Il Lido, Jalan Mayang

 

 it was a night of celebration and to start it off, lets PARTAY!!!!

start it off with some bubbly...Blended strawberry with Processco

the sourish of the strawberry pairing with the champagne was lovely

don' mind having another few glass but sad to say my partner don't drink..aiksssss

complimentary from the chef: cherry tomato stuffed with mozarella cheese, saffron sauce and top with shiso

if only the amuse bouche is in the menu so i can have extra

we were serve with the black olive bread but its a let down though

the bread is tad too oily for me but its okay..forgiven by the next course

tada...pan roast scallop with roast garlic cream

scallop was cook perfectly, mildly season as the crunchy bacon is pretty salty

they are match made in heaven that night..did i make it sounds like i'm describing a pair of lover??

and not forgetting, the rustic garlic cream..they all paired well to a great start..

beef carpaccio with bed of arugula..two thumbs up for this..although the greens seems to be a bit too much

but extras are always good right..

a slice of beef + the greens + shaved parmesan + TRUFFLE = satisfaction

yes..i capsized the word TRUFFLE..i love truffle and they are certainly generous with truffle

its like as though im having truffle feast because its porcini mushroom cream with truffle oil

its the first time i had porcini cream and the aroma of porcini was just subtle

the creaminess and the hint of truffle oil just linger in your palate..i wish i don't have to share this..

but people always say; sharing is love..okay, for this time then..

next was my main course, prime beef tenderloin with truffle potatoes

the beef was cooked well although i would prefer it to be slightly less cook..and i do ask for more sauce

typical Malaysian i guess..but that's also because i love their sauce..good excuse huh

and i wouldn't push away more truffle, could i..nom nom nom..yum yum yum..

pan roasted atlantic cod..the fish was cooked just nice, flaky and juicy..

skin was crispy but quite salty..wonder did the chef have a heavy hand that day..

but i don't remember the foam as i only have my eye on the saffron sauce that paired well with the fish..still continue to nom nom nom...

so i thought the meal will be ending perfectly with of course, dessert..

we ordered two dessert being greedy even we are already full

the usual found dessert, the molten lava with vanilla ice cream..nothing to be shout for though.as it was a pretty decent one..

but the next one was just disappointing though

the brulee four ways..besides the classic brulee, the remaining three was just disappointment

the strawberry brulee was watery..the taste of the pistachio brulee is just so not my type..and the coffee brulee was practically rough..should have just make other choices..its ok..its ok...

ahh.. a complimentary cheesecake..taste better than the brulee though..haha....i felt bad saying this though..

but nevertheless it was a great night..

thanks to the chef and the service crew..

till then

sinny

Bubba Gump Celebration!!

it was so carefully planned by Carmen and Rachel
i was so in a rushed that night and i thought i was late..lucky im not so late after all
Bubba Gump has established quite a while but so far, i don't really had good reviews on the food so i din actually have the initiative to go dine there
but that night was slightly different..

at least i had my lemonade..i heart lemonade..and its better still with strawberries!!! :)

this was Carmen spicy cajun chicken..the chicken was cook well done..the sauce was sort of tangy and spicy which make it really appetizing...but the carrot was so hard..i don't like it when my carrot was so hard..

we had the shrimp cooked four ways to shared..i like the poached wan..the prawn was fresh..undeniable..i don't like the tempura..sort of soggy and lost of crisp..they both live the coconut shrimp which i don't fancy so much..so i had my poached prawn dip in the soya dipping..just like what we use to see in Lee Kum Kee soya sauce advertisment..

my catch of the day (garoupa) cooked in skillet with jasmine rice and vegetables..firstly, the sauce was too sour..and the fish is slightly overcooked..but the rice is nice wor..maybe im a 'fan tong' as usual..so i finish the rice at the very end of the night...haha

i always plan birthday for friends..and making sure they get one or two good memories..
but i never once thought i'll get this in return..

i need to stand on the chair..being cheered by everyone..and their song is super long..longer than Friday's wan..and the funniest part is i have to shake by booty booty so that i can get my cakes and blow them...but one good thing i get to drag rachel to do it together with me..can't imagine looking back at the video..three of us laugh non-stop..

i love my cakes..its yummy!!!and as usual, i love to blow cakes..thank you so much Rachel and Carmen for making my night a good one..love ya...muaksssss...

despite the food was not on the excellent par, their services was excellent..thank you so much guys for being so attentive and singing my loudest birthday songs..

awesome

sinny

evolution of cuisine

it was an arrangement by Dr. Boo in conjunction of my birthday and Chef birthday
to have Chef Eugene to cook us a four course meal
he decided to some global cuisine or i would said modern cooking
it was a pretty formal lunch for me especially when its for birthday..haha

we have some snack before the meal started..
popcorn which is flavored with ghee and cumin oil
u get the aroma of cumin when you bite into it and i do taste slight sweetness which you always get when eating popcorn
but i find it lack of crunchiness like those popcorn we enjoyed during cinema
most probably due to the exposure to the air

and the lotus root chips which shared the similar taste to the popcorn
but when the time i ate it, it was slightly soggy

next, was something interesting to me..
green tea tagliatelle with shots of kaffir leaf infused green tea
i love the texture of tagliatelle..i guess i eat the most strands..^^and they have this mild taste of green tea to it..but i don't really fancy the shots..
as i sip, the smell of kaffir leaf was really aromatic and you have the aftertaste of the green tea which was good at the beginning, but split second, the bitterness of the tea was overpowering and it stays at the tongue..

next was the prawn interpreted cocktail
the first bite i had 'oh, its very salty'
but it was such a formal lunch, i did not mention anything at the table..
the prawn mousse texture was balanced out with the crispiness of pappadom
both of it was still salty
BUT the sauce was lovely..i love the plum aioli that goes very well with the green salads

this was the course i heart the most..roasted pumpkin soup..
its creamy but not overpowering..very smooth and its definitely comfort food during the cold weather..the caramelize of roasted pumpkin, the natural sweetness of the pumpkin..YUMMY ..one thing, i choked on the paprika powder as i did not stir it well..for the frozen pumpkin chips, erm i don't think it plays a big role..

braised cod which was so similar to teriyaki , glass noodle and ragout of portobello with pickled onion
i love the cod..its not overcooked..and the thick caramelized sauce that coat it...together with the mushroom ragout..a plate with different flavors, interesting combination..but i'm not very sure about the glass noodle as i did not really taste the flavor of aglio olio, its sort of plain to me..i would have prefer it to be more flavorful..

different sorts of frozen berries blended together with sugar syrup..
i always love berries...and this is nice to wash down the palate..i can even finish this if its one whole glass..:)

lastly the dessert..Moist Chocolate Cake "Minced" wrapped in spring roll skin. Oolong Tea Skin and Chocolated Popcorn served with Wasabi "FroYo"
sorry i got to copy this from Eugene blog..
from Eugene explanation, you have to eat the wasabi 'froyo' first followed by the wrapped and chocolated popcorn..
but i had it the other way round..the wasabi texture was like sorbet..and the pungent taste of wasabi stays at the tongue..i was not used to the after taste..and the moist chocolate wrapped..the spring roll is not longer crisp when its being served and the 'minced' cake was sort of dry..but i love the oolong tea skin..haha..

overall, it has been an interesting meal to me!!!
thanks to Dr. Boo for the organizing and thanks to Eugene from preparing a good meal..
it was FUN to start the birthday meal!!!

THANK YOU

sinny

Happy Chinese New Year

its the new year eve today and i'm here blogging
this is the first year i'm away from home during the Chinese New Year
staying at Penang, the community that takes this festive season as an importance do makes me miss home as you see them preparing for CNY
maybe if i was at community that don't celebrate, it won't feel that bad..haha
i just got the adrenalin rush to step on the plane and fly back but cannot..
but its still not that lonely la..coz i still listen to firecrackers and CNY music

what would i do if i'm at Klang today???

1. having reunion dinner (all my fav CNY food)
2. take ang pow (this year my parents save on the ang pau by just banking it to me..hihi)
3. drinking shandy (dunno why i make it a must to get a carton of this no matter i finish it or not)
4. going back to grandparent house for visits and more ang pow
5. eating Kuala Selangor prawn cracker (this year i eat Penang's wan)
6. still doing my last minute shopping
7. wear new pyjamas (its a must for me)

and one thing i'm pretty proud of this festive season (not really proud la)
imagine i haven't been shopping for a piece of cloth or shoes this season
totally unbelievable!!!!
there's no shopping spree at all but now i wish i had new clothes or even a new pair of sandals
how i wish!!!!!

but i know this is going to memorable wan
i would appreciate my next CNY more..I KNOW THAT FOR SURE!!!!

p/s: made all this card and its all given out..didn't post any out coz i got no stamps and material are so limited here..its not the work i'm really satisfy and i only manage to do 4 using all my materials..that's why it looks repetitive..anyway hope they like it!!!

Happy Chinese New Year to all...let the TIGER ROARSSSSSS....
Happy Valentine to all the lovebirds and all my loved ones

lastly

Happy Birthday to my dearest BRO, Mr. Andrew Lee (promise to replace the celebration once i'm back, hihi)

sinny

spooky halloween 09

31/10/09..it was Halloween time..
my first Halloween with my beloved coursemates
me of course is the organizer lo together with ms. Oh
after contacting a few place, we decided SouleD Out..
and of course to celebrate the October babies birthday....
let see how the guys and gals fair in their costume..

the creepy man..
can any of you guess what is used to make the face white??
he succeeded in not smiling the whole night and scare ppl when he was on the road..

the lady devil couple and his prey..
the place is fully packed that night
and of course people with all sorts of costumes
but there are also quite some people that don't dress up

the s.o.s shot

we start of with the lime shot and berry shot.ok lo..shots lo..that makes everyone sot..it rhymes hor..
they were selecting the best costume for that night and we didn't get nominated also..
i actually felt our guys did better than the nominees..
but nvm la, to me they are the best dressed dy
they made an effort after i summoned them to..

some of the food we had
from the left: beef pizza which was pretty okay
spaghetti garoupa..wit lotsa Prof. Su favourite garnish: Capsicum
the Sake Pizza- salmon pizza with bed of lolla rosa and mayo..this is pretty good though

the naan..its softer than those we had outside..
grilled lamb..on the spicy side but the meat is not too hard..thumbs up
butter chicken..i din taste it no comment..
of coz we had more food..but they are not the main characters..

the phantom of opera sexy version
she never had such dark nail color..and its full of obstacles to get her finger and toe nails done
i do like her mask..but the color faded until people suspect her to have yellow blush

the ladies costume
the night started pretty well, the staffs are in their costume..
there is a snow white witch holding an apple
games and a lot of flambe going on that night..

they got the same accessories sumore..kengness..wonder how much cosmetic they used..
this is what we call Halloween ma..

' you better don't harass me, or els.......hihihihi'

even the aunty is sampat..wonder where she get the mask..but i know sure very hot inside..thats why she don't wear it all the time..

saw the flame on my shoulder?? i like the nail thing on the neck..we bought it for him..its supposed for the head..but ended up at the neck..looks quite real hor..

aaa...alexis marscapone cheese cake..with the aeroplane candle..we finish the whole cake by poking to the cake directly..see how terrible we are..but it was yummy..i love it..seldom you get marscapone cheese cake..and everyone seems to like the candle..nyway you can get it from teddy tales..

there is a lady having her bachelorette party that night..she was supposed to smack the butt of a number of guys..and our guys willingly become her victims..
smack smack..and its really rotan..

did u'll notice the yellow blush..

the local Charlie's Angel
i love gy sinn dog leh
we bought it for her birthday..the old old cloth makes me felt like chilhood
from left is: meriam, m16, and handbomb...

it do looks like poster right..VAMPIRE MAKAN WITCH...

it was a great night
lotsa money spent
but its all fun fun fun

spooky spooky

sinny

月亮圆圆

its an early celebration for the mid-autumn festival
i do plan to write this in mandarin
but i dunno how to spell the word, what to do??
like what everyone said, it might be the last gathering before all of us went separate ways
as usual, lee gang plans it all out and all of us went
of course there are always people missing
it doesn't really matter, at least we do syok sendiri with or without them..haha


the foodie..its a package..erm guess the food is not the main subjects that day

wouldn't say its superb, but wouldn't said its not good
maybe all of us are hungry
that why we manage to finish every single dish
imagine chan took almost 3 plate of rice
but crab was certainly not that good but what do you expect with RM 33.80 crab
after the food, of course is the syoking moment
the noise that we made was just intolerable
usually, if i was the customer next table, i would have complaint..haha

how incomplete was dinner without the tasting of mooncakes sponsored by our beloved lee gang and gy sinn


mooncakes and dessert time!!!!
but im not a big fan of moocakes!!but a big fan of salted egg yolk in mooncakes
theirs was a bit too hard and not too fragrant
some is sourish..ehw!!!

nyway it was a fun night..i cherish the moments i had with them

cant wait for tomoro!!!more mooncakes..more laughter..more pictures..more fun..

happy mid-autumn festival

*photo courtesy of miss hyuan.oh*

muaks

sinny