JKL BLOG http://blog.jkleung.net/post Food+Drinks+Gundam+Figures Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:13:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en Tokyo: 2008 06 20 http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/06/21/tokyo-2008-06-20/ http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/06/21/tokyo-2008-06-20/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:11:28 +0000 JKL http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/06/21/tokyo-2008-06-20/ Didn’t dine with Yuki and Natsumi in Shibuya for a long time!  As we didn’t really search for restaurant, we went to this place called “大山地雞料理”.  Since it’s a chicken specialty restaurant, we ordered 4 dishes of FRIED chicken!!! Hahaha…

However, only one of them is worth mentioning!



But it tasted exactly the same as the BIG chicken thigh in Taipei…

After chicken, we went downstairs for Okinawa ice cream…
Well, I have a double scoop of red potato with sugar cane (黑糖). 

Taste REALLY good!  Especially the sugar cane favor!

]]> http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/06/21/tokyo-2008-06-20/feed/ 2008 06 16 - The Venetian Macao http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/06/16/2008-06-16-the-venetian-macao/ http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/06/16/2008-06-16-the-venetian-macao/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:08:01 +0000 JKL http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/06/16/2008-06-16-the-venetian-macao/ I swear, never gonna to stay in this shxtty hotel again!  Opened only for a few months but it already stinks!  Bad bed and cheap cheap Chinese made furniture…  Hummm… Was there anything good that I’ve missed?

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地址：忠孝東路四段216巷8弄12號
電話：02-2773-1244
營業時間：11:30 am-10:30 pm, 週日 11:30 am-10 pmhttp://www.taiwanfun.com/north/taipei/dining/0605/0605TainanTW.htm

Good 擔仔麵 and Taiwanese snacks.  Must eat 黃金蝦捲!

龍蝦卵河粉捲

擔仔麵(湯)

香酥蚵仔酥

黃金蝦捲

下營茶鵝

基隆鯊魚煙

炸脆皮大腸

擔仔麵(乾)

]]> http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/06/03/taipei-2008-06-03-%e5%ba%a6%e5%b0%8f%e6%9c%88/feed/ 新川 - 2008 05 23 - Ushikou honten 牛幸本店 http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/05/23/%e6%96%b0%e5%b7%9d-2008-05-23-ushikou-honten-%e7%89%9b%e5%b9%b8%e6%9c%ac%e5%ba%97/ http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/05/23/%e6%96%b0%e5%b7%9d-2008-05-23-ushikou-honten-%e7%89%9b%e5%b9%b8%e6%9c%ac%e5%ba%97/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 15:30:00 +0000 JKL http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/05/23/%e6%96%b0%e5%b7%9d-2008-05-23-ushikou-honten-%e7%89%9b%e5%b9%b8%e6%9c%ac%e5%ba%97/ Address:
東京都中央区新川　1-9-8
TEL：03-3551-8980
Website:
http://www.ushikou-honten.co.jp/

If you want BEEF in Tokyo, this is the place to go!  No more Jo-jo-en…


東京metro東西線/日比谷線「茅場町駅」3番出口

First thing to notice is the details of the BEEF!

 
 First section tells you the farm where the cow was born.
 Second section is where the cow was raised.
 Third section - most interesting:
 Type of cow: 黑毛和牛
 Date killed: 2008/03/24
 Killed # 22
 License # 1209782223

We ordered 4 sets of ShabuQ - Shabu-shabu BBQ - to start up with:

 

WTF is the white cube?

Beef fat!

Here comes the BEEF!  2 plates of these for 4 sets:

Start cooking!

First round:

Keep cooking

Need more?  Why not something expensive?

JPY 3,780 for 4 pieces!  So, we cheap guys only ordered 2 pieces!

Finally, some noodles:

You know how much FAT was there?  Check out the layer of grease over the soup!

Until next time….

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Address: 562 Beatty Street, Crosstown, Vancouver
Tel: +1 (604) 879 7119
Email: info@chambar.com
URL: http://www.chambar.com

Great dinning experience with the Vancouver Food Gang! No complains from beer to the last dish!

Another MUST GO restaurant!

CAD 8, CELIS WHITE - Hazy straw colour. Toffee and bread on the nose, hints of banana. 25 cl 5.0% 
To me, it’s like soda with taste of lemon… But GOOD!

CAD 15, Tartare brasserie
Beef tartare, roasted pinenut & tete de moine curls, potato gaufrette.

CAD 17, Foie de canard ‘Villa Lorraine’
Foie gras terrine with Kriek granita. Truffled brioche French toast.
It’s SO OILY yet we all LOVED it!

CAD 20, Vin Blanc
White wine butter cooked mussels, braised celery and leeks. Coarse black pepper.

This is the second shot!  You don’t want to see the first one as I was caught with quarto cheek!

CAD 27, Veau Provencal
Seared veal tenderloin, warm crisp green vegetable bocconcini salad, piment d’espelette vinaigrette, sauteed fingerling potatoes.

CAD 29, Steak Bourguignon
Grilled AAA ribeye steak, pommes frites, roasted king oyster mushrooms, fried shallots, Bourguignon sauce.
Best piece of steak during this trip in Vancouver!  Even Mabs loved it (FYI, she’s not a beef person)!

What are you waiting for?

CAD 25, Tajine d’aziz a l’agneau
Braised lamb shank with honey, figs, cinnamon & cilantro, served with cous cous and zalouk.

CAD 27, Le canard aux epices
Five spice rubbed duck breast, butternut squash & ricotta gnocchi. Quince gastrique.

CAD 28, Fletan au safran
Roasted halibut, curried saffron risotto, fresh peashoots & fennel with eggplant yogurt caviar.

CAD 11, Cafe, Cafe, Cafe
Dark chocolate mocha ganache with sugar dusted beignet, coffee cheesecake, and Irish coffee gelee.
LOVED the coffee cheesecake!  I think I can take half a dozen even with the full course!

CAD 10, La banane belge
Belgian chocolate mousse with pastry cream, praline streusel & banana bourbon ice cream.
The chocolate mousse is mine!  Another half dozen please!


What’s missing?  Forgot to take a group picture!

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Dinner with Eddie and Russ in Yaletown. Very expensive and fine Italian restaurant!

Yeah, we get Russ to DRINK!

The thing on the top is asparagus.

It’s named “Running Chicken” on the menu!

Supposed to be Pork Cheek marinated in red wine for hours before cooked…

Veal…

Address: 1129/1133 Hamilton Street, Vancouver
Tel: +1 (604) 688-7466
URL: http://www.cioppinosyaletown.com

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Mabs and I just randomly found this Mexican restaurant on W. 4th.  It’s really a surprise for me with the great fajitas and Margaritas!  We even finish the pre-meal Nachos in a minute!

MUST GO!

Grilled Sirloin Steak with Sauteed Prawns for CAD 17.25

Address: 1999 West 4th Ave., Vancouver
Tel: +1 (604) 734-7117
email:  info@lasmargaritas.com
URL: http://www.lasmargaritas.com

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More…

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]]> http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/04/29/2008-04-29-park-hyatt-seoul/feed/ 2008 Easter (Laid Back) Holiday http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/24/2008-easter-laid-back-holiday/ http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/24/2008-easter-laid-back-holiday/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:57:30 +0000 JKL http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/24/2008-easter-laid-back-holiday/ Friday: Went to Wooloo-mooloo at Elements (尖沙咀柯士甸道西1號九龍站Elements 2樓2100號舖) with Law’s couple.
 
I had a Wooloomooloo Steak (12-ounce rib eye steak marinated with Cajun spice) and Mabs had a Veal Chop (12-ounce  Sicilian style):

 
Taste very good but somehow I prefer Louis Steak House’s better…

Then, we shared a Baked Alaska and Combination of Desserts (Apple crumble, bread & butter pudding, homemade rich chocolate cake & soft red fruit salad with ice-cream)
 

Saturday: We went to Jusco for grocery and suddenly I just feel like having some Japanese burger…
So, we went to MOS Burger at Cornhill!  I ordered a Cheese MOS Burger with Fried Chicken and Mabs had a Triple-shrimp Burger:
 
 
To be honest, it’s not good at all!  The bun is hard, the shrimp comes with heavy flour and the chicken is… I don’t even want to talk about it!  Nothing compares to Japan’s!

Monday: Originally trying to watch the Greece: Secrets of the Past show at HK Space Museum!  But tickets were all sold out… So, we wend to TST’s TGI Friday for drinks and snacks:

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On Going
Archive

]]> http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/20/our-anime-collection-2/feed/ Appleseed Ex Machina http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/16/appleseed-ex-machina/ http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/16/appleseed-ex-machina/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:45:43 +0000 JKL http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/16/appleseed-ex-machina/ I think this is the first time for me to really blog about anime!

Just watched “Appleseed Ex Machina” (DVD movie) and it’s really great!  So good that I have to make a blog entry immedidately!  Why is it so good?  It’s produced by John Woo and you will see lots of John Woo actions, even on an animated movie!

Official website: http://www.warnervideo.com/appleseed/

The story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appleseed_Ex_Machina

Let me know if you want to borrow it along with the first movie: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2532

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Stayed in the Superior room (TWD 6,800 per night) and it’s newer and better then Da An.

http://www.suitetpe.com/chingcheng_intro.html

The room:

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地址：台北市信義路二段194號(永康街口)
電話：02-2321-8928,傳真：02-2321-5958
營業時間：週一～週五 10:00~21:00,週六及例假日 09:00~21:00http://w3.dintaifung.com.tw/ch/area_a_detail.asp?AreaNO=37&AreaCountryNO=76

To be honest, nothing really special…  But I think I have never blog this place so…

紅燒牛肉麵

炸排骨

小籠包

菜肉餃

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No kidding, I did my best and finished everything!  Note: It was only 8:30am…

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Address:
渋谷区恵比寿西1-7-3 ＺＡＩＮ ＥＢＩＳＵ 6Ｆ
TEL：03-5458-3810

Website:
http://www.diamond-dining.com/namihei/

Yet another MUST GO restaurant in Ebisu!  Great place for BBQ seafood and meat.  The three of us spend JPY 11,050 with 6 drinks.  Reasonable price…

The place:
 
 
More…

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Retail for JPY 19,800 (~ HKD 1,500)!  A bit too big and too expensive for Mabel…

]]> http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/11/11-chopper/feed/ Kangnam - 2008 03 07 Korean Lunch http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/07/kangnam-2008-03-07-korean-lunch/ http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/07/kangnam-2008-03-07-korean-lunch/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:23:03 +0000 JKL http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/07/kangnam-2008-03-07-korean-lunch/ Korean Lunch at Kangnam area.  Cannot read the restaurant’s name as it’s only in Korean (again)!  The food is lighter then traditional Korean’s and pretty good.  However, I forgot to take their business card!  If you want to go, email me and I will get the address.

]]> http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/03/07/kangnam-2008-03-07-korean-lunch/feed/ Ebisu - 2008 02 29 - Kanou-ya http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/02/29/ebisu-2008-02-29-kanou-ya/ http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/02/29/ebisu-2008-02-29-kanou-ya/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:58:36 +0000 JKL http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/02/29/ebisu-2008-02-29-kanou-ya/ Great place for Niigata (新潟) food in Tokyo.  The four of us spend JPY 17,600 with beer and sake.

]]> http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/02/29/ebisu-2008-02-29-kanou-ya/feed/ Shibuya - 2008 02 28 - Cerulean Tower Hotel Room Service http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/02/28/shibuya-2008-02-28-cerulean-tower-hotel-room-service/ http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/02/28/shibuya-2008-02-28-cerulean-tower-hotel-room-service/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:08:24 +0000 JKL http://blog.jkleung.net/post/2008/02/28/shibuya-2008-02-28-cerulean-tower-hotel-room-service/ After shopping at Akiba, decided to went back to Cerulean and tried another room service menu.

To be honest, I would not order it with my own account.  Besides, the portion was quite small that I needed to eat buffet breakfast on the next morning…

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