I’m Back
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Write a comment
It’s been awhile since my last entry in this blog. Guess I’m just being lazy but then again I kinda missed not writing and so, here I am.
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There’s a lot of things that has happened politically especially about that guy Anuar who has won the by election at Permatang Pauh and wit that, changed the whole political scene in Malaysia. Finally the opposition has a bit more balls in the parliament and that is a good thing. The era of two third majority is over and everything seems to be on the right track. BN has to be real careful as to what their agenda is coz there’s no room for fuck ups and that is fer sure. I just cant wait to see what happen next. The show must go on.
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Back in the kitchen, things were as usual. We got pretty busy for the Midsummer Feast but everything went well. Chef Kevin Cape, our new Exec Chef for YTL did the menu and it was a good learning process for the boys in the kitchen. In addition there are guest chefs (Stephen Mercer, Bobby Chin, Chef Ismail etc.) that came in to promote the event and working with them has been an eye opener and also fun for everybody.
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So, now it is the Ramadan period and things are getting really slow at the restaurant. After lunch service, the boys started to prep dishes for breaking fast and here the creative juice started to flow. There are so many good local dishes that to eat them all in one sitting is kinda tough. I think that I may have to scrape that idea I had of losing weight during Ramadan. I’ll post some pictures pretty soon. Still hasnt dwnld da pictures in my phone and there’s a lot of dem.
Female Appetite
Saturday, January 20th, 2007 1 Comment
Did a photoshoot for Female Appetite Magazine. Never heard of the magazine before but they were asking for a salad recipe that is “healthy”, so this is what i decided to do, a lump crab salad with avocado, tomatoes and corn. It’s a very simple dish and i used the avocado skin to hold the salad together. Read the rest of this entry…
Designing A Menu
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 1 Comment
Yesterday i did the tasting for the new menu which will start hopefully on jan 19 although i doubt it very much since there is a lot more stuff that has to be done before the new menu can be implemented. To be honest there are not that many big changes on it because i really want to make it as simple and straightforward as i can. Since the restaurant itself is more on the casual type there is no point of making things complicated plus i love food that looks natural and doesnt need somebody with an architectural degree to plate it. Though i have to confess that there are some dishes that i’m not sure whether i should put it on the menu or not. I guess i’m just following my gut feelings on this. Read the rest of this entry…
How To Make A Good Burger
Thursday, January 4th, 2007 Write a Comment
Forget bout Mc D’s or Burger King; it ain’t nuttin compared to the burger you can make yourself at home, and it’s not that difficult either. Still, I have to confess that when it comes to convenience you can’t beat that invention called “drive-thru”. hehe. But if you have the time, this is how you should do it. Read the rest of this entry…
Resolution
Monday, January 1st, 2007 Write a Comment
New Year @ Times Square circa 1940s
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Check out the panoramic view of New year celebration here. It’s damn cool!!
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Hell it’s New Year again and I’m sure that a lot of people will start to or at least try to be a better person. The word resolution will be in play and it’s just kinda bothers me coz I cant never seem to stick to any of the resolution that I’ve made ever. So, I’ve decided that my resolution for this year is to not have any resolution at all. I mean why does it has to be on Jan 1, rite? If you wanted to lose weight; hey that can be like tomorrow. Don’t get me wrong becoz I used to be in that “ok, tomorrow I’m gonna start…” group too, but for this year I’ve decided that my daily decisions are what makes me who I am and to just put some small effort progressively towards the “right thing” seems to be more of my style. So, to those with the resolutions…gud luck! There’s always another year (hopefully).
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My man Dave Barry has this to say about resolution.