A Prime Experience

After waiting patiently for a week, our date night with Chef Antoine at Prime was finally here! 

Joey and I made our way to Le Meridien at 6+, and was caught in a slight jam at Jalan Tun Razak. Darling was  already waiting for us at the hotel.

The hostess at Prime showed us to a table for 4, we were greeted by Elan, Assist F & B Director, whom we met the last time we were here in Prime.  After we were seated, Fauzy, - F&B Director of Le Meridien came by to sit with us. I was introduced to him at MOsaic when he and Chef Antoine were here in MOsaic for lunch. Fauzy sat with us while we flip thru the menu in excitement, contemplating on what we should order. We finally settled for the Wagyu Prime Rib (RM480 -1kg). Since we know that it is good enough for 3 of us, we only added a side dish of Truffle Mashed Potatoes and Creamy Spinach with Garlic. 

Chef Antoine popped in to say hello, amidst the busyness in Latest Recipe which was doing 300 covers for that night. He arranged some appetizers for us, and boy were we in for a treat! I shall let the pictures below do all the talking.

Selection of bread and butter - Italian herbs, plain, arugula

Caesar Salad

Truffle Ravioli

Crab cakes with mango salsa

Wagyu Prime Ribs

Sauces: Mushroom, Truffle, Chimmichurri

Side dishes: Truffle Mashed Potatoes, and Garlic Asparagus (our order for Creamy Spinach was wrongly heard somehow)

We were honored to have the company of Chef Antoine for the next two hours, the jovial and bubbly chef shared his experiences and funny tales with us, which kept us giggling throughout the night. And at the end of the event, of cos the must have picture with Chefie... 

   

 

  

Thanks for the lovely treat and mostly the great company!

Backdated: 26 October 2011 - Sage, Gardens

This is almost ancient. Blame it on the increasing dose of laziness I have been drinking.

This was back in October 2011, on my birthday which I fell sick. In the morning, I woke up feeling sluggish. Switching from hot and cold, and vice versa, my birthday was almost spoiled. After breakfast, I slept with a cold towel, until it was supposedly lunch time. We made plans to have Japanese buffet at Gonbei, Starhill, using a promo that darling bought some time back. Not wanting to spoil the lunch plans, I dragged myself out from bed, showered and changed. As he drove down to KL, he missed the junction to Jln Sultan Ismail, which is the right way to
Bkt Bintang.

I: "Hey, you missed the turning."
He: "Aah, we are not going to Gonbei today."
I: " Hrmm.. where are we going?"
He: " Somewhere nice which you and I like"
Turning into Mid Valley City, I exclaimed!
I: "Sage! That's where you are bringing me.Right?"
He: "Smart girl, that's where we are having lunch today"

It was a lovely treat, and being sick didn't stop me from having a good lunch. Thank you for the suprise darling ♥

For now, I will let the pictures speak itself...

The menu

Freshly baked bread with pesto dip

Homemade Tagliotini Pasta
with Pacific Oyster and Parmesan cheese

Slow cooked Smoked Salmon
with Mousseline of Cauliflower and Ikura

Herbs crusted Lamb Rack
with Dauphinoise Potatoes and Meaux Mustard

Two way Preparations of Mushroom Risotto
with Foie Gras and King Prawn Bisque

My thoughts for the night

Tonight I had a lovely dinner with 2 girlfriends, both from my workplace. It was a lovely quiet meal, to celebrate our belated birthdays, and also to catch up. It was a good few hours break from work to break free from the stress, the complaints, and the many issues at work. I felt that I really
could kick back and relax.

During the dinner, we chatted about many things, and among them are how we should do the right things at the right age, and also to do it right. Jo, was the one who gave us a lot of advices throughout the dinner. It was interesting to hear her stories, her life, and how simple things in her everyday life gives her satisfaction. She is a successful businesswoman, and yet behind that suit, she is a simple lady who appreciates simplest things in life. I came back with a lot of thoughts in my mind. I thought about the many things that I would love to do, and been putting it off as it is almost impossible to find them to complete it. I am angry at how I have became a statistic, in the group that responds " Oh, I don't have the time" , which I myself used to think that it is a silly excuse.
By working 14 hours a day, and 6 days a week, and at times 7 days, it is almost impossible to find the energy and time to have a hobby, do sports or even cook! There must be someway to find a work balance, and I am working my way to plan that out.

It's time to take a pen and paper to jot these down ( I am a conventional girl, no ipads and digital notes :) )
But for now, it's also time to say Good Night!

Hello again!

It's been 2 months since I last wrote, when I was battling my emotions with work and with my grandmother's condition. The hours in each seems to zoom past without me noticing, and all of a sudden I find myself sitting here and staring at October on my CIMB calendar.

Today, I am still battling with the mixed emotions at work, well, more of the long hours at work. As for Grandma, I am happy because she has recovered and looking much better. Last month, we had a dinner to celebrate her birthday, and she was looking so radiant and happy. Last Sunday, exactly a month from that dinner, we were in Bukit Tinggi having a family dinner, and she could remember Alicia, and also things from her childhood.

This is life.. as much as things are difficult and stressful, there will always be a silver lining to it, something that you can look back , and it puts a smile to your face..

And here's to everyone who puts a smile to my face..

*smile*

The Progress

It's been 2 weeks since her fall, after spending a week laying helplessly in the hospital, she is finally back at home. We all thought she would feel more at ease being at home, and not in the cold, white hospital ward - but we are not entirely right. At times, she couldn't recognize the house, and asked to go home. That's when Grandpa will hold her hands, and tell her patiently that this is her house, and her bed.

Watching from aside, I'm overwhelmed with emotions - it was cute to see her say the most random things, it was a heart warming scene to see my grandpa talking to her softly, and finally, it was sad to see my grandma acting like a child. Nevertheless, I am thankful that we didn't lose her, I am thankful that she could still walk and talk like a normal person.

I'm praying each day, for her to be back to normal, to be the superwoman I once knew.