28 February 2009
Easy Shepherd's Pie
Easy Shepherd's Pie
23 February 2009
Privé Bakery & Cafe @ Keppel Bay
this entry has actually "cut queue" among all my other unposted restaurant reviews coz i can't wait to blog about it!! i'm too excited for words! last weekend i finally had the chance to visit marina at keppel bay on keppel island. its a waterfront precinct with condominiums (caribbean @ keppel bay), sailing facilities, berths to hold yachts as well as some restaurants.
19 February 2009
Caramel Fleur de Sel
Caramel Fleur de Sel
14 February 2009
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day!
happy v-day, people! ♥
happy v-day, people! ♥
10 February 2009
My Obssession With Gourmet Chocs
My Obssession With Gourmet Chocs
not sure when it started but my chocolate dictionary has gone beyond the cadbury, van houten & hersheys. right now, its all about valrhona, amedei & michel cluizel. i first started out with valrhona & ghirardelli baking chocolates and soon after, i ventured into the gourmet ones for eating, sold in bars. the above is the michel cluizel chocolat noir which i got it from culina @ $10 a 100g bar.
of coz, when it comes to appreciating fine chocs, i'm no connoisseur and is still very far from being one. i just know how to eat! my friend sihan, on the other hand, is the one who's really good at it. she knows all the single estates chocs (like wine) at the back of her hand and can detect floral or fruity notes in them! the two above bars - the valrhona manjari orange & 72% araguani were given to me by her. what a sweet gesture and i totally appreciate it! i especially love the manjari orange coz i'm a sucker for the chocolate & orange combination. while chocolate & banana is a combination that you can't go wrong with, i think the choc/orange one is much better! the 72% araguani is also another of my favorite coz of its unsurpassed aroma & the smoothness that glides down my throat. despite it being a 72% choc, it's not at all bitter nor acidic.
and so, she brought me to xotiq chocolatier located @ shaw tower where it's the 1st chocolate shop that specialises in single estate chocs. and how could i leave empty handed? obviously not. i bought a gift box that contained an assortment of michel cluizel, amedei & valrhona chocolates, all 36 pcs in total. one of the them was the amedei toscano black 70% used in the ice-cream in seventh heaven, but i failed to appreciate that. on the contrary, what caught my eye (and tastebuds) was the michel cluizel 47% lait milk choc. it was simply not like any other milk chocs i've tried and it just blew my socks away the moment i tasted it. most milk chocs were cloying sweet but not the 47% lait.
not sure when it started but my chocolate dictionary has gone beyond the cadbury, van houten & hersheys. right now, its all about valrhona, amedei & michel cluizel. i first started out with valrhona & ghirardelli baking chocolates and soon after, i ventured into the gourmet ones for eating, sold in bars. the above is the michel cluizel chocolat noir which i got it from culina @ $10 a 100g bar.
of coz, when it comes to appreciating fine chocs, i'm no connoisseur and is still very far from being one. i just know how to eat! my friend sihan, on the other hand, is the one who's really good at it. she knows all the single estates chocs (like wine) at the back of her hand and can detect floral or fruity notes in them! the two above bars - the valrhona manjari orange & 72% araguani were given to me by her. what a sweet gesture and i totally appreciate it! i especially love the manjari orange coz i'm a sucker for the chocolate & orange combination. while chocolate & banana is a combination that you can't go wrong with, i think the choc/orange one is much better! the 72% araguani is also another of my favorite coz of its unsurpassed aroma & the smoothness that glides down my throat. despite it being a 72% choc, it's not at all bitter nor acidic.
and so, she brought me to xotiq chocolatier located @ shaw tower where it's the 1st chocolate shop that specialises in single estate chocs. and how could i leave empty handed? obviously not. i bought a gift box that contained an assortment of michel cluizel, amedei & valrhona chocolates, all 36 pcs in total. one of the them was the amedei toscano black 70% used in the ice-cream in seventh heaven, but i failed to appreciate that. on the contrary, what caught my eye (and tastebuds) was the michel cluizel 47% lait milk choc. it was simply not like any other milk chocs i've tried and it just blew my socks away the moment i tasted it. most milk chocs were cloying sweet but not the 47% lait.
06 February 2009
Aerin's + New Asia Bar
i've passed by aerin's all too many times but not once went in there. from outside, the place looked too classy as compared to the others around the basement of raffles city like soup spoon & out of the pan. having seen some bloggers talk abt this place as well as the chicken & dumpling recipe posted by their head chef on last month's food & travel mag, i decided to check out what they hv to offer. and boy, i wasn't disappointed at all! their food is decent and the desserts quite good. aerin's definitely warrants a 2nd visit (which is all too rare that i actually do wanna go back to a place for the 2nd time).
01 February 2009
A Lazy Sunday Afternoon @ Bakerzin
met up with my favorite people, the dessert enthusiasts (with elaine dar joining us for the 1st time) on a lazy sunday afternoon at bakerzin, united square. had a great time as usual, laughing, chatting over coffee & cakes. had my favorite illy coffee (gonna buy a tin for good friend claire and ask her to make it for me using her coffee machine) hehe. just too bad they didn't hv the plaisir sucre (sweet pleasures) on that day coz sihan & i were actually looking forward to it :(
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