--> 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

10/17/2013

South Korea (Culinary) Trip in November 2012: Breakfast at Stanford Hotel, Seoul

Standford hotel obviously business hotel since Mapo-Gu is the business district. The hotel room is quite compact but still comfortable. We stayed here for two nights but only had one chance to have breakfast because as usual, we had to leave very early to catch the flight home. After all,  they had a lot of selection of foods in the breakfast room. They even had fruits, which we found rare in our visit, in South Korea. I love the salads here, so many varieties. So, as you can see in the picture as it looked, it was good.

Enjoy!

Stanford Hotel
Sangam-dong
Mapo-gu, Seoul
South Korea
Stanford hotel signage
The facade of the hotel
The hotel's corridor
Our room #1
Our room #2
Our room #3
The bathroom #1
The bathroom #2
The toiletries
The buffet area #1
Aswin in the breakfast room
The seating area
The buffet area #2
Cheese...
Cereals

Coffee maker
The buffet area #3
Selections of breads
Fruits
Cute :)
The buffet area #4
The pumpkin salad
My version of healthy food
2nd
Looked good, isn't it?
The coffee
This one, Aswin's
The pancake & waffle

Took a picture at Gyeongbokgung Palace

10/16/2013

South Korea (Culinary) Trip in November 2012: Tous Les Jours in Seoul

Our hotel was in Mapo-Gu area, near Susaek station, so it was considerably in peri-urban of Seoul. It looked like office district, so at night it was very quiet only  few peoples seen walking around or maybe because it was cold and no one crazy enough to walk in the middle of the night.

After we had eaten the ginseng chicken soup, it restored our energy, so we decided to walk around the area. We're planning to walk to World Cup Stadium, which was quite far. The weather was cold, and it was windy, so we never got to the Stadium, but we found this little bakery shop near the office area, Tous Les Jours. Well, at that time (almost a year ago) this bakery hadn't opened their branch in Indonesia yet. So, we decided to take a peak there. According to WikipediaTous Les Jours was established in 1996, with the first store opening in Gu-Ri, South Korea in September 1997. The company established a frozen dough facility in Um-Sung, South Korea in November 1997, starting mass production and distribution. In September 1998, the Tous Les Jours company began franchise licensing to the public.

Inside of the bakery shop, it was such eye candy, the breads looked good, and the cakes looked cute. So, even though we were full, we couldn't help ourself  not to buy their breads, but it quite expensive comparing to BreadTalk. We bought three breads and one melon ice candy. Although it was cold, we managed to buy ice sticks, oh okay...but we took it to the hotel.

So, couple  months ago, we went to Central Park and found this Tous Les Jours but surprisingly the selections of breads, not as many as the one in South Korea and many items already sold out. The bread like how it looked, they tasted good, fluffy and not too sweet. I still wish they would open their branch in Bandung.

So, enjoy!

Tous Les Jours
Mapo-gu, Seoul
South Korea

Selection of Breads
Varieties of Sandwiches & Beverages
They wrote down how much calories in the bread
Cute packagings :)
The Cashier
Another selection of breads
What a Cute Cakes
The cakes
One of the cake
Cute candles...Ok everything cute in here
Decoration Kit
Hmm...candies



We scream....Ice cream...
Hmmm...seems good, but it was cold out there
The bagel
The breads that we bought
The facade of the shop

10/15/2013

South Korea (Culinary) Trip in November 2012: Samgyetang, Chicken Soup for the Soul, in Seoul

Based on WikipediaSamgyetang is a variety of guk Korean soup, which primarily consists of a whole young chicken and Korean ginseng. The dish's name literally translates as "'ginseng chicken soup" in English. Samgyetang is traditionally served in the summer for its supposed nutrients, which replaces those lost through excessive sweating and physical exertion during the hot summers in Korea.

So, the soup literally like herbal medicine. It tasted so bland, and everyone was complaining over that. So, some of us weren't eating the soup at all, but Aswin and I, we tried to finish it. Actually, it was kind of good hot soup in the freezing night, it was heaven for the stomach. This soup also quite known as a cure for hangover and quite famous for Korean Drama lovers.

We're in Korea, so we must embrace their culture, although it tasted a little bland.... or it just some justification?

Enjoy!

Sangam-dong
Mapo-gu, Seoul
South Korea
Ginseng Chicken Soup
The Noodle
Side dish: Kimchi
Side dish: Radish (I think)
They always serve water
The spoons



The Ginseng
Me and Tired Face
We managed to take a walk surrounding the neighborhood after dinner
Brrr...