Black Chicken, aka Silkie

Black Chicken

Silkie

Something i came across while in Thailand is Black Chicken or Silkie! found mainly in Chinese and Asian restaurants. I did not dare to try it, but i know one day I'm gonna have to! :$ I've learned that it "..have been used in Chinese medicine for well over 1,000 years." it also contains high levels of anti-oxidants! who knew!!

for more about this read here

Spring Restaurant Paris by Khaled

Set Menu

 First Course: Ravioli with Porcini mushrooms

Second Course: different types of fish, a salmon, a fried fish, veggies

Third Course: Veal with mustard sauce and chips

Desserts

1st : red berries and meringue

2nd: pear crumble

3rd: chocolate and caramel with berries

Biscuits

"Michelin star style restaurant without the fuss", so said Khaled who tried Spring restaurant (amongst other restaurants of which I'll post about later) in Paris earlier this month. Spring's young Chef Daniel Rose, offers solely Set Menu's by which Khaled describes as an amazing and inventive menu with an attentive service in a modern, clean, and relaxed atmosphere! Khaled knows of the Chef whilst at school for they, Coincidently, went to the American University of Paris! the set menu seems reasonable with only 64 Euros/person. 

Thanx for sharing Khaled.. 3wafii :) 

Spring Restaurant, 6, rue Bailleul, Paris; (33-1) 45-96-05-72

Louis Vuitton Makes Honey !

Louis Vuitton Honey

Can't wait for some peanut-butter from YSL .., NOT !

Why, is why I want know?!

more about this nonsense here !

Caramel Bakery Charity for Somalia

Somalia Charity 

Lavender Cheesecake

Rajaee

Sweet is not necessarily edible, and by that i'm referring to Caramel's Sweet Charity gesture by reaching out to Somalia's suffering people!

"Feed more than 65 underprivileged people in Somalia" 

with very order from Caramel Bakery! I couldn't wait to receive more detail about this charity gesture as promiced by the nice lady at Caramel, so i'm blogging about this now because:

1. Somalia, Now; needs every effort and all donations no matter how little it may be to help out provide what we all here take for granted.
2. It is a great Idea that all businesses, not only bakeries; should follow suit because it shows a positive humanitarian aspect. 

i'll provide more details once i receive it from the owners of Caramel!

on a sweeter note, the lavender cheesecake (seen above) looks and smells like its going to compete with my favorite Caramel dessert!

Snails @ Esmirada at Orchard - Singapore

We were invited for lunch to this Mediterranean Restaurant that served a variety of dishes from around the Mediterranean. one thing caught my attention was this oven baked snails! i didn't know what to expect because i never had snails before! all i can say is that i did not regret ordering that at all, it was really good!

"How Chocolate Can Help Your Workout"

The picture above maybe miss leading :P but apparently, there is light at the end of the tunnel! :) not as much as one hopes but just enough! so says The New York Times,  for more on chocolate benefits read here :)

Black Seed Dumplings - Traditional Thai Dessert from Bangkok

Bualoi Nga Dam – Rice Dumpling Stuffed with Black Sesame Seed in Ginger and Brown Sugar Syrup

I had a lot going on lately and was not able to blog as often! but this is so special i could not wait to post about it before going back to Kuwait :)

Generally, dumplings are not my thing; and for dessert it couldn't be remotely of interest ! much of a surprise comes this delightful ( <-- i hate to use that word btw) dessert, but it truly was ! what i like the most about it is that its (A) Traditional Thai dessert (B) Warm (C) effortlessly balanced in taste and in color.

i thought this was worthy of a post of its own, i'll post about the entire meal in a separate post.
this is served at Spice Market Restaurant @ The Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok