bacardi razz and all that jazz

love it!

had my first taste of a 'social' event last friday night (to celebrate being an unemployed now). my sister, the seasonal party goer, clubber, event-launching-and-she'll-be-there, asked me if i wanted to join her for the bacardi razz launching at bar celona @sunway pyramid and i jumped at the opportunity after this conversation:

me: will there be free flow of booze?
she: yes.
me: okay! let's go!


pulled calvin along to be the driver & photographer hehe and (p/s- so that my sis and i can drink, drink and drink without having to worry about driving home later hehe).


it was an awesome night! bacardi razz was very nice... easy to drink (not on the rocks though), taste more like a fruity drink after mixing with either tonic/sprite, love the raspberry they put into the drinks too. my sister's friend (amy) is working for bacardi and she provided us with free flow of bacardi razz and expensive raspberries which we just conveniently popped into our mouths.


to cut the long story short, without having to pay a single cent (exept for valet parking), we had free flow of booze, tonnes of raspberries, loud music, many camwhore photos and an iPod! hee!



trying to be every bit of socialite that we clearly are not


can we take these home???



lucky lucky girl! she won an iPod in a lucky draw!


calvin: hmmm... why is she taking my picture?



a very happy us with amy (thanks amy for the invites!)


bar celona
ob3.g1.10-13
sunway pyramid (new wing)
tel: 03-56218858

bermuda & onion

bermuda & onion

*update: i quitted my job.

it was a great week with great news (soon to be revealed...) and i promised to treat my sister and her bf for dinner. after much thinking and reading other food blogs of where to go, i stumbled upon ky's review on b&o and b&o it was!

actually my sister already blogged about the visit, so you can head on HERE to read about it. i'm quite sleepy now to write any reviews. here are pictures of what we had instead.


prosciutto & melone- rm33
parma ham with rock melon

the MUST item to have if you're here. the ham is sliced so thinly and brings a salty taste, but couple it with the sweet sweet melon, ohmygod... feels like seventh heaven in your mouth! absolute winner and star of the night!


ladies finger and tomato- rm8
ladies finger on a skewer slathered with tomato sauce


mixed of b&o- rm70
grilled sausage, loin, ribs, belly with potato, onion and beans


wild boar fettucine- rm25
served with mushrooms and fresh herbs


b&o tiramisu- rm14
rich marscarpone cheese cream diluted with Bailey's Irish whiskey cream

i haven't had many tiramisu'es in my life (have one too many tiramisu flavoured cakes that taste nothing like the real legendary dessert), but b&o's was really awesome, i can't even tell you what it tastes like! my sister claimed it was the best one she has thus far... strongly recommended!


house sangria- rm47 (a jug)
red wine with diced fruits

i'm embarassed to say my first sangria was at laundry's and i thought that was how sangrias are supposed to taste like. jen and i both agree that, "hey next time we'll order sangrias again cos it tastes so good, like fruit juices or something!"

that was before i had my real taste of how sangrias should look & taste like. well, at least it taste like real alcohol and not some fruit juice. and it's pretty worth it too. there's even a happy hour promotion (weekdays: 3-6pm and weekends: 12-6.30pm if not mistaken), the house sangria is buy 1 jug get another 1 jug free. omg how awesome is that!

i can just imagine... eating parma ham with melon and having glasses after glasses of sangria... perfect!


eiling & i
tell me i look prettier than her preez

our verdict: highly recommended for great italian porky cuisines! now, el cerdo will be next...



bermuda & onion
no.41, changkat bukit bintang
50200 kuala lumpur.
tel: 03-21458333

[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.]

all that rave

do you smell freedom?

very super extremely lazy to elaborate details. please read a verbatim account of the 02 FREEDOM FESTIVAL '08 rave from JEN.

# on that fateful night (9/05), my first rave cherry was pop'ed.
# work finished at 4.45pm and i raced home to join 10 other ravers to PD that same night.
# tiesto & ferry corsten's music was awesome but too damn alot of people can die and not be found.
# the lasers were awesome!
# PD became the most happening place and the most dirtiest rubbish dump that same night.
# slept at 4am on a comfy bed (but dodgy bathroom :-/) and became a zombie the next day.
# dropped by malacca to pig it out.
# hated sunday cos the next day was monday.







partying on a dumpsite



ok sekian saja liputan (report?) rave kali ini.

back to work tomorrow :-(

che go korean bbq

obligatory side dishes

after pasta de gohan, calvin the hungry monster wasn't too full (maybe the portions of pasta speaks for itself) so we went for a 2nd round of dinner at che go korean bbq.

the 6 obligatory side dishes in any korean place is complimentary (not sure if it's refillable as we didn't ask for any). the beauty of any korean food joints is the sides which are actually enough to fill you up before the mains even arrived/cooked. there were spinach (yum!), fishcakes, bittergourd pickles (yuck!), kimchi, potato salad and lotus.




bbq bulgogi (beef)- rm45.00

we had the bbq bulgogi and it was wonderfully done. very yum and the gravy/soup was very flavourful and sweet due to the cabbage and juices from the beef slices. the middle picture shows the 'sauce/gravy' that was added in and had strands of glass noodles in it. the outcome was a very satisfying 2nd dinner.

:-D

happy wesak day! don't eat beef tomorrow ;-)


che go korean bbq
lot 0b3-lg2.2,
sunway pyramid (new wing).
(beside sushi groove and jusco)
tel: 03-91304195

[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.]

agefuku japanese restaurant

agefuku japanese restaurant

being fans of the japanese delicacy, food and cuisine, calvin and i decided to give this place a try after a 30mins drive around taipan asking each other,

"what do you feel like eating?"
"anything you want to eat."

/passes by steamboat
"steamboat?"
"nah, don't feel like having steamboat."

/passes by korean bbq
"korean bbq?"
"nah, that day only had korean remember?"

/passes by nasi kandar
"nasi kandar?"
"nah, don't feel like having curry-curry food."

/passes by some bbq chicken shop
"bbq chicken?"
"dun wan fried fried food."

/pulls hair, curses under breath, stomach growling
"......"
"let's just try this japanese place lah."
*mutters @$#&*


japanese green tea & appetizer

at the ground floor is a fast food concept while the top floor is dedicated to proper japanese dining. it was a weekday, the restaurant was rather empty except a couple of tables at the fast food level. we were the only diners at the top level.


agedashi tofu- rm10.00
deep fried corn-floured beancurd served with tempura sauce and juliennes of seaweed

my superfav side dish and a must! agedashi tofu! the texture of the tofu did not disappoint- smooth, piping hot and absolutely yum!



saba shioyaki- rm20.00
grilled mackeral with salt


sanma shioyaki- rm20.00
grilled pike mackerel with salt

we both had the set meal and we both had mackerel. i notice that most of the mains in the sets are fish and are mackerels. for the price and the items included in the set (fruits, chawanmushi, miso soup, salad, rice), it was not too bad. food tasted pretty okay too. you can have a choice of doing the fish in shioyaki (salt) or the teriyaki sauce, we both chose salt.

besides set meals, there are also other items you will find in a japanese restuarant- sushi, tempura, rolls, noodles, sashimi, etc etc. i find the prices for these items on a slightly pricey side, again, as comparison, i believe sushi zanmai is still a better affordable yet quality japanese dining choice.

service is excellent btw :-)

#

long weekend! me loves!

agefuku japanese restaurant
59, jalan usj 10/1,
taipan triangle,
47620 uep subang jaya.
tel: 03-56364330
www.agefuku.com

[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.]

pasta de gohan

pasta de gohan- eye catchy decos

if the name doesn't attract you at first sight (reminds me of dragonball's sun goku, sun gohan), then these plates of pasta goodies put up vertically (no drippings of sauces and the lobster stays upright!) will definitely pull you like a magnet into the shop.

it's barely a week old and calvin & i (yes, he's back!) took the opportunity to be among the firsts to try it out and present you guys with this review :-)


choices in menu, deco, weird pasta toppings


fresh grapefruit juice- rm3.80


carbonara oyster & bacon spaghetti- rm25.80
topped with yolk and carbonara sauce


spaghetti nero di seppia- rm 28.80
squid & black squid ink with wafu sauce


macha azuki parfait- rm8.90
macha ice cream topped with shiratama, red bean and strawberries

food is pretty good, love the carbonara as it is not too creamy and portions are just right. you should know by now i'm a sucker for anything with oysters! there were 4 of them btw, wished there were more bacon though. however, it is a little pricey for that kind of portions if compared to pasta zanmai (notice the similar food concept- japanese fusion). the variations can make you take half an hour before deciding on the pasta you want. for those who doesn't fancy pasta, there are also pizza, hamburgs, gratin, soups, salad, rice dishes etc.


cash vouchers- more pasta de gohan!

on the 9th & 10th of may, there was a opening promotion whereby the amount you spent on your bill will be refunded 100% with vouchers, and so here I have about rm78 worth of vouchers... i want to eat the lobster pasta next!

our verdict: recommended!


and this is why you shouldn't have the squid ink pasta on your first date with your gf/potential gf...
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come and gimme a kiss... muahhhhh :X



pasta de gohan
unit no lg2.126a, sunway pyramid (new wing).
(right beside j.co donuts)
tel: 03-56218166

[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.]

marco's pizza

marco's pizza

marco's pizza needs no introduction i believe. so to skip the long dinner short, here are what my friend and i had for our dinner last wednesday.


wild mushroom soup- rm6.80

unlike your usual campbell's-pizza hut kind of mushroom soup, marco's has its mushrooms all blended in and i love it! i also like mama chops papa grill mushroom soup. yumm!


four seasons (chef's choices)- rm24.80 (large)

for our mains, i chose the four seasons where there are four choices of toppings in one pizza. however, the toppings are fixed which are:


beef pepperoni & capsicum


turkey ham and pineapple


dory fish & pineapple


artichoke & olives

we didn't eat the artichoke flavour as it doesn't taste good. what are artichokes? it looks and taste a little like the chinese 'ham choi', all i know is its also some 'atasan' kinda food... don't like the taste though.


marco's supreme
smoked beef pepperoni, beef salami, shredded turkey ham, capsicum & wild mushrooms with onions and black olives

marco's is now having a BUY 1 LARGE, GET 1 REGULAR FREE promotion, so the marco's supreme was free and i had it for breakfast, lunch, dinner the next day... *burps*

# sorry for the lack of updates for days... got no time and guess who went for the 2days of freedom festival @admiral marina, port dickson straight after work on friday? will blog about it soon!


marco's pizza
no. 81-85, jalan 25/2,
taman bukit emas, 47301 pj.
(opposite kelana jaya lrt station)
tel: 03-78035000

[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.]

wantan mee @ss2

not a cheap hawker fare after all...

after the FJ Benjamin sales, we realized it was already 2pm... time flies when you're in a midst of shopping frenzy, especially a branded sales. we headed back to ss2 and had wantan noodles from this shop which specializes in the said hawker fare.


'angel hair' wantan noodles with char siew


sui gao and wantan

this shop has got a number of reviews from other food bloggers but in my humble opinion, i found the whole 'frenzy' an overrated one. not that it is not d'lish, it was just above average and for that kind of price, i'd prefer to eat wantan mee elsewhere cheaper. also, the 'lo hon ko' herbal drink was rather bad, diluted and unoriginal. tsk.



restoran ho weng kee
32, jalan ss2/66,
petaling jaya, selangor.


[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.]