Visited to Various Places of Interests in Rome, Italy on 13th March 2007.

Full Course Italian Lunch Trip in Rome on 12th March 2007 (Monday)

My family and I were invited by our Italian host for lunch on 12th March 2007. It was an elaborate full course Italian lunch which we had experienced it for the first time. The photo on the left was the main dish of seafood.

The dish on the left photo was desserts in 4 small portions.

The dish on the left photo was the second main dish in deep fried Chicken Drum stick.

The dish on the right is the thick seafood soup.

The dish on the left is the pasta which was quite a large portion.

Visiting Rome on 11 to 17 March 2007

My family and I will be visiting Rome, Italy on 11 to 17 March 2007 and will update my food journey after I am back home. Have been very busy (excuse) lately and unable to update my food journey.

Chinese New Year Eve Re-union Dinner on 17th Feb 2007

We had our re-union dinner at the Chinese resturant serving all kinds of mushrooms in a hot pot with their special soup. It was rather special and the atmosphere was good and satisfactory services.

We had our re-union dinner tonight and it was paid by my nephew who had just got his big fat bonus. It was a good gathering with my elder brother's family of four persons plus my fourth sister's three sons together with my mother , two sons and wife.

Dinner on 23 November 06 (Thursday)

We had dinner at the I-Dragon Chinese Resturant in the Sunway Lagoon Resort mega shopping mall. The food served were very authentic Chinese Sichuan style which were spicy and yet delicious. We had enjoyed the food very much and went back on the second day for other dishes. The service was good too and we would certainly go back for more in the future. (My Rating *****).

We visited Sunway Lagoon Resort hotel to attend my business seminar from 23 to 25 Nov 2006. The resort was impressive with a large waving pool plus many other games including roller-coaster ride, rotating boat ride and a long hanging bridge.

Dinner on 19th Nov 2006(Sunday)

We had dinner at the coffee shop near to Kovan Center and ordered the "Bak Kut Teh" from the new food stall. The pork ribs were tasty and meaty. However, the soup was not hot enough even though the taste was good. We had ordered the other complimentary side dishes such as baked beans, pig large intestines, braised pig leg and "soured vegetable" and they tasted good too. We had also ordered braised duck from the neigbour stall which tasted good except that it was pricey. The food was served and we will go back again. (My Overall Rating ***).

Dinner on 12th Nov 2006(Sunday)

We had dinner at one of the new food stalls at Lorong 8, Toa Payoh which specialised in sea food especially in crabs. We had ordered one of their popular crab noodles (see above photo) as the famale crab was large and the clay pot was not big to contain it. The crab was fresh and the soup was very delicious.
We had then ordered their famous butter crab (see left photo) using another female crab with plenty of roes. The butter taste with the crab meats was very delicious and fresh. The food was served and price was relatively cheap and we do not need to drive all the way to East Coast Seafood Center if we need some fresh seafood especially crabs. (My Overall Rating ****)

Lunch on 10th Nov 2006(Friday)

We had lunched at the Toa Payoh HDB Hub basement food court which is serving food for the HDB staff (with discount) and the public (without discount). We had ordered the Chicken Chop at S$5 each. It came with generous portion of french fries and reasonable portion of coleslaw and baked beans. The chicken was well cooked and tasted good with the gravy. It was a self-service food court and may back to try for other food. (My Overall Rating ***)

Dinner on 3rd Nov 2006(Friday)

We had dinner at another Beijing local "home style" resturant near the hotel that we stayed. We have ordered various Chinese dishes which were tasty and one of the interesting dishes was "fried dumping" which came with a black vinager dip. We will go back to try other dishes in the future. (My Overall Rating ***)

Dinner on 2nd Nov 2006(Thursday)

We had dinner at one of the local Chinese resturant in Beijing. We ordered one of their famous dishes which was the "Peking Duck". It was freshly "BBQed" in their special ovan using "fragrance woods" and the duck was sliced besides the table before being served.
We also ordered their "dan dan" noodle and the noodle taste was good. We had also ordered the "special shell fish" and it was very tasty. We had also a cold dish which was actually "Jelly fish with black fungus" and it was very tasty too. The resturant environment and service were good and the pricing was reasonable too. We will go back again in the future. (My Overall Rating ****)

Lunch on 1st Nov 2006(Wednesday)

We arrived on moring flight to Beijing, China on 1st Nov 2006 and stayed at JiangGuo Hotel in Beijing. After checked in the hotel, we went for lunch at one of the nearby Sichuan Resturant and ordered the popular "dan dan" noodle and their special Chicken soup with black fungus.
The "dan dan" noodle was spicy and oily but the taste was not to our expectation. The Chicken in the soup was pretty tough and could not feel any special with its taste. The service was reasonable and the pricing was relatively cheap. (My Overall Rating ***)

Breakfast on 29th Oct 2006(Sunday)

We had breakfast at the Coffee Shop at Blk 531 in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 and ordered the dried Wan Ton Mee/Noodle at S$2.00 from one of its stalls. It was served in traditional porcelain bowl which is very rare nowadays for coffee shop eating. The taste was quite "traditional" too and the "char shao" meats were lean and tasty too. (My Overall Rating ***)

Lunch on 28th Oct 2006(Saturday)

We had lunch at the Food Center at Jalan Besar Road and ordered the Teochew mixed pork large intestines, lean meats and skins at S$5.00 as well as the popular cold Jelly pork & skins at S$5.00. It was quite expensive considering the portion provided were not large enough. However, the taste was quite unique and refreshing. Unfortunately, it was self-serviced even though there was no queue.(My Overall Rating ***)

Breakfast on 27 Oct 2006(Friday)

We had breakfast at the coffee shop's stall named Hoe Nam Prawn noodles in Tai Thong Crescent and had ordered the dried prawn noodles with pork ribs at S$4.00. The soup was very tasty with two large prawns and two pieces of pork ribs. The yellow noodles and flat rice noodles were well mixed with their special chilly sauces. The food was served and was quite crowded.(My Overall Rating ****)