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Wedding Update: Groomsmen Meeting @ Saveur French Restaurant
Hello chewy chewy friends! It’s me again! Not misterchewy yo. Aiya he’s supposed to be the one typing out this entire post but he’s reaaaally busy with work and wedding prep (not that I’m not doing anything) so this will be a pictorial post on his behalf. Introducing misterchewy’s gang of brothers cum groomsmen who were also his university mates! Aiseh.. Look like Backstreet Boys! The hubby treated them to dinner at Saveur which is a very popular French restaurant at Bugis. The food photos were taken by misterchewy himself. Not I want to praise my own husband but they are not bad considering I’m usually the one who takes the photos! :P Oh ok he just told me he can do an introduction on his xiongdis. So I’ll pass the typing over to him now! :D
Duck Rillette ($7.90) – Cracker slices, Romaine lettuce, gherkin & pickled pearl onion.
Foie Gras ($9.90) – Pan-seared duck liver served with apple-infused port wine and vanilla bean.
Saveur’s Pasta ($4.90) – A signature of Saveur’s, pasta tossed with chili oil, fine-chopped Japanese konbu
& sakura ebi with minced pork sauce.
Duck Leg Confit ($10.90) – Duck leg confit, homemade mashed potato, sauté shiitake mushroom, orange segments and orange infused natural jus.
Name: Joel Ong
Alias: Muscle Ong
First impression of him: Combination of brawns and brains
Special Move: Bombastic engineering jargons at speed 12.5 words/sec. You do the math.
How I think he will protect me from jiemeis: 4.999/5
Name: Hong Ming
Alias: Arty Seow
First impression of him: Quiet Killer
Special Move: Paper cutting (his paper cutting skills is close to professional standard)
How I think he will protect me from jiemeis: 4.999/5
Name: Chengwei
Alias: Cheeko Fong
First impression of him: Guai guai boy (impression somehow changed along the way, hence the nick)
Special Move: Rap and cheekopek-ness
How I think he will protect me from jiemeis: 4.999/5
Name: Kaiyang
Alias: THAT John Lim
First impression of him: Haolian Bio student
Special Move: Act cute while doing R&B dance. Would be able to mesmerize the jiemei with those dance moves (read: cute moves).
How I think he will protect me from jiemeis: 4.999/5
Name: Kelvin
Alias: Kool Chia
First impression of him: Friendly and “speak righteous gas” (讲义气)
Special Move: BODY SLAM
How I think he will protect me from jiemeis: 4.999/5
Xiongdi’s unite! Look left look right, also no one more hamsum (not hamsup hor) than we are.
With an average protection score of 4.999, the groom, along with his brothers, are ready to face off the sisters. Thumbs up for the brave warriors.
Saveur
5 Purvis Street,
Talib Court #01-04,
Singapore 188584
Tel: 6333 3121 (No reservations)
Opening Hours:
Daily
12pm – 2.15 pm
6pm – 9.15 pm
Christmas Festive Treats at Plaza Brasserie @ PARKROYAL
- Tasting Invite –
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas chewy chewy friends! What are your plans this Christmas? Celebrate the festive occasion in style with PARKROYAL’s Classical Christmas and New Year’s theme in Blue, White and Silver!
Just on Monday night, misterchewy and I were at Plaza Brasserie with the other bloggers! Here’s our OOTD which was also suitable for work. Hehe. :)
We always start off our buffet meal with some Japanese food. The sashimi and sushi section always look so enticing!
Really fresh, big, fat and juicy oysters. I had about five that night!
The Roast Meats station was pretty remarkable too. The white chicken rice was simply heavenly and I had no qualms just eating the rice on its own.
Equally satisfying was the prata with curry chicken which was spicy enough to tingle the taste buds.
This year, the hotel will be introducing Pork Knuckles served in Asian inspired Spicy Sauce and Red Wine Sauce together with the traditional Roasted Turkey, Honey Baked Ham and Meat Loaf that will also be served as part of the festive treats.
Who says that you can only have pork knuckle during Oktoberfest? Eating pork knuckle during Christmas is brilliant too! Its crispy skin and bouncy, flavorful meat is best enjoyed with a glass of red wine!
In addition, other delights such as Christmas Fruit Cake, Christmas Stollen, Bread and Butter Pudding, Classic Chocoloate Mousse, Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce, Assorted Christmas Cookies, Espresso Brownies, Pecan Pies, Mince Pies, Ginger Bread as well as the Assorted Log Cakes and Raspberry and Vanilla Cheese Cake will make this Christmas a heart-warming one to remember!
A photo of me, Karen and Maureen! Aren’t we three very happy looking girls? :P
Receiving my Christmas present from Derrick! How nice of him!
Candid shot of Derrick, Charles and Kai. Hahaha.
Thank you Karen for the invitation and for hosting us!
Plaza Brasserie @ PARKROYAL on Beach Road
7500 Beach Road
Singapore 199591
Tel: 6505 5710
Opening Hours:
Daily
6am – 12midnight
Festive Feasting at Parkroyal on Beach Road
15 December 2012 to 1 January 2013
Lunch
15-24 & 26-31 Dec 2012: Adult $40 Child $24
25 Dec 2012 & 01 Jan 2013: Adult $60 Child $36
Dinner
15-23 & 26-30 Dec 2012: Adult $55 Child $33
24 & 31 Dec 2012: Adult $80 Child $48
25 Dec 2012 & 01 Jan 2013: Adult $60 Child $36
*Child below 3 years old dines for free.
*Prices are subject to service charge and government taxes
The Crab Fiesta @ Park Royal on Beach Road till 31 August 2012
You might or might not have already heard of this but I’m going to say it again. In April this year, I underwent surgery and had to stay away from seafood for at least a month! This is absolutely devastating news for a hardcore crab lover like me. Since young, I have always favored black or white pepper crabs over chilli ones, and recently have fallen in love with salted egg yolk crabs. When I was invited to try Chef Jackson’s new crab recipes at Park Royal on Beach Road, I totally jumped at the chance! From now till 31 August, Plaza Brasserie will be offering their Sumptuous Crab Feast from Mondays to Sundays. They have a wide range of appetizers for crab lovers to get started and some of the items include Dijon Crab Cakes with Coriander Paste, Chilli Crab Roll with Vegetables, Crab Meat Gyoza with Dip Sauce, Bread Crab Claw, Mini Crab Meat Samosas and Olive & Potato Crabmeat Balls with Pesto.
Since the tasting was held on a Friday, we were in a TGIF mood and I decided that we should wear (kinda) matching color blocking outfits :P
Among some of the other bloggers, we met Lobster and Jacob again. It’s always good to see them!
We sampled crabs prepared in six different ways. The first, which also happened to be one of my favorite, was the Butter Crab. There wasn’t much gravy to begin with but it was very creamy and finger lickin’ good! The butter crab was all too yummy and addictive. Later on, I found myself wanting to have more helpings of the butter crab even as I was savouring the other crabs!
As evident in the above photo, the Stir Fried Sri Lanka Crab with XO Sauce had been nicely cracked and it did save us quite a fair bit of trouble without having to resort to using the crab cracker. The sweet, delicate flavor of the crab was further enhanced by a touch of XO seasoning.
Flower crabs are supposedly sweeter but it wasn’t really the case for the Stir Fried Flower Crabs with Spring Onions. In fact, it tasted mildly bitter, probably from being left to cool for too long.
I urge everyone to try the Nonya Curry Crab, which I reckon is totally out of this world. The intense gravy tasted more like an Indian curry dish, which I personally found pretty exceptional.
I didn’t take a fancy to the Chilli Crab because the gravy was kinda sweet.
Not surprisingly, I could not decide whether I preferred the butter crab or Stir Fried Crab with Egg Yolk because both tasted highly similar. The stark difference was that the latter was undeniably sweeter and richer in taste. The curry leaves complemented the richness of the salted egg yolk, while the thinly chopped up chilli lent a slightly fiery kick.
Here’s taking a peek at the buffet line at Plaza Braserrie. I always aim for e sashimi! Hahaha. Can never get enough of them.
Hubby Chewy strongly recommends the Laksa!
On top of the renowned chocolate truffle cake, us girls went for some yam ice cream!
The Carrot Cake is worthy of mention. It was soft and moist, almost like a kueh-like texture.
Yo wassup, you can call me shawty~~ LOL.
Thank you Park Royal for the invitation and Karen for being such a lovely host.
Plaza Brasserie @ PARKROYAL on Beach Road
7500 Beach Road
Singapore 199591
Tel: 6505 5710
Opening Hours:
Daily
6am – 12midnight
The Crab Fiesta
Dinner (Mondays to Thursdays): Adult $52 Child $31
Dinner (Fridays to Sundays): Adult $55 Child $33
Creation Cafe & Tom’s Palette: Laksa Pasta & Salted Egg Yolk Ice Cream!
Most people suffer from Monday blues, but not for me! I woke up one Monday morning and was quite surprised to see a little note placed top of my iPhone. It was a simple note which made me feel loved and I appreciated the wife’s gesture before she left for work to make my day despite her (possibly) suffering from Monday blues.
That day, we arranged to go for a Magnificent Monday date night and to be spontaneous about it. It was interesting because we decided on the ice-cream place before searching for a dinner place nearby. The wife was excited about the salted egg yolk ice cream that Tom’s Palette offered and I was equally eager to try it! Hence we decided on Tom’s Palette and Creation Cafe which was located within Shaw Leisure Gallery at Bugis. All photos were taken with my Canon IXUS.
I first came across Creation Cafe a few years ago when my uni mate introduced this place to us. The food served was relatively ok and most importantly, it was very affordable with no service charge and GST. It is useful to know that payment can only be made by cash. Do not fret if you don’t have sufficient cash with you, as there is an ATM machine at the entrance of Shaw Leisure Gallery :)
With our stomachs growling, we hastily placed our orders before taking photos.
Both of us went for the set meal which comes with soup of the day and a drink to go with the mains that we ordered. Missuschewy was feeling adventurous as usual and went for the Seafood Linguine in Laksa Cream Sauce while I opted for the Linguine with Italian sausages in Tomato Herb Sauce.
Soup of the day was Cream of Broccoli which we felt was rather watered down.
The tomato herb sauce which I had was normal and the sausages were not crunchy. I felt some gel-like substance halfway and I had difficulty trying to finish it.
The laksa cream sauce on other hand was creamy and flavorful. The taste of the seafood was thick and the portion of seafood was generous, considering the price. Of course, please do not expect Katong Laksa kind of gravy. Bascially, it is a cream based sauce for the pasta. :)
After dinner, we went to Tom’s Palette for desserts. It was pretty packed for a Monday night. I guess everyone loves desserts after a hearty dinner.
The choice of ice cream flavors was easy. The wifey told me that i MUST at least sample the Salted Egg Yolk ice cream which i really liked. So, We went for the milk ice cream to balance out the taste of the salted egg ice cream.
It tastes exactly like a salted egg yoke and we loved it. I have a thing for savoury ice cream flavors like peanut butter, salted caramel, sea salt etc etc. I feel that it provides a different kind of zing and complements with to their sweet counterparts. There were chocolate chunks in the milk ice cream and it provides additional bites.
“I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun-warmed flower-bordered path” Andre Gide. Overall, the date was made special not because of the food, but because of you.
Creation Cafe
100 Beach Road
#01-43
Shaw Leisure Gallery
Singapore 189702
Tel: 6391 8017
Opening Hours:
Mon to Sat (Closed on Sun)
12pm – 9pm
Tom’s Palette Ice Cream
100 Beach Road
#01-25
Shaw Leisure Gallery
Singapore 189702
Tel: 6296 5239 or 9070 7701
Opening Hours:
Mon to Thur
12pm – 9.30pm
Fri and Sat
12pm – 10pm
Sun
1pm -7pm (Closed on last Sunday of the month)
The Chewys’ First Staycation @ The Porcelain Hotel’s Theme Suite!
Whoohoo! I’m finally blogging about the AWESOME STAYCATION that misterchewy and I had over the long Easter holiday! So what is a ‘Staycation’? Credits to Google: A vacation spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions. It was definitely a first for us, and we are not counting our previous stay at Grand Copthorne Waterfront as a staycation because we merely checked in for the night right after our ROM and checked out the very next morning. I somehow realized that there is this ‘staycation trend’ lately, and have always thought that it’s ridiculous to spend money staying in a hotel when you have your own comfortable bed to sleep in. One fine day, I came across The Porcelain Hotel which is a boutique hotel and decided to test out the experience there! Yours truly booked the Queen Executive room for a night and it was also meant to be a surprise for the hubby. I was so excited that I started planning our activities two weeks before! :D :D :D
Hehehe our OOTD was matching leopard prints top and jeans! I don’t really like to wear jeans but this time I made an exception. The name necklace was a gift from the hubby during Valentine’s Day! :D
We woke up really early for this. Brunch at Alkaff Mansion! The place is gorgeous! More photos later :P
Our new iPad! Haha the funny thing is, misterchewy had been pestering me endlessly about it. I didn’t see the point in getting one but gave in anyway. Guess what? He paid for it but it’s mine now because Hubby Chewy said that my BB’s keypad is not functioning properly. :D *Soooo touched* And I love what’s engraved on it! ;)
A glass of freshly squeezed orange juice to kickstart the beautiful Saturday morning! :)
Hubby Chewy knew that he wanted the Alkaff Breakfast Set ($14.80) the moment he had his hands on the menu. He’s decisive like that sometimes! :P
Hungry boy all ready to tuck in! ^_^
I can’t remember when was the last time I had pancakes!
It was an instant pancakes-craving-finally-satisfied moment when I ate the first half of my Banana Hot Cakes ($12.80). Thick, fluffy pancakes drizzled in blueberry sauce with sweet banana slices sandwiched in between, I knew that I did not wake up early that morning in vain. However, my appetite seemed to have shrunk recently and I was struggling to finish the pancakes.
I had planned another outfit but a couple of days before the staycation, I saw this top on display and stood gaping at it. LOL! I grabbed misterchewy’s arms and went, “OMG! Can totally match your t-shirt!”
This is really beautiful! I bet it would be nice to sit here and read a book while enjoying the cool breeze.
The fountain attracted many little kids who happily splashed water with their hands!
This huge rocking chair is way too cute! If only we could have this in our home! :P
Apparently, we couldn’t find anyone to help us take photos and decided to put our camera on self-timer mode.
It started to drizzle right after this shot! Talk about perfect timing.. ;)
We went a little downslope and found ourselves at Telok Blangah Hill Park!
A final self-shot before making our way to the next destination – The Porcelain Hotel at Chinatown! :D :D :D
Photo credits: The Porcelain Hotel
Whoa. Look at this. Stunning isn’t it? I love most of the photos posted on the hotel’s website and facebook page, which led me to the decision in booking a night’s stay here! :)
Check in time is anything after 2pm. We arrived at 12plus and decided to try our luck! And yes, our room was ready! :D
Our Queen Executive room was located on the fifth floor which also happens to be the highest floor. The corridor was really dark and kinda creepy. :S
The reviewers sure weren’t kidding when they commented that the rooms are insanely small. Can you believe that this is an Executive room? This was what greeted us when we opened the door. Like, so in-your-face. Not for the claustrophobic puh-leeze. I was really upset and misterchewy phoned the reception. It turns out that the pictures I saw on their facebook page are taken at the new wing, which is not available yet. Plus there’s no bath tub! *Cheat my feelings* Hubby Chewy checked that we could upgrade to either a room with jacuzzi or the theme suite at an additional $50++ or $80++ per night respectively.
As I was still reeling from shock, Hubby Chewy said, “Ok la let’s go for the best. Theme Suite ok? I treat you to the upgrade.” :D :D :D
The first thing that we saw upon entering was not a bed, but a couch.
Although it’s not written all over my face, I was really stunned to see a staircase in our room! Haha!
Woots! That’s our bed! :D
Our Theme Suite is about 43 square meters. If I didn’t remember wrongly, the Queen Exec is about 13 to 14 square meters. Tremendous difference yo!
There’s free WIFI! Hmm I think this would benefit tourists more.
Photo credits: The Porcelain Hotel
THIS. Yes this made my jaw drop and I actually squealed out loud in excitement. LOL.
The bath tub is situated behind the bed, partitioned by the mirror and basins. So it’s like u can soak yourselves in the tub while enjoying the air-con yo! Machiam hot spring during winter! :D
Haha aiya misterchewy also excited lor. :P
Time to check out the fridge! Heh :P Well, there’s nothing except for two bottles of water. Good thing they chilled it for us!
Coffee, tea or me? Lol.
These hotel bedroom slippers are a must for me!
Another must-have in the hotel – hair dryer!
Like I said earlier, I had our activities all planned out! Decided to go to My Waterway @ Punggol (also known as Punngol Waterway) because it was along the NEL. Seemed like it rained before we arrived!
Haha seriously, we were laughing at this staircase. No idea where or what does it exactly lead to..
“Ahhh! My bus come already!” LOL just for fun.
LOL misterchewy told me to run towards him for this shot! Can you see how happy I am running towards my love? :P
This pose was not exactly a deliberate attempt on my part. I was feeling tired and wanted to sit down.. and hence this! ;) Hehehe misterchewy was teaching me some ‘leading lines’ photography composition and he took this photo to show me an example. Ok la I think got a bit :P
*Cues “Wa meng ti! Wa meng ti!” song* HAHAHA! I should photoshop some dark clouds and a storm but I don’t know how! :P
I think we are starting to look more and more alike. >;_<; LOL!
It was our first time here and we were kinda surprised that there weren’t many people even though it was a weekend. Everyone’s busy shopping, perhaps? We saw a Malay couple having their wedding shots taken there and a couple of joggers. Plus a few lone rangers. That’s about it I think.
I can’t believe I actually shouted, “Look! Got coconut tree!” Damn fail. But it does look like one, no? :P
This was where we deviated from the original plan! We had wanted to go to Chomp Chomp for early dinner like at around 4plus but the place opens only at 6pm! Hungry us found ourselves at Ramen Champion at Iluma :D
Went back to the hotel after dinner. We found another ‘secret’ entrance to the hotel! Nobody mans the counter over here. Haha! It’s me again, holding up the new room card this time :P
The weather was really quite humid and the first thing we did was to take a nice long shower! We used the hotel’s shampoo and bath gel. Bought the facial wash and hair conditioner at Bugis after dinner! Ok the thing that I like is that there is a wide enough ledge where I can place all our toiletries on!
We had been eagerly looking forward to this! A week before, I pulled misterchewy along to choose the scents he like or didn’t like because he’s quite fussy. We went to Marks & Spencer but nothing appealed us. Found this Bodycology Vanilla Cupcake Shower Gel & Foaming Bath in a small shop and the moment we took a whiff, we knew this was the one! Very very candy-sweeeeet-smelling! Vanilla cupcake mah! :P We poured the entire bottle under running water! The water was only slightly hotter than lukewarm. But we enjoyed it a great deal nonetheless! :D
Everyone should indulge in some bubble bath fun with your partner! :P Our tub was able to fit two, even though misterchewy’s legs are quite long and he had to bend his knees a bit. Haha. We talked, laughed, splashed water at each other and sipped beer till our fingers turned into prunes! :D
Ok this photo should come last but nevermind. Just wanted to let everyone know that I really liked how the sunlight shone into our room through the roof! No need for alarm clock! Hahaha.
Hope everyone enjoyed reading about The Chewys’ first staycation! Definitely not going to be our last! Soooo fun! Lalalalala~ We are looking forward to our next staycation! ;)
Pondok Rasa: Authentic Medan Cusine by Medanese
Given the fact that Indonesia is a big country with a diversity of cultures, people and delicious food, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Medan, on the north-east coast of North Sumatra, is a food heaven. Newly opened Pondok Rasa features a wide range of authentic Medan food and is run by a group of people from Medan including young chef Selamat Susanto who picked up traditional home-style recipes handed down over generations from this grandmother and mother-in-law. Starting the meal with a side dish, the Perkedel ($2) is actually a kind of potato croquette that has been seasoned with spices. Best eaten piping hot!
Served with a smattering array of vegetables such as bean sprouts, long beans, cabbage, tofu, sweet potato leaf, the Pecel ($5.80) is great for sharing as the portion is quite huge. I like the sweet and nutty peanut sauce that comes with it.
When served hot, the Nasi Tim Ayam ($5.30) smells really fragrant and is pure comfort food for most Chinese Indonesians. The chicken and mushroom are chopped up into bits, and seasoned in garlic and soy sauce before steaming together with rice. This Indonesian version of steamed chicken rice tastes slightly sweet and is served with a side of cucumber and tomato slices.
Simply put, Mi Sop Ayam ($5.30) is actually chicken soup noodle and is not to be mistaken with our very own mee soto. The broth has a sweet umami taste and is highly recommended if you want something light and tasty.
I must say that Pondok Rasa’s Ayam Bakar ($6.80) is very well done! The grilled chicken skin was slightly charred but the sweet delicious flavor was truly a mouth-watering experience for us! The fork-tender meat is also worthy of mention.
We tried the Kari Chicken with Rice ($5.80) which had quite a rich coconut taste but it did not leave much of an impression as it was not exactly very spicy.
If you can’t make up your mind, Nasi Goreng ($5.30) would be the safest item to order from the menu. What could possibly go wrong with fried rice? Fried with pieces of shredded chicken and garlic, the rice is packed with robust flavors, topped with a lovely sunny side up that has a runny yolk. My kind of comfort food.
When we saw the Soto Medan (Prawn) with Rice ($6.80), Thai green curry first came to mind. Using coconut milk as the base, this dish had a light, sweet flavor which further enhanced the taste of the crunchy prawns.
If I’m not mistaken, Sekoteng ($3.50) is actually a drink which can also be served hot. There are quite a few variants and the one served here has corn, dried orange skin, raisins and grass jelly cubes in it.
The Kolak Pisang ($4) is a must try classic Indonesian dessert. There is also an option for the hot Kolak Pisang but I personally like my desserts to be cold. I found this to be very novel and refreshing, something that I would definitely order on my next visit!
I absolutely love the banana fritters that were covered in a thin batter such that the sweetness of the banana managed to come through. However, I reckon the Pisang Bumbu ($4) is somewhat an acquired taste. I really like my desserts sweet but the peanut sauce that came with it was a savory one. Hence, I had trouble getting used to the taste of the pisang bumbu!
For a taste of authentic Medan cuisine, you really gotta head down to Pondok Rasa! Thank you to the awesome group for the dinner.
Pondok Rasa
103 Beach Road #01-02
Singapore 189704
(Marrison Hotel)
Tel: 6333 1239
Opening Hours:
Mon to Fri
11am – 2.30pm (Lunch)
5.30pm – 9pm (Dinner)
Sat
11am – 9pm
(Closed on Sun)
Blu Jaz Cafe: Highly Recommended Chill-Out Place in Singapore
Everyone loves weekends and so do we! Apart from shopping and pigging out the entire day, we can also afford to drink and hang out till late without having to worry about not being able to wake up early the next day. When we were walking around Orchard and thinking of where to have dinner, I caught Hubby Chewy by surprise when I asked, “Wanna go drinking?” The expression on his face was priceless. Yup and then we went on to make a list of all the watering holes in town before I exclaimed “Ahh! I know where got cheap beer!” It’s none other than Blu Jaz Cafe at Bali Lane, near Bugis MRT station! Actually, prior to this review, I have not been to Blu Jaz Cafe because I heard that the lighting is extremely bad. And this place is only worth checking out at night if you wanna drink, unwind and listen to live band performances.
Most of the cafes along Arab Street, Haji Lane, Bali Lane, etc are promoting shisha, which is also known as hookah. We had to reject a few guys while making our way to Blu Jaz. I think these cafes make more money from shisha than their food! We reached at around 7pm and were promptly shown to a table right outside the entrance. It doesn’t matter if you’re seated indoors or outdoors because it’s equally dark! Ordered a jug of Tiger beer which costs $22. Pretty reasonable to us! :P
Even the mains are cheap! Most are priced at around $10 to $15. There are sandwiches, pastas, local delights, middle eastern cuisine, etc. You can find out more here.
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Grilled Chicken Chop ($9.90)
The grilled chicken chop was served in black pepper sauce. On the overall, the tender and juicy cuts were quite decent but we would have preferred it less salty. Came with a lovely side of potato wedges and greens such as red capsicum and french beans.
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Grilled Seafood Combo ($15.90)
Ok to be honest, we couldn’t really make out what exactly was in the grilled seafood combo because it was seriously too dark to see what we were shoving into our mouths. But we were sure that the butter rice was very fragrant and appetizing; so good that we could eat it on its own. Although the grilled prawns were slightly burnt, they were savory nonetheless. The slices of fish and scallop were chunky and meaty too!
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Fish and Chips ($8.90)
That awkward moment when you still have room for some finger food to go with your unfinished beer but you realize that the finger food costs just about the same as the rest of the mains. *Gasp* How can this be possible?! Now tell me, calamari at $9.50 and fish and chips at $8.90, which would you go for? French fries at $6.50? What the heck, I could get all the fries I wanted by ordering the fish and chips! And so we did. The fish and chips turned out to be much more outstanding than the previous two mains! So glad that we ordered this. I don’t usually fancy the breaded kind of fish and chips but the breaded crumb crust was done really well such that the fish was crisp but not oily, while retaining the fish’s own moisture.
If only desserts go well with beer, we really would have ordered some. It was a pity that we gobbled up all our food and drinks before the live band performance at 9pm! If you’re a football fan, request to be seated indoors so that you can watch matches on the big screen. Grab all your friends along, and order plenty of food and beer to go around! To sum things up, Blu Jaz Cafe is a highly recommended chill-out place given its reasonable prices and relaxing ambience.
Blu Jaz Cafe
No. 11 Bali Lane,
Historic Kampong Glam,
Singapore 189848
Tel: 6292 3800
Opening Hours:
Mon to Thu
12pm – 12midnight
Fri
12pm – 2am
Sat
4p – 2am
(Closed on Sun)
15 Minutes: Friends, Food & Fame
“In the future, everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes.” – Andy Warhol, 1976. 15 Minutes is a cafe situated in Lasalle College of the Arts and is designed to serve good food, good music and good art. Pertaining to the quote by Andy Warhol, 15 Minutes allows aspiring musicians to showcase their talents and earn their 15 minutes of fame. Gotta love the architecture too!
Fancy trying 15 Minutes’ ‘Bak Kua’ Pasta ($11.90)? The ‘bak kua’ is actually chicken made to look and taste like sweet barbecued pork. Spaghetti is done aglio olio style.
Apart from the standard Western fare that dominates the menu at 15 Minutes, the Crispy Dory in Sweet Chilli ($15.90) stood out from the rest of the items. Deep fried dory was moist and juicy. Tasted even better with the Thai style sweet chilli! Served with fragrant herb rice and green mango salad.
At first glance, this probably looks like fried chicken more than anything else. 15 Minute’s Fish & Chips ($12.90) is touted as one of their popular items and is highly recommended. The deep fried dory is crumbly and crispy, while its fresh juiciness is retained within. The accompanying cajun fries were pretty addictive too! Portion is hearty. Highly recommended indeed!
If you want something extra to share with a group of friends, the Oriental Duck Pizza ($13.90) would be an awesome choice! Who would have thought of making pizza with glazed duck breast and mandarin oranges? We all loved it! The cashew nuts gave an nice crunch to the pizza.
15 Minutes – Friends, Food & Fame, indeed! :D
15 Minutes
1 McNally Street,
Blk D, #01-01
LASALLE College of The Arts
Tel: +65 6333 5915
Opening Hours:
Mon to Sat
10am – 10pm
(Closed on Sun)
Chef Daniel’s Kitchen: Food Bloggers’ Lunch
*Photo credits: Fen & Yuan*
I intend to keep this post short and sweet. Not gonna dwell much about the food and you know, the usual stuff. :P
I’m so glad that I could make it for my first ever food bloggers’ meetup. We settled for lunch at Chef Daniel’s Kitchen. It was a novel experience for me; a little intimidating in the beginning but it was quite funny to see everyone taking out their big guns slowly and shooting away as soon as the food is being served. We even left our seats so that we can walk around and take pictures of one another’s mains. My oh my. I don’t think my friends can ever tolerate that. Well, if they can, I will love them forever. I found myself smiling and I couldn’t resist taking candid shots, but failed lah. Sad. T___T
Everyone had the Delicious Set Lunch ($10.50 nett) which includes soup of the day (Cream of Onion), main course, dessert of the day (Raspberry Mousse) and a drink. Value for money!
I decided to go for the Tonkatsu Don upon Daniel’s recommendation. Umm no, not Chef Daniel.. Haha. What I loved about the pork cutlet was that it wasn’t exactly very deep fried, and there was a hint of lemon in every slice. The egg was very thin and runny, not the type that I usually see on my bowl of japanese rice. I’m quite happy with my choice! I might pop by again to try out some of the other mains if I walk into Iluma again. Hehe.
Thank you Harris, for extending this invitation to me. And thank you all, for making this a wonderful experience :D
Here’s a photo collage and I have included photos of what some of the rest had as their mains. Go ahead and read the reviews on their blogs, which I think will be up sooner or later. Haha :)
Daniel & Lay Sian from *Memoirs of Food
Dorothy from dotinabox.
Fen & Yuan from Indulgence after work-out…
Glenn from HungryEpicurean
Harris from *the simplest aphrodisiac
Loraine from The Hungry-Trotting Couple
Phobe & Chloe from for the love of…calories and weighing scales
Chef Daniel’s Kitchen (Iluma @ Bugis)
201 Victoria Street
#07-02/03 Iluma @ Bugis
Tel: +65 6509 9888
Opening Hours:
Mon to Sun
11am – 11pm
