pasta de gohan

With branches scattered around Central, Marina Square, Orchard, Katong and East Coast, Paste de Waruku is definitely not something new for the Singaporeans and some Malaysians. However, I was pretty excited to find out that a spin off of Pasta de Waruku, Pasta de Gohan is opening their doors on the 9th of May but only manage to drop by one week after with fellow floggers. With a wide window display showcasing various plastic replicas of the 72 types of pasta found in their menu, our orderings are made easier.

 

funky interior

We were greeted with a bright, colorful and cheerful space, with white walls adorned with pictures of pastas and more plastic replicas of food as well as country style wood tables and chairs. Tables are comfortably separated, and the Japanese soft ballads playing in the background help set the mood for a casual and relaxed dining experience.

We sat down, ordered our beverages, and began flipping through the menu. The menu is very extensive but we have no problems on settling down on a final choice because it is a pictorial menu with descriptions.

“Garlic or no?”
“Spagethi or
Fettuccini?”
The staff will ask for each pasta dish ordered.

“Thank you for waiting”
The staff will thank you whenever your food is served.

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Spicy Cod Roe and Potato Pizza with Mayonnaise (RM 20.80)

A pizza was ordered to satisfy the primordial hunger. The paper thin pizza topped with potatoes and spicy cod roes arrived in a rather cute wooden board. Slightly crispy, just enough so that you can hold it up without it flopping over, the pizza has won our heart. However, I find it a tad too expensive because for RM 20++ , the pizza if not filling at all, even If you chow down the whole pan.

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Japanese Style Doria with Scallop and Chicken (RM 26.80)

Doria, loosely translated as rice gratin, features a bed of rice covered with cream-simmered prawns and scallops with gratin sauce. Just like our Hong Kong Char Chan Teng cheese bake rice, it is nothing fantastic.

 

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Japanese Original Sauce - Spaghetti al Nero de Sepia (RM 28.80)

Lo and behold! Visually unappetizing to some, the pitched black squid ink pasta is actually very good. Cooked al dente, the fettuccini give just enough bite to this dish and to my relief, the iodine taste of squid ink is not prominent at all. However, the girls are extremely cautious in their every move to avoid unsightly squid ink stain.

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 Japanese Style Original Cream Sauce - Lobster Cabonara (RM 36.80)

Another not to be missed pasta dish is the Lobster Carbonara. Priced below RM 40, it is quite a value for money because you are served with half a lobster! The sweetness of the lobster has attested to its freshness.

 

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 Japanese Style Original Cream Sauce - Oyster and Bacon Carbonara (RM 25.80)

Initially it sounds like a somewhat strange combination to pair oysters with bacons and pastas, but heck, they taste beautifully together. Fresh, plump oysters bursting with salt-of-the-sea brine scent are further enhanced by strips of crispy greasy bacons and curly ringlets of pasta.

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 Japanese Original Sauce - Katsu Tamatoji (RM 25.80)

Back to Basic. Good ol’ Katsudon with fried breaded pork cutlet, beautiful runny eggs, savory sweet sauce, minus the rice. Maybe the escalating price of rice has prompted them to substitute it with pasta? Who’s complaining because it’s lip smackingly good.

 

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 Japanese Original Sauce - Eel and Egg (RM 23.80)

Again, this is another variation of missing rice from the usual Unagi Tendon. I’m complaining this time, if only more chunks of unagi are given.

 

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 Japanese Style Basil Sauce – Prawn and Octopus (RM 28.80)

 A luscious concoction of pasta and seafood drenched in their home made basil sauce – was delectable.

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Macha Azuki Parfait (RM8.80)

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Ichigo-Milk Parfait (RM8.80)

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Tiramisu Parfait (RM10.80)

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Oreo Banana Parfait (RM8.80)

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Shiratama Macha Monaka Ice Cream (RM7.80)

Desserts are unabashedly simple but delicious. The parfaits are basically the same soft ice cream, line with cornflakes and topped with different flavors according to your order. I find the Shiratama Macha Monaka Ice Cream served in a wafer shell cute. It’s nice to have a little chewy bite with sweet azuki bean paste and ice cream.

When a new restaurant opens up, you can be sure they have put a great deal of time and effort into the establishment. With attentive services and delicious pasta dishes, Pasta de Gohan is one of the most appealing restaurants and is perfect for a casual dining out. It was nice meeting up with BBO, Christine, Aiwei and Jennifer again too!

Pasta de Gohan
LG 2.126A,
Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall,
No. 3, Jalan PJS 11/15,
Bandar Sunway,
46150 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Tel: (603) 5621 8166
Fax: (603) 5621 0166
Open daily:
11:00am - 11:00pm (Last order 10:00pm)

 

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Restaurants and coffee shops around Equine Park, Seri Kembangan has been springing up like mushrooms after the rain to many food connoisseurs’ delight. There’s no sight of nice fancy upscale cafes but substantial but cheap food are easily available around here. Feeling adventurous one day, we dropped by Yap Beng for bakuteh, only later that we saw some positive reviews from Equine Park Sweet Heart.

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tea

 

Teas are strictly self service. Choose your tea leaves in packet and fill the tea pot with boiling water from these kettles they placed around the restaurant.

 

rice

We Must Have Rice

bakuteh

 

Our order of bakuteh (RM 7.50 per pax) comes in a claypot. The meat, with bits of cartilage is lean and tender. Not to be missed are the vegetables and button mushrooms that added an earthy touch to the bakuteh. The soup has a nice mild herbal taste to it but some considered it as bland.

 

sharkmeat

 

Another specialty of Yap Beng would be their stir fry shark meat (RM 8 for small and RM 12 for large). Done ala dry bakuteh style with the same concoction of dark soy sauce, dried chilies, shreds dried cuttlefish, okras and onions, the potently salty and spicy gravy is very aromatic and appetizing. For a decent meal with reasonable price (less than RM20 for 2!), Yap Beng is the place to be.

Yap Beng Bak Kut Teh
(shoplots opposite Jusco),
Taman Equine,

43300 Seri Kembangan.

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  1. Everyone sing the birthday song and have the birthday child sing along.
  2. The birthday is deep in thought, hmmm I wish for more toys, more candies, (more chicks)……
  3. Awwww so cute!
  4. The portrait of a happy family.

 

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We adjourn to Heritage Bay Club at Pulau Duyong for High Tea buffet after that. The RM300 million a year yacht race called the Monsoon Cup (some say the F1 of yachting) has left us behind Heritage Bay Club (Kelab Teluk Warisan Terengganu). Other than accommodation, Heritage Bay Club offers sailing facilities as well.

 

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Idris Yusof, the ex chief minister of Terengganu.

 

The restaurant that we are heading to is Ulek Mayang Restaurant, located at the club house of Heritage Bay Club, overlooking the South China Sea.

At RM 25++, the buffet spread revolves around Malay delicacies such as mee soto, rojak, ayam kunyit, roti canai, ais kacang and a niche selection of western starters and desserts.

The food was surreally bad, not all of them, but most of them. Quite simply, there is no excuse for unattentive service in such a prestigious club but it happened. Our finished plates are never cleared and we have to squeeze for table room. Nevertheless, we would love to thank KampungBoy’s sister in law for buying us the meal.

 

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Bar Area

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Sleekly Designed Indoor Dining Room

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Alfresco Dining at the Patio

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With KampungBoy’s Parents

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After the meal, we walked around the deck for some cam whoring session and to catch a glimpse of the prize-winning boats from the Monsoon Cup competition. Such a stunning place isn’t it? It better be, so much of money was spent on it!

The Heritage Bay Club Marina & Resort,
Pulau Duyong,
21300 Kuala Terengganu,
Terengganu.
Tel: 09-627 7888
Fax: 09-622 9903
E-mail: info@heritagebayclub.com.

Website: www.heritagebayclub.com

Happy Mother’s Day

May 11th, 2008

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Happy Mother’s Day

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May 8th, 2008

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To the greatest boyfriend in the whole wide world, Wishing you a day as special as you are, Happy Birthday! Love,Citygal

 

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