Buffet Crazy at Matgalne

So it's the middle of the day and we're looking for this restaurant where we're supposed to have our lunch. We're sweaty, we're hot and we're hungry. 

Two weeks prior the scheduled lunch, Lyra purchased discount coupons from Living Social for a buffet lunch at Matgalne Korean Restaurant. I must say it's a good decision that I decided to join them because the lunch was superb!

 

 

 

 

 

Who needs words when the pictures say everything? Good times we had at Matgalne. And we stayed there for almost three hours, returning several times on the buffet table. It was well worth it. As I said, who needs words when the pictures speak for itself?

 

 

Food Trip in Luxurious Macau

Keeping in mind that coming to Macau will cost me a lot of money for a week's stay, I tried not to think of trying foods at places like The Venetian, but, hey, we'll never know. My first night in Macau, I spent it looking for my hotel. My flight was 7 p.m. but it was delayed for two hours and that costed me much time that I skipped my supposedly first dinner in Macau. It's almost midnight so I settled for what my friend called the "tusok-tusok", available in every street corner of the residential part of the city.

The idea is you have to choose the edibles on stick of your choice, then it will be steamed and a special sauce is added, your choice if you want it spicy or not. It's only MOP7 per stick for the edibles. Not bad for my first Macanese food.

It is known that Chinese have the Peking duck. Since it's a Chinese city, I opted to have the roasted duck for lunch at MOP17.

Roasted duck

Since eating duck is considered "exotic" by some, I've continued on by trying spicy fried frog and the seaweed salad. It costed me MOP38 and MOP23 respectively. The fried frog, it tastes like chicken! The seaweed salad, bland for my taste but it's okay.

Spicy fried frog

Seaweed salad

Like I said, eating at The Venetian is out of the question but, hey, I can cope. Along with my friends, we enjoyed a sumptuous lunch at the most enjoyable food courts I've been to.

The facade at The Venetian food court

Laksa

Beef steak noodles

Black pudding

Black pudding best served with soya milk

See how we're enjoying this?

Solved!

Food trip at The Venetian is not bad at all. Good foods and good times rolled like it was what we used to. It cost me MOP98 for the beef steak noodles and the black pudding but it was worth it, with the views and everything.

It's Cheat Day Holidays!

A few days before the most anticipated holiday dinner for 2012, I was having difficulties of scheduling and finding the perfect place to where it will take place. I've tried giving in to their requests: menus like lamb chops, foie gras, steak etc., and if it is within our preferred budget... which is in mid-range for us working yuppies.

And then there's the choice of the restaurant. The first three choices that I gave them have passed their given requirement were Myron's Place, Lusso's and Felix, all in Greenbelt 5. But then three days before the dinner, we've chosen Marciano's in Greenbelt 3. 

There are a lot of mirrors in Marciano's. You'll probably catch yourself checking yourself out (or perhaps another good-looking diner). The decors and furniture are elegant. The curtains and the chandeliers add a great touch to the interiors, really classy. The glitz and glamour of Hollywood is obviously within every corner of this establishment. Maybe it's because one of the owners is Marvin Agustin, and just the theme on the menu is also inspired by New York/Hollywood movies and characters.

And the food... The food will leave you wanting to sample some more. We've ordered their sets, which is enough for five people. We ordered two sets actually. And then some. 

Bergdorf Honey Roasted Chicken

Tenderloin with Sausage

Frutti di Mari

West Side Four Seasons Pizza

Tony Soprano's Sausage Pesto Pasta

Woody Allen's Linguine

The mouth-watering menu

We had a blast! And it showed in every smile and giggles we let out during and after the dinner. Just another night to remember.

Simply Singaporean La

All things considered, high cost living in Singapore is not an easy thing to deal with. And with that in mind, I tried to find affordable and decent food to ease my hunger every time I'm on a stroll or simply just enjoying SG. Hawker foods are fine but not every corner are filled with them. Fast food, on the other hand, are easier to find than hawker stalls. But with a budget of S$8 for a meal, usually a burger meal, you can get through to the next meal.

 

Best tip: eat heavy whenever you plan to go out. Usually, it's breakfast because I'd like to start my day early. 

Western breakfast: bread, butter, jam and coffee

Breakfast with rice and fruits

Usual dinner

It's also best to consider your body clock because it changes. If my usual meal time is at 7 a.m., 12 p.m. and 7 p.m., in here it's 10 a.m., 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. It's quite a change, really, and I adjusted pretty well. For a month, that is.

And then cooking comes in. I haven't done so much cooking and baking other than cooking rice and frying eggs but here, I've gotten the opportunity to do so. Cupboard is full of dry ingredients for baking so I tried my hand on it. My first time to do it and I chose to do chocolate cake.

I'd say it's successful based on my niece and nephews' reaction when they tasted it. I wouldn't say the same on my second attempt, though. It's baked macaroons. And it's overbaked!

I also tried cooking drunken chicken in red wine sauce. Easy to do and it smelled really good. Who says I can't drink while cooking?

 

 Several days after the F1, I went back to Double Bay Restaurant. Closing time so I've waited for my cousin. We ate mushroom noodles before we head home.

Once in a while, we tried restos that are within the vicinity, like Pastamania. It's just located at the mall near the condo. 

Chicken bolognese spaghetti

Spicy chicken fusilli

What can I say? I'm a food addict. Wherever there's food, I'm there!

Singaporean Food Trip at Best

Being in Singapore for a month, I felt bored at times. All household chores, all done after just pushing a button or two. There are days when I would be just in front of my computer for just a whole day without really doing anything. Well, other than running errands here and there but that's just it. The cost of lifestyle here is high, especially the food. If you are to eat in a restaurant or in the fast food, at S$8 you will have a decent burger sandwich meal.

But then I received an unexpected text from a friend of mine who works at Marina Bay Casino. She's having her day off and she wants us to meet so I got up fast and prepare myself, check my wallet for some bills, my e-z link, set up the house security alarm and then off I go.

The rendezvous: Ion Orchard. I'm not that familiar with the place so we communicated thru text. A little meet-and-greet and then me and Irish went off for a stroll since we haven't decided yet what to do or where to go. It's nearly 4 p.m.

By this time we're getting hungry. Irish like some Japanese food so we settled for a buffet dinner. Where? At Tarafuku. And we have to wait in line because it's dinner time.

 The buffet costs S$30 per person. So we eat as much as we can as possible. Too Japanese, too much sushi but we managed.

Maki, sushi and sashimi.

Japanese rice

The dessert with everything on it!

Green tea gelato and black sesame gelato

We loved the food. And as much as we liked to try the noodle dishes, we're full. The place is crowded and yet there's not much noise. Busy eating. The place's interior is okay too.

So we eat as much as we can as possible. Too Japanese, too much sushi but we managed.

 

See how full and satisfied we are? One of the best buffet dinner.