Dinner of the day

I just so wanna blog about food.
I had a heavy lunch in the afternoon, so i thought of going for something light. And found this little cafe called the Departure Lounge hoping for some salad or sandwhiches. Anyway, as its fancy name suggests, it has a concept which definitely gets all the attention.

The decor is minimal and clean. It works with the travelling concept. It has several book shelves, all full of travel guides for most of the popular contries. They have these little bookmarks resemble a boarding pass that you can take home. The cafe also covers wifi, and provides free internet access.

The cafe is also just newly opened. The food menu will only e available tomorrow. So all i could have was some cakes and pastries. Too lazy to go anywhere else, i settled for a hot chocolate and some dessert.

On every table there is a little standie that says "come hungry" on the front, and different statements at the back. The one on my table was "The Taj Mahal looks pink in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden when the moon shines".

The overall concept is creative, but i wonder how many person actually come and read the books here. Talk about the food, new restaurants always give little baits for potential fishes out there. This cafe offers free pastries for every drink purchased. I chose a chocolate crossaint to go with my hot chocolate.

The little crossaint was crispy outside and soft inside, which was nice. But thats all about the good stuff. The rest are disaster. The hot choc was too milky, and the tiramisu was worse. Have u ever tasted tiramisu which is sour? This tiramisu not only had a sour taste in the cream, the whole thing also had a dried sour plum flavor, im not kidding. And it was too dry to be even called a tiramisu. I would say it taste more like a Sour-Plum-Tiramisu-Flavored Short Cake. LOL. The blueberry cheesecake was not worth a mention either.

Sigh. I might give a second chance to the food coming soon in October.

People always ask me this question: Do you go for the ambience or the food?
If you think i opt for the latter, you are wrong.
You can only be qualified to be as fastidious a person as me when you sacrifice neither.


Well, i know the dinner is quiet unhealthy. Ya ya ya, i heard you mom, more veggies. Right. So, excuse me for a moment cause i now want to hallucinate about me being a cow on the lawn.

Lunchie of the day

Instead of cheese, im doing a lunch review today. Fresh from my stomach! LOL. But this time no simultaneous tasting and typing.

Just came back from Chikusen, the newly opened japanese restaurant in Aman Suria. So happy there are so many nice restaurants opened near my place. Need not travel that far for good food next time.

Anyway, this is a dainty little one. However i think it is a little overpriced for a restaurant. Chikusen and Eyuzu (Eastin) and Genji (PJ Hilton), as far as price goes, they are on a par.

It was Chikusen Bento for lunch today. I always opt for the signature bento whenever i try a new jap restaurant. If my cheesy tastebuds react nastily to it, then it's not worth going the second time. How good can the restaurant be if the signature dish is not up to the standard.

Anyway, the bento consists of the typical chawanmushi, miso soup, gohan, salmon and white fish sashimi, sliced beef, mini tempura, marinated baby octopus, pickles and fruits. And it came along with a free macha ice cream too, during its opening promotion. All for the price of RM35.

Believe it or not, i finished everything, except the gohan. Cheesing huge appetite today. And these are my observations:

1. You can already give a rough rating to a jap restaurant the moment you try their chawanmushi. For Chikusen i give a 6.5. The smoothness and fragrance actually deserve a 7.5 but it's a tad too salty. For me it's alright, but most of the people like to eat chawanmushi with shoyu. If u add shoyu in this chawanmushi you are like eating salted custard.

2. The sashimi is good and fresh.

3. The baby octupus is superb. Juicy and, crunchy too!

4. The salad dressing taste a little out of place. Imagine thousand island which as a strong sesame/peanut flavor. It is like eating satay sauce.

5. The sliced beef taste more like pork, seriously. I tot the Halal sign was my hallucination again.

6. The macha ice-cream is totally refreshing. Instead of the traditional scoop, it came in little square cubes. And it tasted more popsicle-icy than rich and creamy, therefore it wont make u feel over satiated after a heavy meal.

7. The ocha tasted like plain water in a glass that used to be filled with tea leaves before.


Overall the food deserve a 7. But because of the price, i give it only a 6. Nothing beats Mitsu Koshi when quality and price are concerned.

Cheese(s) of the day #3

The Return of the Cheese!


I've been rather cheeseless these days really. So i decided to have a compensation by going to ikano and raid down the cheese aisle. And i've got 3 cheeses in my trolly. =)))

Arla Harvati Cheese (Sliced)


Brand: Arla
Product Name: Danish Havarti
Availablity: Cold Storage
Price: RM13.39
Country: Denmark
Milk: Cow
Texture: Semi-soft

Oh! I didnt know Danish cheeses are Holy too! It has irregular pin-holes.
Havarti is creamery and semi-soft. At first bite it tastes uncannily similar to mozzarella. But when u chow down more, you will find it slightly less chewy but it has a more distictive flavor than mozza. And yes, it melts!! Great on toasts, or in between. Simple and sweet. Ok, not quite literally.




Trivia:Havarti is named after the farm in Denmark where Hanne Nielsen first made it.


Cheesability:
/10

Mainland Colby Cheese(Block)



Brand: New Zealand Mainland Cheese
Product Name: Colby
Availablity: Cold Storage
Price: RM9.39
Country: New Zealand
Origin: Colby Wisconsin
Milk: Cow
Texture: Semi-soft

At first i suspected Colby is not a type of cheese cuz i only came across it very recently, when a friend told me about it. After a long research it seems like Colby is a fake version of cheddar. No offense but im a true-yellow fan of cheddar. Gourmets often compare it with cheddar and it is supposed to taste similar to cheddar. However, i find no resemblence whatsoever between these two cheeses except their initials. Cheddar is savory, whereas Colby is slightly sweet and sharp. To me it shares more similarity with Emmentaler or Gouda. Also, Colby tastes very very buttery. I dont quite like the idea of chowing down a whole block of butter.

So it's a fiver.

Cheesability:
/10


La Vache Qui Rite Cheddar(Sliced)



Brand: La Vache Qui Rite (Means Laughing Cow in french)
Product Name: La Vache Qui Rite Cheddar
Availablity: Cold Storage
Price: RM6.99
Country:
Milk: Cow
Texture: Semi-soft

Seriously, i never have any doubt when it comes to Laughing Cow. I've tried almost everything from it and none of them was disappointing. They have some of the best cheeses among all other brands ever found in local supermarkets. There're many other Laughing Cows, but i was physically attracted to the sexy orangey cheddarish color which sent the strong message that says "pick me, i am so kao". LOL! Anyway.It looks just like your Cheesedales wrapped in the exact same plastics, but it is the best sliced cheddar i am pretty sure.

Much to my relieve, the color is not deceiving. In fact, the kao-ness is pleasantly strong.

Cheddar away! Strip it and melt it in your mouth! Or wherever u like. LOL. Mind you, this is helluva sexy cheddar.

It is the cheapest among all three semi-soft cheeses yet the highest rated.


Cheesability:
.5 /10


*All reviews are done simultaneously with the tasting process for optimum quality*