Being a Malaysian, I have always been familiar with the Secret Recipe Restaurant Franchise that is incredibly popular in Malaysia. To be perfectly honest, I had NO idea when Secret Recipe showed up in Australia… lol, is anybody able to tell me when this all started? So when I was told by a friend that Secret Recipe has recently opened a franchise in Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, only minutes away from where I live in Berwick, Victoria – I thought YAY a new local restaurant option!  So I went and checked it out a few nights ago with this friend … Continue reading Secret Recipe @ Fountain Gate (Restaurant Review)

Edited on 28/10/2010 to add macarons from Lindt, Chadstone (see below) Macarons from Café Vue – the fillings have slightly melted during transit from the cafe to my office, due to the warmer weather… and therefore it got a bit messy when I bite into it. It still had the slight “crunch” but the slight chewiness wasn’t there. I like it a bit chewy.. just a bit. Today’s batch was rather runny. A previous batch from Café Vue, a much better batch I must say. This macaron I’m holding up in particular had the slight crunch on the outside, the … Continue reading Macarons from Café Vue VS Nikos Café VS Lindt

On a random Thursday night, hubby and I decided we will go out to dinner instead of cooking / getting takeaway. What an excellent idea! When deciding where to go, we were presented with the option of going somewhere close to work (aka somewhere on Bridge Road, Richmond) or somewhere close to home (in Berwick). We finally decided we would go somewhere close to home, just so we have the luxury of only driving 2 mins back home after dinner, instead of at least 40 minutes. Hubby also decided he had a bit of work to do before dinner, so … Continue reading Deepam Indian Restaurant, Berwick

Hi everyone! My apologies for being so slack with my blogging. I have either not been cooking, or been eating out, or been invited to dinner at a friend’s place, or just been cooking food I have already previously blogged about! To be honest, I got nothing right now too… hahahahahaaa but I just thought I should post some “food porn” in the mean time, to remind you that we foodies are always hungry no matter what. And just because I haven’t been cooking anything new doesn’t mean I have stopped eating (just in case any crazy person out there … Continue reading Taco Bill & Rising Sun Hotel, South Melbourne

Restaurant Review All photos from http://www.chinabarsignature.com Last night, I’ve decided to gather some friends together for a “feasting” at Chinabar Signature Asian Buffet @ Burwood East, Melbourne. I’ve never been to this place before, but the photos from their website looked so good – and it seems such good value for money ($49 per person on weeknights) that I simply couldn’t resist! I’ve already set my mind to it that I would have all the oysters, sashimi, crispy pork, roast duck and hainanese chicken as much as I could possibly devour. My favorites!! When we first arrived, first impression was … Continue reading Chinabar Signature Asian Buffet @ Burwood East