Food Review: Mayim @ Northpoint

The first time I tried the food at Mayim was during my army days. A couple of my buddies loved this place and brought me to try as well. This time round, I brought my girlfriend here to try the food. They have a very similar concept to restaurants like Crystal Jade and Din Tai Fung. All these restaurants are quite good in my opinion.

We ordered a Fried Rice with Soup promotion set, Roasted Duck with Braised Peanuts and Xiao Long Bao. The Fried Rice and soup was quite horrendous. I told myself never ever buy something on promotion again. The fried rice was extremely tasteless and the soup was even worse. I was really shocked and felt like returning the dishes but my girlfriend just ate it anyway, with the help of abit of soy sauce. The duck was excellent! Really cooked to perfection. Good tender meat and slightly crispy skin. We enjoyed the duck totally. The Xiao Long Bao was really awesome as well. The whole dumpling on its own was really delicious. One of the best I have had. I think it actually beat my previous favourites. We also ordered a milk tea to share and it was nice and creamy as well. No regrets.

Overall, a pleasant experience. Staff were nice and friendly, except one or two, who were actually bickering in the restaurant itself. Quite a turn off for patrons, in my opinion.

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Food Review: Wimbly Lu @ Jln Riang

I went to this place quite some time ago with my girlfriend. She visited this place before with her friend and she kind of liked it. So she asked me along to try out as well. We already had our lunch so we just came for a drink and maybe a snack.

First impressions, the place was well-decorated and seemed very cosy. The layout of the place was quite unique as well. We got seated quickly even though the place seemed full. I ordered an iced-chocolate because they were famous for their chocolate. She ordered an iced-mocha if I'm not wrong. The drinks were definitely superb. The chocolate was super rich and delicious. I could not stop drinking it. I finished it rather quickly because it was really that good. Her coffee was very nice too. Then I ordered a set of Tuna Toasties, I think that was what it was called. This was really quite ordinary. Almost reaching to the level of bad. It was just edible. It was just plain white bread with tuna in the middle and toasted in a sandwich making machine. I guess as a very simple snack, it would be fine. But I personally was disappointed. I'm not sure what I was expecting but when it came, I wasn't satisfied.

Overall, it is a nice place with good service and nice people around. I think the drinks and desserts are awesome. I did not get to try the desserts but maybe next time I'll try it and review it. :)

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Recipe: Brownie!

I have no idea where I found this recipe. But all I can say is that it makes the best brownie ever! It is a little sweet, but come on, where can you find a brownie that is not sweet? I've put the recipe below. I'm sorry but I accidentally deleted my photos. I will make it again and then post it up. :)

Ingredients

115 grams butter
150 grams semi-sweet chocolate drops, not chocolate chips
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
200 grams caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 eggs
95 grams plain flour
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degree celcius and prepare a 20cm square baking tin. Placing parchment paper at the base and oiling/buttering the sides will help prevent the brownie from sticking to the pan.

2. Melt the chocolate and butter in a large stainless steel bowl over a pan of boiling water.

3. Remove from heat and stir in cocoa powder and sugar.

4. Then whisk in the vanilla extract.

5. Make sure the mixture is not very hot, then mix in the eggs one at a time.

6. Stir in the flour and salt.

7. Pour into your pan and bake for about 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a little batter a few moist clumps clinging to it. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Let it cool and serve at room temperature.

Pictures will be updated soon! Try it out and enjoy!

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