors—pure and smooth—and we were both very satisfied!
今次很高興觀察道她新開的私人會所餐廳品質和服務都很到家，在場住客的熱烈追捧，我們亦親身享用過美味的菜式，感覺到這食肆是她的另一成功項目！傾談中得知她最近完成了花了三年供讀的SEN（特殊教育）管理課程，拿到證書，真是誠心誠意恭賀她雙喜臨門！
It was a pleasure to observe that her newly opened private clubhouse restaurant maintained high-quality food and service. The enthusiastic reception from the residents, coupled with the delicious dishes we enjoyed, made it clear that this was yet another successful project of hers! During our conversation, we learned that she recently completed a three-year course in SEN (Special Education Needs) Management and earned her certificate. A heartfelt congratulations to her on this double celebration!
