Cross-Border Brunch at Home

Walking out of my friends apartment in Central, Hong Kong is a breath of fresh air. O wait, no, that's fish, steamed buns, spices, organs, and smoke... all mixed into one morning whiff. And I couldn't create a better site to wake up to on the morning run for goods to brunch at home. Everything is right at your doorstep. So as good expats would, we head straight for the supermarket... how boring?! Nah, just needed to grab some ground coffee. BUT the way back, we hit up stalls and stands to pick up fresh fruit for a colorful and worldly fruit salad of figs, grapefruit, mango, watermelon and blueberries and freshly steamed black sesame/lotus paste and custard filled buns and sauteed pork dumplings. Arrange them all of a table alongside some cool yogurt and just-brewed coffee, you have an zen-like brunch in your home.