Singapore Day 2008 in Melbourne

Pictures shall speak.
I know it's kinda late but it is a one-time event held only in Melbourne. The previous Singapore Day in 2007 was held in New York; where popular bloggers or even celebrities were invited. For Melbourne's Singapore Day, we had ol time favs like Phua Chu Kang Family, and some celebrities. Looking at this lil greenery, we see lil' Singapore.....

there are certainly more food, but everything kinda ran out before i could get to them. :(

the layout of the whole event can be found on sgday website.

for this event, the MRT Stations and some popular

hangouts were implemented in the location of each booth.

You feel like Singapore becos you get to see places like:

Dempsey Hill, Chinatown, etc

Yet already, a few months have passed.

Anavil left for home, Monica in Melbourne, Jane and Serr in Perth, then Striders offshore for studies. Everyone's leaving for a lil break from the sunny island. But, I guess, like what serr said, we still heart our home country.

With love,

No.10

Iron Chef: Battle Lobster

FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD!

Possessing flair in the culinary arts isperhaps one of the most respected form oftalent that any one person can possess.



The art of fine cuisine is no merechild's play, it is taken seriously as an artform that aims to create magnificent dishes,tantalizing delicacies and flamboyant cuisines.



Let me now introduce you to a veneratedJapanese reality TV cooking show from the90's that celebrates food in all its glory.

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WATCH THIS!



Iron Chef was created by FujiTV and hosted bythe eccentric Chairman Kaga on the show, who claimsto be the supreme authority of gourmet cuisine.



He was inspired by the culinary arts andspecially constructed the Kitchen Stadiumwhere chefs from around the world would competeagainst chefs from his Gourmet Academy.



Four iron chefs lead the institution andthey each specialize in a different kind of cuisine;Japanese, Chinese, French, and later Italian.



The challenging chefs have one hour to cookand improvise a multicourse meal around a themeingredient that must be present in each dish.



At the end of the show, each of the chef's creationsare presented a panel of judges who taste the dishesand award points to the dishes of their liking. Thechef with the greatest score wins the competition.



Now, let's start the inaugural entryto the Iron Chef series with one of myfavourite seafood cuisine, the lobster.

Esteemed chefs, let the battle begin!

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IRON CHEF: BATTLE LOBSTER
Iron Chef French Hiroyuki Sakai v.s. Challenger Ron Siegel



Here are the first four parts to thisculinary mêlée where commentators provideminute-by-minute updates on each chef'spreparation of their respective dishes.





And the highlight of this entry is of course, thetasting and judging segment of the chefs' creation. Hereyou go! Please don't salivate! Thank you very much!



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AND, SO!

To end this entry, let me leave you with aquote that perfectly describes this show.

"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are."

Check back with The Clog for more exclusive Iron Chef episodes!

Winston

Potatoes And Spaghetti

MMM, OUH LA LA!

One fine evening, Nicole found thesudden urge to bring her culinary skills upto scratch and invited a couple of us over toher apartment as guinea pigs for dinner!



If Wan can cook... wait, really ah?

Of course, with the lust of hunger in our eyesover the FREE FOOD that she was going todish out for us, we simply couldn't refuse!

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SOME HOURS LATER!

As we arrived at the doorstep of her humbleabode, our senses went into overdrive as wesniffed in the alluring waft that fleeted out ofthe kitchen. Mmm, something smelled good!



Whey! Don't come in! It's not ready!

Oh bummer! Well, we laid our things downand chilled for abit before Nicole final holleredand alas, we weren't the least disappointed.

Just take a look at her tantalizing masterpieces!



MOUTH-WATERING BAKED POTATOES!



LIP-SMACKING SPAGHETTI TWIRLS

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YUMMY-YUMMY!

And that my dear readers, was our cue to feastto our heart's content! Not much words to describethe following photos. Just food, glorious food.









And oh, everything was wiped off theplates at the end of dinner and yeap, therewere gleeful faces all around. Haha!

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AND, SO!

After dinner, we chilled aroundsomemore watching the telly andcatching up, especially with Zach!



Oh, and Edison and Derrick werebusy glued to their lappies. Ho-hum!





The evening ended fantastically for allof us and of course, our happy bellies!



See you all belly belly soon =]

Winston

Heaven For Breakfast

HEY GUYS!

Has any of you tried the just newly

launched and dare i say, super yummy

McGriddle from McDonald's?

Well, i myself haven't!

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JUST WAIT A MO!

What's a McGriddle again?

McGriddles is a breakfast sandwich first

introduced at McDonald's back in 2003 and

after much rave reviews, it finally found it's

way onto the shores of Singapore.

So, what's so special about it?

Well, unlike most muffins, this sandwich now has

maple flavouring injected deep inside its griddle

folds. On top of that, the griddle cake is embossed

with none other than the McDonald's logo!

It comes in 3 delicious variants:

1) Sausage, Egg and Cheese

2) Chicken & Cheese (SEA)

3) Single Sausage Patty

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So what are you waiting for?

Get your butt off your bed and head

down to your nearest McDonald's and

sink your teeth into a McGriddle now!

Jane

Makan Places: Miss Clarity Cafe

DID YOU KNOW?

There was once a time when Levin andSerene were working for the uber-hip MissClarity Cafe, located off Purvis Street.



The Clique would come down at leasttwice a week to gorge down on the deliciousfood as well as enjoying the atmosphere.
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ANYWAY,

One fine day, Levin suggested having dinnerat Miss Clarity's and before we knew it, we wereback there and reminsicing good times missed!
Here are a couple of photos of us at dinner!



Edison's laughing at his own jokes... again!



Levin hasn't eaten in days. Nicole... erm...



Jovan and his magic tricks... Nicole... ahh...



Matthew's trying to concentrate on his food.



And here's all of us, less Jovan and Edric.

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

Miss Clarity Cafe is the perfect place if youare looking for a relaxing evening to chill withyour friends. The cafe has a loud and colourfulinterior but also a serene ambience to it.

It serves mainly western cuisine and a whole lotof other goodies. The Chicken Ballotine is a musttry as well as their shelled appetizers and if you canstomach it, try the Old MacDonald Had A Farm!



For your sweet tooth, try the Mud Ooze or theWarm Bread & Butter Pudding! Don't forget toorder them all in a set. It's much more worth it!

It's really good, damn good!
Winston

War Through Food

WATCH OUT!

There's a major hell of a food fightgoing on, and i mean it, literally!



"Food Fight is an abridged history of American-centricwar, from World War II to present day, told throughthe foods of the countries in conflict. Watch as traditionalcomestibles slug it out for world domination in thischronologically re-enacted smorgasbord of aggression."

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WATCH THIS!



We should have FOOD FIGHTS! But, then again,we'll just waste lots of perfectly good food.

Winston

Gummy Bears, Urk!

We were at THE LINE for a feastone night and this is what crazy, yetinnovative people do after dinner.



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Here's a rather simple
STEP-BY-STEP
for you to follow!

NOTE: Adult supervision is not advisable.
Recommended only for teens with no life.

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STEP ONE:
(Original Flavours)



STEP TWO:
(Seperate The Gummy Bears)




STEP THREE:
(Into Six Parts)



STEP FOUR:
(Mix-And-Match)



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And VOILA guys, here we arewith the finishing touches;



FOR DESSERT;
Multi-flavoured
GUMMY BEARS!

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Our GUMMY BEARS Fetish!
=X

Serr.