Tag: Indonesia

Wedding Dinner

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Menu presented by Chef Yvonne Yuen.

I Queued For 2 Hours to Eat African Chicken

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Lunch Spread
Mediterranean Salad and Mushroom Soup
African Chicken with Caramelized Bananas and Special Sauce, served with Garlic Bread
Baked Tilapia with Roasted Potatoes, Cherry Tomatoes and Green Beans
I was in the area when the Gabon restaurant opened just last week, so I decided to have lunch here. Their virality may have worked a little too well, as I faced a 2-hour queue to get in, with no reservations available to get around. The buy-one-get-one-free opening special turned out to be a a buy-one-get-half free (as you get an extra quarter chicken for buying a half chicken), and they seem to have tripped the circuit breaker multiple times, which plunged the restaurant into darkness for a few minutes.

The food is definitely tasty, but I do find myself wanting more in terms of portions, particularly for the mushroom soup and quarter chicken. Might consider visiting again once the hype dies down, but in the meantime, I’ve had similarly good African grill without the hassle of waiting an eternity, or the (in my opinion) mismatched French bistro aesthetic.

Stowaway

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Pre-Wedding Feast

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Clockwise from bottom right: Char Siu Pork, Peking Duck, Marinated Jellyfish
Organic Chicken Soup w/ Double-Boiled Dried Matsutake Mushrooms
Steamed Grouper w/ Wood Ear Mushrooms and Tofu
Left to right: Sautéed Prawn w/ Sliced Almonds on Fried Bird Nest, Sautéed Black Pepper Beef w/ Bell Pepper
Braised Mushroom, Black Tofu, Baby Bok Choy w/ Oyster Sauce
Hokkien-Style Seafood Braised Rice
Menu whipped up by The Chinese National.

Boxing for my Dinner @ Haidilao

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After such a long time of seeing reels on Instagram, I finally tried dining at Haidilao. Apart from having a huge menu, I’m simply surprised by the loads of free stuff offered on the side, from free chips and ice cream while you wait, to a full-blown nail salon and shirt tie-dyeing! One thing that caught my eye was the boxing challenge to get up to 20% off the bill. Had a few practice rounds before I did an attempt, but fortunately someone who went before me showed the best trick: repeatedly hitting the last two spots where the lights appeared to rapidly get points. Thanks to that, I got on the leaderboard and that 20% discount. From the large bill racked up by the family group that night, the 20% really added up.

Sizzling Picanha @ Urban Wagyu

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Suspicious about how legitimate the “wagyu” is when looking at the menu here., but this is actually super tender, and the garlic with chilli oil just adds a “zing” to the rich meat.

Gifts for the Bride

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Lovely day.

Rujak Cingur

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A Surabaya specialty, a “cow nose” salad is probably the closest English translation. It tastes a lot like the more ubiquitous “gado gado” with the same peanut sauce and accompaniments, but the addition of a cow’s snout is a measure to use as much of the animal as possible in the midst of hardship during colonial-era Indonesia. Ironic to be eating this at a fancy hotel. For those wondering, the nose itself tastes jelly-like and not gamey thanks to the peanut sauce, but overall I would not have this again.

Reliving My Childhood @ KidZania Jakarta

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Forget Disneyland, this is hands down my favorite amusement park as a kid. If there’s a bright side to the pandemic, it’s that KidZania is forced to get creative and start accepting older people in. I am very thankful to KidZania Jakarta for the opportunity to revisit this place in my adult days and actually do the jobs, albeit being limited due to certain weight and height restrictions. For the kids (and the kid inside) visiting KidZanias in the future, click through to the photos for my perspective, and a pro tip!

Tutti Frutti Ice Cream @ Zangrandi

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I haven’t visited Surabaya in many years, and even then never tried this ice cream shop, which had apparently been standing since 1930. Come for the colonial-era decor and old-style ice cream (not my personal favorite, but worth trying at least once), stay for the steamed peanuts you get from the sidewalk.