--> Aswin and Alia's Food Journey

Mamak Kitchen: A Fusion of Singaporean, Malaysian, and Thailand Cuisine

Opened in the mid of 2013, the restaurant is serving a fusion of Singaporean, Malaysian and Thailand cuisine

Bali (Culinary) Trip in March 2014

Finally, after a year of planning, we are able to set up a trip to Bali. Very excited! Alia has been mentioning about Ubud for quite some time and now this trip is about to be realized.

Welcome Home: Nanny's Pavillon Housewarming

On 30th of April 2014, we were invited to the housewarming of the newest Nanny's Pavillon restaurant in Jalan R.E. Martadinata (Riau), Bandung.

Caffe Bene: Korean Coffee Shop in Bandung

Alia has been craving to visit this place for a while, so when the time comes to visit she was delighted

Warung Sangrai: Real Indonesian, Eat With Their Bare Hands!!

Located in the opposite side of Mamak Kitchen, the restaurant is serving traditional Indonesian Food with one particular course that are standing out: Quails

10/14/2013

South Korea (Culinary) Trip in November 2012: Finally Trying Tteokbokki near Doota Shopping Center

Ok, mind of the photos because it hard to take a picture in the street using 50 mm fix lens. This was tteokbokki that we bought near one of shopping centre in Seoul, Doota. It was quite good and also very suitable as a snack in cold weather. Hot and Spicy like it should be. Ahhh... I want to go there again and try as many of their street food.

Enjoy!

Street stalls near Doota
Jangchungdan-ro
Junggu, Seoul
South Korea

The tteokbokki
The stalls on the street that sell variety of snacks
Actually, I tried to take a snap shoot of Aswin :P
Doota
Inside the shopping center #1
Inside the shopping center #2
Lost in Seoul (?)

10/13/2013

South Korea (Culinary) Trip in November 2012: Breakfast at Kangwon Land Hotel, Pyeongchang

We stayed one night in this hotel, and we had to leave early in the morning because we wanted to have more time in Everland. The hotel is a ski resort, though we didn't any snow at all and they had casino in it. After we had arrived in this hotel, we went to our room for a while and then we took a tour inside the hotel (well, because freezing outside). This hotel HUGE! They had many entertainment places beside the casino like cinema and so many restaurants, but obviously Korean come here for their casino. We wanted to take a picture in front of the casino, but it was forbidden, so we took snap shoot in front of Jumbo Machine. According to Korean Tourism WebsiteKangwon Land Casino was Korea’s first ever casino to allow the admission of Koreans. It was established under the ‘Special law regarding support for the development of abandoned mine areas,’ which was passed in 1995 with the purpose of resuscitating the economy of such abandoned mine areas. Kangwon Land is a hotel resort with 199 rooms at present, priding over its superior casino facilities with 960 slot machines and 100 tables. Kangwon Land Casino has skilled dealers and serves free beverages to players.

In the morning while the breakfast room still empty we were having breakfast, and they had many selections of food, it remained me the one in Shangri-La hotel, Jakarta. Well, first I always took salad and some other healthy food like yogurt and then tried the other one like a pancake and pasta. They were good and their coffee also quite good. Too bad we had to leave this hotel early.

Enjoy!

Kangwon Land Hotel
Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do
South Korea

My Breakfast Set :)
The Lobby Area
The Corridor between Rooms
The Cinema
The Room #1
The Room #2
The Room #3
The Bathroom #1

The Toiletries
The Bathroom #2
The Pantry Area
The Breakfast Room #1
The Breakfast Room #2
The Buffet Area #1
The Buffet Area #2
Selection of Fruits
Salad Bar
Selection of Breads
Healthy Foods
The Buffet Area #3
Waffle, Pancakes, and French Toast
The Buffet Area #4
Salad and Yoghurt
They had GOOD Coffee!
My Other Breakfast Set
In Front of the Casino. The Only Available Place to Take Picture
Outside the hotel. You could see the snow far away out there...
Everland entrance
In front of Pororo shop
The beast "T-express". This was the most great roller coaster I ever rode,
 and it was made from woods.
Adrenaline rush
Group photo!

10/12/2013

South Korea (Culinary) Trip in November 2012: Tofu Steamboat in Pyeongchang

That night, we had dinner in Pyeongchang, the town near the hotel. It was fish soup with tofu or also it called tofu steamboat. The taste actually little bland for Indonesian. The taste similar with the Udon that we had in the morning we arrived. Well, it seems that everyone getting bored with the Korean food and from table to table circulating rendang and terasi sambal which they brought from home. Of course, Aswin and I rejected it because we were here because we want to experience the Korean culture including their foods. We can eat Indonesian food after we come home later. Actually, the soup was quite fitted with the cold weather like that night. Our body became warm and refreshed.

Tofu Steamboat, Pyeongchang
Gangwon-do Province
South Korea

Tofu Steamboat #1
Inside of the Restaurant
The Menu
The Full Complete of Dinner Set
Tofu Steamboat #2
The Side Dishes: Kimchi, Nori, etc
The Rice
Enjoying the Dinner with Rendang and Sambal Terasi
Selamat Makan!