Tatsu - Japanese Ala Carte Buffet at InterContinental KL

I love Japanese food! So when I was planning for a friend's farewell dinner,  I immediately choose japanese cuisine :) :). That's partly because the friend who's leaving to the states said he wants unlimited sashimi.

I decided to give Tatsu a try, since I prefer ala carte buffet. I feel, that way our food will be served fresh. 

Tatsu is having 88 splendid dishes ala carte buffet at RM98++, available during the weekend. We did not managed to try all the dishes, but we do have repeating orders for some, especially the fresh sashimi and seafood teppanyaki.

me at Tatsu !~

Edamame 

Ebi tempura maki 

They have quite a good selection of sushi rolls, ranging from prawns, soft shell crabs, salmon and tuna to california and vegetarian roll.

chawanmushi

Dobin mushi (Clear soup in teapot)

Tuna and salmon sashimi

more salmon sashimi - look at the thick cut. satisfying!

other selection of sashimi - one of the many sashimi platters that we ordered

Scallop teppanyaki

We ordered beef , salmon, and prawn teppanyaki as well but I failed to capture a photo of it as I was busy nom'ing on other yummy food. :( my bad. The prawns were surprisingly large. :) I'll try to update some photos once I got it from my friend. 

Gindara teppanyaki (Grilled cod)

We tried their other selection of grilled dishes as well, they have grilled fishes - mackarel, salmon, cod, pacific saury, all the ones you usually order in a Japanese restaurant, most likely you'll find them in this 88 dishes buffet. They also have Japanese skewers.

Unagi yanagawa (hot pot unagi with egg)

cold soba

Hot soba, udon, garlic rice are available as well.

Tempura platter

Unagi kabayaki (grilled eel)

Apart from the dishes featured here, Tatsu do offers hand roll sushi, a range of cold and hot appetizers, sushi, many other fried dishes like Tori Karage (fried chicken) and bread crumbed fried prawns, mini Sukiyaki. 

Goma and macha ice cream (black sesame and green tea ice cream)

assorted mochi and red bean soup with rice dumpling

more ice creams.

I love most of their desserts selections! The black sesame and green tea ice cream are really smooth. We had multiple orders. :D *nom nom* However, we didn't like the mini chocolate fondue. The chocolate fondue came with skewers of fried fruits dices and was just fair.

The mochi has three flavours - sakura, green tea and red bean if I'm not mistaken. :) They were good! The red bean soup is a little too sweet for me. Instead, I requested for macha ice cream with some red bean as topping. :) Try asking the waiter for that if you like redbean coz green tea always goes well with redbean :) Yummy.

the group

the props for photo sessions

the pretty Jess who went to the states with her Mr Ngu :)

Details: 

Tatsu @ InterContinental KL, Jalan Ampang

RM98++ per adult, RM49++ per child

Weekends only, lunch and dinner.

Tel: 03-27826118

Do check out their website for updated promotions

http://www.intercontinental-kl.com.my/

Super busy month of September

It's been a more than a month since my last post, September has been a busy month.

I have been in my Masters research for almost a year, and it's time to show some progress. The supervisor is bugging for more progress, presentations, paper submissions.. all these mean more work, more OT in school. Finally showed some work yesterday, and managed to take some time off to update my blog. Work is boring. :| Shall not talk about work. :}

I'll reveal the little project that I was doing all this while, the one I mentioned earlier here. This close friend of mine is getting married, and I took up the task to do design for the bridesmaid and groomsmen invitation cards and also their Thank you cards for the dinner reception table. Hope the guests like it :)
It was fun working with them!! So happy for them and here's to wish them a lifetime of happiness :).

Feel free to view my humble page in Facebook for these artsy projects :) -->

Details of the process

:) Almost there...

Dashing prince

Divine princess

As for the 'Thank You' cards,.. here you go..

masterpiece :)

little cards on the table

Congratulations again M&J! :)

Sands Sky Park, Singapore

Here are some of the day view from the Sands Sky Park of Marina Bay Sands.

Instead of getting the ticket for the Sky Park at $20 for each adult, we went for an afternoon drink and snacks at Ku De Ta, Tower 3 Level 57. Diners are allowed into the Sky Park Observation Deck without an admission ticket.

cranberry juice

shoe-string fries and complimentary wasabi chips

Savouring the view with light snack on a sunny afternoon

Gardens by the Bay from the 57th floor

ArtScience Museum

I'm sure the night view will be fantastic as well!~ 

Series of nom noms during my birthday

Browsed through my iphone and found some photos of my birthday which had not been posted. Since I have some time off now, I decided to post up these photos.

|photo heavy post| coming up.

Went on a few nom nom sessions with friends on the day before my birthday, on my birthday, and the day after. :)

crepe cakes at Food Foundry with the PGs

Then we had dinner at Prego, Westin KL on my birthday.

lovely bouquet from J&M

photo from Prego

The day after my birthday, had dinner in Kampachi, Pavilion.

set meal with mackarel fish (Saba Shio set)

double sushi roll - Ebitenpura Maki (1/2) + Shake Aburi Maki (1/2)

The best part of the half half sushi is that you get to try both of it, without stuffing yourself with too much. :) Nice! *likes*

Beef teppanyaki set

*super thick cut and fresh* Salmon sashimi

the cute bunny bowl

I'll try to post some detailed food review about the Prego and Kampachi soon. Check back ya!~ :)

Harry Potter : The Exhibition in ArtScience Museum, Singapore

Super lack of updates although I planned to write more often :(, been busy with research work and I actually took time off for a getaway at Singapore for 4 days in the end of July.

The first post of my recent Singapore trip - The Harry Potter Exhibition.

For the first time, Harry Potter's travelling exhibition arrived in Asia, first stop at Singapore. No news about where's the next destination yet though. I took the opportunity to squeeze this in to the schedule for my recent getaway to Singapore :).

Held in the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Harry Potter The Exhibition offers 'a day at Hogwarts' experience to its visitors. Featuring props and authentic costumes from the Harry Potter films, from the 1st to the 8th and final instalment, visitors get to relive the world of the Harry Potter and get a taste of his magic. This exhibition also features all the horcruxes, which include Nagini, Lord Voldemort's serpent.

ArtScience Museum

the magical tickets

the flying Ford Anglia which appear in the second instalment

There are a few settings in the exhibition - in the pre-show, we got to watch a montage of all the Harry Potter films on eight different screens, so you get to refresh your memories :P. There is also the 'Sorting Hat' procedure, where one or two lucky ones are chosen to be sorted into different Hogwarts house (Be quick to volunteer to be sorted). I am one of them and got sorted to Gryffindor! Yeay! 

No photographs are allowed in the exhibition halls. At some point of time, a train whistle and the loud roar of Hogwarts Express blared signalling its arrival and we were welcomed by a sight of a replica of the Hogwarts Express. 

The few settings in the exhibition includes: The Gryffindor common room & The Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory where you get to see the painting of the Fat Lady, some props and clothes worn by Harry, Ron and Hermione, the Golden Egg, the Marauder's Map etc.

Next is the Hogwarts Classes, we got to experience what the students do in their magical classes, be it Potions, Divination or Defence Against the Dark Arts and others, see the magical artifacts used in lessons and to experience pulling a Mandrake from its pot and listen to its screeching scream.

Experience Quidditch - a popular sport in the wizarding world and visitors also get to toss a Quaffle and see the brooms used in tournaments.

Up next is Hagrid's Hut where you get to experience a recreation of his hut shown in the movie. The furniture inside are enormous as Hagrid is half giant. You can't touch most of the exhibits (apart from the Mandrake), but in here you'll get to sit on Hagrid's giant chair.

You'll then walked into the Forbidden Forest, which is forbidden to students. Encounter the magical creatures which appear in the movies for example the unicorns and giant spiders.

See for yourself what the Dark Forces can do, this setting showcases Lord Voldemort's robes, the Death Eaters, the horcruxes etc. It was really eerie and cold in there.

The final setting is The Great Hall, the main area where the student meets. This is where student eat their meals, receive their owl posts and all the special events are held here. This final setting showcased the props for the Yule Ball, Christmas Celebration, the Great Hall feasts, flags of all four houses at Hogwarts and more.

When you exit, there is a merchandise shop. You can get wands, chocolate frogs, the Marauder map and many other souvenirs here. 

merchandises I bought

There are actually more to what you can see than what I have written here. Definitely a must-go to all Potter fans. Harry Potter: The Exhibition will be on from now till 30th September. 

Tickets for adults are selling at $24, and $20 for Singapore residents. For more information on ticketing and packages, see here >>. 

If you happen to be Sands Rewards Club member, do present your card for a 20% off the tickets price. Check out Sands Rewards Club here.