soepom's sl*t

Nothing like some Nu Yawk pies...

Quick snap before the opera...

Donna Karan couture

Jim Thompson purse

Vintage wrap

New Orleans party beads

Napa vineyard

Rest stop on way to Napa Valley

A delicious hot Cuban sarnie and classic Coke

Napa Chardonnay and snackies...

Good stuff to come.

In Napa Valley this week, checking out vineyards and the Sun Festival...

Jet-lagged on the drive down...

Comfily installed at the Napa Marriot

And finally, some Chardonnay!

Dressy dinner tonight...

Yet another chi-chi soiree tonight...

Peking duck with mango salsa and rocket salad

Barramundi fillet with roasted vegetables and pan-fried watercress in Chervil butter

The mochas of tomatoes with middle east spices

Loin of lamb ( !) wrapped in Pancetta, crispy potatoes skins with masala-ed cauliflower puree and white beans.

Passionfruit parfait for dessert.

Ole!

Great to be back, Mistress and friends alike.

Sharing with you the great cuisine I had at Club Med recently. We were very well taken care of. Have many more pics but here's a sample of stuff we chowed on everyday for a whole week...

Custom made fajitas!

I regret not devouring more of this sinfully rich chocolate souffle. But there's always the next time...

DIY burgers at the alfresco restaurant overlooking the beach... heaven! Especially with a cold beer. And good company.

In Club Med recently...

No ugly ships on the horizon this time! Just crystal clear waters...

sl*t, how do you get your pictures to have such amazing colors? I'm in denial that stuff could look so vibrant in real life.

Just take 'em in natural light with no flash. It's my favourite way. I use an old secondhand plastic Lumix for all my pics and no fancy editing software whatsoever. So the food really is the way it seems!

This evening's snack: mini Wagyu beefburgers. (lousy camera snapshot tho')

Been eating well these past few weeks...

And the requisite street food...

In Bangkok recently...

Not all girls prefer expensive lingerie...

Late afternoon...

Before bedtime...

I finally get a home-cooked meal prepared by Daddo's.

Fish (red snapper) curry, fried tofu and dark sauce with chillies served with piping hot rice.

And for dinner...

Who would've thought one could fine good, cheap pasta in a hawker centre?! We had Spaghetti Ham Olio, beef stroganoff with pasta, fish and chips and finally, the sugee (semolina) cookie I'd been craving since Felix's post the other time...

Last official day tomorrow. No more forklifting or manual labour.

GG5 shrug cardigan

generic black tack

homemade purple culottes

Argentum chain

Melissa flats

Jean Luc Godard's Breathless

Been on a chicken rice quest. Methinks it's subconscious. Or random. What's a hypoteneuse?

This one was okay only... but had to queue up for 20 mins to order it.

The crabs look like they're hugging the rice, haha! So cute...

Anyway, I too had mushrooms and crab today... of a cheaper and less gourmet quality than your meal was, oh Mistress mine.

And here's what was left of a hasty dinner. Grabbed a light meal before heading to a champagne-guzzling soiree..

Thai stuffed chicken wings, fish cakes, soft-shell crab and sticky mango pudding (not shown).

Went totally ol' skool for dinner. Cheap, tasty comfort food in an old estate kopitiam with the atmosphere of a cheesy 50's communal wedding dinner.

The staple dish you see above is economic bee hoon, so called because I assume it fills the stomach for close to no cost and can thus feed an entire family cheaply.

Accompanying it are: crispy fried chicken wings (out of this world good), stir-fried cabbage, sweet Taiwanese sausage, fish cakes and otah (minced fish paste).

Total cost of meal for four hungry people: SG$19.00

A close-up of the chicken, fish cakes, sausage and otah...

breakfast

This is like sandwich kaiseki-style...

Anyway, for supper last night...

Mow matcha ice-cream cup with matching green tea choc-sticks. Yes, I bought it for the feline-reminiscent name...

Then lunch today (skipped breakfast):

Went all Hainanese. White chicken rice with pickles, pork chop rice, gingko soup. Water chestnut and lime juice to wash it down.

Very home-cooked feel, this place.