mr teppanyaki

as mentioned in my last post, i had a very bad experience at mr teppanyaki @ sunway pyramid. the outlet has been here for a very long time, it used to be green but they underwent a facelift and painted it red and with better furnishings. however, service remains poor and worst still, the food are getting worst as well.

it sucks cos we're big suckers for teppanyaki. we absoteppanyakingly love it. sighs.

anyway, after the facelift, the menu also changed- to the better as it has more variety of food now. would be best if the taste of food upgrades too, but... *sighs*

miso soup

beef teppanyaki- rm9.90

yose nabe- rm9.90

the beef teppanyaki was soooooo disappointing. look at one of our fav elements- the vege. NO CABBAGE??!!! what the hell. i remember that its a point to have a mountain of vege but all i see is NO CABBAGE and a flat pile of tauge -_-

AND that is not all! there are also missing elements of fried garlic and the sweet pickles that ALWAYS MUST come with teppanyaki sets. when asked where are the "side extras" the waitress just selamba-ly reply, "sudah habis". what the hell. it was only 12pm!! LIARS. dun have then say takde lah.

dont be deceived by the yose nabe. it is actually very small only.

hot green tea- rm2

does it look anything like green to you? worst still, what kind of cups are they using??! the one you're seeing in the foreground is actually those type of cups in wongkok char chan teng where they serve bubble tea with. somebody please tell the management that green tea and these cups SO DOESNT MATCH! whats worst than worst is that the cups are... yellowish. ohmaigourd.

i requested for my cup to be changed afterwards. its just so yuck and blehhhhh.

total bill- rm41.06

for such bad service and bad food... it is too much to pay for. i would highly recommend anyone and everyone to go to mr teppanyaki ONLY when every other single eatery outlet (including bakeries, kioks, roadside stall) in sunway pyramid is FULL.

strictly a eat-to-live.

sekian.

mr teppanyaki
lot lg2.39
sunway pyramid (old wing)
no 3 jalan pjs 11/15, bandar sunway,
46150 petaling jaya.
(opposite ice rink and beside pizza hut)

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

hartamas square

bright neon lights

after live & loud kl last sunday, we hopped over to hartamas for dinner and decided to settle down at hartamas square- foodcourt (wah got website summore).

the stalls are not too many and the food offered are the usual foodcourt food you find in ming tien @ taman megah or asia cafe @ ss15 subang. for starters we ordered an oh jien (fried oyster omelet) to share.

oh jien- rm10

oh jien... okok allow me to digress awhile. do you know jien from disney channel fame and sarah tan from channel [v] or mtv (??) fame are getting married...??!! how many screaming girl fans of jien 's dreams are dashed and the ever so hot sarah's male fans are shattered!! i personally really like sarah. she's damn hot k. sighs. i wonder how they babies look like -_-

oh jien... i mean the oyster omelet now, wasnt that good. it was just... blehhhh. something that after the third bite you'll be like okayyyy, i cant take this anymore. yeah, that unappetizing. so dont order!

the brava stall

penne all' arrabiata- rm12

this is the same pasta/pizza stall at asia cafe. jill had penne all' arrabiata. comes in big portions and jill cant finish it...

param's chicken teppanyaki

that afternoon i had teppanyaki which i will tell the story in my next/future post. and when i saw param's teppanyaki, i got reminded of the one i had that afternoon. one thing's for sure, param's looked better than the one i had. and im sure it tasted better too!! param enjoyed it :)

rösti rösti

roast beef bacon- rm6.50

eager to try something different than the usual hawker fare, i went swiss on that night. i had rösti- a swiss type of pan fried potato. honestly speaking, im quite a sucker for anything with eggs and potato. these two are my comfort food. the roast beef bacon did not disappoint for the price i paid (you'd probably pay double at marche the curve). it looks simple but it tasted nice... and it was filling as well.

traffic lights juices

all three of us opted for fruit juices- mine was carrot milk, jill's honeydew and param's orange. at rm3.70 per glass it was nothing to shout about. bit diluted but oh well, who serves pure orange juice at a foodcourt at rm3.70 anyway!

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work has been very very very (x infinity) tiring! imagine standing and telling people the same line over and over again for about 2148912498934 times. on the first night, it was a disaster and sales was very bad! saturday's sales picked up 2.5 folds compared to friday's but we still were 1/4 away from target sales. sunday was very disappointing!! just when you thought sales would be better, it was worst.

sighs... maybe its not christmas yet and people havent push the panic button on what to buy as gifts. hopefully sales picks up by then.

meanwhile... PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT US AND BUY OUR CHOCOLATES K! we're at bangsar village (old wing opposite village grocer and L'OCCITANE) from 10am-10pm daily till 28th december!!

kthxbye.

p/s: wont be able to update daily esp on weekends cos i work from 10am-10pm. by the time i get home, all i wanna do is collapse on my bed. and the next morning, all i wanna do is just not wake up. work is hard. please appreciate the profession of promoters.


hartamas square
lot 48672 h.s (d) 96949,
jalan 23/70a,
desa sri hartamas, kl.
(a stone's throw from soul'ed out)

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

waroeng penyet

waroeng penyet

last sunday, jon, eiling and i went for indon food... its my first time (both indon food and waroeng penyet). its a relatively new place opened at the curve and if its not for the review of other floggers i wouldnt know that this part of the world where waroeng penyet is located exist! (i seldom take the connecting bridge from ikano to the curve)

we were immediately seated. crowd wasnt that huge on a sunday night but many non-malays faces were spotted patronizing this eatery place- signs of approval from the community :)

its a self service place where it functions like the hk-charchanteng style, except that after you tick the items that you want, you have to bring it to the cashier itself, pay the bill and he/she will take note of your orders from there. the workers there are all indonesians which further enhances the authencity of the place. the food... we'll taste first and comment later ;-)

these are what we ordered-

gado gado- rm5.90
mixed salad in peanut sauce

rawon- rm6.90
javanese beef soup

ayam penyet- rm7.90
flattened fried chicken (must try!!)

ayam panggang- rm7.90
grilled chicken

keropok- rm1.90

es milo dinosaur- rm3.90
(must try!!)

jus jeruk limau- rm3.50

es teh sosro- rm2.50
sweetened jasmine tea (must try!!)

taste wise, it is something different from our usual kfc/roadside nasi lemak fried chickens as penyet in malay means flattened. yes, the chicken is flattened before frying to make its flesh loosen from its bones for easy eating. there are also empal penyet (fried beef), bawal penyet (fried pomfret), udang penyet (fried prawns), lele penyet (fried catfish), bakso penyet (fried beef balls), wings penyet (fried chicken wings) and tahu, tempe & telor penyet (fried egg, tempe & taufoo).

besides penyet items, there are also grilled, soup and greenies items... and best thing is all of them are priced below rm10. so for about rm15, you'll get a yummylicious filled indon meal.

total bill for 3 pax- rm42.30
(no taxes yet!!)

i'll definitely recommend this place to anyone and everyone! and i'll be back to savour the rest of the items in their menu... right now, im craving for the penyet items already!!



waroeng penyet
unit 132, 1st floor,
the curve.
(situated near the connecting bridge from ikano-the curve)

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

chocolatey wednesday

fidani

yesterday, param, jill and i went over to willy wonka my sister's chocolate factory -quantum supplies @ glenmarie shah alam to undergo our training for the upcoming promo job at bangsar village from 7th-28th dec. please do come and buy chocolates from us!

upon entering the meeting room, we were greeted with a shelf-ful of nothing but chocolates! just makes any chocolate lover wants to cart the whole shelf away when nobody's looking!

fidani- finest chocolate creations

we started off with a brief lecture on chocolates 101. how chocolates are manufactured, its processes, ingredients, types of chocolates, how to distinguish good quality and notsogood quality chocs and etc.

we also got to learn some chocolatey terms like couverture, compound, pralines, ganache, truffles, gianduja, fondant, marzipan, fat bloom, conching etc.

and then we learnt how to operate the weighing machine and practiced weighing the chocs, putting them into boxes, folding boxes as well!, tying ribbons, and the occassional laughingoutloud at each other's gelabah-ness :)

whats inside the treasure box...

its a MUST.POSE.WITH.BOX.OF.TREASURE!!!
every chocolate aficionado dream come true

YES, WE GOT TO EAT OUR HEARTS OUT~!! WAHAHAH. chocolate overload seriously...

and then we got to tour the chocolate factory itself. fidani chocolates are all handmade you see so the factory has more humans than machineries. and too bad when we went visiting it was lunch hour so couldnt take pics of how the process goes...

a look inside the chef's (chocolate connoiseur) office...

chocolate moulds!

chocolate roses!!

all of us went home... with a GOODIE BAG worth rm100 over!! yay! everyone loves goodie bags!! especially if they're filled with exquisite handmade chocs!!

theres durian chocs 9 pc (RP: rm25), a box of assortment 9 pc (RP: rm36++), a box of crunches 8 pc (RP: RM28++), a box of farrels assortment (RP: rm25++) chocolate dippers not available in the market yet!, and an apron for our work worth rrm100 over but have to return it when work ends :(

[shameless advertorial begins]


*Fidani Chocolatier X'mas Booth Promotion*
cue to sing ~tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la-fa-la-la-laaaa~

WHERE: BANGSAR VILLAGE (old wing- opposite village grocer)
WHEN: 7th- 28th DEC 2008, 10am-10pm daily
WHAT: BUY CHOCOLATES esp since x'mas is coming!
WHY: Because thats what friends are for :)

we're also having good deal promotions such as buy RM180 above, free 120g of fidani chocolates. also, we are selling hampers, gift packs, super big size teddy bears at a very cheap price! do come and check it out~!!

or if you know the three of us, just drop by and buy us lunch or something k! HAHA.

[shameless advertorial ends]

baked garlic chicken

playing mom for these 2 weeks since the real mom is away has certainly boost my confidence especially in the cooking department. im no longer a girl who cant cook. just last week, i was browsing through mom's collection of cookbook and found what seems like an uber easy baked garlic chicken recipe. and so i thought, ive got chicken, ive got garlic... so why not?

and here is another easy peasy recipe for you guys who wants to do a little masak-masak :-)

step 1: prepare ingredients- chopped garlic, rosemary, mixed herbs, chicken drumsticks, salt, olive oil, grounded black pepper.

step 2: marinate chicken with garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil, rosemary and mixed herbs. marinate well for at least 3-4 hours.


step 3: place chicken on a baking tray lined with aluminium foil. bake at 220 celcius for 30-35 minutes or until chicken cooks and skin becoming crisp.

my fav device in the kitchen- the oven roaster!
(which looks like a UFO)

step 4: wait... wait... and wait.

it is cookinggggg...

step 5: SERVE!


ahhh... looks good aint it? taste good too!

yumm yummz ;-)

and these are what i cooked on that night. abc soup, baked garlic chicken and baked beans minced chicken with egg. heee! not bad huh? eiling says im on par with mom! and jon who tumpang dinner also said the chicken was good. heheh!

yeah, im gonna cook this when mom comes back and we'll hear what she says!

guys/girls who wanna impress your other half, this is a really great recipe as it looks impressive but is actually very very easy! and you cant go wrong with the taste too as the ingredients are nothing fancy/spectacular.

*important #tips- it is better to use chicken drumsticks that has the skin intact as when you bake it, the skin turns crispy and its very tasty! just make sure you drink loadsa water after that!

la bodega bangsar

last friday, we went to la bodega @ jalan telawi, bangsar for jade's 19th birthday dinner. for most of us, it was our first time there so we didnt know what to expect (food and pricing). i managed to do alil reading before heading out and found out that la bodega is famous for its selection of tapas and alcohol (wine) and it is part of the gastrodome group which also manages the atrium, telawi street bistro and such. needless to say, it was an atasan place.

true enough, selection process was long as there were so many items on the menu, and most of them are not in english! and they werent any pictures either, just brief descriptions of each item on the menu. after what seemed like forever, these are the drinks we had.

my iced chocolate- rm9

jill's pink guava juice- rm8

param's mojito- rm21

fernie's sex on the beach- rm21

rong jiang's margarita- rm24

jade & elaine's sole still water (1liter)- rm16

and what seemed like forever again, these were our selection of Entrées...

r.champinones- rm20
button mushroom tapas

r.caracoles- rm18
escargots tapas

olive oil vinegar for bread dipping

... and mains:

my steak pie- rm19
cubes of beef tenderloin wrapped in puff pastry

rong jiang's salmon fettucine- rm28

param's mushroom risotto- rm26

fernie's cold roast leg of lamb- rm17

jill's spaghetti marinara- rm24

elaine's spaghetti carbonara- 26

jade's beef tenderloin- rm65

complimentary tiramisu cake

food was great, ambience was great, price was standard bangsar-atasan place (but cheaper compared to chinoz klcc) but service on that night wasnt that great. in fact, it was reeeaaaaaally slowwwwww. it took us about 2 hours plus to 3 to finish the dinner.

total bill- rm393.30 (rm50 goes to taxes alone!!)

definitely a once-in-a-blue-moon indulgence...

and two for the album!
(L-R): rong jiang, elaine, jade, jill, me, fernie, param

la bodega
16-18, jalan telawi 2,
bangsar baru,
59100 kuala lumpur.
(parking can be a hassle on a weekend night)


[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]