slurp your noodles

What: Slurping noodles in the best way possible.

Where: Kawawa Japanese Noodles

When: Lunch

Why: Because we didn't want all-u-can-eat sushi

Verdict: I like my noodles chewy and soft and this was perfect. 

My lunch buddy had the curry ramen noodles.

tropical climate

What: Lunch
Where: Tropika
When: Boxing Week sales.
Why: After pushing throw crowds and being whacked around by shopping bags, we thought it was time to take a breather.
Verdict: Great lunch specials. Desserts are delicious too (didn't have a chance to take pictures because my dining partners refused to wait for dessert).As you can see from the numerous posts in the past, this is becoming one of my favourite lunch spots.

Eggy goodness.

Hainanese chicken with rice. The chicken was so tender and juicy.

innocent until proven guilty

What: Christmas get-together with friends
Where: The Crime Lab Restaurant
When: Dinner
Why: Presents. It's all about the presents.
Verdict: Great vegetarian platter. I know that if I ever decide to give up on anything that has a face, I will be okay here.

While waiting for the boys to show up, I ordered their Mojito which was 1916 Cuba
Havana Club 7yr Rum, mint, sugar, mixed with lime & soda. Very refreshing.

The Vegetarian Plate to start off. It has vegetable spring rolls, thai buckwheat noodles, roasted artichoke fondue, quinoa & black bean salad, gomae, edamame & breaded stuffed mushroom caps

I had the Grilled Lamb Lollipops: rack of lamb with mint oil, rosemary reduction, balsamic reduction, melon & feta salad with lotus chips. It's on the appetizer menu, but it was enough for me. Especially after stuffing my face with the veggie platter.

p(ho) p(ho) p(ho)

What: Last Pholicious meeting of the year

Where: Pho Nhun

When: Lunch
Why: Because I'm on Joann's naughty list for missing out on several pho meetings this year. 
Verdict: Nothing like a steamy bowl of pho to celebrate the holiday season.

Look at all that steamy MSG goodness, hahaha!

luxe

What: Pasta craving

Where: Cafe Luxy

When: Dinner

Why: To tame a delicate stomach, introduce some friends to a good cheap pasta joint downtown, and to make them suffer in hunger as I snap macro pictures of their food before they take a bite.

Verdict: Good pasta.

The special of the day: Mango-lychee martini. YUM.

 Cannelloni Napoletana: meat and spinach baked with tomato sauce

 Linguine al Salmone Affumicato: smoked salmon with dill cream sauce

Cannelloni Gorgonzola: meat and spinach with rose gorgonzola sauce.

Tortellini Pollo al Pesto: Spinach tortellini with chicken

And finished the night with a Blue Hawaiian.