Ericia's 19th birthday picnic party!

So Ericia had this absolutely sane idea to have a picnic in a 32°-kind of weather, but Xx and I couldn't decline because we were gonna celebrate her birthday in advance after all. Since morning I had been spazzing about how excited I was for the picnic because I haven't had one in ages (I even made props and brought utensils for photography purposes) but the birthday girl wasn't feeling the same way; She was more excited about the newly released iPhone 5S... 

 

  

 

Other than the weather, I very much enjoyed our mini photoshoot and the long-awaited catching up meant for months and months ago :-*

49 Seats

After which we dropped by 49 Seats for dinner as planned. 49 seats really has 49 seats btw. #funfact

Fried Chicken Wings

Tom Yam Pasta

I didn't have the Tom Yam Pasta (obviously, because of my terrible tolerance for spicy food), so I'm not quite sure if it has lived up to its standard. It's supposed to be the restaurant's signature dish, but Ericia wasn't too happy about it. She prefers the one at PastaMania.

Blackcurrant Fizz / Pan Fried Fish with Al Scampi

The Blackcurrant Fizz was a house special and it isn't on the menu. Fizz is just fizz I mean how good could a fizz get, but this fizz was..... g o o d. The owner of the restaurant taught us how to mix the drink in the quickest way which was to blow bubbles in it and it was the coolest shit I've seen because it was like an ombré effect in action.

What I really liked about the Al Scampi sauce was the generous portion of seafood. Despite Xx and I sharing this, we still had 2 prawns/mussels each. I could drink the sauce as soup, mmmmm.

49 Seats
49 Kreta Ayer Road
Singapore 089007
+65 62254332

NamNam Noodle Bar / Tiong Bahru Bakery / Ssikkek BBQ

Yesterday, Trisha came to visit me and Edmund at work and since we were nearby Raffles City, we decided to give these two places a try:

NamNam Noodle Bar

Lunch Set: Beef Pho, Southern Rolls, Iced Lotus Tea

First to be served were the Southern Rolls. The skin was tough and doughy but other than that, this Vietnamese popiah was a delightful dish, especially when consumed with the dip that comes with it. For the beef pho, the mild spiciness of the fresh chilli and sourness of the lime blended really well to form a concoction of perfection and the portion of beef was really generous. I would have to say though, that the iced lotus tea was a spoiler. If I had to describe how it tasted, I wouldn't be able to because it was tasteless.

Tiong Bahru Bakery

Apple Crumble, Marron Cassis Millefeuille, Banana Chocolate Crumble

In personal opinion, the portions are generally huge and meant for sharing unless you are a dessert vacuum machine. Else, it'd be filling enough to be shared between two. Y'know how some apple crumble pies are too sweet some times? TBB's Apple Crumble pie was just right. Not too sweet yet not bland either. Same goes for the Banana Chocolate Crumble. Didn't quite fancy the Marron Cassis Mille-feuille though, because the cassis was too sour for my liking.

The next day, we met again for dinner as part of our Gourmet Tuesday plan!

Sikkek Traditional Korean Bbq Restaurant

Ginseng chicken soup was extremely unacceptable. I mean, you can't call it ginseng chicken soup if you can't taste the ginseng or the chicken. Ended up having to finish the Ddeokbokki all by myself 'cause nobody wanted it, and the glass noodle too (except I didn't offer it to anyone anyway 'cause it was so addictive). Nic was hooked onto the prata-like 'pancake' and she grew annoyed when I hid her garlic underneath the meat. The only meat I liked were the pork bellies and the garlic chicken. Overall, I'm not so much of a bbq fan so I didn't really enjoy this meal. But go for it if you are a meat enthusiast!