Just finished watching the spectacular and touching Olympics 2008 closing ceremony today. I got myself a splitting headache after 3 glasses of red wine over lunch. No choice but to pop a Panadol max. Caffeine in the panadol made me woke up at 1am. So let me continue my story in Hanoi.
After a good rest in the hotel, it's time to get in touch with the French flavour of Hanoi. So... Green Tangerine restaurant is the choice of our night. Of course, we were still cynical after our first night's visit of a restaurant. Let's see how good it can get.
The restaurant's decor itself is indeed special. It felt like the alley bar in Singapore. There is an outdoor area which looked like the yard of a building, then there is an indoor area giving you the ambience of a French restaurant. Very cosy. I liked it very much.
Here are some pictures of the indoor area:
Indoor area when it was filled up. Look at the walls, windows and furnishings. Typical French cafe. The night gave a more cosy ambience I think.
Indoor area when it was empty. We were almost the last table of customers who left because we came at 9pm.
How can we have French food without wine? All right, we chose a glass of house wine. 
The antique feeling it created...
Little touches of Vietnam on the dining table.
How's it so far? I'm not sure about you. I definitely fell in love with it. Next comes the food.
Lamb Rack with brown rice
The lamb was good. The rice was special. It was a mix of several ingredients. It was definitely a fusion. Somehow, I just recall that it's similar to Bobby Chinn's. They like to combine lamb with rice.
Scallops with Alaska Contreau
Okay, I think I might have spelt the last word wrongly. Anyway, I love scallops. This dish was not overly expensive for the fact that there were so many scallops given. Indeed, it's very special. Scallops spreaded across the plate in a sea of slightly saltish creamy sauce.
Laid in the middle was the "Alaska Contreau". Can you guess what it was in the picture? The bottom layer was a yummy pastry crust. On top of the crust was a thick layer of ice cream with pomelo. The ice cream was different as it tasted like frozen cream with pomelo. The top layer was hot souffle. What kind of dish is this? Who would have thought of it? Maybe that's the kind of wonderful surprise French cuisine could give.
I looooooooooooooooooooooved it! 
