Siu~V: June 2011

vanessa's nom~nom session

Nothing's quite as satisfying as having someone make you delicious finger-licking fried chicken,

mouth-watering juicy pork rolls

and home made Chinese-style fried rice.

Can you believe Vanessa cooked all that?! Lol, neither can i.
But still, it was nice of her to invite us for lunch at her lovely crib at The Peak.
Highlight of the day - Vanessa and her proudly owned Krups coffee-making machine.

I'm no coffee-drinker (ya ya i know, my loss), but those lattes

and cappuccinos sure were a hit!

I was contented with the food and being in the company of good buddies.

Choy Phyll brought the weirdest thing one could ever bring to a food party - raw lotus with the stems intact.

I was taught to dig out the seeds and peel off the skin to get to the edible part of the very raw-tasting lotus nut. Do it wrong and you'll end up with this bitter aftertaste.
Not my fave thing in the world to eat but it certainly has its nutritional value.

While some may find it a tool to entertain others with.

fong fong birthday nom~nom

We were at Marco Polo's recently for Fong Fong's birthday dinner.

Erm, we probably shouldn't be making the birthday gal stand while we all sat down for the cam cam.

She didn't mind as soon as she saw the delicious vibrant-looking cheese tarts we bought her from 'Oops!'

We took the RM 78/dinner set for 4 pax, which consists of 4 dishes, soup, rice and Chinese tea. But being the hungry bunch we were, we added 2 more dishes at RM 20 each. The dishes were okay though i missed their previous promotion where there were more selection to choose from plus free dessert too.

The rest of the evening was to just pose for fun random pictures!

..and leaving the scene of laughter....bet you were paying more attention to the girl in red....lol

They put us right at a corner of the restaurant, somehow knowing how boisterous and noisy we would be!

hehehe....lots of love, Fong!!

look out point western food

Look Out Point Western Food in Ampang-Hulu Langat is a great hideout to get away from the hustle and bustle of KL town and yet still lets you view the KL skyline in all its splendour.

I was here recently to make use of this meal voucher for two which i bought over the Internet for only RM 45.

This was what i got - 2 bowls of Mushroom soup with decent pieces of garlic bread,

2 cups of health greens which was probably a necessity so you feel 'less guilty' indulging in your entrees to come...

Steak in Brown Sauce (with MORE vege on the side!) ... dun forget to ask for a medium-rare steak!

and my Chicken Cordon Bleu with generous heaps of coleslaw and fries.

Seriously, the amount of food we got for RM 45 could have fed a family of four. We had to pay for our drinks separately though and my only comment on that is, the drinks come quite costly, even for juices. And, it's RM 3 extra if it's juice with 'no ice' (!)
But the food was real good, i must say; beyond my expectation.

Having to sit by an open window and soaking in the panoramic view of KL city lights, was a plus.

Thanks to Groupon Malaysia for dishing up this deal, i might just bring my family here one day.

Though this deal's no longer available on the Internet, it might just be reintroduced if there's a popular demand.

Jump on the bandwagon of this Internet craze now to get yourself a good, if not great deal (some even up to 90% discount). But of course, do check out only those reliable sites since you're actually paying real money upfront. I've got a few to name - Groupon Malaysia, MyDeal, MilkADeal and Dealmates

Don't forget to check every single one of them every day....You never know what you can save on!

p.s. - omg, check out Dealmates (quick!) for RM 1 Chicken Rice! chio crazy...

wat's d big deal about Caffeinees....

There's so much hype going on about a particular white bungalow in Kampung Pandan, could it be over rated? There's nothing like trying it out myself so decided to head to Caffeinees for dinner one fine Friday.

Me and my dinner pardner were the only ones there, around 6.30pm. So, already I was quite surprised by the turnout. And it really does look like i'm in someone's house.

On the interior, there are just a few tables loosely scattered inside the restaurant, which in the first place, falls flat in comparison to the exterior of this white-washed walls cafe.

The waiters there aren't very well-versed in English nor Malay either. After some communication breakdown, we decided to go for one ala carte and a Set Dinner, which at RM 39+/set, does not exactly give you much savings compared to its ala carte prices.

The Mushroom Soup was fine, but the garlic bread a great letdown!

It was SO chewy, it tasted like some leftover from lunchtime. Minor item yes, but major impact on this cafe.

I selected the Seafood Olio as my main, but it looked nothing like how an Aglio Olio should look like!
Looks like pasta in green curry.
My only consolation - it wasn't salty (it wasn't tasty either) and it didn't have a very pungent basil taste which i dislike.

Yin's beef burger which looks like some cheap-o sesame bun bought from the local roti-man on a motorbike.
According to Yin, the best part of this meal was the buttered-then-grilled buns. The rest was easily forgettable.

For dessert, we went for the Tiramisu coz it had a thumbs up on the menu. It was just ok, but too small, definitely not worth the RM 12 they normally charge.

Please don't hate me when i say i don't think i'll return to this place ever again. Well, at least not for dinner, and especially not for their Seafood Olio! For some reason, seeing the photo of this dish makes me wana *puke leh.