Sunday, June 8, 2008

Dinner - Han's @ Chinatown

Signboard
Interior seats facing the road .. romantic setting :)
Interior facing inside .. family setting :P
Interior facing inside .. group gathering setting
Chicken curry with rice
Chicken stew with rice

Total bill: ~$14 (promotional price)

Festival - Rice Dumpling Festival (Bak Chang)


From top left side, clockwise: Teo Chew Salted (meat, green bean, egg with white glutenious rice), Black pepper chicken, Hokkien Salted (meat, chestnut, egg with black glutenious rice), vegetarian (mock meat), kee chang (empty and to be eaten with kaya or sugar). There is the nonya one too (minced meat: spicy or non spicy) but not in the picture liao ..

Bak chang festival background:
Zongzi is traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival (Mandarin: Duanwu; Cantonese: Tuen Ng) which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar (approximately early- to mid-June), commemorating the death of Qu Yuan, a famous Chinese poet from the kingdom of Chu who lived during the Warring States period. Known for his patriotism, Qu Yuan tried unsuccessfully to warn his king and countrymen against the expansionism of their Qin neighbors. When the Qin Dynasty general Bai Qi took Yingdu, the Chu capital, in 278 BC, Qu Yuan's grief was so intense that he drowned himself in the Miluo river after penning the Lament for Ying. According to legend, packets of rice were thrown into the river to prevent fish from eating the poet's body. Another version states that zongzi were given to placate a dragon that lived in the river.


Saturday, June 7, 2008

Cakes - Allan Bakes @ Pasir Panjang


500 gm blackforest cake .. the sponge cake is light and smooth. The cream is fresh too ...
Nice!
Cost: $28 (made to order)

Dinner - HooHa Cafe @ Pasir Panjang

Outdoor seats along the walkway .. with walls painted like you are in forest.. Their theme is nature by the way :)
Interior view
More interior tables view
This huge ocean drawing looks like the water is pouring out hee
Interior decor .. nice lamp!
Sofa seating .. like in 60s or something ... casual dining
Drinks
Bread for starter.. with butter.. The inside of the bread is very soft and nice :)
Appertiser: Fried calimari with side salad
Pork rib with BBQ sauce .. It's huge ... So full after eatng this and I can't finish the ribs and fries .. There is side salad like coleslaw kind
Fish and chips with similar side coleslaw
Provide us with bowl and toothpicks after dinner..
Good service! :)
Total bill: ~$56


Friday, June 6, 2008

Drinks - Book Cafe @ Robertson Quay

HUGE blackboard.. reminds you of traditional schooling days
Interior of book cafe.. cozy huh
Comfy comfy sofa and soft lightings ..
Plain water served in colorful cups.. feels really back in playroom with the blackboard and all that hee
Lychee frostie .. with the lychee on the straw.. So you have to eat the lychee before starting to get the drink.. Nice... Wonder they do the same thing for the longan frostie.. :)
Ice lemon drink .. Nice... I think have other things in the drink other than lemon.. It is not sour at all :)
Masala tea .. inside the pot have all sorts of seeds and seasoning including cinnamon and cardamom (I think) ..
Coffee latte
Lychee martini ice cream .. but can't taste much of the martini .. hee

Total bill: ~$32

Dinner - En Japanese Dining @ Robertson Quay

Interior of En Dining Bar ... Lotsa Japanese alcohol drinks .. sake, wine etc
This chef if cooking on the big hot pan
This chef is in charge of the japanese sticks
Menus from En Restaurant and En Dining Bar .. They are just next door.. We order from both places haha
The pretty flower decor on the table
Utensils set up.. Nice plate :)
Depp fried river shrimp with the seasoning salt at the side. The prawns are really tiny so you can eat everything and don't have to peel. Very nice .. Ordered 2 of these :)
Fried shisamo with the tartar sauce in the middle and the salad at the bottom. Its placed in wine glass.. Good presentation!
2 servings of salmon sashimi with the fresh cucumber and wasabi at the side. The bottom of the bowl is all ice to keep the salmon cold and fresh I guess :)
This is the mixed sashimi plate. From left: Salmon, yellowtail fish and tuna
Tempura.. consisting of mushroom, prawn, eggplant, onion, sweet potato.. and the dip at the side
Chicken balls ... inside have a bit of the soft bones.. very nice :) Only left one here coz the rest are snapped up (Including me) and I forgot to take pics hee
Chicken wings .. Very nice and crispy at the side .. yummy!
Chicken meat with leek
Pork asparagus .. the pork meat is really thin
Wagu beef .. very tender and melt at the mouth kind... the salad at the side is nice too :)
Ox tounge .. a bit chewy
Garlic rice
Garlic rice inside omelette

Very nice and very full ... hee
Total bill: ~$300

Drinks - Paulaner @ Millenia


This is the Paulaner light beer .. 0.5 litres mug

Tastes nice and not too bitter.. the dark version is more bitter.. in my opinion :)
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