Christmas at The Raintree Restaurant @ BCCK, Kuching

Me too… same as Rose… Finally can squuuuueeeeze in sometime to do something i like…. BLOG. This month has been a .. rough month…. although december is a Merry December, i had my lovely SG family trip that most of the time working still… my december is packed with work.. work work work, paperwork paperwork that almost killed me… and saddest of all… i haven got any Christmas presssie yet.

However, i am glad that i dint missed out this lovely invitation from Mike to the Christmas Dinner at The Raintree Restaurant, BCCK. It was right at the end of the BCCK hall. My first time to the Raintree Restaurant.. Rose and I were distracted by this super cute Rudolph…. the body look like turkey!! sooo cute!!!!!

Here we are : Raintreee Restaurant

It was Beautiful..

The setting was warm and comfortable.. romantic too if you were to bring your special ones to experience a different Christmas Dinner.

Christmas Feel is all around :):)

The Raintree Restaurant offers this 5 course meal prepared in French Classic Cooking Style with Japanese Presentation Skills. Unique huh!

So this is the appetizer,

Blinis Tower of Lobster Medallion, Smoked Salmon and Creme Fraiche, paired with Warm Ravioli of Duck Confit and Pumpkin Puree

The wonders of the Tower, bite in all down, from the mild sweetness of the fresh lobster together with the smoked salmon. nom nom nom* It is as good as it looks. <3

Secondly, we were served : Cream of Cauliflower with colourful peppers and crouton

I personally love cauliflower soup… topped with my fav peppers.. creamy but you can just continue to eat non stop… i almost grab the sample bowl of cauliflower soup but i controlllllllllllll

Thoughtful enough, we were served Palate Refresher…. to clear off all the yummylicious cauliflower soup in our palate to start off with our main course >:) Exotic Ginger-Lime Sorbet!! Wooots!! It is refreshing, just like a frozen ginger ale with a drop of squuuezed lime

To the mains :

Slow Baked Turkey Roulade with wild mushroom and truffle oil, served with sauteed brussels sprouts, caramelized chestnuts and cranberry sauce. According to the chef, it is preferable to served turkey roulade instead of the whole turkey for fine dining. Ladies who are craving for turkey during a appropriate date, you know where to go so that you can look good while eating turkey. hahahaha! u know what i mean!!!

If you are not a turkey person, you can opt for the second mains:

Slow Grilled Marinated Sirloin on Spicy Potato, wilted spinach with blue cheese, buttered carrot, brussels sprouts and beef jus. I know, it is sooo pinkish!!!! Not only pinkish, it is tender and juicy. together with the blue cheese in the wilted spinach, you know you had a different christmas dinner. Not to be forgotten, you can request your sirloin to be cooked according to your own liking.

Dessert time!!

Christmas pudding with Raspberry White Chocolate Parfait.

Everyone is soooo busy

Thick christmas pudding and semi frozen parfait. I just couldnt resist the raspberry parfait. it is just so good.

And of all the delicious food, special thanks to Chef Virginia Kedit.. and on the left side.. my long lossssssst koko.. alan leong. nom nom nom*

All the satisfied faces…

To avoid disappointment, it always better to make reservations especially on this special occasion. Call The Raintree Restaurant at 082-392988 between 11.00am to 10.00pm daily. This promotion is available for dinner on December 24, 2011 at the price of RM 125++ per person.

BTW… Tada.. i believed this will be the prettiest xmas deco in Kuching. Stay Tune!! Its only half way done when we were there and its already soo beautiful… i wanted to spend my Christmas there… how about u?

Merry Christmas to ALL!! Its a lovely month!

Tags: Merry Christmas 2011

Malay-Balinese Ramadhan Buffet @ Pullman Kuching

Felt really bad for neglecting my blog for another one month. July was really busy and down. July is finally over and August will be a good one. Ramadhan Month. A very important month for all the Muslim.. And a very fulfilling makan makan month for us.

1st of August.. Puzzle Restaurant at Pullman Kuching is offering a Malay-Balinese Ramadhan Buffet for the whole month…

The two main chefs from Bali… Chef Kadek Janu Wirama and Chef Gusti Made Diartawan purposely came down to Pullman Kuching for a month to present their authentic Balinese food.

Puzzle restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes.. Ranging from.. Kerabu families.. Kerabu Daging, Kerabu pucuk paku, kerabu mangga muda and much more..

If kerabu is too heavy for you, you can always opt for the western GREEN salad..

Or if you like it.. heavier.. and in a more traditional starter.. you can opt for this..

Too many sauce to choose i know

Or.. Balinese style!

Pepes Ikan (Fish marinated balinese spices wrap with banana leave)

Perkedel Jagung (Corn fritters with Balinese spices)

Tum Ayam (Chicken Yellow Balinese spices wrap with banana leaves)

Or combination… like me!

After all the starter.. here comes the Malay-Balinese Food. The main attraction for the night as well.

Kambing Menyat-nyat ( Lamb Stew with Balinese Spices)

Ayam Panggang Plecing ( Roasted Chicken with red chilli and tomato sauce)

Ikan Goreng Sambal Bawang ( Baby fish with fried shallot spice)

Beef Rendang ( Beef Stew with Balinese Spice)

Sate Empol Ikan ( Fish Finger Skewer)

Ayam Bertutu ( Smoked chicken in Balinese Spice wrap in banana leave)

Udang Bumbu Bali ( Prawn stew in coconut yellow gravy)

Cumi Sambal Matah ( Squid with raw Balinese spice)

Ready to eat!!

When you finished your Balinese Food.. it is recommended to go to the alley to have to slight walk for digestion as well as to aim for other food.

Not only Balinese Food, Puzzle Restaurant is serving food from other countries as well…

Local Delicacies like Penang Char Kway Teow, Roti Canai, Rojak, Laksa Sarawak and kuih Nyonya.. separately served in 4 different stations

Roasted Lamb…. A must for buka puasa nom nom*

Very Juicy indeed

lamb kurma, Beef curry , Honey chicken and the fish head curry is a blast!!

Vietnam popiah and roti john special..

Mexican tortilla and nachos.. omg.. i m loving this so much <3

And even seafood station… Jus pick any seafood and ask the chef to settle for you. My choice : Crabby

And if you are still not full, go back in and grab the international buffet!

A piece of each will mountain up to this

Oh.. never forget to try the bubur lambuk….. very very nice!

And our portion for 3…

Jacq don wan to be in the photo she say she din wear nice nice… =.=

Leave space for ur little tummy for dessert!

MUAHAHAHAHAH! satisfying…..

Even jacq’s fon want a piece of kuih

We managed to grab a very fast mini group photo before cyril’s group left.. Nice seeing you guys again!

So… for reservation… please call 082-222 888. The selling price is RM 89 ++ per person. Enjoy your ramadhan dinner. Only one month. fast fast na!

Tags: Malay Balinese Ramadhan Buffet, Pullman Kuching, Puzzle Restaurant, Ramadhan Buffet

White Pomfret Delight @ River Palace Restaurant, Riverside Majestic Hotel

For the month of April, Riverside Majestic Hotel proudly introduced the whole series of white pomfret delight in the River Palace Cantonese Restaurant which is located at the 3rd floor of the hotel. You can either opt for lunch or dinner at RM 6.00++ per 100 gram.

According to the Executive Sous Chef Patrick Chew, he highly recommended this :

River Palace Special White Pomfret with Golden Garlic and Chinese Parsley.. The aroma of the garlic is moderately strong.. if you are a fans of garlic.. you will definitely love it. To.The.Max.

My personal favourite will be this one:

Chef Special White Pomfret with Nyonya Sauce. The sauce is aromatic, not too spicy and with a slight twist of lemon squeak! *yum yum yum*

If you are a fans of fried stuff, you can always opt for this :

Crispy White Pomfret with Pattaya Sauce. Deep fried pomfret with savoury toppings!!

Or..

Lovely White Pomfret on Sandy Bean Crumbs. Take a bit of the pomfret together with the fried cripsy sandy bean crumbs, i’m sure you will experience something different

If you prefer the authentic steamed fish,

Steamed White Pomfret “HongKong Style” will be your choice.

Or a slight heavier one;

Steamed White Pomfret with knight of the salted bean.

For the the fish and non-fish lovers, place your reservation at 082-247777 ext 4412 to discover the wonders of pomfret! *teehehe*

Tags: River Palace Restaurant, White Pomfret Delight

A Busy March

I am busy. I am very busy. I am extremely busy. ARGHH!!

March is a busy month this year.. I neglected so many things.. Sorry bloggie as you can see… i have to set you aside for a little while

I started to pick up having breakfast everyday!!

Not only breakfast but.. BIG BREAKFAST!!

These 2 days without breakfast is like… so suffering! Omg omg omg!

I am breakfast addicted. Teehehe!

These two months i have been eating out very frequent.. i then found my three favourite makan makan place…

1. Imperial Duck…

Not only the roasted duck is a blast..

Mango duck and noodles are my favourite tooo!!!

2. Taiwan Siao Jou

When i feel guilty of eating so many good food.. i will opt for this! *nom nom nom* butter chicken and Taufu i love!

3. Pinoy Ihaw Ihaw

Delicious Food with reasonable price.. Always the best choice

Oh.. one more important thing…! I start to pick up chocolate as well!! Slowly… but of coz.. chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream all those are still not acceptable yet. Teeehehehe!

I am currently rushing this HongKong drama called <鱼跃在花见之朝>.. Its all about the story related to Sushi.. I am so rushing over this drama because i will end up craving for Japanese food every time i watched the movie! So i have to finish the drama FAST.

I have been like having two Japanese dinner in 4 days.. =.=

Sanga will be the place..

*nom nom nom*

Paused a while for food.. March is a mourning month for the World as well.. Just merely a few weeks.. there are like 3 natural disasters running over already..

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch on the 22 February 2011. A 5.4 magnitude earthequake in Southwest China on the 10 March 2011 and recently a heavy one.. a 8.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan on the 11 March 2011 and worse to the worst it triggered a Tsunami that caused major death toll and effected Honolulu and many other countries. A day later.. theres an explosion on those nuclear plant.. they are trying to save it now… Everyday when you flip the newspaper or browse through the updates in CNN.. non of it is a good news.. Is the world coming to the end soon?

Okay.. take a break from all the bad news.. i turned 24 last month…!!

And a good sunday for me.. I got 2 lovely gifts!!

Tags: Breakfast, Earthquakes, Food