As part of my quest to gain as much weight as quickly as possible (not really but that's what my stomach seems to be feeling these days), I bullied a certain PR King at Langham into taking me to lunch at Ming Court. The Michelin men don't always get it right, but if the dim sum is anything to go by, this Chinese restaurant seems to deserve its two stars. What's most delicious is that the prices are fairly reasonable. So if you were to calculate on a price-to-value ratio, it would score pretty damn high.

So my bottomless stomach and I are considering a return visit (and not just so I can achieve mayoral status there on FourSquare, as the venue is currently mayorless), because Ming Court has debuted a Vibrant Spring menu that's just filled with naughty, naughty food. Like what, you ask? Roasted suckling pig with foie gras sauce. YUM and only $78 a head. Braised lobster with urchin sauce. Pan-fried wagyu beef with black truffle oil. It's like the chef decided to take a truly decadent ingredient and then bump up the sex factor by combining it with another madly desirable component. For a triple-whammy, the lobster trio pictured above left is almost too pretty eat... except everyone knows beauty is fleeting, so that needs to get in my belly tout suite.

Note to self: Do not write food blog posts when hungry. Except, dear readers, though you may see this time-stamped as posted in the AM, I am actually writing this literally five minutes after dinner, with my oil-smudged bowl still sitting on my bedside table. Glamorous, I know. But I must then conclude that either the food is looking so good it's getting me hungry again... or I'm just a pig. Probably a bit of both.

Ming Court will be serving this special menu, which can be viewed in full after the cut, until May 31. The restaurant is at Level 6, Langham Place, Mongkok, Hong Kong. Tel: 852 3552 3300.

MING COURT’S VIBRANT SPRING MENU
Roasted sliced suckling pig with foie gras sauce
$78 per person
Braised lamb with thyme in honey and loh-sui sauce
$138
Thai style barbecued pork loin
$198
Lobster trio - Cooked in superior soup, steamed with yellow wine and egg white, stir-fried with hot and sour sauce
$178 per person
Double-boiled chicken with Chinese herbs
$688
Braised lobster topped with urchin sauce
$588
Braised whole African abalone (three heads)
$788 per person
Braised superior sea cucumber stuffed with prawn and matsutake mushrooms
$198 per person
Braised matsutake, mori and ling chi mushrooms with sea cucumber and dried shrimp roe
$298
Pan-fried wagyu beef with black truffle oil
$268 per person
Pan-fried wagyu beef rolls stuffed with matsutake mushrooms and fungus
$98 per person
Baked flaming pork loin in red wine
$198
Braised pork loin with kale, served in a casserole
$198
Stir-fried fish balls stuffed with minced lamb in herb and soy sauce
$188
Steamed chicken with sake
$188
Stir-fried diced lotus root and olive leaves served with lettuce
$168
Steamed organic sliced bean curd accompanied with stir-fried diced vegetables
$168

I always knew that the best time to sample oysters tend to be the end of the year but never quite remembered when oyster season started until a friend mentioned that oysters always tend to be good during the months that end in r. I guess this must be true as I’ve gotten quite a few oysters promotions in my inbox. Langham Place’s Ming Court is offering ten ways to sample the American jumbo oyster this month so if you are an oyster fan, head on over now.

MING COURT’S SUCCULENT AMERICAN JUMBO OYSTER MENU
• Deep-fried jumbo oyster
• Baked jumbo oyster with black truffles and pumpkin
• Baked jumbo oyster with foie gras paste in abalone sauce
• Baked jumbo oyster with crab meat and sea urchin sauce
• Steamed jumbo oyster with mushroom, spring onion and ginger
• Stir-fried jumbo oyster with pepper in Singaporean style
• Stir-fried jumbo oyster with chilli and garlic
• Baked jumbo oyster with port wine
• Steamed jumbo oyster with minced pork and chilli
• Baked jumbo oyster with bacon, cheese and butter

Each oyster is priced at $98.
Restaurant hours: Lunch 11:00am – 2:30pm, dinner 6:00pm – 10:30pm
Address: Ming Court, Level 6, Langham Place, 555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok, Hong Kong
Enquiries: 3552 3300