Covelli 1-for-1 lunch set special

Hi!
So we went to Covelli for lunch because they were having a special, but we took the 1-for-1 lunch set special instead of the 1-for-1 pasta.

[ Covelli's Interior ]

Covelli is a really nice place, the staff were really attentive, there wasn't much people there but it was still good service. They would serve your meals accordingly and quickly - example: appetizer, when you are done they will take your plates and quickly serve the main course and so on without calling on them.

Basically we had the 1 - for - 1 lunch special at S$19.90++ I would say that it is pretty good and quite worth the price and settings. The Lunch set was chosen first, either the soup of the day or the salad for appetizer. Next choose a main dish from their 3 main dishes - spaghetti, burger, or fish. Finally, they would serve you their dessert.

First up was the appetizer, I had the Soup of the day which was the Tomato and Bacon, it was nice, the tomato tasted fresh, though a bit on the sour side. I'll have to say though, the bacon taste was quite hard for me to pick up. Penguin had the Citrus squid ring with salad, which I thought that was a much better choice. It had sweet dark sauce thinly dripped over the salad, no other salad dressing. The squid was really nice, not oily and the squid was not stringy and really tender, in it's own way. The blend of the fried squid with the salad was a good mix, not too many flavours exploding in your mouth.

Next I had the Spicy Tuna Spaghetti, it was really good. The tuna was chunky the way I liked it. It wasn't too oily and only slightly spicy. The Baked wild caught hake in clam chowder was great as well. There wasn't any strong fishy taste which I am not a fan of. The fish actually had the clam chowder taste inside the flesh. The clam chowder was just delicious, the combination of the two is simply a great turnout.

Finally we had the Panna Cotta. I have to say that I am very disappointed about this dessert, it was totally not what I had expected. It had a really strong hazelnut taste which did not blend well with the sweet slightly almond and maybe a little tinge of strawberry taste. The texture of the dish also does not correspond to the taste, it was slightly like a jelly that has been mashed up and compressed. I have to say that I did not enjoy this dessert at all. I feel that their afternoon tea's picks were much better then this.

[ Panna Cotta ]

Tomorrow I'll be eating some tarts and cakes at Paul's Bakery! =) I can't wait!

Visit Covelli @Orchard Central #B2-13/22
Website: Covelli

Ciao ~Andrea Trinity =)

Daikokuya and il Gelato di Bruno

Today I went out with my friends to have dinner at Raffles City, we walked around for quite a bit before settling down at Daikokuya. The place was rather small so it seemed pretty tight, even for the table dinning place. First off, I ate a usual dish, mini original miso ramen. It was regular, the miso base wasn't very thick nor diluted. The char shu was a bit tough though. My friends had the Beef Rice with Curry, the curry was not spicy, which was to be expected, but the potato and carrots were soft which fits the Japanese curry style.

[ Sweet Love, Blue Ocean ]

Next we went to have desserts ... Gelato! This is located at the City Link - il Gelato di Bruno. They were having a one - for - one promotion during their happy hour, which I am still not clear if it is for the entire day. Anyway, they had a pretty nice concept, the counter staff would ring their bells and call out to customers to enjoy their 33 flavours - the flavours varies at different times.

I had the Whisky Cream, Black Forest and Cheesecake. Whisky Cream was good, the alcohol was a bit weak for my liking, but nonetheless, it was good enough for even children to enjoy without complaining about the stingy taste. The Black forest was a disappointment, all I tasted was the vanilla cream. I would have thought I ordered vanilla if I hadn't seen the girl scooping from the black forest! And the cheesecake was simply delightful, tastes as cheesy as a cheesecake, and yet you can somehow taste that sponginess as if you were eating an actually cheesecake. I loved it.

[ Whisky Cream, Black Forest, Cheesecake ]

Penguin had the ? Smurf ? , Bubblegum, and Black and White Chocolate. I still have no idea what the ? Smurf ? flavour is but it did taste like cappuccino, a really sweet cappuccino. The bubblegum was sweet and with cherry flavour, so for people who do not enjoy tasting cough syrup, this is not the flavour for you. I did not manage to try the last flavour because by that time it had melted and the gelato mixed itself up. But I do have to say that their consistency is creamy and dense, just the way gelato are supposed to be made.

[ Smurf, Bubblegum, Black White Choco. ]

Hope to try out HandBurger some time =)

Ciao,Andrea Trinity =)

Hungry Chimps

Hi, I have not been blogging for quite some time due to heavy work load. But today was the end of my work ( For now ) So I had to go and do what I loved best - EAT. Today, Penguin brought me to this little cozy place near Peace Centre called Hungry Chimps. This is a really nice cozy place where friends can just chill out, drink beer, have snacks more. There's even a huge TV in one corner.

I had the Orient with coleslaw and butter rice, it was worth it for $14. First off, the chicken was really good, cooked in barbeque sauce and really tender. Their coleslaw was good, it reminded me of KFC's coleslaw; And the butter rice, cooked with herbs was good but as it's name states - buttery.

[ The Orient ]

Penguin had the 2 Little pigs with garden greens and butter rice, it was $15. I would not recommend this dish because the pork with not tender and not very tasty. The sauce over it was like a light honey gravy. The garden greens were regular, though it wasn't thousand island or ceasar dressing.

[ 2 Little Pigs ]

And finally we both had smoothies! The smoothies are really great and refreshing, and at only $9 each =) Really love the smoothies. [ Picture below from right to left: Blueberry with cornflakes smoothie; Strawberry with mashmallow smoothie ]

In summary, Hungry Chimps have good service - there weren't many customers when we were there. Serves good, and filling food, and definitely a great place to chill at.Alright, I have to sleep early to send my mother to work tomorrow =)

Ciao ~
Andrea Trinity =)

Arteastiq

Second post of the day! =)


We later went to Arteastiq for tea break to try their tea set for two. The tea set wasn't really fantastic, but a great place to sit down to have a chat. As the name states, this place is pretty artistic, with different decors for different tables and chairs. As well for the wall art. What's more, they actually have an art-room right beside their eatery under their name for people to paint and draw! The table we sat at was really small though. I had the French Rose tea, really light and delectable. Whereas my mother had the Earl Gray tea with lavender, a stronger tasting tea. I really preferred my own light tasting tea =P

[ French Rose Tea ]

[ Earl Grey Tea with Lavender ]

The wraps were pretty good, but they were pretty normal. We had the chicken wraps. The set also contained smoked Salmon, some tuna biscuits - these were really nice. It also came with top shell salad. To my surprise, I found the salad really tasty. I am someone who doesn't really fancy seafood nor shell foods, but this was really good. The cold cut meat was common, but the apple cake was good. It is so soft and not as heavy as we thought.

[ Decor - hanging piece ]

[ Decor - Another Table ]

[ Decor - one of the lights ]

[ The set for tow in tiers ]

[ The set for tow in tiers ]

[ The set for tow in tiers ]

[ The set for tow in tiers ]

I would be coming back for the tea and maybe the orange cake. I really want to try their alcohol tea =) Really such a heavy day, ate lots. Really got to exercise more!


Arteastiq website - here


Alright, I have to sleep early because I have caught a flu =(

Andrea Trinity =)

Wild Honey

Hey ~

Today I'm going to post two times, so that the pictures will not overload =) Today I went to Wild Honey together with my mother and we only had to wait like 23 minutes, thankfully. I'll have to say that is it a really neat place with good breakfast meals, and really filling. Well, at least for the foods that we ordered, we had even skipped lunch =) We ate Tunisian and European - both recommended by the ?Manager / Boss? My mother had a cappuccino, and a Hazelnut latte for myself, plus a huge glass of Orange juice to share.

[ Tunisian - $19.00 ]

Tunisian: This is a spicy dish, It isn't totally spicy to the point you require drinking water, but spicy enough to tickle your tongue. A really nice dish served in a pan with the bread and vegetable served on the side. The bread was to be used for dipping into the sauce. The egg in this dish, I'll have to say was really , really good. The way it was cooked just right - not too soft, and not too hard. The sausages were thinly sliced.

[ European - $19.00 ]

European: This is the Wild Honey's version of 'Eggs Benedict', and it is really good. The egg yolk just flows out smoothly after cutting it and the bacon is not too soft nor too crispy. As for the mushroom, it was fantastic. It is so savoury, a definite must-try for mushroom lovers! If you aren't so much of an 'Eggs Benedict' or soft-boiled egg fan, then you'll have to give this dish a miss. But really a two thumbs up for this dish =)

The Decoration here is really more of a cross-culture. The tables and chairs provided were of different styles, making the place seem like a lovely English house. But the art hung up on the walls were of a little modern feeling. But I'll have to say that is was a really cosy place that is really just right for people to have breakfast there and have a nice little chat over coffee.

And finally, the service there is great, everyone is so warm and pleasant that you'll just have to put a smile on your face. And the ?Manager/Boss? is really friendly, going round to talk to people. And even whilst waiting outside for your seats, you can be sure that you won't be bored, because the staff would actually bring out little foods for tasting and to keep you happily waiting.

Wild Honey Website - here

Andrea Trinity ~

Cooking Class

Hi hi!


Haven't written here for such a long time, have been really busy with many stuff =) But today, Penguin came over to my place, ate dinner and made supper for Penguin's family!! It was so much fun cooking with Penguin =) And it was pretty good too, especially for a first timer =D We didn't follow the measurements much but went with the flow and it came up decent.


We made Omu-rice ( Japanese Style ), where the rice was inside the omelet and mixed with vegetable and tomato and a few other ingredients. Then he also made toast with ham and cheese, the melted cheese looks so darn good, I was about to steal a bit from it, but a Penguin's eye was on me! 0_0


Well anyway, I hope Penguin's family enjoys it because a lot of effort has been put into making it =) I have no pictures to show of the Bento because I forgot to snap a shot. But I do so hope to have such a fun experience again =)


Alright, got to go and prepare for tomorrow!

Ciao ~Andrea =)

Sunday Tea - Antoinette

Hi, I went to Antoinette again to buy cakes home for tea =)  This time I finally got the earl grey tea cake - " Antoinette ", and " Saint Honore L'Amour ".  As usual, their cakes did not disappoint me.

[ Antoinette ]

Antoinette - This is such a cute cake.  The earl grey tea taste infused within the chocolate and the moist sponge cake within is very prominent and makes the cake very fresh tasting.  It's jelly like chocolate exterior covers the entire cake, whilst the moist sponge layers inside is mixed with crispy chocolate crusts.  On the top, the strawberry encased within the reddish blob is as sweet as strawberry jam.  One has to break the gelatine-like cover to get to the jam inside.  The only disappointment I ave to say is that I could not find any clean and conventional way to merge the strawberry jam from the top with the light tea cake beneath it. But in all, ' Antoinette ' is a wonderful cake experience that is both heavenly and sweet.  It is sold at S$9.00

[ Saint Honore L'Amour ]

Saint Honore L'Amour - A really pleasant looking cake with a wonderful presentation of this little pastry.  The raspberry flavour is really strong.  The little puffs found at the sides are really soft and tasty, one can barely taste the buttery-ness like some puffs have.  The creams is soft and smooth, it practically disappears after placing it in your mouth, melting away.  The biscuit at the bottom is light and crispy, and still retains the light buttery taste which complements the berry bits just directly above it.  Another really light and refreshing cake, after eating this, I felt I could a lot more cakes to follow.  This is sold at S$8.50

Yup, and that's all for today.  Antoinette's branches can be found in the following:

Penhas Road

30 Penhas Road,

Singapore 208188

Mandarin Gallery

333A Orchard Road, Mandarin Gallery, 

#02-33/34, Singapore 238897

Scarlet Hotel

33 Erskine Road #01-02/03,

Singapore 069333

or visit their website : http://www.antoinette.com.sg/

CiaoAndrea Trinity =)