CUT by Wolfgang Puck is just…. (Sorry, I am lost for words)

CUT restaurant in Singapore is the third location for master chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck’s critically acclaimed, award-winning Beverly Hills steakhouse of the same name in the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel. Widely acknowledged as one of the most popular restaurants in the United States, CUT has raised the bar within the fine dining industry and the Richard Meier-designed LA location has garnered high praise from prestigious publications including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times (Three Stars), Wall Street Journal and Wine Spectator and was named one of the top three steakhouses in America by Bon Appetit Magazine.

I was at Cut by Wolfgang Puck for a dinner recently and all I can say is that its worth every cent that you spent in that restaurant.

The restaurant was busy when we arrived for dinner. We were escorted into a fairly large private room at the back…seats probably 40 packed. But that evening, we were about 30 I think. The decor is elegant and classy… dark with lighting accents. And walls upon walls of fine wine.

Before we get to order, the very handsome, suave, sexy and insightful server went with us a tour of the meat selection. There are so many to choose from, depending on what is your preference. Choices, choices, choices.

 Can you see the marbling of the meat? orgasmic!!!

So, now for the REAL meat.

For starters, I had a super yummy Maine Lobster, American Blue Crab And Shrimp “Louis,” Spicy Tomato-Horseradish .

The texture of the whole dish is surprising very light, refreshing and tasty at the same time. Although, there are too much parsley in the mix though… I like it!!

I also nibbled away some of the Tuna Tatare with avocado from my boss… Super yummy…

 The tatare taste very fresh and again tasty tasty tasty. I never had a tatare before so i was very surprised by the texture of it.

And now, for the mains.

I have decided for an American Wagyu / Angus “Kobe Style” Beef From Snake River Farms, Idaho. Woohooo! It was apparently not the so popular one but the whole sound of it is just…. exciting, isnt it?

 TADA! Yes, you order meat, they will serve you meat. ONLY.

I know it looks weird like that. but trust me, the moment you put a chuck of that in your mouth, it will just melt in your mouth. The steak was so tender, juicy and yummy yummy yummy. I had to stop making my sexy orgasmic face everytime i has a bite.

 Yes, of course we ordered sides to eat with our steak. I had a stir-fried mushroom.

My friend also had the Baby Chicken Cooked On The Rotisserie, Black Truffle, Natural Jus….

Well, not really a baby chicken i would say…

 And, we almost had a decadent moment cause some of us decided to have adult grape juice aka wine. We ask for recommandation and they gave us this one.

 Ok, this bottle of wine cost SGD40,000.00. Yes, thats a lot of 0’s in the price. We were told that the wine maker only made 500 bottles a year.

 Napa Valley wine. hmmmmnn……..

Nah, we didnt had the wine. its too expensive (you think) and we were told that thats not the best wine they have. its all marketing and hype and thats why they cost so much.

We had an Aussie wine instead. still as good and only 1/15 of the price.

 And for desserts, i had a  Dark Valrhona Chocolate Soufflé. The whole dessert thingy was such an experience for me, i actually took a video of it.

Just watch how they prepare my Dark Valrhona Chocolate Soufflé!

I am not going to reveal how much was spend for dinner last night but i guess you can make it out from the menu below how much we need to fork out.

BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT!!!

So, if you have extra cash, and feel like having some meat, you should definitely go to CUT. Make sure you make appointment ok.

Cut by Wolfgang Puck
Marina Bay Sands Hotel Singapore
10 Bayfront Avenue
Singapore

Dinner:
6 p.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday – Thursday
6 p.m. – 11 p.m., Friday & Saturday

6688 8517
cutreservations@marinabaysands.com

xoxo

Give me a Milo Cool anytime of the day!!!

Imagine this…..

A glass of cold MILO® is always a welcoming sight in our hot and humid climate, especially in this humid Singapore weather. Trust me, there’s nothing like cold MILO® to perk you up on a blistering day. YUMMMY AHHHH!!!

Easy as it is to relish a glass of icy cold MILO®, it’s never quite the same when you have to make it from scratch on your own.

Guess what, Nestlé Singapore launches a brand new product under Singapore’s much loved beverage, MILO® – MILO® Easy Cool.

Just as its name suggests, MILO® Easy Cool is all about bringing ease to the preparation of cold MILO®.

All you have to do is – Just add cold water. Yes, it’s that easy! Simply pour cold water to a sachet of MILO® Easy Cool, stir and viola! Now there’s no longer a need for you to prepare cold MILO® in the traditional way of mixing a hot cup of MILO® with cold water. Cutting out that D-I-Y process of cold MILO®, this mind-blowing revolution is all about giving you delicious, great tasting cold MILO® and saving you more time.

So it doesn’t matter if you’re at home, in the office or in school, now you can enjoy cold MILO® at any time of the day with little hassle. And the instructions are as simple as A-B-C – Just add cold water to the MILO® Easy Cool mixture and within seconds, you’ll be ready to say cheers with your flavourful icy

Not only does MILO® Easy Cool pack a convenience’s punch, it is also endorsed by the Health Promotion Board’s Healthier Choice Symbol and contains healthy goodness such as:

• Actigen-E (a combination of B Vitamins and Magnesium)
• ProtoMalt (a special malt extract made from malted barley grains found only in a MILO® drink)
• Glucose, maltose and complex carbohydrates ( which gives you longer lasting energy)
• Vitamin C and Calcium
• Milk, cocoa and essential vitamins and minerals

Ok, let me just take you through how easy-pesy is it to make one. By the way, THANK YOU SO MUCH NESTLE for my pack!!!

 The whole full set, with the limited edition Milo bottle! ❤

So, step 1, you will need the Easy Cool Milo sachets.

 Then, you will need a mug, or a cup or a bottle, like mine.

 Make sure the expiry date is still valid and for goodness sake, look happy.

Just imagine all the chocolately taste you are gonna have soon!

So, tear the sachets properly, make sure no mess.

Its idiot proof really, they have it perforated for you.

 Just make sure, its 2 sachets per bottle, like mine. Yours truly only thought you need 1 sachets.

Remember, 2 sachets for a more chocolatey taste!!!

Dump them all into the bottle. And you are finally there…

 Next, ice cold water from the fridge.

Pour it carefully, again, no mess…

Make sure you pour it to the correct level. The bottle says it! Its totally idiot proof!

And then, shake hard. Shake them so hard you give those Gong Cha tea ladies a shame for their lack of shaking skills!

I like mine with lots of froth.. See!

And then TA  DA! You are done! Open the cap, and start drinking…

I’m a happy camper! And it felt so good in my tummy!

See, you it was easy!

With MILO® Easy Cool’s healthy offering of convenience – now you can enjoy the delicious and healthy much-loved beverage any day, any time.

MILO® Easy Cool is now available at all leading supermarkets and hypermarkets such as FairPrice, Cold Storage, Shop N Save, Giant, Carrefour and Sheng Siong. It is retailed at S$6.30 per pack of 15 sachets. Cheap cheap wor!

In the month of February 2012, MILO® Easy Cool is running a special Facebook contest  with huge prizes such as an iPad2 and a Sony PS Vita for users who submit their own videos demonstrating how “It’s So Easy to be Cool- If You Know How.” Simply log on to www.facebook.com/milosingapore and click on the “Easycool” tab to watch amazing videos showing simple ways to do everyday things. The contest ends on 28 February 2012.

There’s also a special banded promotional pack in the month of February where consumers are able to get a free MILO® Easy Cool shaker bottle- Just Pour, Shake and Be Cool!

Do refer to http://www.youtube.com/user/singaporemilo for a complete list of demo videos, and if you’re inspired by these cool clips, you can certainly take part in the contest too!

Happy Shake-Drinking!

xoxo

1 for 1 Nuggets? I love you McDonalds!

Kkul Yuja Cha for you?

I’ve been sleep deprived for months and the amount of stress at work doesn’t help at all. Everytime I start sneezing, I just make myself a cup of hot honey citron tea. “citron tea” is known in Korea as “yu-ja-cha” (Hangul: 유자차). “유자” is citron while “차” or “cha” means “tea”. Honey is “꿀” or “kkul”. 꿀유자차 “kkul yuja cha” is honey citron tea.

I got to know about this tea when i was in a Korean Restaurant this year and when i realized i was going to Korea this year, i knew i had to buy them a-plenty when i was there!

 

유자차 replaces my coffee habit whenever I’m feeling under the weather. A 600 gram bottles costs 6,000 won depending on the brand. I’ve learned from experience that brands don’t really matter.

I use one tablespoon of the tea and fill the cup with hot water. Don’t use boiling water. Just add more tea if desired.

Yummy!

xoxo

Starbucks going Half Price!!!

OMG, What are you waiting for?

I m going for mine right after i publish this!!

Woooots!

Check out Starbucks Singapore Facebook page for more info.

xoxo

New Zealand Natural Cafe.

What else is great fun then meeting your friends over coffee, great food and delicious ice-cream?

 

Well, you can do that over at the all new New Zealand Natural Cafe! The first in the world!!!

 

New Zealand Natural’s premium brand of ice cream have been around for 10 years!!   The premium ice cream brand have been staying true to its brand name by using the freshest and purest New Zealand dairy products and ingredients in its ice-cream.  Their ice cream are rich, wholesome with no colouring or gelatine throughout these years.

Yummy yummy Ice-Cream!

 

A foreign master chef from a renown 5 Star Hotel in Singapore, who wishes to remain un-named, has created signature items such as Roast Duck Wrap, Triple Turkey Club Sandwich, Grilled Steak sandwich and Apple Smoked Han & Brie Cheese Wrap.

 

Their all time best seller was the Grilled Steak sandwich. The steak is nicely grilled and topped with onion confit, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, roasted mushrooms and french mustard making it a truly 5-star grade without paying the 5 star-price, at only $15.90.

 

Le Chefs. I was more interested at the food!! Yummy!!!

 

 

The café is designed to have the unique atmosphere like the cafés, bars and restaurants along the famous Ponsonby Road in Auckland, New Zealand. Not to forget the special 3D lighting fittings with the shape of the Pohutukawa tree, designed by award winning designer David Trubridge. Together they bring you the earthy, street and food culture of New Zealand in Singapore’s newest heartland mall.

 

I simply love it! OK, now, photos with friends!

 

Victor Tan and Ingrid and Me!

Clauds was there too!

And so was the other bloggers!

Oh, guess what, during the fun time and celebration (it was also their 10th Anniversary), i won a challenge with my bestie, Gio. More free ice-cream!! Yummy!!

Life is good!

xoxo

* Special tanks to Janelle and the team from 20twenty PR for the invite and hosting this event!

7 Things that are Secretly Making You Gain Weight!

I came across this wonderful? and interesting article from a health magazine and i thought this would be quite useful to you, and me (especially) since all of us are on the mission to at least lose some weight and look hotter!

Who know that the choices you make in your everyday life might be secretly causing you to gain weight.

Here’s how to spot seven diet saboteurs!

1. Fancy coffee-shop beverages

Your daily treat from the corner coffee shop may be adding a significant amount of calories to your diet. For example, a Grande Strawberries and Crème Frappuccino with whole milk and whipped cream at Starbucks is 370 calories and 15 g of fat. Instead, choose a regular coffee. Alone, it has no calories, but even with cream and sugar it’s a much better choice: You’ll add 24 calories and 3 g of fat per tablespoon of cream, and 16 calories per teaspoon of sugar. Make this swap once a week and you’ll cut 17,160 calories a year, which adds up to almost 5 pounds. – Oh shit, my Hazelnut Soy Latte habits needs to stop!

2. Eating on the run

Most of us have caught ourselves walking and eating, or stuffing down a meal to get to our next commitment on time. “Eating on the run often leads to eating too quickly for your hunger and satisfaction signals to keep up,” says Mary Bamford, registered dietitian. What’s too fast? According to Bamford it means taking less than 20 minutes to eat a meal.

Instead, sit down (eating in the car while driving doesn’t count) and slow down. “If you eat in a hurry and rely on your hunger signals to know when you’ve had enough, you have to overeat to feel satisfied,” she says. “And then 30 to 60 minutes later, if you are paying attention, you may realize you are stuffed,” she adds. So stop walking and munching, and make time to savour your meals.

3. Overindulging on weekends

Researchers have found that people don’t realize they eat markedly more on weekends, particularly on Saturdays, when they tend to consume more fat. Those extra calories can add up quickly.

To combat overindulging on Saturday and Sunday, pay attention to portion size, weigh yourself daily (or on Fridays and Mondays only) and watch your alcohol intake, which provides empty calories and lowers your food inhibitions.

My Huge-Ass burger! Is way too much!

4. Portions that are too large

It’s a simple fact: Eat less and you’ll lose weight. There’s good evidence that over the past 50 years, restaurant portions have “super-sized,” and our waistlines have grown along with them. We’ve become accustomed to eating larger servings to the detriment of our health.

To combat this habit, use a smaller plate for your meals. Less space on the plate means automatic portion control. And when ordering or buying food, choose the smallest size of any high-calorie items.

5. Crash diets

Dieting makes food an enemy, not a source of sustenance and well-being. So-called yo-yo dieting—losing weight, putting it back on, losing it again and so on—is bad for your health. If you suddenly reduce your food intake, you body, because it is designed for survival, will slow down your metabolic rate in order to store energy more efficiently. This is why people on a diet crave snacks like chocolate, which gives a quick boost to their energy levels, and why weight loss slows down dramatically after the first couple of weeks.

To reach and maintain a reasonable body weight, you need a balanced diet full of nutrients to prevent disease and to ensure optimal energy and psychological well-being.

6. Skipping meals

“Skipping meals can have a negative impact on your metabolism,” says Toronto nutritionist Aviva Allen—your body might start storing extra fat in anticipation of more missed meals. Instead of eating less, consume small, nutrient-dense snacks and meals more often – every three hours is ideal – and try not to eat after seven o’clock at night, when your metabolism is at its slowest.

Eating often also makes it easier to stay on track beacause denying yourself food isn’t a sustainable practice. “The biggest mistake is to think of your diet as a temporary event to reach a specific weight-loss goal,” says Allen. “If you plan to return to your old habits once you’ve reached your goal, the weight will quickly return.”

7. Boring workouts

No matter how good the fitness plan, sticking with the exact same routine day after day is hard—and discouraging. In his first book, 5-Factor Fitness, Hollywood trainer Harley Pastnernak recommends a different workout for every day of the week, each focusing on a different body part. Whether you vary the number of reps you do or make a switch from cardio to resistance training, it’s important to vary your routine enough so you don’t get bored. “At least one thing should be different daily,” Pasternak suggests.

Thanks http://www.besthealthmag.ca/ for letting us know!

Vitamin Water for you?

If you are someone who travels frequently to major cities around the world like New York, Sydney and Shanghai, you probably might have encountered Glacéau’s Vitaminwater®.

 

So what is Vitaminwater?

Vitaminwater is an energy drink that is infused with nutrients like antioxidants and magnesium. Taste-wise, after sampling a few of their flavours, they mostly taste like plain water with a very light tint of fruit.

The drink is popular with many famous celebrities like Paris Hilton, Miley Cyrus, Liv Taylor and other trendsetters. Apparently, it’s a drink that connotes certain glam factors and lifestyle statements. That’s also how the drink is marketed – exclusivity and the trendy element.

Well, Vitaminwater is finally here in Singapore. We are now part of the “in” crowd, joining other major cities where Vitaminwater is available.

Six flavours are available in Singapore (in single serve 500ml bottles) at all leading supermarkets –power-c (dragonfruit), essential (orange-orange), ignite (tropical citrus), multi-v (lemonade), restore (fruit punch) and xxx (acai-blueberry-pomegranate).

Sounds yummy eh?

And then, i stumbled into a very interesting article by John Robbins, the author of The New Good Life, Diet For A New America, scrutinizing the Vitaminwater.

I m not sure how true the facts are but now it makes me want to try and sample the drink. Good marketing strategy though! 😉

 

The Dark Side of Vitaminwater

 

Now here’s something you wouldn’t expect. Coca-Cola is being sued by a non-profit public interest group, on the grounds that the company’s vitaminwater products make unwarranted health claims. No surprise there. But how do you think the company is defending itself?

In a staggering feat of twisted logic, lawyers for Coca-Cola are defending the lawsuit by asserting that “no consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking vitaminwater was a healthy beverage.”

Does this mean that you’d have to be an unreasonable person to think that a product named “vitaminwater,” a product that has been heavily and aggressively marketed as a healthy beverage, actually had health benefits?

Or does it mean that it’s okay for a corporation to lie about its products, as long as they can then turn around and claim that no one actually believes their lies?

In fact, the product is basically sugar-water, to which about a penny’s worth of synthetic vitamins have been added. And the amount of sugar is not trivial. A bottle of vitaminwater contains 33 grams of sugar, making it more akin to a soft drink than to a healthy beverage.

Is any harm being done by this marketing ploy? After all, some might say consumers are at least getting some vitamins, and there isn’t as much sugar in vitaminwater as there is in regular Coke.

True. But about 35 percent of Americans are now considered medically obese. Two-thirds of Americans are overweight. Health experts tend to disagree about almost everything, but they all concur that added sugars play a key role in the obesity epidemic, a problem that now leads to more medical costs than smoking.

How many people with weight problems have consumed products like vitaminwater in the mistaken belief that the product was nutritionally positive and carried no caloric consequences? How many have thought that consuming vitaminwater was a smart choice from a weight-loss perspective? The very name “vitaminwater” suggests that the product is simply water with added nutrients, disguising the fact that it’s actually full of added sugar.

The truth is that when it comes to weight loss, what you drink may be even more important than what you eat. Americans now get nearly 25 percent of their calories from liquids. In 2009, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health published a report in theAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition, finding that the quickest and most reliable way to lose weight is to cut down on liquid calorie consumption. And the best way to do that is to reduce or eliminate beverages that contain added sugar.

Meanwhile, Coca-Cola has invested billions of dollars in its vitaminwater line, paying basketball stars, including Kobe Bryant and Lebron James, to appear in ads that emphatically state that these products are a healthy way for consumers to hydrate. When Lebron James held his much ballyhooed TV special to announce his decision to join the Miami Heat, many corporations paid millions in an attempt to capitalize on the event. But it was vitaminwater that had the most prominent role throughout the show.

The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, alleges that vitaminwater labels and advertising are filled with “deceptive and unsubstantiated claims.” In his recent 55-page ruling, Federal Judge John Gleeson (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York), wrote, “At oral arguments, defendants (Coca-Cola) suggested that no consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking vitamin water was a healthy beverage.” Noting that the soft drink giant wasn’t claiming the lawsuit was wrong on factual grounds, the judge wrote that, “Accordingly, I must accept the factual allegations in the complaint as true.”

I still can’t get over the bizarre audacity of Coke’s legal case. Forced to defend themselves in court, they are acknowledging that vitaminwater isn’t a healthy product. But they are arguing that advertising it as such isn’t false advertising, because no could possibly believe such a ridiculous claim.

I guess that’s why they spend hundreds of millions of dollars advertising the product, saying it will keep you “healthy as a horse,” and will bring about a “healthy state of physical and mental well-being.”

Why do we allow companies like Coca-Cola to tell us that drinking a bottle of sugar water with a few added water-soluble vitamins is a legitimate way to meet our nutritional needs?

Here’s what I suggest: If you’re looking for a healthy and far less expensive way to hydrate, try drinking water. If you want to flavor the water you drink, try adding the juice of a lemon and a small amount of honey or maple syrup to a quart of water. Another alternative is to mix one part lemonade or fruit juice to three or four parts water. Or drink green tea, hot or chilled, adding lemon and a small amount of sweetener if you like. If you want to jazz it up, try one-half fruit juice, one-half carbonated water.

If your tap water tastes bad or you suspect it might contain lead or other contaminants, get a water filter that fits under the sink or attaches to the tap.

And it’s probably not the best idea to rely on a soft drink company for your vitamins and other essential nutrients. A plant-strong diet with lots of vegetables and fruits will provide you with what you need far more reliably, far more consistently — and far more honestly.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-robbins/the-dark-side-of-vitaminw_b_669716.html

Living Large with Carlsberg!

Hello Beer Drinkers!

Do you want to  win the ultimate 16 hours of livin’ large this NYE at Sentosa?

Yes, you and your friends will be able to celebrate the New Year in style, Carlsberg style on their exclusive yacht and then count down to 2011 in the VIP area at the Siloso Count Down Party.  Glam infused!!!

 

Here’s how!

1) Click on “Photo Snap” tab (http://www.facebook.com/Carlsberg.Singapore?v=app_130004297055866). Please make sure you like “The Carlsberg Singapore Fan Page”

2) Register & upload a photo of you or with friends enjoying a Carlsberg!

3) Get your friends to be a fan of The Carlsberg Singapore Fan Page and vote for you!It’s that easy!

 

Contest will be ending on 20 Dec at 11.59pm so hurry, submit your entry today!

 

Terms and Conditions apply.

 

xoxo