2-11-2010
this date tells me that I've been living my life for 21 years....
21 years old....
the KEY age....which the key of freedom will be given....
I had two awesome celebrations.....
avec ma famille @ Le Bouchon
It is a French dining restaurant at Bukit Bintang
it's a cozy restaurant....I like the interior....
front part of the restaurant is pub...
passed by the bar......go to the dining area through this short hallway....
the waiter pulled the chairs and also unfolded the serviette for all of us.....excellent service....=)
this is the whole restaurant view.....
time to order......we took almost 30min to decide what to eat....
after placing order.....some herb buns were served with butter.....
the bun smell so nice......*sniff sniff*
took a bite.....wow!! SOFT but still springy and abit chewy......
it's just the way that a perfect bread suppose to be....for me la....hehe....
I ordered a 4-course set meal....
appetizer....
Gratin d’asperges aux truffes du Périgord et au Champagne(Gratin of asparagus with Champagne sabayon and black truffles from Périgord)
if you wonder where's the truffle....it's the black piece of mushroom-like thing on the right....the left one is flower....yes....only one small slice in the dish.... =="I didn't find it special though....it's abit crunchy like black fungus and it's not as flavorful as I thought...but I like the sabayon sauce....light and sour....it's a good sauce for appetizer....^^
Coquilles St Jacques grillées et fricassée de champignons sauvages, sauce au Porto( Grilled sea scallops with wild mushroom fricassee and Port wine sauce)
this is my favourite savoury dish in the set.....
scallop is fresh.....it's not overcooked....still juicy and springy....
it is always fun to eat fish roe.....like the funny explosion in the mouth when I bite it....
mushroom with Port wine sauce... slightly tiny hints of bitter....
I think due to the alcohol or what....
the sauce did not overwhelm the scallop....GOOD!!
Magret de canard rôti au miel de montagne, échalotes confites et fricassée de légumes aux tomates séchées au soleil
(Mountain honey roasted duck breast, confit shallots and fricassee of vegetables with sundried tomatoes)
I was abit worry when I chose this dish...
duck breast that I afraid it might be overcooked, turned out good...
it wasn't dry and still tender.....
although the skin I thought would be crispy, it wasn't at all.....
Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5....=D
I like the black shallot confit that was dripped around the duck artistically.....
slight hints of sweetness... like marmite.... match so well with the duck....yum yum...
oh ya!!! the deep fried ball at the corners of the plate
it's so nice....the texture is like deep-fried mashed yam and taste like that too...
but the menu said it's fry vegetable with sundried tomatoes...hmm.....dunno la....
i just LOVE it....hehe....
my favourite moment....DESSERT...=)Crème brulée aux framboises(Crème brulée with raspberries)
crack the caramelized sugar and dig some creme brulee and put into mouth...... the cream is smooth and creamy......not too thick or light....just the right sweetness with the sugar .....yum yum.....the under the creme brulee got a layer of raspberry jam....a great dessert to end my dinner....=D
it's the best time to have some wine, isn't? =p
so I brought the French rose to the restaurant...
the one that I bought in the wine tasting event...
Santé!!
it was a great dinner....
but it just took too long for 1 dinner.....
we spend 2 and half hours for dinner that night....
avec mes amis @ ma maison
Held a small birthday party at my house just now....
around 18 friends from high school and uni came....
buffet style....we didn't order catering since there wasn't many people....
my mom prepared the dishes.....
I cooked a few too...
forgot to take the picture of the food....
I make chocolate fondue, pasta and baked potatoes....
all of them were clear into the stomach...
so proud of myself.... =P
the cerewet ling likes the baked potatoes I make....wohohoho....
so happy......hehe....
I LOVE the strawberry Tart from RT pastry house....
for sure....my birthday cake was that too....=D
everyone was crazy over the red shiny juicy strawberry on the cake....
before the candle blowing session began....
got a HUGE surprise from my dearest siblings.....
they gather birthday wishes video from the people I know...
and make it in a really nice video.....
the most surprise part was the wishes video from the UK people.....
I was so surprised and touched.....
crying non stop.....tears of joy....=D
love love to my family....(= 3=)
thanks all the friends who take the effort attending my party....
some of them travelled from Seremban...from Seminyih...from KL...
some of they had some other appointment that night too.....
but they still take the effort to come...
really appreciate a lot....
thanks guys....=D
~best-est memory~
