jamie italian

happy vday!!! how was your day!?!?!? hope it was filled with love =) i was actually kind of lazy to celebrate vday but since it is the first time to celebrate it as a married couple, i guess we should still do some standard stuff....  we didnt have any plan of what to eat for lunch since dinner hubby will cook for me =) i actually prefer a simple picnic of home cooked meal by loved ones over eating at some fancy restaurant... so when hubby said he will cook something special for me, i was really excited =)  we were consider going to either vivo or JEM to buy dinner ingredients so were scouting for food choices at those 2 places.... then hubby mentioned why not try jamie's restaurant? i was like ok, but i heard that place is always packed... so hubby called & woah!! we can make reservation!??!?! lucky!!!

look of the day

bought this dress from olives des olive, their new spring edition =) lovely dress but collar abit high for me... lovely socks from tutuanna, also new edition...  been wanting to wear this outfit since i bought it in japan 1 month ago =)

jamie/s italian

restaurant interior

food menu

drinks menu

table set up

the restaurant look pretty simple, give you more relaxing feel & i think they have 2 section of bar.... they have like a whole page of drinks & majority of them were like alcohol stuff....  hubby checked out the online menu beforehand so he knew what he want to eat... as for me, the plank thing attracted my attention & decided to give it a shot....

hubby's macchiato

the macchiato was really tiny... it was served in a expresso cup i think... & it cost $4.50... well... expensive coffee....

fish set plank

my lunch.... the plank is under appetizer section so really not that filling for a full meal... the calamari tasted really nice, fish and shellfish were fine... on the whole, i think this dish was ok.... nothing too fantastic..

220g rump steak

the steak tasted quite nice, pretty soft for a medium well though i would prefer more sauce... i guess is a asian thing that we prefer to drown our meat with sauces....

our famous polenta chips

we were really shock when saw this plate... cause our impression of chips will be either crispy potato chips or fries... but it turned out neither.... it actually looked somewhat like fried sweet potato to me... this polenta chips had an unique texture, outside was crispy but inside was still soft... it reminded me of some malay kueh.... not really my kind of food though.... i would say on the whole, jamie's restaurant was ok.... food prices i think were acceptable for a celebrity chef like himself.... but perhaps next time i will try pasta instead.... get myself a more filling meal....

after lunch, we went to vivo giant to buy dinner stuff.... me god!! there were so many people in giant!!! i guess all of them were preparing for chinese new year stuff & we chose the wrong time to buy our ingredients... but no matter, we gotten our stuff & got back home to cook dinner....

hubby's DIY vday dinner

so we had risotto with carrot, cream snapper & turkey bacon... some blached asparagus, mushroom & carrot... & pan fried salmon.... a pretty humble meal but really love it cause everything was prepared by hubby =)

vday food

to continue from previous post regarding the vday celebration..... my bf & i didnt go to any fancy restaurant to celebrate since we didnt have time, more importantly i dont like to spend too much $ on food.... we thought of having dinner at ichiban sushi at jurong point but decided should "enjoy" the food another day since there will be so many people & i dont like to be rushed when i am eating.... so we went to eat Wadori which is same as tori Q.... didnt take any photo since ate there so many times.... so we had simple meal there & walked around.... wanted to get a dessert before going home & we came across makeshake... i saw a couple eating waffle so my eyes went bling bling, i didnt know they sell waffle wor....always wanted to try out this store some time ago but there are always so many people camping at the few seats there... so today is our chance!!!

their menu

i think their selection of drinks is quite interesting but on the pricey side.... they also sell waffle but i cant find the menu online.... so they do sell the normal waffle sandwich @ $2.8 which you can get nicer one at prima deli for $1+ but the one i want try is the waffle with ice cream or yoghurt....

waffle + vanilla ice cream

 tada... thats the waffle.... & it cost only $4.8!!!! of cause there are cheaper alternatives around but i think this is really cheap for a cafe.... the waffle is freshly made so you need to wait about 5min+ for it... i would say is slightly on the crunchy side & abit too thin... i prefer a fluffier waffle... but hey... $4.80, dont complain so much.... vanilla ice cream not bad too... but is soft serve = melt pretty fast so must chop chop eat finished....

another thing i want to share is this chocolate store at jurong point, is more of like a make shift store but they are quite permanent at the area now... the "store" is located in between anderson ice cream & durian recipe store at jurong point (the old building) level 2.... is abit like push cart since all the merchandises are on the cart.. they sell chocolate, chips, sweets & biscuit... something like candy empire but a cheaper alternative.... normally i will look out for promo item & today FINALLY i gotten my liquor chocolate @ much cheaper price!!!

liquor chocolate

i think NTUC sell about $9.50/ pack, the store normally sell 2 for $15 which i still think is slightly pricey.... so today got extra promo = 2 for $10.... thats like almost half price!!!! but of cause there is always a catch... the chocolate going to expire in 2month.... but com'on, 1 pack only have 8 pieces of chocolate.... can finished it even in 1 day lo.... so i do urge people to look out for special promo to get better deals especially the liquor chocolate.... always so expensive in SG....

happy vday!!!

HAPPY VDAY minna san!!!! is the annual vday = the day that we will see lots of girls carrying bouquets of flowers on the street = the day that flowers especially roses will be sold at insanely high prices.... when i was a small kid, i always think it will be so romantic to receive flowers on vday but as i grow up & realised how kns expensive flowers cost on vday, i start to feel that it isnt practical to spend so much $ on something that doesnt last... but of cause... i will still loved to receive flowers....

i always wanted to do something different on special occasions... last time my bf & I used to go picnic on our anniversary or bday or other special dates because i LOVE picnic.... i love to prepare snacks for picnic & i feel that sitting down in a quiet corner, enjoying the scenery while eating my hand made food is way more romantic & sweeter than just having a nice dinner at an expensive restaurant =) wanted to do a picnic this year again but nay... no time & resources to prepare as most of my cooking apparatus are kept in boxes.... oh well... there will always be another chance =)

so after talking about so much rubbish, i really want share something that my bf sent me this morning... my bf isnt the romantic sort normally but he will still give me surprises once in awhile... due to his busy schedule, i dont expect him to do anything for this year vday other than just a simple meal together... but this morning he really sent me something really sweet that made my day.... he sent me this message saying: "roses are red, violets are blue, kyary is cute, and so are you".... for those people who dont know who kyary is, she is actually a japanese model who always have fancy & cute look.... in short i would say she is like the icon of harajuku (can see 2 of her PV below).... cuteness aside, my point is, i love the little gesture that my bf did and this short message really meant ALOT to me =)

 

 

to end off, i wish everyone to have a great time today whether single or attached.... vday is to celebrate with loved ones, not only lovers.....& vday isnt just limited to today... if you can spend time with your other half/loved ones, every day can be your vday =)

my vday roses =)