Thursday 12 January 2012

Levain Boulangerie & Patisserie







Long time no see~I am so slack!! I was too tired playing for the past few days, hey wait, I think I forget to mention I am back in Malaysia for holidays now XD I spent couple of days in KL before I go back to my home town Ipoh. My poor sis ( who works in KL) brings me around KL these few days and you know what? we never go home before we feel super exhausted. Every time I see her exhausted face, I would purposely ask "Why are you so tired?" And then she would look at me with an annoyed face that said "All because of you", hahaha!!

Malaysia's first stop: I would like to recommend this restaurant/ cafe (very good ambience in there =D). They mainly serve desserts, but they do sell savoury food. We had our breakfast there so we ordered only buns and coffee, actually their pasta & soup look nice too! The bun itself is impressive! I am very impressed by the Walnut cream cheese bun that is covered by poppy seeds. (I don't remember the exact name but for sure you can recognise this distinguished bun if you reach there) Inside the bun is cream cheese (do you even need to mention this??) and dried fruits, sweet and tasty. The Custard cream donut is a MUST-TRY!! It is corn-flakes-covered (add to the crunchiness) and the custard is not too sweet, superb combination XD As for the Durian melon bun, the filling tastes just like a real durian, while the bun is crunchy outside. Frankly speaking, I am not a durian fan but I am sure durian fans will like it. Try normal melon bun if you are someone like me. The caramel nut danish is nice too! Nuts-lover shouldn't miss it. The Japan ?? bun (sorry I forget the name again T.T) is nice but it's pretty normal, feels like something we can get from normal bakery. The most disappointing thing I would say, is the Chestnut Mont Blanc. I always see this dessert in Japanese comic and hence, been wanting to try it since then. Is it because I have too high expectation? It tastes really normal and even worse, with some sort of sourish taste. I don't know whether it's spoiled or is that the original taste?

Well for the Cappuccino, I think Australia's one is better. The cappuccino here is not as creamy and smooth. Considered not bad though, a good match for something sweet =)


No. 7, Jalan Delima,
55100 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.


哟哟好久不见!小女子又偷懒了 XP 与其说是偷懒,不如说是玩得太疯,玩得太累!前几天我刚回到马来西亚,在吉隆坡逗留了好几天,每一天都要玩得全身虚脱才肯罢休!阿不然就太浪费在吉隆坡的时光了~哈哈哈!不过就可怜了我的妹妹,她在吉隆坡工作,比较熟悉哪里好玩好吃,所以这几天就由她带我上山下海。每天回家看到她一副“惨”样,我就会故意问她:“为什么你这么累的?” 于是她就会以一种“还不是因为你”的厌恶眼神看着我,哈哈哈太好玩了XD

马来西亚第一炮:给各位介绍这个美死人不偿命的餐厅~它主要卖甜点,但也有卖主食。那天早上我们吃的是面包早餐和咖啡,其他像意大利面什么的没有点。单单它的面包就让我大为惊艳了!首先我对那个布满了黑色 poppy seeds 的 Walnut cream cheese bun 印象深刻。(名字不太肯定,不过你去到那边一定会认得这个很有特色的面包)。它里面有cream cheese (那还用说?!)和各种干果,味道吃起来甜而不腻。再来那个 Custard cream donut 也是好吃得没话说!!不太甜的 custard 配上那香脆的 corn flakes 表层,一个“赞”绝对不足于形容我对你的爱恋 XD XD 我们还点了Durian melon bun,面包表层非常香脆可口,咬下去里面是满满的榴莲味。。。只可惜我不是榴莲的“饭死”,要不然我一定也很爱你!建议不爱榴莲的人试试它们的melon bun,我相信也会很好吃噢 =) 另外也点了Caramel nut danish, 爱豆人士绝对不能错过~全桌唯一的咸面包-- Japan ??bun (又忘记名字了 T.T) 好吃是好吃,但没有令我惊艳,感觉外面的面包店也能吃到类似的口味。这么多餐点里面,最让我失望的是 Chesnut mont blanc。话说我看日本漫画时常会出现栗子蒙布朗,所以小女子对这个没吃过的甜点一直很向往。。。终于!在Levain发现了它!于是迫不及待地买下来尝尝~是因为期望太大吗?它吃起来很普通,而且还带有一点酸味。。。不知道是坏了还是原本的味道就是这样。

至于它的Cappuccino呢~就比澳洲逊色了一点~没那么香滑浓郁。不过还算不错,配甜点蛮合适的 =)

No. 7, Jalan Delima,
55100 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.


Sunday 1 January 2012

Ghin Khao Thai Food

Thai Fish Cake

Giraffe (长颈鹿) & Tom Yum Chicken with Noodle

Seal (海狮) & Pad Thai Chicken

How did everyone spend their last day in 2011? Poor me was working that day T.T After working I felt really hungry so my dinner was taken at a restaurant nearby my workplace.

I always walk past this restaurant but have never paid attention to it-- Ghin Khao Thai Food (a restaurant located somewhere on the very busy Swanston Street). It looks very normal outside, but since it's a meal taken with my very-good friend (Giraffe), everything there becomes special =) Well actually, the interior is not too bad.

Honestly speaking, 2 girls couldn't eat much~We ordered Thai Fish Cake, Pad Thai Chicken and Tom Yum Chicken with Noodle. The Thai Fish Cake was a bomb! I always think that South East Asia's cuisine is amazing, cause they are so good in using a great range of herbs and spices to produce a very unique and "complicated" taste. The fish cake had a combination of different tastes but they all combined harmoniously. Well the Pad Thai Chicken I ordered disappointed me a little bit. The noodle is too thin for me, I personally prefer the noodle in Saffront Thai (a Thai restaurant in Caulfield) which is a bit thicker. But taste-wise, it's quite nice. As for the Tom Yum Chicken with Noodle ordered by my friend...we rated it a 6 out of 10. The tom yum taste was quite light, and the soup base seemed pretty clear (not as reddish as those served in other Thai restaurants). I actually heard that the authentic Thai Tom Yum Soup looks like this, but still we prefer tom yum soup of stronger taste. 

Ok done with the food recommendation~can I please say something unrelated now? XD This restaurant has a very cute little glass! The bottom of the glass is uneven (it looks like a cone shape down there). But it wouldn't fall no matter how you push it~have a look at the picture down here>>


In conclusion, I think this restaurant is pretty normal. Anyhow you are more than welcome to try out the restaurant (or you might just want to see the cute little glass??) yourself. The dish over another table looked really nice (but not ours =p)

242 Swanston Street
Melbourne, Vic 3000

Happy New Year! Please enjoy your 2011 to the most and leave no regrets!!


2011 的最后一天,各位是怎么过的呢?你知道吗~小女那天还要打工耶!打工结束后肚子很饿,所以晚餐就随便在打工地点的附近解决了。

Ghin Khao Thai Food,是一间我走过很多次都没发现的餐厅。。。其实它就座落在Swanston大街上。外观看来很普通的餐厅,可是因为是跟很要好的朋友一起吃的,所以就显得特别起来了 =) 走入餐厅后发现气氛还不错哦!

两个女生也吃不了多少,我们点了 Thai Fish Cake, Pad Thai Chicken 和 Tom Yum Chicken with Noodle。 Thai Fish Cake 很令人惊艳!我觉得东南亚的料理很不可思议,它们用各种香料,搭配出一种独特又多层次的风味。像这个 Fish Cake 的味道就很丰富,各种味道交杂在一起可是却很搭。我点的 Pad Thai Chicken 嘛,就比较逊色一点了。它的面条偏细,偶个人还是比较喜欢 Saffront Thai (另一件在 Caulfield 的泰国餐厅)版本的面条啦~撇开口感不说,味道还算不错。再来说说我朋友点的 Tom Yum Chicken with Noodle,这个就更逊色一点了。。。哈哈!!那 Tom Yum 口味偏淡,汤也比较清澈见底。我曾听说正宗的泰国 Tom Yum Soup 就长这个样子,可能是个人喜好的关系,我们都偏好口味重一点的 Tom Yum Soup。

好啦介绍完毕,再来想说一下无关紧要的小事。这间餐厅有个超可爱的玻璃杯!!它的底部是不平的,可是怎么推都不会倒~神奇吧?照片也给上传一下让各位看看 XD



总的来说,我对这间餐厅的评价普通,要不要去尝试(又或者你只想看看它的玻璃杯??)就请各位自己决定咯,哈哈!

242 Swanston Street
Melbourne, Vic 3000

新年快乐!希望各位都有个很不一样,很精彩,而且不留遗憾的2012!!