June 11, 2005
Dissapointing dinner @ Crustecean & Nyepa
Wiken kemaren kita nggak kemana-mana soalnya aku agak2 gak enak badan eiii...biasa sore throat tuh....
Jadi hari Jumat abis pulang kerja kita makan di Crustacean, nih restoran lumayan ngetop loh...anak2 Bay Area pasti tau yang namanya Thanh Long or Crustacean.....sama2 1 group sih...tapi kita berdua kok yaa gag pernah makan di restoran ini...makanya kita nyoba..
Dan kesan kita berdua.....hmmmpppphhhh....gag memuaskan sama sekali...Kita pesen 2 Roast Crab & 2 garlic noodles (favorite orders critanya) NYUESEL BIG TIME DEH!!!!... udah muaahaaal....rasanya biasa aja....asin & micin/MSG & butter doang yang kita rasain........adooohhh bener2 nyesel kita makan disini, cuma kita bingung juga banyak temen2 kita yang suka lhooo....dan lagi nih tempat lumayan ngetop....sampe buka Custacean di Beverly Hill & Las Vegas segala.....Well mungkin emang slera kita yang beda.... I dunno lah....
Kita pesen appetizer juga: Lobster roll eh keluarnya cuma 4 biji spring roll seuprit....nothing special...REALLY!!...harganya $12 lagi....Sembarangan!!!
Pas orderannya baru dateng sih tuh saus butternya masih berbentuk sauce lah, cuma begitu udah mo selese makannya, kan udah dingin tuuh....eehh jadi beku gitu....iiihh...aneeh bener....
Jadi kita makannya juga gak terlalu menikmati lhaaa wong rasanya sama sekali gak ada istimewanya.....kita malah mbandingin sama kepiting saus padang di Batavia Garden.....waah 1 order kepiting di Crustacean bisa dapet 6 kepiting disana....
Garlic noodle yang kita order juga semangkok kecil gitu...that's it cuma mie doang...gak ada sayur mayur dikit or bawang goreng kek..nothing...nada....cuma mie doang....supermie goreng tuh jauh lebih enak.....at least dapet bawang goreng kan.....
Jadi pas selese makan kita BETE BUANGEDD NGEDD!!!!....Udah kita kita spent-nya gak beda jauh ma pas kita makan di La Folie, cuma experiencenya kalah jauuuh deeeh....
Besok hari Sabtunya juga kita gak kemana-mana, soalnya badanku rasanya gak enak banget udah gitu masih sore throat juga....makanya aku trus ke Spa deh...Ke Spa Equilibrium di Hotel Monaco....dipijet fancy...waadooh enaknya....abis pijet ke steam roomnya & saunaan...mo balik kerumah males banget....mata udah kriyep kriyep ngantukk...biasanya sih aku udah punya langganan sendiri kalo urusan pijet memijet...maklum agak2 nyandu, tiap 2 bulan pasti mijet 1 1/2 jam, cuma biasanya sama tante Lily....tante2 indonesia gitu deh...jadi cuma dirumah aja, nggelar sleeping bag dilantai...pijet ala indonesia judulnya..murah meriah..dibanding kalo pergi ke spa-spa gitu....
Buat yang punya anak cewek mungkin jangan dikenalin ke pijet kali yaaa...soalnya kalo udah nyandu jadi susah, kayak aku contohnya....kalo 2 bulan gak dipijet aja jadi langsung cranky...ini gara2 kebiasaan dari Jakarta kali yaaa....abis my Mom juga hobi banget dipijet, bisa tiap minggu kali, jadi aku yaah ngikut2 aja.....
pas di Jakarta mah gak masalah soale kan kalo nggak ada mbok pijet bisa dipijet sama pembantu dirumah.....naah disini...repoott.....apa2 mahal...Didi sih kadang2 mijetin juga...cuma brapa lama sih dia bisa mijetin, mentok2 cuma 15 mins....yaaah itu mah cuma warm up doang.....
Buat yang nggak hobi dipijet...good deh don't even think to start...apalagi yang jauh dari negri sendiri....boros soalnya.....
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May 20, 2005
Dinner date @ La Folie
Waaah kalo dipikir2 kita emang tiap wiken kok makan diluar muluu yaaak? abisnya kalo wikdays kan kita capek kerja & cuma makan di rumah aja (aku masak yang simple2 aja)...jadi kalo udah kamis tuh kita udah cari2 ide deh mo dinner dimana buat besok hari jumat (dapurku tutup kalo wiken, chefnya perlu libur juga dooong)...
Trus kita berdua gak terlalu suka nonton di bioskop soalnya cuma duduk 2 jam, bisa abis $40 juga buat berdua (with sodas & popcorns) jadi mendingan kan dipake buat apa lagi kalo bukan: MAKAN!!
Tumben Jumat ini si Didi tiba2 pengen ngajak dinner date di Fleur De Lys, yang bisa dibilang one of the best French Rest. di SF. Cuma taunya kita gak dapet reservationnya tuuh...abis mendadak banget seeeh rencananya..
Akhirnya dia bikin reservationnya di La Folie French Rest. juga. Gak tau kenapa Didi lagi craving French, akunya mah seneng2 aja.
Kita pulang ke rumah dulu soale resv. kita jam 8 malem, tapi taunya susah juga cari street parkirnya, kita muter2 20 menit gak dapet2, sampe akhirnya nyerah deh, kita valet-in aja. Akunya udah pusiing gara2 muter2in blok & udah mayan laper juga. Baru deh kita duduk & pesen makanan jam 8.45pm, kita berdua coba yang 3 course menu, pesennya juga pake strategy, biar kita berdua gak pesen dobel2 & bisa saling icip...kekekkeeee....maklum kalo budgetnya agak2 ngepas, jadi gak mau rugi banget.
Aku pesen Seared Day Boat Scallop (gak baca jelas, taunya pake bacon tuuh), Butter Poached Lobster & Chocolate Caramel Mousse. Didi pesen Dungeness Crab, Mediterranean Rouget (mini Snapper) & Lamb (waitressnya bilang kalo masaknya cuma medium rare, & Didi sih seneng2 aja, maklum kan doi carvinora sejati).
Emang kalo soal makanan French Cuisine tobnya deh, presentasi setiap makanannya itu superb banget....mo makannya jadi sayang gitu...kekekekee...
Trus pas appetizer kita baru aja kita selesai makan, chefnya Rolland Passot tuh keluar dan nanya2in gimana makanannya gitu ke setiap meja, jadi kira2 aja 4 meja - termasuk meja kita (kita duduknya di Private Roomnya not main dining room), cuma anehnya meja kita berdua yang gak dideketin/ditanya2in ma dia lhoo...(dan cuma kita berdua yang saat itu Asian, yang laennya orang putih semua, ada sih 6 Japanese disebelah meja kita, cuma udah cabut). Waah langsung dalem hati kita bertanya2, knapa hayooo meja kita gak ditanya2in? knapa hayooo? apa gara2 kita Asian? or knapa hayooo? Didi jokingly bilang, jangan2 kita bukan disangka guests, disangka lagi ngelamar jadi busser kali??(yang lap2 meja or bawain makanan)soalnya busser kita orang Asian juga...kekekkeke...
Kita sih menghibur diri, mungkin gara2 kita baru makan appetizer jadi gak disapa, mungkin disapanya ntar kalo udah dapet dessert.
Tapi aku perhatiin meja2 laennya entreenya juga baru pada keluar tuuh....hmmmmm nggak tau kenapa....mungkin si Chefnya ngeliat kita lagi duduk mojok berdua gitu kali yaaa, jadi gak mau ngganggu...gitu aja deh kesimpulannya.....
Balik lagi ke makanannya...enak banged nged deeehhh...apalagi Lamb yang Didi makan, woaalaaaahhhh gak pernah dia makan Lamb se-perfect gitu....tapi mesti siap2 mental, soale bloody banget.
Kita kelar jam 10.30 an gitu dan tau aja porsinya French kan kecil2 gitu, jadi kesian aja cacing2 di perut Didi juga masih kelaperan, trus akhirnya kita mampir ke Sam Woo (one of the cheapest place in SF) di chinatown buat beli mie ayam. Jomplang banget nggak sih, dari fancy restaurant langsung ngere gitu. Abis gitu pulang deh.
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February 19, 2005
Home Sweet Home
The weather was pretty much sucks. It was raining on and off. We spent the whole morning & afternoon at home watched DVDs (Curb your enthusiasm – comedy from HBO, Harold & Kumar - comedy & Control Room – documentary about Al-Jazeera).
Around dinner time, we were thinking about going out, but then again, the weather was sucks, and we weren’t sure where to go (we brainstormed either Chinese, Japanese, Singaporean, Indian, Vegetarian, but none of them seem appealing to us), then Didi suggested having Hot Pot dinner, and Hot Pot it is. We went out to Ranch 99 to buy some veggie and other things to complete our dinner. We bought veggie sausage, veggie pork intestine, tofu, Chinese broccoli and a hot pot must - spring glory veggie (not sure what the Chinese name of this vegetables).
This is the 3rd Hot Pot dinner we had since I bought the portable gas stove and also the pot last Sunday with Novi. And sure we loooveeeee it!!!
The pot has the divider in the middle, so we both can have hot pot without creating a war. Well actually a little bit miscommunication happened before dinner. Didi was in charged for setting up the stove and the pot; he got creative and put Benito stock (fish stock) in both of the soup. Later when I found out, I told him that I don’t want anything in my soup, and he should’ve asked me, don’t just assume. Then I threw away the other half of the soup. He got upset and that made me upset too. But it didn’t last long; we both didn’t want to ruin our dinner.
This dinner just a healthy dinner, loots of veggie, loots of protein. I can’t wait to introduce this dinner to my parents when they are coming to visit me. I’m sure they’ll love it.
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January 07, 2005
Dinner date @ McCormick & Kuletos
Friday night we had a dinner date, just me and Didi, at McCormick and Kuleto’s Seafood Restaurant in Ghirardelli Square-Fisherman’s Wharf. Even though it has the same name as the restaurant I am currently working for (Kuletos Italian Restaurant), but they run by different management companies. They have the same name because Pat Kuleto is the designer for both places (and many more restaurants in SF).
We had table facing the big window, so you can see directly through the bay. Unfortunately during the night the view was not really all that good, though. The standing water nears the Marina and there were no clear sight lines to the most spectacular portions of Marin County from the restaurant. But the reason we went there was not because of the view, we went there to have a nice and wonderful dinner.
We ordered Clam Chowder, Coconut Prawns with Papaya Mango Salsa and Red Curry for Appetizers, and I had Escolar (name of fish which I’ve never heard)- Griddled with Rock Shrimp Potato Hash, Steamed Asparagus, Lobster Butter Sauce, Crème Fraîche and Caviar (Oooohhh sooo good!),and Didi had Sea Bass- Grilled with Orzo Pasta, Steamed Asparagus and White Wine, Tomato, Caper Sauce (which he didn’t like). We were so stuffed; we didn’t have room for dessert.
After dinner, I called Novi; we were planning to stop by to her place and burn some songs. This gal has quite good collections. But when I called she was still having their dinner at Sakana Bune. Well in this case we just went straight home. Maybe some other time deh say!
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