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 Monday, October 10, 2011 @ 20:08
happy birthday cheeks!  it's my sister's birthday today! happy birthday cheeks! time really flies, everyone is getting older. she's working today, but we managed to celebrate the occasion with her yesterday. before i start on her birthday post, some narcissistic pictures first. i bought this pair of red hot sandals (yes, that's the brand) from singsale.com.sg. they conduct many sprees of foreign brands, mostly from australia. it look longer than the estimated time for it to arrive, but quality and condition of items were good.    love the fit, same as charles & keith sizing. didn't get any abrasion, even after working for long periods. so back to the topic. we celebrated her birthday at ochre, an italian restaurant bar on the 11th floor of orchard central.   the restaurant closes after lunch and only opens at 6.30pm, so we were just loitering outside until they opened their doors.        all of us ordered the set meal ($68/pax) except mum who had to leave early.   some appetizer, couldn't really tell what it was. mum felt it was boiled egg, dad thought it was tofu and all i know was that it tasted weird.   mum and her scallop aglio olio. it fell short of expectations, especially after all the fine courses we had there. the pasta was pretty much tasteless. couldn't compare to bather's. mum had to had loads of cheese, pepper and chilli flakes for flavour. so other than the those two disappointing courses, everything else was fine.  one of my personal favourites, proscuitto and buffalo mozarella salad.  sis's salmon and anchovy starter.  mushroom soup. as opposed to other restaurants where the mushroom is chopped into bits, this one has been fully grinded into the soup. the herb on top gave the soup a unique taste.  unagi risotto.  barramundi fish.  tenderloin. the beef was alright but the mashed potatoes were a bit too milky. on to the desserts. ochre never fails to deliver excellent desserts.   orange vanilla and pistachio creme brulee. fantastic! made it into my list of favourite desserts. they have many interesting flavours of creme brulee, for example hibiscus and earl grey.  fantastic tiramisu.  my sis's choice, the cheese platter.  and matthew tried the panna cotta which turned out to be really tiny.  that's all! happy birthday sis! to another year of great memories :) Labels: birthdays, family, food |