Dear diary,

My first Caesar Salad was at Pizza Uno, that was quite long ago, I don’t quite remember how it tasted like, won’t be fair to review it.

Anyway here’re 3 shots of my recent favourite, when it comes to lunchtime.

(from left)

1. Delicious – RM19.90 + RM9.90 (Salmon)
“Big portion, best among all. Only if it could be cheaper.”

2. Alexis – RM16 (Choice of chicken)
“Mediocre.”

3. Pink Sage – RM19.50 (with Salmon)
“Surprisingly good!”

Maybe I should try making one at home.

Dear diary,

When I was a kid, I used to take the Jalan Ampang route to school. This wooden steakhouse called Roadhouse Grill would come into my sight everyday.

I heard about it a lot, over the years, that they serve groundnuts in a sack as appetizers.

Only until recent, I stepped into this wooden house, for a casual Saturday day night dinner with my parents.

Its name is now Marciano. I still prefer it being called Roadhouse Grill.

They still serve groundnuts, but in a metal bucket instead of a sack.

Me and my safe choice – Ribeye Steak, medium, mushroom gravy. In fact I would prefer steak without gravy. Told them to serve gravy separately but they forgot.

and I like to have chilled beer whenever there’s steak. They complement each other perfectly. Though sometimes I might go for freshly squeezed mango juice.

Steak not as good as Jake’s but the environment was really cozy and nicely-decorated – gives you the seemingly real experience of dining in a cowboy town.

Dear diary,

Pink Sage, such a lovely name for a cafe.

They first opened in Cap Square, it was so near to my ex-workplace. I’ve always wanted to try it out but never did. And now they’ve moved to Solaris 2.

Finally on the night I turned 22, dinner was there.

Opted for the Spicy Shrimp Puttanesca. It was a swift decision probably cause of the word “spicy” and or the word “shrimp”. I ♥ anything seafood.

The taste wasn’t memorable because 3 weeks later now I don’t quite remember how it tastes like. But I guess it was okay.

Dressed casual that night – in fact that was what I wore to work that day.

Ordered ice water, ♥ how they served it in this glass bottle.

After the meal, I had this sudden urge for a sweet treat. Flipped through the menu and ordered a Haagen Dazs Vanilla milkshake. Totally no regrets.

Thanks for dinner.

Dear diary,

We’ve been together for one year now.

To celebrate this special occasion, we booked a table in The Carat Club, for an extravagant dinner date.

#1 Of course, partly to utilize the cash vouchers.

#2 Seated by the glass panes, with a huge chandelier on the other side, a very lavish setting.

#3 Something I learned about fine dining, pick your cutlery from the outside towards the inside.

We opted for the 4-course meal, choice of each course at our discretion.

1. Entrée

#4 Scallop, one of my favourite food in this world. This was good, but still think the ones served in Frangipani were better.

#5 I’m not a fan of oysters, but according to Tim, this was very fresh and light.

2. Soup/Salad

#6 Seafood bisque with scallop, prawn etc. Yum! It was a bit fishy though.

#7 Maybe this would be a better choice, Mushroom Soup, filled with chunks of mushroom and uses the expensive truffle.

#8 Indulging in the ritzy space of the venue

3. Main Course:

#9 Tenderloin

This was far under my expectation. Everything just doesn’t blend well together. The sauce doesn’t compliment the steak at all, not to mention the tempura mushrooms on top.

4. Dessert:

#10 Lavender and Lychee Crème brûlée. This was average, still think the ones served in Dessert Bar were better.

#11 Tiramisu. Again, I’m not a fan of coffee flavoured desserts. But this is simply irresistible, according to Tim.

To sum up, for this price range, still think Frangipani would be a better selection. Anyhow, it was a pleasurable evening and I did enjoy every momment of it.

Happy 1 year.

Dear diary,

Every now and then, I would crave for Korean food. I love the way it’s spicy and satisfying.

I’ve been a habitue to this Korean Restaurant, Kimchi Haru, which means “Kimchi Everyday” in Korean.
Everytime I’m there, I would opt for their Spicy Pork Bulgogi Set or the Kimchi Soup Set.

These are the only 2 things I’ve tried before and they keep me going back, for a very long time.

Spicy Pork Bulgogi Set. Usually Bulgogi is cooked in a way that it tastes sweet, which I won’t like. But this one, it’s spicy. The flavorful pork, scallion and lettuces blend so well together. Even nicer, to pair them up with fragrant white rice.

Refillable Banchan. Kimchi, always very appetizing!

On top of that, they decorated the place to be very cozy & homely, provide good service and price is quite reasonable – RM18.50++/set with banchan, rice & soup. Lunch sets inclusive of ice-lemon tea too with that price.

So why not? Once in a while, as an average-treat for myself.

They’re at:
No.13-LG1-Block D, Jaya One, Jalan Universiti, 46200 P.J, Selangor Malaysia
Tel : 03-7629-8020

Dear diary,

I don’t know when did this started! I think I love Japanese food a lot!

I love to have them for weekdays dinners or weekend lunches .

I’ve visited a few good ones: Kampachi, Zen, Jogoya, Tao,  Sakae Sushi etc. &…

… Sushi Zanmai…. which is one of my all time favourites! Yum!

Here’re my regular orders:

Salmon Sashimi with a lot of Wasabi!

This item cannot be found in the menu. I first discovered it on the belt. It has a name, which I can’t recall.

I always have a hard time trying to explain to the waiters whenever I want to order this.

Steamed Rice, RM3 each, not quite happy with the price! But I love steamed rice…

Dessert.

Outer layer: Rice Skin Inner layer: Vanilla Ice Cream

Good Food!