FOOD REVIew of the MONTH : " KHARMA KETTLE AND RHAPSODY "


Location:
#01-01A
Cluny Court
501 Bukit Timah Road
Tel: 6314 3483
Opening hours: Mon to Fri 11am to 10pm
Sat and Sun 10am to 9pm


Located in a quiet corner of Cluny Court,
This one month old Cafe is Magnificient.


I went with Li ting last wed because she's reviwing this special little eating place for her valentine magazine article.


I was honoured to accompany her there since im a huge food fan.
The Decor was french mixed with asian kinda ambience.
there are french and indian paintings on the walls,
all hand painted by a local artist that the owners approached on the streets.
She damn good i must say, the paintings really makes the walls come alive.


The table settings are very heartwarming and cosy.
Its exactly the same as my house table setting,
haha.
really feels like 'HOME' to me...


But, the best part,
has got to be their food.
Melts the heart, warms the tummy.
EAch cuisine has its own uniquness because its European food with an Indian twist to it.


The owners are from India, but have been living in European countries due to their jobs. But they quit their high paying jobs *the lady boss works in the hospitality line working with many big hotels all over the world...and the husband owns a hotel in India...


The sauces and garnish are not too overwhleming and compliments very well with the food.
Its natural herbs and spices used and every main dish came out with the fragrance lingering in the air, making your mouth drooling for more...


Desserts?
Fantastic.
Thought the chocolate foundant is not as mind blowing as Miss Clarity's,
still, its a gd bite.
There is this special dessert called the 'Eton Mass' read the menu for its interesting origin and there are many surprises waiting for you in the bowl of sweet treats.. haha i felt like a child again when im eating that...


We ordered the "Across the English Channel" (7 types of mushrooms with cumin rice), Set Dinner that comes with the "Fish Fillet with herbs" (Nice Dory with a gd texture and fresh taste) and the "Mushroom Soup" (Whao , taste similar to the soup spoon..)


Plus the service was very sincere and plesant.
Owners are friendly person and good looking too haha.
=]

Some Must Tries:
- Across the English Channel
- Lavender Chicken
- Rose Tea Salad
- Eton Mass
- Cookies! White Choco Hazelnut Cookie like very GD! i didn try though..heehee
- Tiramisu Tea! YEsh, taste like tiramisu! with some tiny hershy's choclate bits.



Overall,
Expect for the location, quite inaccessible i would say,
*Serene Centre lei..
i give it a 4 over 5 thumbs up!!!


.:AngeL+DeViL blogged on 11:38 AM:.
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Monday was Gymwerkz first Aerobics Class.


Response was alrite.
25 ppl signed up.


Class started @ 5.15pm


I moved along with the music...
dance along,
my palms are sweating,
my head is blank...
i dun know what im doing half of the time..
and..
25 students are behind mi doing, and mimicking my every move.


yes.
im conducting it.
AHHH!!


the REAL instructor injured herself,
couldnt make it and asked mi to stand it,
HUH??!!
whaaat??!
who??)!
Me??!!


....
During the lesson, no casualties.
but I felt guilty not being able to perform better and give the students the best experience from Aerobics..


haix..
oh,
joined Fitness First as member too..
I gotta started some where if I wanna gain experience rite..
I need to know how the real instructors conduct their lessons..


but it came at a harsh price of $133 per month.
oh well,
treat it as gaining yet another skill lo.




"I feel myself sinking into a sand pit, into the fitness world like an unwilling victim and hoping that one day, I come back up to see the light once more..."

.:AngeL+DeViL blogged on 11:46 AM:.
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It been a long time,
Since i taste the bitterness of STRESS.


yes.
after my third weekend of Aerobics Course,
im mentally, physically frasrated at being able to BARELY make it.


Now I realised, being a AI is not as simple as I thought.
I had to follow the beat, keep to the routine steps, and give proper cue and yet still look natural and confident.
how to when im bloody hell not coordinated at all?
haix.
pardon my languauge.


my legs and arms dun go move well together.
i look stiff and im struggling to memorise my routines.
plus,
cues!
God.


i only got one week to practice my routine, MASTER it and present it again to my instructor...
...
but with piling work at NP, more nity grity stuffs to handle...
no studios to practice,
im doom....


......
I think that there is a very gd reason why im not in arts, music, or dance.
im just NOT CUT out for it i guess...
my body was created to WORK, work and more work.
sad life i have sia...

.:AngeL+DeViL blogged on 1:47 PM:.
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BENG THIN HOON KEE RESTAURANT Hokkien Cuisine







Well its been a long time since i last reviewed a real food cuisine.


Me and Mum first chance upon this Well known Hokkien Cuisine through watching Channel 8's "HDB Tai Tai 2"....
i know i know, very 'auntie' rite?
hey, actually i wun consider it 'auntie', its a lifetyle show. *okie okie im giving execuses...**


Anyways,
The show was showing all the food and i was drooling and dazzling all the way man.
Being brought up to eat in quite a traditional hokkien and cantonese cusinie because of my family roots,
i've learnt to appreciate both and i LOVE it a lot.
yes, of cox western sandwhich is healthy and soup is good.
but hey,
nothing beats a good old juciy 'Kou Rou Bao' *with minimal fat* , 'BLack Hokkien Mee' , 'YAm Basket' and 'Roasted Meat'.
Plus a nice bowl of frangrance soft white rice.... *Smacks fingers*!


haha.
well, so i found out through my trusty 'hungrygowhere.com' and
Voala!
ITs located at Chulia St (Raffles Place)
gd. central location.


Book a date with my mum and my sista and
off we went.
once we step out of the esculator,
Whoa....
Traditional Chinese Building smack right in the middle of a carpark on OCBC Building.
!!!
okie, tats a gd start...
feels a bit funnny but its the food that counts.


Next, whoa...
menu list was fantastic and the Pricing was SUPERB.
superbly EX. -___-"
oh well...
gd food its worth it for i guess..


decided on a 6 course menu that will satisfy the whole family including kay.
i hope. haha.
On the List was: "Cold Duck Salad" , "Fish Maw Soup", "Black Hokkien MEe" , "Kou Rou Bao" , "YAm Backet" , "STeamed White Promfet Fish *i dun know how to spell it*" and "Or-Ni *Yam paste dessert*". Oh, we ordered extra "Nor-Hiang" too... but it was disappointing Nor Hiang.


Food?
MElts in your mouth and linger in your taste buds and give you the "ahhhhh" factor.
Every food was above average. *Except for the nor-hiang.
My fav? if i really had to choose, it will be the OR-NI !!!
haha
i told u im a dessert person.
i think i can finish the whole pot myself!
even chinese desserts appeal to me!


the Or-Ni is not too overwhelmingly sweet and had a nice touch of fragrance yam on the nose. the ginko nut was fresh and its not too oily cox they didn put in the coconut milk....
whao...
fantastic finishing to a gd meal with my family heehee =] !


so, to sum up,
at the end of the day,
even though the service was average and in fact, i didn even like the supervisor,
i think her subordinates did a better service job than her..
okie, back to the food,
although it meant eating less and cheap for the rest of the month,
the $200+ meal at Beng Thing was actually quite worth it.
and its for 5 person.
okie la.


$$ fly sob sob.
my heart was alive when i ate, but was torn apart with we paid.
haha
=]
i guess, im willing to spent on gd food,
cox nothing beats that satisfaction and happiness from food....
happy weekend!

.:AngeL+DeViL blogged on 10:48 AM:.
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Went home late ytd night.
Got a letter from SSC.


hmmmmm... could this be...
nervously open the envelope
and...
"STATEMENT OF RESULTS FOR FIC"
...
...
...
"PASS"


!!!
YEASH!!!!1 whoooo hooo!!!
im a certified fitness instructor loh!
haha i now im working as one now, but to be certified and pass the exam feels good =]!


okie okie back to my life recently.
boy,
work work and more work.
Gerard's leaving lo.
haix.
Just as im used to working with him and so are the rest of the ppl in GymWerkz.
oh well..
but i still wish him all the best in AP though.


My days in NP had suddenly returned to when we first started.
Orientations and classes packed my day's work.
Plus additional personal training for a few students
Plus the piling admin work handling the front desk staff,
Plus Plus.... aiya. forget it.
too much to say and i shall not complain.


Me AIC Practical starts this sat.
From 9am to 6pm of intensive Aerobic Workout!
Whoa... killer man.
but thats the gd thing,about fitness line.
your lessons consists of workouts heehee.
so i dun have to find additonal time to exercise.


im lazy too sometimes haha ...


oh haven been talking about food,
i will soon, about this chinese restaurant i went with my family..
Generously Sponsored by Ah jin and Me.
haix. my bank acct depleting fast...


meanwhile, today's deepavali,
hoping to catch a movie!
THE GAME PLAN
haha im a sucker for such movies..
war and history movies dosen work on me.
happy holidays!

.:AngeL+DeViL blogged on 11:44 AM:.
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