Wine Guzzler
Wine Guzzler
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A common scene spanning Thursday till Sunday, the opening of mouth to receive culinary treats and beverages incessantly during lunch, tea and dinners, pausing ever so often to breathe (something which I am finding rather difficult to perform at the moment).
Thursday saw the gang at Bathers at Sunset way for Australian cuisine, yes Porn Queen, they ALMOST named a resturant in Bartheus's honour :P The newly weds knew the chef, so he whipped up a menu for us which was simply stellar. The crab bisque was light and fragrant, not thick and overpowering like how most bisques tend to be and the beef tenderloin was cooked to just the right doneness. It's a quiet cosy place, just the kind I like. No schmoozing, just honest to goodness nice people with mean talents in the kitchen.
Friday started off easy with a simple honey mustard chicken cesar salad at the Book Cafe with Badger and Drummer Girl and escalated to dinner at Hua Zhu Resturant. A fantastic no frills chinese resturant which serves the best young sambal kang kong, sweet and sour fish, Kung Pow chicken and home made fried man tou, the size of roti boy buns, which accompanies the succulent flakey soft crab drenched in thick eggy chilli sauce. Hua Zhu is located along Farrer Road, next to St. Margaret's school. Belle, the Boss's daughter aka my ex-collegue aka the girl in the picture says that her dad hasn't changed the menu for 20 years, and all the dishes are still a hit.
Saturday, dinner at Tambuah Mas (spelling?) in Tanglin Shopping centre. The tauhu goreng is a work of art with deep fried cottony egg threads interlacing the the crisp tofu bits forming a rather impressive block-like structure. It is accompanied with sweet indonesian dark sauce, melt in your mouth stuff I tell ya.
Sunday, lunch at Ivin's with the monkey, a whopping 5 dishes and dessert, for a criminally cheap price of $25. The Monkey loved the beef rendang which I found tough and stringy, but the sayur Lodeh (spelling?) rocked for me. It had just the right amount of coconut milk, the veggies were stewed to soft perfection and best of all was served piping hot in a claypot. Then it was KFC at the zoo for tea (!) and finally, some respite from the binging, a simple but delectable homecook fare for dinner.
Sin: Gluttony
Penance: Tuesday, Thursday Gym, no carbs, no soft drinks, light dinner for a week.
Jo! You make me hungry! I ate at Ivin's with my folks the last time I was back. The portions are teeny that's why it's cheap! Heh! But I agree with you - the sayur lodeh rocks! *Slurrrp*
Posted by
Jan |
9:34 pm
Pam: Heh ya. We should have a gnome collective cafe that serves magic mushrooms and pipes
Jan: Yes tiny portions! But so yummy! And the chendol! Oh!
Posted by
sideshowjo |
10:55 pm