Labels: 'In' Store, Days of My Life, Out of the Box
The restaurant-Azul Marino is situated on the beach lane- Rua Francisco Bhering which is open for pedestrians only (see map).We parked the car some distance from the restaurant and took a stroll along the beach.
The most captivating part is the seaview in front of the restaurant, listening to the seawave, the laughter of the beach bums, and the music played by the buskers made the food taste better than ever. We would like to take the alfresco seat but the pigeon flying over our heads seemed rather unfriendly. We had to give up the option not wanting any extra ingredients dropping from the sky while we gobble up our meal. 
Complimentary entree was fish broth. We ordered casquinha de siri (stuffed crab meat) and some fresh oysters for starters. High on the hog!!
Main courses were Moqueca de Peixe(Fish Moqueca) and grilled seafood platter. The moqueca was nice but not as fantastic as the one we had in Siri Mole. The grilled seafood platter was okie but half of the hotplate was filled with fruits & vegetables. Felt kinda cheated by the menu's description. Nothing to rave about.
Dessert choices were somehow simple and limited, the fruit salad with vanilla ice-cream looks good thou. =) 
In short, its was a close but no cigars, I dun feel the 'Oomph' from the food but the ambience was definitely a highlight esp to aesthetics sucker. It will make a good choice for lunch after a suntanning session at the beach.
My greatest satisfaction?? Hahaha.. wat else but oggling at the beautiful beautiful Ipanema Gals for the whole afternoon! I wonder why they could still wear the skimpy bik- even durinng sucha a cold weather. o_O 
Labels: 'In' Store, Brazil, Days of My Life, Lets Tuck In
Weekend was again wonderful AND over-indulged in food. =P
Journey continued to Noguiera, (a town near Petropolis) with 5 full stomachs in the car: less grumbling but more snoring.. Poor boss for being our driver! However, when the journey reveals its destination, its absolutely worth it! 
Welcome to Le Siramat! It is a Mountain Resort situated at the top of Caminho do Céu, literally means 'the path to the sky'. It's a beautiful place, and I strongly recommend it to whoever is after a calm and relaxing retreat with magnificent views on the valleys below. We were all in cloud nine because we were literally surrounded by clouds!! 
In order to satisfy our very much disappointed tongues, we proceeded to our foodhunt again on Sunday. After hearing much about the infamous Satyricon- a must visit Mediterranean Seafood restaurant in Ipanema, we decided to bear the risk of burning our shallow pockets. It was a well-known restaurant which frequent by the Stars (eg Madonna) & political big shots. 
Turned out- Madonna choice was so-so. The food was nice but not really fantastic. with the money tat we paid(US95 each) , we are definitely looking for better taste and more creative dishes.
Okie okie.. dun blame me of causing u hungry again.. I already tried my best to refrain myself from posting another picture-heavy post. Yes.. believe me, i really DID!! =PLabels: 'In' Store, Brazil, Days of My Life, Lets Tuck In, Sheepish Breakaway
The restaurant was nicely decorated, and the ambience was good. We were happy to see one Japanese chef standing behind the sushi counter, concentrating at his work. The sashimis displayed in the freezer looked promising indeed! We chose to sit upstair as downstair was already half-seated. 
One can choose from Rodicio(all-u-can-eat) or ala-carte. Being two hungry 
the next dishes to come was the beutifully presented salmon roll with rice croqutte:
wanna try sth special?? tuna sashimi dipped with sesame seed and teriyaki sauce. The aroma of sesame seed mixed well with the teriyaki sauce, giving the tongue another level of tantalizing effects. 
Not extraordinary 'nuff?? Tried this!!! Spicy tuna special - tuna sashimis with a tint of red chilli to spice up ur tastebuds:
Labels: 'In' Store, Brazil, Days of My Life, Lets Tuck In
For travellers who come to visit Singapore, do you know that besides being a shopping paradise, this little island actually has some unique heritage stories to share with you?Labels: 'In' Store, Out of the Box, Singapore
Started on Friday nite, we went to Copacabana, the star gourmet delight - Marius Seafood Churasscaria Restaurant, some-said the best restaurant in Rio. There are two Marius restaurants located right next to each other: Marius Carnes (Meat) and Marius Crustaceos (Seafood). For those who crave a juicy steak, grilled to perfection, Marius Carnes is a typical Brazilian, good quality churrascaria, which translates as the perfect place if you are a meat lover. With an exquisite and interesting decor, the restaurant overlooks the Beach and offers more than 30 different grilled meat dishes. There is also a superb salad bar with colorful, tasty vegetable combinations. After many years of success of this all-you-can-eat rodizio system for meat, the owner start thinking.... why wouldn't it work for seafood? And thus was Marius Crustaceos born. All my colleagues had been there hence i m the only who was anticipating eagerly. We started off with a trip to the buffet, helping ourself to the feast of antipasto, cold seafood such as prawns, oysters, and crab, as well as warm seafood favorites such as paella, pasta with seafood, and popular dishes from Bahia including moqueca and vatapá. But the prime catch was the lobster, prawns, tuna steaks, cod fillet, salmon and crab which the waiters brought to our table. The food was okay, but my colleagues claimed that it was one of the restaurants which hungry crowd queueing to enter this palace of seafood nite after nite. Their food used to be superbly done previously. The service was great, and the waiter even peeled the hairy crab and crayfish for me. The price however was a tad overpriced maybe becoz its a well-known place especially for tourist. A dinner in Marius Crustaceos cost R$135++ per pax, which is ard USD 60. I would not have come if my bill wasnt picked up by someone else =P. So if you go, make the most of your visit: go hungry, don't eat bread or any other useless nibbles, linger,
and don't be shy to ask for your favorite seafood.
Monday went dress-hunting in Rio. There are very nicely design cocktail dresses in Rio: sexy and sophisticated! Even thou i hv been here for 1 whole year, shopping in Rio still nvr fail to impress me. First of all is the excellent service of the sale assistants. The shop assistants are alway smiling and helpful even if you din buy anything from them. Then is the eye-dropping shopping adventure! I was hanging ard in a shop downtown, hving trouble deciding on the colour of a dress i spotted, then my attention was drawn by a sweet young gal with only bras on, ask
ing for assistance. It was actually nothing especially since i went thru the 'sea of breast' in Niteroi Plaza. However, there were only three sale assistants in the shop, one was at the cashier and the other gal was busy with customer. The only sale assistant available was a young handsome guy. He seemed rather used to the situation and immediately went fwd to help the young gal pulling up the zip and tying the ribbon. Well.. juz i was envious in green with his job and then came another beautiful tai-tai with absolutely NOTHING on her torso except an half-worn dress came out from one of the changing rooms. I could see my mouth opened widely when she waved the guy over to help her reached the back of her dress. Haiz.. if i were a guy, i would be more than happy to hv this job!
Labour day on Tuesday. Boss brought us to his new found chinese restaurant at Tijuca. While I m not a fans of chinese food except for my mum's cooking, the food here was not too bad, at least now we got another option for dinner. 
Went chilling out at Campoinha beach after lunch. An afternoon with seabreeze, spectacular sceneries, icy cold beers and fried tapioca. Thats basically summed my Labours day long weekend, and urs??
Labels: 'In' Store, Brazil, Days of My Life, Lets Tuck In
French man are too addicted to wine and hence came out with these carry-wherever-u-can tetra-box wine?? Saw this box-package Merlot and Chardonnay in my hotel room barfridge. Wow.. now wine-sucker can enjoy their sip more than they can imagine: picnicking, backpacking, skiing, fishing, even the airline might consider this. Got rather curious and decided to checkout its website on the internet.Labels: 'In' Store, Lets Tuck In, Out of the Box, Paris
Been wanting to introduce this little Tea Cafe to my frens n readers. Get to know this place a years and a half ago when it just opened. Since then , it has become one of my favourite chill out place in the hustle bustle CBD area.
Situated on the second floor accessed via a discreetly signposted stairway, here we are at this little hideaway space. Cozily cloistered in a corner away from the hustle and bustle below, yet conveniently close by. Owner's Carrie has a fine and refine taste which makes her customer fall in love with this teahouse almost immediately. Stylish, unconventional and yet traditional, a place worth coo-ing all over. 
The whole concepts of the restaurant is so consistent that even the little details such as the W/C is taken care of. 
Signature Tea: Ba Bao Cha, White Tea, and Mocha.
Signature Dish: Tea Wings ( Chicken Wings cooked in Tea - healthy and delicious, tanalising ur tastebuds in a unique and refreshing way), Tea Egg (Diff from normal tea egg, the tea fragrance penetrates into the half-cooked egg-yolk, qith the jelly-like egg white and the warm gooey egg yolk-heavenly done!), grilled cuttlefish (smell pungent but taste otherwise), green mango (my fav: sourly sweet snacks with low cal.) & etc.. too many to form a list here.
Price wise, its a tad up-market if u juz wanna pop in for a quick drink. However, its definitely worth the money if u intend to spend a long lazy noon sipping away the hot weather.. Tea is refillable and you can take ur own sweet time enjoy a quiet afternoon wif least interruption. Cant find a spot with enuff panache for a afternoon tea? Be it apreciating fine tea, chilling out with frens or recharge yourself, this is the place not to be missed.
Why i like this place? Beside its discreet location and its whimsical decoration, i have to salute to their impeccable yet unobtrusive service. One will first served a wet-towel just for freshening-up, follow by a small cup of warm water with lemon. This is extremely appreciated especially in a hot-humid afternoon. I also love the efforts they placed while preparing the tea. Each tea is served with matching serving vessels, pots and cups, matching delicate snacks are served in accordance to the tea, aiming to bring out the best taste for the tea-lovers. Only gripe: their operation hr which seems only cater for bum and tai-tai. ( from 11am to 7pm) I m glad I get a chance to pay it a visit b4 i leave for brazil tonite. I m soo gonna miss this place!Click here for more pix.Labels: 'In' Store, Days of My Life, Lets Tuck In, Singapore
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