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Laurent Cafe Chocolate Bar

for desserts, had wanted to bring dear dear for Canele's nutella crepe coz she was describing to me about this other crepe she likes which sounds exactly like canele's crepe nogurtine.. but, Canele was already closed so we headed to Laurent Cafe Chocolate Bar.

we ordered a sherbet trio and a creme brulee to share....



the strawberry sherbet was ok. dear dear said the mango one was nice. the chocolate one is very nice coz its got some chocolate bit crunchies inside. yum yum!

the creme brulee...



was pretty good too! dear dear said this is one of the better ones she has tried!

as she looked at the sherbet, dear dear said.. " this one reminds me of ... "



and i know immediately what she was saying! haha.. it looks like the sherbet in the pet society game! we are both quite into the game! hehe

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Brasserie Wolf

Celebrated dear dear's birthday with her at Brasserie Wolf...



the place...





the complimentary bread...



we shared the lobster bisque...



too foamy and not strong in taste. we both didnt really think it was nice.

for mains, dear dear ordered the crab crepe which i recommended coz i recall it being pretty nice after trying it during my previous visit..



generous amounts of real crab meat...



i ordered some beef stew thingy....



it is AWESOME! the meat is so so so tender. the sauce is so so so flavoursome (some may find it too salty though but i like it!)! goes very well with the mashed potato...



love it!

Marks & Spencer - Strawberry & Almond Crunch

the marks and spencer's strawberry & almond crunch cereals...



its nice coz i like how it sweetens the milk as well but generally, i still prefer the triple choco crunch!

Gio Gio Sausages

Gio gio sausage's cheesy meatballs...



i love love love this! only selective Gio Gio sausage booths have this. i remember only sun plaza's one had it so when i very randomly have appointments there, i always try to make it a point to buy and eat my fill! i was so excited when i saw that they have it here at city hall too! But i feel dat the one at sembawang is much nicer. the exterior is not as dry.. but the interior is still good.. the cheese just oozes out wif every bite! YUM!

Paulaner

for dinner, i was gona bring mummy for mushroom pot at milennia walk but it has already closed down so we ended up at Paulaner...



we shared a rocket and cheese salad...



the amount of rockets was quite disappointing. there was probably more lettuce below den rockets and it was quite pricey if i recall correctly.

we also shared a pork knuckle...



which it was nice esp since it was really meaty, i prefer the kind where the skin is more uneven. too smooth feels weird to me. haha

we also shared a sausage platter...



the sausages were ok to me. Chandra really liked the preserved onions on the side coz she said it reminds her of the preserved papayas she used to eat back home. mummy promised to make them for her soon. haha...

Xin Wang HK Cafe

Simon and i ended up at Xin Wang. He claimed he was very tired and wanted coffee, very thick coffee. The server recommended some Macau coffee. After trying, he said it tastes no difference from the kopitiam's coffee... haha...



i had the lychee tea... big big flask n got a number of lychee!

he had a luncheon meat mee sua....



which was ok but i think i prefer the fish mee sua!

Marmalade Toast

Janie and i did lunch at marmalade toast!

i had a Elvis cupcake!



sinful thick coating of peanut butter! YUM! like a big Reese! haha

Garibaldi

A last minute invitation from Statue and we had dinner at Garibaldi. GARIBALDI LEH!!

they serve excellent red wine! the one i had tonight is probably one of the best i've had for a long long time!

and this is some apple alcoholic drink...



its really yummy! its a little sweet and you can barely taste the alcohol. its got some sparkling wine inside.. i love it! had like 3 glasses!

some other drink recommended by the server...



Tastes like those old school coke candy (if u koe wat im talking about). but i really like the very clean design for their drinks, decor and .. everything! GARIBALDI LEH!

den it was the salad...



i love it! the dressing was slightly sour, slightly saltish.. i think its also orange dressing and i told statue its so much better den halia's if you ask me.

the soup was tuscan cannellini beans thick soup with prawns...



i like how the prawns were really succulent! the soup tasted.. really beanish. it was ok, not particularly strong in taste.

as for mains, there was choice of the pan fried norwegian salmon with spinach...



or red wine breased beef and mash potato...



if u know me well enuff, its not hard to guess which one i went for!

THE BEEF OF COURSE! it was heavenly! the beef was really tender! it was literally very easy to tear it apart. the sauce was awesome and the mashed potato was simply fabulous! i loved it!

i also tried a bit of the salmon which was ok (but boring to me).

den it was desserts. many were in anticipation for the dessert. it was molten lava chocolate cake with hazelnut gelato....



sadly, the molten lava effect did not happen to everyone. No QC. some of our cakes was just chocolate sponge cake.

Nonetheless, i enjoyed the meal terribly. Thank cute statue!!

Ikoi

after work, i was quite excited! i'm meeting my 2 fav bois from amk for dinner! i like how we toked about it and really put it into action. they were raving to me about this japanese restaurant at miranma hotel. we fixed a date to head down today and we really did. Alvin even made the reservations!

Ikoi....



actually aside from them, i also heard quite a lot of other raves about how good the buffet here is.

the place is really small though. lotsa counter seats.



the charges and timings...



the comprehensive menu....





to begin, we were offered salmon starters...



really soft and creamy salmon sashimi!

fresh vegetables....



love their cherry tomatoes! the lady server (if i recall correctly, her name is elaine) was super nice! her service was awesome.. she remembers us by name and kept giving us loads of specials. she was so good we wrote her a compliment letter thereafter.

the thick and fresh sashimi slices....



chawanmushi....



and the male chef who was also really nice to us. very entertaining and shared a lot of info with us.. also prepared quite a number of special dishes for us....



fried tofu...



grilled salmon...



grilled mackerel...



chilled noodles...



i forgot the name of the noodles but its really good. the texture, thickness and temperature. SLURP SLURP! its good!

den the miso with cucumber...



quite a unique dish, never tried it before.

the very yummy fried rice!



katsu....



yakitori...



fried fish cake with cheese...



oyako don...



tempura...



tempura prawns...



chicken karage...



beef curry rice....



the beef curry is really good! and its fabulous dat the portions are small. we're very pleased with the variety.

and the fried chicken wings....



this is mama mia! i think its really good! very crispy bbq wings and the taste is simply fab!

and because the service was so fabulous, when she introduced us the sake, we were all nods! besides, great company always welcomes good alcohol!


and den the male chef was sharing wif us... this sake we are having is only for singles coz its called ku qi de nu ren (sobbing woman)...



drink already those wif partners will end up sobbing! hahahha.. thank god we are all single!

the sake was really smooth. the male server even taught us how to drink it to really feel the smoothness and its taste.

tomato with bacon...



stewed meat n vegetables...



the radish and carrot was so flavoursome!

ramen..



also really yummy! tender charsiew and really tasty soup!

den leme show u the different 'specials' we had for the night. i teased alvin and johnson for charming the server which resulted in our 'specials' for tonight and i said next time whenever i want specials, i shall just show the servers their pictures!

we literally recounted the specials we had for tonight!

salmon soup...



cooked with salmon cheeks!

some fishcake thingy that was apparently also not on the menu, very yummy!!



seared tuna...



and i cant really remember what this is but its some very special fish belly.... damn soft!



hotate and jelly fish....



the really really really good sweet potato tempura....



its saltish on the outside and sweet inside.. texture is also just nice!

and i requested for tamago w/o the rice.. they gave it to me on exceptional basis, again thanks to alvin and johnson! hahaha



salmon cheeks again..



and because i said i liked the cherry tomatoes!



the very tip top service server and my fav bois...




seriously, we were overwhelmed by her services! the bois urged me to be the representative to write her a compliment letter which i did.. n a very long one i wrote...

last but not least, we also shared sherbet.. pomelo sherbet...



its so fine! totally addictive! johnson reminded me that sherbet is usually quite rough but this one is really really really smooth. super good!

i totally enjoyed the dinner, the food, the service and most importantly, the company for tonight!

Thank cute bois!