Edwin Lim (IG : @edwinlim_97)

Pertama kali Kimukatsu buka langsung penasaran dengan katsunya. Apalagi harga yang ditawarkan juga tidak mahal2 amat. Cobain beef garlic millefuille katsunya dengan set nasi, salad, miso soup. Dagingnya enak dan berbumbu. Dan disini juga kita bisa buat saus nya sendiri dengan mencampurkan goma (wijen) dan saus tare yang menghasilkan saus gomadare. Jika malas untuk membuatnya sendiri karena harus lama ulek2 wijennya, di samping sudah disediakan saus yang sudah siap dipakai, dan juga saus lainnya seperti saus ponzu, mayonaise, dll. Overall dengan harga segitu rasanya sudah cukup enak, dan mungkin akan kembali lagi lain kali ke Kimukatsu.

I'd been here for quite a while, but haven't got my time to write the review since this month is really hectic for me. Went here with my partner after eating arabian food, since we need a place to chill.
The cafe itself was small, but packed with a rustic european style which resembles an italian home. We ordered a cheese croissant and a pot of Earl Grey tea. The cheese croissant was really good, it was flaky yet cheesy on the inside. While the earl grey they're using is from Dilmah, since I've got a box of Dilmah tea at my home...so I think the earl grey was normal.
What we loved from this place is the music played on the background, instead of trending loud music, they put instrumental music and sometime ballad song that improved the ambience. Overall we loved this place, it's a good place to choll and have a good snack and drink.

So I got a plan to revisit Valentino once again. This time instead of ordering their business lunch menu, I chose to order their ala carte menu. I was pretty curious what real pizza taste like, the one that is baked in a traditional wood fire oven.

So I ordered their Margherita Pizza, as one of the classic Italian. Then paired with buy 1 get 1 dessert from Club Ala Carte application. For dessert I ordered Classic Tiramisu, while my partner ordered Souffle al Cioccolato as the free dessert.

They also gave us a welcome bread served with Salsa Verde as a dip. As our pizza had come, we tried it and I could describe that the pizza is different than the typical pizza. It has a crust on the side which was hand stretch dough, the pizza was thin, with a slightly burnt flavor on the edge of the pizza because of the direct fire from the wood fire oven. Combined with tomato puree, basil, mozzarella plus salsa verde dipping made the pizza even more tasty.

For the Tiramisu, I heard that Valentino serves the best Tiramisu in this town. Yes, I could confirm that the tiramisu was really really good, served in a classic way using espresso and savoiardi (lady finger). The souffle al ciccolato also shines here as the texture of the souffle was just right, served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream also made it better.

For my surprise, Chef Marco gave me a complimentary Panna Cotta. Served with classic raspberry coulis and caramel dome, the Panna Cotta was really good and the texture was just perfect.

Overall, I was really satisfied when revisit Valentino, as I could meet Chef Marco on person and took a picture together with him. And for the food, it's all good and I think it's worth a penny.

After a hectic day working in my office, I decided to have a cup of tea with a Japanese ambience. So I decided to come to Amausaan Uji Matcha, a Japanese traditional little shop serving everything about matcha. 

Ordered their Okayama White Peach Oolong Tea which was imported directly from Japan. They served it on a Japanese ceramic teapot and teacup which made it feel like I was in Japan at that time. The tea was fragrant yet calming, the peach didn't overpower the tea yet it gives a soothing sensation to my mouth. Also for the plus point, the tea can be refilled and costed me only for 39k which was really worth a penny.

Turkuaz is a restaurant located in Senopati area that specialized in Authentic Ottoman Turkish Cuisine. Led by Iron Chef Sezao Zorlu, this restaurant is ready to tease your tastebuds and bring you right into Turkey.

When I came into the restaurant, the interior resembles a Turkish home. With a lot of Turkish ornaments and carpets on the display. Here's what I ordered :

- Tavuklu Muska Boregi : Olive oil fried rolled vegetable and chicken in phyllos. Phyllos pastry was crunchy, with a delicious spiced chicken and vegetable within it. A very good appetizer to start the turkish journey.

Sade Doner : Shaved doner kebab, Sumack Onion Salad, with Lavas Ekmegi bread. 
This is literally the all in one dishes. Salty, sourness, freshness, and spices are all combined together. Shaved doner kebab was made with smoked lamb meat, it was very tender and flavorful. While the sumack onion was sour and fresh with the chopped mint leaves within it. Paired with Lavas Ekmegi the puffy bread, it will become a great combination with a balance flavor of saltiness, sourness, freshness, and spiciness.

- Burgul Pilavi : Village style cooked burgul with onion and spices. Actually this dish tasted like a normal rice, but the texture and size were different. The size was like a tiny ball and the texture was a little bit softer than usual rice. This dish is best paired together as an additional with Kebab dishes such as Sade Doner that I ordered.
 
- Baklava platter : a platter consists of 3 baklavas, you can choose any baklavas on the display next to the cashier. This time I ordered Klasik Antep Fistikli Baklava (Classic Pistachio Baklava), Cukulatali Findikli Baklava (Chocolate Nut Baklava), and Sutlu Nuriye Baklava (Almond Baklava with Milk). Baklava is a signature dessert originated from Turkey, and it has a very very sweet flavor. Actually I dislike sweet foods, but why I love this? Because once you chew the Baklava, the sweetness doesn't strike directly to your throat. The sweetness will rotate together in your mouth with the fragrant pistachio and the crunchiness of the pastry, creating an harmonious flavor.

- Chocolate Turkish Ice Cream : probably the most unique ice cream you will find, usually this ice cream is popular for trolling people as seen mostly on Youtube videos. But sadly, Turkuaz doesn't provide any ice cream performance here. The unique point that differs this ice cream is the mozzarella like texture, when you scoop the ice cream with your spoon, you will notice that the ice cream is kinda rubbery. And when you put it in your mouth, it feels like you are eating ice cream with mozzarella XD. 

- Elma Cayi : Turkish Apple Tea, this tea is different than any other tea that I've ever tried. It has a strong aroma of apple, when I slurp it...yes the apple taste was so strong, with a sweet and sour aftertaste. It's like I'm drinking a combination of Apple Cider Vinegar + Honey + Black Tea. But even this tea is unique, I kinda fall in love with it.

Overall Turkuaz was such a great restaurant serving a Turkish cuisine. Even though, Turkish cuisine was still new to me, but this restaurant has proven it that I can enjoy Turkish cuisine at its finest. I definitely will come back to this restaurant, and hope that I can meet Chef Sezai one day.

Went here because I need a place to relax and enjoy. So I decided to come here with my cousin.
The lounge has a luxury ambience, with a modern contemporary interior design. It isn't really spacious though, but very comfortable for afternoon chill.

Ordered their western and eastern dishes. For western we have Vermicelli Pasta Aglio e Olio, and for eastern we have Hongkong Wonton Noodle. Also for the drink we have ordered Napoleon Tea from TWG brand which was served inside a teapot and can be refilled 1 time.

For the Vermicelli Pasta Aglio e Olio, pasta was cooked al dente while the olive oil and garlic were infused well also. But for the first time I thought that they will use fresh pasta to cook, but instead of fresh pasta, they used dried pasta.

For the Wonton noodle, soup was hot and delicious. Hongkong noodle was firm with generous amount of wonton.

Also if you dine on the lounge, you'll get priviledge to enjoy unlimited petit fours from chocolate, nuts, cookies, candy, etc displayed on the table in the middle of the lounge.

Service was nice and warm, as I expect from a 5 star hotel.

It's been a long time since I ate ramen last time. This time, me and my cousin were wandering at Grand Indonesia mall wondering what to eat for dinner. Then I came to an idea of eating ramen. Then we searched for ramen shop inside the mall and found Ippudo. I've heard that this ramen shop is quite popular in here and they also said it is delicious. 

So we ordered Shiromaru Motoaji ramen. The noodle was firm while the soup was creamy and tasty since they used tonkotsu broth for the soup. The ramen also came with 2 slice of chasiu pork, spring onion, mushroom, and ajitsuke tamago for the topping. Overall the ramen tasted good and satisfying, will I come again? Of course I will...

Came to Plaza Senayan last week hunting for ice cream with my partner. We looked around and around wondering if there's some good ice cream to enjoy. Then we decided to have a tea flavored ice cream in TWG.

In TWG, there aren't many selection of Ice Cream. There are 3 flavors of gelato : Earl Grey Fortune, Vanilla Bourbon Tea, Napoleon Tea. While for sorbet they have 1837 Black Tea and Geisha Blossom Tea. We decided to ordered 2 scoops of ice cream with mixed flavor of Vanilla Bourbon Tea and Napoleon Tea. Of course without doubt the ice cream was delicious as well, with tea and nutty flavor within the ice cream.

The ice cream was quite expensive in TWG, for 2 scoops of ice cream we have to pay 73k (tax included). But I think it's worth for an experience.