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.
Tokyo- The Undisputed “World Leader” in Fine Dining.
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 Write a CommentWhen I was first introduced to Japanese cuisine in New York, I find it kinda boring, maybe because what i ordered was sushi and I don’t really care much about something that is not cooked or served cold. But later on I started to develop the liking to it when most of the girls I dated tend to choose Japanese restaurant when it comes to deciding on where to eat. Why? Because even then, the Japanese cuisine already has the reputation of being healthy, fresh and clean. Not to mention on how visually attractive there are on the plate. So it is no wonder that when I started my career as a cook in New York, the influence of Japanese cuisine can be seen all over the kitchen in the City, from the ingredients to the technique up to the knives.
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So, it came to no surprise when the Japanese capital was handed by Michelin; eight 3 star, twenty five 2 star and hundred and seventeen 1 star beating both Paris and London as the culinary Mecca of the world. Although there’s a lot of criticism on why they got too many stars, the truth is the Japanese like the French has always consider fine eating as a national obsession and the preparation of the perfect dish is seen as a natural extension of the national spirit of “monozukuri” – the “making of things”.
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The quality of the ingredients also plays an important role. Tokyo is home to the biggest fish market and the meat like Kobe beef, vegetables and fruits are some of the best in the world. Ok, there’re a bit expensive but it is totally worth it.
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So, to The Land Of The Rising Sun…CONGRATS!!
Amir’s Gettin Married
Monday, August 6th, 2007 Write a CommentMy senior CDP announced last week that he is getting married, on the 12th of August. The thing is , it seems that I’m always the last one to know about it. Here is the interview with G-Dot during the day of the announcement. It’s in malay of coz.
Check out Ilyana first introduction to the grill crew with G-Dot hosting. We just finished playing futsal and just chilling at the mamak. Ayob’s kid was there too and it’s three in the morning. 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.