Uniquely Random.

Friday, September 21, 2007

didnt have school on monday! hur hurs.but i had proj meeting. so went to sch anyway. hur hurs.ironies of having a 3-day lessons week. it doesnt work out somehow. thn gave tuition & met jingmin for dinner! havent seen that girl for q some time. as in gone out and catch up. both of us are like busy w different stuffs. but im glad we still made time to meet up. (: liyan s interning at Charcoal Restaurant, this continental-fusion cuisine place for SHATEC students to apply what they have learnt. based on my self-acclaimed geographical sense, we somehow stumble upon the restaurant after wondering around aimlessly, with no specific address. they have got dinner sets gg at $28nett and other ala carte items. liyan recommended a weekday to come and since jingmin likes tryin new stuffs too, decided to bring her there.

we were greeted by warm and friendly staff at the door, and they politely showed us to our seats. what i like about gg to restaurants like these is that you get rather good service. or should i say, willing good service. these students are passionate about what they are doing, and their service shows it all. we ordered two dinner sets each, and its was a 5-course italian cuisine dinner. i like it that they serve warm bread as a starter. ours was a tomato based bread roll that tasted good with the accompanying olive oil

first up was the tapas dish. it consists of 4 quaint lil looking foodstuffs. one was tomato w cheese sandwiched in between. one was parma honey ham(if im not wrong). one was a salsa mix on top of a biscuit crisp. the last one was a small portion of side salad. i liked the ham the most. it had the least condiments or sauces, but it tasted nice. the rest were alright.

the next dish was the soup. its supposed to be tomato based soup with vegetables i tink. however, i didnt really like it. the soup was not thick enough and the mushrooms floating around made the soup look unappetising. the side puff pastry stick was yummy tho. hur hurs. thn we were served a small serving of soursop sherbet to prepare us for the main course. (:

there was a choice between 2 main courses; duck leg with mash potato and seasonal vegetables, or squid ink frutti de mare. both of us ordered the duck as we were afraid of gettin stained teeth. however, i guess we made a mistake. the duck served looked nice and well cooked. sadly...my duck leg was not cooked properly and i had a tough time tryin to cut up the meat. not wanting to spoil the dinner, i jus pressed on in my quest to disintegrate meat so tough u ll never imagine them breaking apart. my efforts to finish the dinner was so ridiculous i had to make a suggestion upfront to the staff regarding the wellness of the dish. although mine was undercooked, jingmin's seemed alright, so i guess its jus me i hope. the mash potato at the side was not bad, with a really yummy sauce to go along. they also had a sweetened pear at the side. tt was rather refreshing as well.
finally, dessert is served. i tot the dessert was the highlight of the dinner. hahas i felt happy to see it nicely decorated and all. i liked the chocolate strawberry. dipped in both white and milk choc, the sourness of the fruit went well w the sweetness. the creme-like dessert is also flavored adequately in lavender essence. i must say i enjoyed the dessert the most for this meal. cheerios to the dessert chef! (:

me with the ever-so-nice-warm-and-friendly liyan. -beams- haven seen her for a long timeee

me with jm! (: we shud meet up on mondays more often.

Charcoal Restaurant
100 High Street
#01-03 The Treasury
Singapore 179434
Tel : 6338-2798
Fax : 6338-1373

Labels: Intercontinental