Posted on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Last week, we attended Kuriya’s Penthouse Grand Opening at Orchard Central.
we have been patrons of Kuriya for almost 2 years! It’s good to see them injecting new ideas into the market and expanding. I’m pretty excited about one of their new plans for next year. Hopefully I will be around to attend the opening!
Located at the top floor with contemporary decor, Kuriya Penthouse spells a twist to the traditional Japanese restaurants.
Emcee for the event was Benedict Goh!
Top quality sake barrel imported from Japan…
The serving wooden cups…
one, two, three and go~ i loved the sake, smooth and sweet. *slurps*
Everyone beamed at the free flow of food.
Food was needlessly to say – Excellent!
hohoho… the toro sushi was heavenly! 
Side dishes – tofu, japanese yam, grilled cod fish..
Master Chef: Koezukan-san.
Japanese musicians… They did a collaboration and cut an album named “Kuriya”.
it’s so rare to see and hear them nowadays..
Award-winning bartender from Japan performing… he’s really good at his tricks!
green, yellow, orange cocktails.
The whole team from Kuriya Raffles City moved to Penthouse.
Love them all! Always providing the best service.
With Paul, Manager.
Tags: all jap, celebrations, foodilicious, occasions, raves, smiles
Posted on Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 12:30 am
Girls’ Day Out in Orchard! I brought out my new toy to snap photos – so excited!
This year’s Christmas decorations have definitely caught my eyes!
Snowman Merry-Go-Round~
Hurhur, how I wish those rocher were real! Haha.. just pluck and pop into my mouth.
H-U-G-E! Every girl’s dream?
We settled down at Donghai for Dim Sum. Everything was good.
Could be great if they can cut down on the salt.
After lunch was coffee at Gloria Jeans.
We took 10 over attempts to capture everyone in the frame. =)
Meijin had company’s Dinner & Dance to attend so we ended the day early.
Me and Amy headed to her place and helped her doll up!
Tags: beauty, foodilicious, girls' day out, life, smiles
Posted on Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
If you have not check out the Chocolate Research Facility, you’re missing out big time!
They have got a whole range of chocolates, from the original ones with different cocoa percentage to alcohol series, nut series, fruit series and exotic ones like cheese chocolate!
Of course, my favorite flavor has gotta be Lychee Martini! *bleams*
I bought one of the autumn winter series: Caramel with Sea Salt.
Reminds me of La Duree’s caramel macaron! 
It’s kinda pricey for a small block of chocolate but it feels good to pamper oneself in a while!
though it would be even better if the money didnt came out from my pocket.
they should start accepting AMEX credit card!! lol.
Tags: chocolates, foodilicious, raves
Posted on Saturday, November 28th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
I can never forget my 1st taste of hairy crabs in Shanghai. I thought hairy crabs were like the normal crabs we have here, except that it’s h-a-i-r-y. haha.
But it’s not that simple. The essence of hairy crab lies behind its shell – the whole lot of golden roe! It was marvellous~
Now, under the chef’s recommendation, we decided to try out the Japanese Hairy Crab:
Looks kinda scary and huge, nothing like the normal hairy crabs.
But smaller than Taraban Gani.
Chef preparing the hairy crab.
Similar to the Taraban Gani, it was partially served as sashimi:
We had it in soup as well. And then, the main course came:
This is what i mean by the “essence”:
ho-ho-ho! See the roe? *slurps*
Tags: all jap, foodilicious
Posted on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
it is not an uncommon sight to find expired products in my house. especially when we love to buy this and that, chucking them in the cupboards and long forgotten about it.
my mom was tidying up the kitchen and threw away a full bag of goodies. I didn’t know there’s an expiry date for olive oil. I mean, oil actually expires? haha.
we noticed several items nearing their datelines and one of it was the cake mixture that I bought in Paris.
Petits Moelleux au coeur fondant:
It wasn’t in its nice box packaging as I took out the contents and cut out the instructions to save on luggage space. Thankfully the expiry date was printed on the silver foil.
It’s an extremely easy recipe. I managed to make some sense out of the French instructions. Just mix the milk into the cake mixture and send it off to the oven!
After 15 minutes, out came the lovely chocolate moist cupcakes and the rich robust chocolate smell filled the house.
It is not as moist since I overbaked it. But it’s still super yummy! The chocolate taste great, comparable to the ones served at patisseries.
This is the 1st cake mixture pack that didn’t fail me. I was never successful with the cake/cookie mixtures I get in NTUC.
I can see that this will make great desserts for Christmas!
Now, i should go to the supermarket and get a tub of vanilla ice-cream!
Tags: foodilicious, jeanine in the kitchen
Posted on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Halo-ha! I think im looking so Hawaii with my perms. Haha..
Last weekend was spent furniture hunting.
Oh yeah, notice my blemishes are gone?! Ettusais White Shooter Dual Effect and White Serum Dual Effect have been such great buddies to me. My previous acne scars have lightened. Oh boy, can’t wait for them to vanish from my skin! The bad breakout from Shanghai had also recovered.
Where else to be at for furniture hunting? IKEA definitely!
And how can we miss out on the meatballs and chicken wings!?
It’s really no easy feat to do furnishing… I got tired after just 10mins of sofa-bed browsing.. haha. Kelvin shall go alone the next round. =p
Looks good? Feel like changing my wardrobe. I don’t have a full length mirror at home. ):
After we were done at IKEA, I hop down to Ettusais Counter to check out this month’s member specials.
I’m almost done with my Club Ettusais Card! =)
For every $10 spent at Ettusais, you get a chop on your Club Ettusais card. With 20 chops, you will receive a $10 voucher and get your membership renewed for free. In addition, on your birthday month, you get double chops for all your purchases!
What’s Club Ettusais?
Simply purchase any one skin care or base care product at any Ettusais counter. I strongly recommend that you can start off with the Ettusais Gentle Make Off or Ettusais Version Up Extra! These 2 are my fave products! Totally awesome.
After registration, you will receive a Club Ettusais Card. Each membership is valid for 1 year.
So, what’s in for you @ Club Ettusais? There’s a whole lots of perks in it!
Receive Ettusais newsletters at your letterbox! I always enjoy reading what’s new and special for each month.
Besides, as a member, you get to attend Ettusais birthday party on your birthday month. At the birthday party, you get to enjoy some very special gifts and pick up some tips from the makeup experts!
Not forgetting, the limited edition Ettusais items! At the beginning of each month, Club Ettusais members get to purchase these special buys from the Ettusais counters and all this information can be found from the newsletters!
Now, here’s a plus point:
Upon your registration, qoute “Jeanine” and you will receive a bonus beauty gift from Ettusais!
I’m not sure what it is, but it’s definitely awesome!
Tags: Ettusais, foodilicious, ikea
Posted on Friday, October 23rd, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Tags: foodilicious
Posted on Friday, September 25th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Went down to Ettusais today to collect my birthday treats! My essentials!
Sheradine folded a lovely pink crane for me!! Thanks dear! 
With the hectic schedule over the months, my face has suffered occasional acne attacks. My bad for packing too many things together, not drinking enough water and the lack of sleep. I guess it would have been worse if not for Ettusais. I have some acne that keep popping out at the same spots. This is so irritiating! I’m trying a new Ettusais product that targets this problem. Will do a review next month!
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Went down to Wahiro for dinner last night.
Chef Kim specially prepared a “flower” and a “heart” for me!
haha… lovely isn’t it?
this is pretty special. rectangular sushi + sushi ball. super yummy!
he even got me a slice of chocolate cake too! haha.. and not to miss my favourite sea urchin!!
I totally dig Japanese food.
alright, off i go. won’t be able to blog for the next 10 days. China blocks wordpress. how sad!
Tags: all jap, Ettusais, foodilicious, happy birthday
Posted on Monday, September 21st, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Met up with the girls over the weekend for an early birthday celebration.
Went down to Tiong Bahru for finger-licking good seafood!
I love the crabs there, super fresh and cheap~
After dinner, we headed for donuts and coffee!
And a cosmetic educational tour for jin and rebec. haha..
Tags: foodilicious, happy birthday
Posted on Saturday, September 12th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
I have been craving for pasta ever since my trip to Italy.
(I have been craving for everything i had in Europe!)
Tried out the handmade ones at Da Paolo, which was not too bad. But they don’t serve Ravioli pasta.
Forlino is a young Italian restaurant, located at One Fullerton.
I always thought it was a fine dining setting since it’s under the Il Lido Group. oh boy was I surprised to see people in t-shirt and sports shoes!
Did u know that the entrance of Forlino is situated next to Butter Factory? There was a long way of stairs leading to the 3rd level.
I loved the light mint green walls with silvery gold fixtures. Reminds me of La Duree! haha..
We were given one of the best view seating. Looking out to the esplanade, merlion and Singapore Flyer.
It’s very much an open space concept.
with a long serving table in the middle of the room. Feels like a dinning hall in some castle.
Let’s kick in to everyone’s favourite -> FOOD!
We took on the traditional set menu, with the complimentary gourmet set for 2 from Citibank.
(yes, the meal was f-r-e-e! but we paid for the bottle of rose wine.)
Amuse Bouche was slices of duck meat with red pepper mouse.
(Trevor prepared this, and coincidentally, my favourite of the night)
we had free flow of foccacia bread. we had several servings.
Appetizer – Wild Mushrooms with Robbiala Cheese Fondue and Cornmeal.
I enjoyed wiping the plate clean with the foccacia bread.
Antipasta – Tagliolini with Clams and Green Chilli
In my opinion, I guess it would be better if it was done in Aglio Olio style.
my mains – Wagyu Beef Cheek with Herb Mashed Potato
I should stick to meat that are roasted/grilled instead of stew. I didnt finish it though the portion was small.
Kelvin’s main – Halibut and Asparagus with Orange & Martini Vermouth Sauce
Dessert – Molten Lava Chocolate Cake with Banana Gelato and Rum Sauce
It was just normal, very normal.
Petit Fours – in this case, Petit Three
Thankfully, we only had to pay for the rose wine. But even still, the rose white tasted like white wine instead.
Why is it so difficult to get good rose wines in Singapore. Yet, we call ourselves a global city.
Our next stop will be Il Lido, maybe next month, and I hope I will get to taste some ravioli pasta!
Tags: foodilicious
Posted on Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
we headed down to Brussels Sprout @ Robertson Quay to quench our thirst for mussels.
I had a huge pint of Hoegaarden beer, though i shouldn’t be touching alcohol. But what’s mussels and fries w/o beer!
We ordered a main dish portion of mussels in white wine sauce. The pot came, was a pretty small one as compared to the usual size in France.
I thought the mussels tasted slight bitterness after popping a couple.
I know it is not comparable to what I had previously, but at least it is something similar. And probably the only place in Singapore that serves moules.
oh well, go down on weekdays for the mussels madness promotion! it’s a lot of worth it.
Tags: foodilicious
Posted on Monday, September 7th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
how can i ever do without Japanese food??
Tags: all jap, foodilicious
Posted on Thursday, August 27th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
school should start in the afternoon…
so that i can brew coffee and enjoy my coffee-dipped speculoos. (:
my buys from italy!
traditional italian coffee maker…
fill the base container with water, place the sieve on top and fill with expresso coffee powder.
Pack the coffee powder and tighten the top part.
Boil it!
The steam from the boiling water will rise up through the coffee powder and condense at the top part.
i love speculoos with expresso!
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went for Ettusais meeting this evening.. here’s the box I brought home. so excited!
“What’s your perfect look today?”
Stay tune to my blog next week!
Tags: foodilicious, oh so random
Posted on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 at 11:02 am
visited Kuriya yesterday, followed by Butter for Diana’s birthday. (:
japanese food makes me happy!
heading off to Summer Festival later and Supermodelme Finals tonight! woohooo~
Tags: all jap, foodilicious, happy birthday
Posted on Thursday, August 13th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
before we headed back to Genoa, I took a last ride on the jet ski boat. (:
with the family. Merci Beaucoup!
it’s the last night for us. Paulo and Christine drove down to Genoa to meet us for dinner. had my last chance of good pasta and the best gelato in Genoa. It was seriously superb!
Tags: foodilicious, vacances d'ete 09
