New Fav Eating Place

well well.

i've been rather bz after i've started class on sat, but i still insist to cook when i can.

class has been stressful. teacher is awesome(of cos rite.....). v motivating.

i hope my compositions will hav the chance to 见人.

hope.

 cooked this paella over the weekend. baby craved for it. i've added less seafood n added chicken n chirozo into the rice. v rich. baby liked it.

 went to our fav cake shop for cakes. D told us that chef will b making strawberry tarts n asked us to wait. n when the tart is ready, chef K served it to us personally!!!! so nice hor. he even offered to let me noe the recipe when i asked whether he need any helper/student or nt. to him, its the love for the cakes that is impt, nt the recipe. no wonder the cakes r so nice. u can taste the love in them.

 met MQ, YX n WK for dinner after our nt so hot steamboat session during CNY. MQ was complaining that i got her boobs in this pix. tsk, part of the platter ma.

 dessert. ordered the cake specially for MQ (朱古力), but alas, the baby bum invaded the abdominal cavity of mum, thus cake was neglected. poor cake. not a waste though. according to YX, the food was oni so-so. the one at robertson quay fared better. i will go check it out after my italy trip.

 uh huh. i still got time to watch power station's concert after my class! rush like mad though. class always end late.....

 baby n i went relish for brunch. food was decent, but the dessert is AWESOME. this is the strawberry cheesecake. deconstructed but tasted really good!!! i will go bk juz for this.

 baby trying to show me hw cute her cat is.

 i've decided to go pat tor w baby. brought her to Esquina for dinner.

 chef at work.

 sangria. tasted so good. balance fruity flavor w the alcohol. awesome. even the froth on top tasted nice.hehe.

 grilled octopus w heirloom tomatoes. octopus is grilled to perfection w sweet n plump tomatoes. yum.

 this dish is my fav dish of the nite. simply amazing. chicken wings with buttermilk n truffles. the chicken wings (boneless) were so tender n tasty, covered w the rich n smooth buttermilk sauce. the roasted pinenuts n the truffles were crispy (like potato chips) n crunchy, adding mouthfeel to the dish. simply wonderful.

 boneless chix wing. awesome.

 squid ink paella. we had this dish when we visited last time. still good.

 roasted iberico pork w crispy skin. yes, this is pork. pink n juicy, tender n sweet meaty flavor. love love it.

 bone marrow w poached lobster. our least fav of the nite. too fishy for me. cant really taste the marrow.

 sangria n berry ice cream. palate cleanser.

our dessert for the day. frozen yoghurt w morrocan spiced cous cous n pickled apricot. i like the taste of the combination of the ingredients. light n fresh. but baby beg to differ. she dun like this.

 

after the meal, our server (baby was crazy over him. said he is sooooooo CUTE) came n whisper smth to us.

ppl who fequent here will noe that they hav a "secret" bar across the street which requires a password to get in. n u can oni get the password if u dine here. the server whispered the password to us. i wanted to check it out, but baby was too tired. maybe nxt time.

w the awesome food n impeccable n fun service, we've concluded that this is our number 1 fav restaurant now (yes, valentino is down to 2nd).

simply awesome.

This hits and misses for Restaurant Week

this is my vp's way to shw who's the boss.
juz love his way of humour.

baby n i went to this new peranakan cafe near our work place for lunch.
food was really good! ltr then we noe that it was opened by the cousin of one of our colleague.
v authentic peranakan food. good for lunch!

yes folks, this is my bfast.
two perfectly cooked sunny side up, w sausages n the cake i bought from isetan (cake w pudidng by iron chef sakai).i think i shd go open my own cafe.haha.
after all, a good bfast is really impt for a good start of the day. dun u think so?

and yes, baby n i fell into dessert trap again.
we went wimbly lu on sat for some awesome waffles n root beer cake!
my absolute fav.
i am going to try the new orelans restaurant nxt door nxt time.
M&C, wanna come?

 baby n i will always "jump"into the gourmet wagon for restataurant week every march n oct. we can get good deals for set lunches n dinner. for this time, we chose 3 restaurants to visit. the 1st one is song of india. yes, indian food, fine dining.

 v dark. baby using hp to attract my attention.

 amuse bouche. indian cracker w pastry. nice.

 a platter of chickpea salad n tandoori chicken, tikka fish n lamb kebab. i love love love the fish! v moist n fragrant. sweet n smooth flesh. total winner for me. chicken was alright. n the lamb. it was the ultimate punch on the face. baby totally freaked out when she tasted the lamb. v v v gamey lamb taste. even i cant really take it. scary.

 pepper cracker toasted in tandoori. v nice! goes well w the minty sour cream.

this platter is definately art. saffron rice, tiger prawn w onion salsa n hand pounded spice, lamb curry w chilli, chicken cooked in masala curry, spinach w cottage cheese n punjab black lentils. this, to me, make the whole trip down worth. the prawn is fragrant w seafood sweetness, the lamb is rich n flavourful, the chicken is v v v v v tasty w subtle sweetness from the meat, the spinach ooze hint of garlic w the creamy cheese n the black lentils r hot n spicy. this is a symphony of flavours w each flavours bursting in your mouth. i called it a fireworks of flavours. v balanced wout any flavours overpowering each other. this is really good! 

 

 malai kulfai, saffron coconut samosa. the kulfai is ok. the samosa is too sweet for me.

 

 masala tea to end the meal. v light n flowery. i like!

 

 this is indian fine dining at its best. service is ok, but the food is really good!

 

 2nd place we went to is one we've been to few yrs ago.

 the ever tasty dried tomato bread. served w fruity olive oil.

 opps. ate too much????

 my appetiser. venison cappaccio w blueberry sauce n goat's cheese. gamey n sweet. nt for ladies. ok for me.

 baby's mushroom soup w black truffles n poached egg. v tasty. smooth n silky w hint of black truffle fragrance.

spaghetti aglio olio w hokkaido scallops n mullet roe. v fresh scallops, sweet n tender.lack abit of citrus though. nevertheless, nice. 

 the server recommended this full bodied wine to go w my beef. v good!

 grilled angus beef w porcini. beef was nice n juicy, goes so well w the mushroom n wine. yum!

 chocolate tart w orange mascarpone n orange compote. super nice oozing bitter chocolate tart w lovely creamy mascarpone cheese. what can go wrong?

 coffee to end the meal. the food was good, n the service was impeccable. v warm n welcoming, attentive yet not too aggrassive. one of my fav restaurant!

 3rd place was a tapas place in orchard. i shall nt name it. the decoration does nt justify the std of the restaurant.

 sangria. ok.

 baby always complain that i seldom put her "pretty"photo here. nah nah. give u la.

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 but i cant help to put this as well!!! hahahhaha.

 mediocre gazpacho

 the ones at tcc taste better.

 this is a idiot proof dish. what can go wrong w egg, mushroom n spinach?

on the whole, this is damn disappointing. total waste of my money n time. n calories.

 baby n i tried to redeem ourselves for that horirble meal previously. we went to this chinese restaurant a chinatown point after our weekly gym session. this fried mee sua is good. wok hei is there n nt too soft.

 my fav siew mai. i think it lack the pork flavour. too much prawn for me.

 pork ribs was good.

 thier chive dumpling. v Q skin n the filling was surprisingly light. good.

their roast goose. so so la. those in HK is better. but baby liked this. nt so gamey.