terbanglah's posts with tag: restaurants
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Sebenarnya gue udah kepengen datang ke acara ini sejak beberapa hari lalu, tapi biasalah, rada susah mencocokkan jadwal. Saat akhirnya (dipaksakan) bisa sore tadi, pikiran pertama yang terlintas adalah skeptisme. Dan tentu, kesuksesan (sekaligus kekecewaan atas) Festival Bango terpatri kuat dalam kenangan, siap menjadi pisau bedah pembanding. Tapi apa yang terjadi?
Dengan semua paket acara yang dikemas secara cukup menarik, tak ada kata lain, selain bahwa acara ini teramat-sangat direkomendasikan untuk didatangi; baik sendirian (untuk memudahkan berburu makanan, hihi) bersama pasangan pun teman (buat seru2an ramay2), atau bersama anak, orang tua, oom, tante, kakek, nenek, a'a, teteh, atau siapapun; sebagai sebuah alternatif sehat sekaligus menyenangkan untuk mengisi waktu luang.
Bayangkan sahaja; sembari mlaku2 nang La Piazza, pengunjung dipersilahkan menjajah area ‘kampoeng’ pro bono, melihat2 stand makanan mana suka, untuk kemudian menukarkan rupiah Indonesia vs rupiah ‘kampoeng’, sembari dihibur oleh Delon, pagelaran busana, wayang potehi, seni musik Madura, dannn.. layar tancap! Belum lagi hiburan hati karena bisa memuaskan nostalgia atas barang remeh temeh yang telah terlupakan, tapi sebenarnya menyimpan kenangan manis. Jajanan TK, dolanan saat mudik Lebaran, bulir2 jagung dan palawija di atas sepeda onthel, delman dan lampu2 hias, serta panggung yang disulap menjadi rumah bergaya tempo dulu. Lengkaplah sudah wisata kuliner kali ini, dengan tambahan citra visual pun suguhan hati nan menawan. Bagi rekan yang berminat datang, acara ini berlangsung antara 15-25 Mei 2008; jadi, masih ada kesempatan. Jangan sampai tertinggal.
Di lain pihak, beginilah akibat asal (terlihat) jadul; makanan tradisional cita rasa khas Indonesia ditampilkan dalam kemasan berbau tempo dulu, lengkap dengan segala pernik2 nya yang mendukung (maupun yang jaka sembung bawa golok! Kekkeke..). Padahal ujung2nya tetap aja sama kaya food court pindah tempat.
Tentu harus diakui betapa brilliant inisiatif marketing semacam ini; demi mempertahankan loyalitas konsumen sekaligus meningkatkan daya serap pasar, dibuatlah venue sementara yang menampung para pedagang makanan unik yang khas Indonesia dan keampuhannya dalam menggoyang lidah (dan dompet) nggak perlu diragukan lagi. Walau memang ada beberapa stand yang tampaknya agak meleset dan membuat kening berkerut sambil nggerundel. Tapi paling tidak pihak panitia, dalam hal ini manajemen Mall Kelapa Gading dan La Piazza, masih cukup konsisten dan tahu diri untuk hanya menampung pedagang kelas menengah-bawah. Padahal yakin deh, pasti di luar sana banyak ikan hiu retail raksasa yang berseliweran menantikan mangsa; memaksa ikut dalam hajatan besar ini. Untuk itu, salut!
Nilai tambah lain adalah kejelian panitia melihat peluang; dalam hal ini untuk mengkombinasikan nya dengan festival makanan & fashion tahunan yang biasa diadakan Mall tsb, sekaligus sebagai kampanye pelengkap atas gempita sejagat peringatan seabad 'Hari Kebangkitan Nasional'. Bravo! *bertepuktangan.
Kalaupun ada cacat, adalah kurang nya jumlah maupun lokasi tempat sampah. Padahal sebagai sebuah hajatan besar, ditambah lagi dengan sikap kebanyakan kita yang kadung menganggap bumi, tanah, dan air digunakan untuk sebesar-besar tempat sampah rakyat, keberadaan tong2 sampah tsb mutlak perlu zonder ditawar lagi. Untunglah, sebagai alternatif yang cerdas, manajemen telah menyiagakan sekumpulan petugas pemungut sampah, yang bekerja sangat sigap dan berdedikasi. Membuat pengunjung merasa difasilitasi untuk terus membuang sampah sembarangan. Oops! :p
Anyway, lo nggak keren kalo nggak datang ke 'Kampoeng Tempo Doeloe'! (mengutip secara bebas cetakan kaos panitia 'Java Jazz 2008', hehe)
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Tadi malam, dalam perjalanan menuju sebuah festival di bilangan Kelapa Gading Mall 5, tidak sengaja mata saya tertumbuk pada papan iklan terlampir. Sempat terbersit rasa kagum akan inovasi dan kreativitas yang coba ditampilkan Burger King dengan suguhan keberanian menabrak norma dan kelaziman.
Tetapi semakin memandangnya, semakin terpikir akan esensinya; apakah pantas? Apapun itu, selamat memperingati 100 tahun Hari Kebangkitan Nasional; 20 Mei 1908-2008! Terlepas dari apakah pantas mengklaim hari lahirnya Boedi Oetomo sebagai suatu awal gerakan yang bertujuan mencapai kemerdekaan Indonesia. Mengapa tidak T.A.S.?
Ah, toh bukan saya yang menulis buku sejarah. WTF. Lumayan juga diskon Burger King ini, saat harga2 bergerak naik. Haha.
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Lots of friends and colleagues claimed themselves to be a devoted Japanese food lover. Even though apparently they don’t have enough chance, and sometimes the guts, to explore the whole things.
Me? Never do that. Of course I couldn’t afford the exclusivity of the meals at the very best of it, as well. But I admit that I can barely stand the temptation of having either another dish of Hoka Hoka Bento’s Shrimp Rolls or Sushi Tei’s Salmon Mentai Yaki. So cheesy, eh? Heuhe. But that's just mee! :-)
For me, both choices tasted heavenly, of course, and, probably most importantly, bear something a bit melancholy. Each was dearly introduced to me by an ex lover, respectively*grin. The 1st one was back in 1997 (she was a dentistry student at the University of Indonesia), whilst the later one was somewhere near April 2006 (she was a practicing lawyer, also an UI’s graduate). All were successfully gained me as the newest worshipper of the mentioned dishes, hehe.
But better leave such preferred experiences behind when you got the chance to try this cozy and elegance Japanese restaurant; Imari, located at the very heart of JW Marriot, Surabaya. For it offers you the real way to enjoy the exotic meals of Japan. Set of menu of choice, timely served, on such precise coordinated movements. Classic Japanese cuisine served in a sophisticated atmosphere. With sound and plenty matching booze ready to be ordered, and adequate privacy allocated for each table as wished for.
Whether you choose to be seated on the usual dining tables, the cubicle ones, just beside the sushi bar, or prefer to have the indulgence of the tatami rooms deeper inside the restaurant; you will have the same attention from a bunch of helpful and friendly waiters. Of course there would be lots more ambiences that could be expected from the sanctuary of those tatami rooms. There you can have your, ahem, “real” Japanese style of socializing, I guess, without much bothering, or to be bothered by, another casual guest outside.
I praise the way they add some personal touch on re-reserving your favorite drinks; by labeling each one with the patronage’s names, and displaying them behind the sushi bar. Therefore you don’t have to finish it at once, as it is supposed to be on another places, and after that, you could come again without having the difficulties to order another bottles, or worst getting it run out. A smart way to retain your customers, no? Besides, those bottles also served as the restaurant additional decoration. Hmm.
Back to those tortured tongue of us, well then, most of the colleagues, the 70 students and faculties or so of the certification class (including me, ha-ha!) left the place somewhat dissatisfied and confused, concerning the treat we received. One friend noted by saying that he didn’t like the food, because it didn’t feel as good as the ones he used to have at his local Hoka Hoka Bento's chain. *grin
Photos were the courtesy of TLT
Taken on location, May 6, 2008
Imari Japanese Restaurant
Open for lunch and dinner
JW Marriott® Hotel Surabaya
JL Embong Malang 85-89
Surabaya, 60261, Indonesia
Tel. +6231 545 8888
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Have you ever heard of the place? The, uh, quite unusual name was actually the acronym of its original spirits; ZOE – Zone Of Education and entertainment, pronounced as "z-o-e". Getting widely covered by mainstream medias for the last few years since it was opened for public in June 2006, the distance location from the main hemisphere of Jakarta seems made it only known for a number of university students of Margonda.
The place boasted its vast collection of comics, a handful on Indonesian’s most popular books and novels, some magazines (either new or old), quite satisfying number on sociology and political subjects, and of course as already mentioned, the comics. And the library. Some friends stated that even they offered some DVD and movies related and/or attached to the comics, but not yet available in the regular markets, i.e. the powerful 21 Cineplex connection.
The bookshop is not just interesting in its interior design and layout, but most of all, because it provides huge discount for the books. No wonder, because by having this kind of bookshop, it could save the cost expended by regular bookshop chains either in electricity, building rental, prime location fee, management fee, etc. We witnessed some of the books were sold with 40% discount, and they’re still in a very good condition. Sure it made me yelled in frustration; because I just bought some of them on normal price. Hhhhh..
On weekend, they provided live music played on Top 40 and some oldies. As usual on everywhere else, people could come up with their own requests, or even singing their own songs. And don’t forget to take notes on the attractive violinist, who was able to share his enthusiasm and passion to his audience. Luckily the place not having any liquor, for at least a middle age man had gone nearly mad in joyfully responding to the music, to the embarrassment of his wife. It was quite an entertainment itself! Hehe.
Don’t have the ears for the tunes? Don’t worry. Most of the patronages were spotted just need an indulgence where they can happily surf the net (broadband lines provided pro-bono), being close to friends and relatives (some full family were came there, too), or just be there by their own in such a nice and cozy environment with various great position to sit, a wonderful tropical garden to be enjoyed (although it got a humidity problems at nights), a gorgeous Guest Relation Officer (which kinda aloof to her customers, hehe), and an army of nice and helpful waitress.
But the place was not all about books and movies and music, it also well prepared in serving its guest with a great length of food and style. I wonder how hard it’s gonna be to work as their chef, have to practice all those meals and beverages. Luckily I have the privilege just to sit down and have my food prepared!*grin. The meals were amazingly served with clever appearance and yet on such amazing budget price! No wonder the place was a huge success among students, and yet could also attracted family and spouses seemingly from all ages, background, and groups.
I have to bitterly mentioned though, that the taste were not that good, but the Iced Mocha Frapuccino (picture as shown below). Some should be more than mediocre, like the Zouppa Soup; if only we could add some salt and pepper on it. Another things delivered to us were simply below that level. For instance, “the Chicken Cordon Bleu” I used to order anywhere else just to judge the café. No matter how great the cook might had been, the chicken on my plate tasted like it has been buried and forgotten in the refrigerator since the Ice Age. It was, uh, disastrous.
Another worth to be mentioned was the portion of the meals. Beware! It was soo small, even whilst looking at the menus on arrival, we already knew that we have to ordered 2 (two) different kind each, to enable us to satisfy our appetite after a long day at the University of Indonesia nearby.
Sure they have something more to offer. Besides, what do you expect from a budget café located just next to some of the biggest educational institutions of the city? Well, learn and (try to) live with that, and you’d be surprised to find out that you started to fall in love with the place. And the memories printed in the shadows.
In fact, I did.
ZOE -Library-Shop-Café-
Jl. Margonda Raya No. 27, Depok
+6221 777 5473,
+6221 7721 3738
Cuisine: Asian, Western, Coffee, Indonesian, Italian, Chinese
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Gara2 hari Senin hampir seminggu sebelumnya ada rapat with the government people yang diselingi makan siang di restoran ini, gue jadi kepikiran buat datang lagi.
If you do know me well, then you realized that it’s somewhat weird. Why? Because I hate seafood. Bukan alergi sih, seperti tuduhan banyak orang atas penolakan gue untuk setiap ajakan makan seafood, but simply because I just don’t like its taste. Emang susah kalo punya lidah yang terlalu peka; beda rasa dikit aja (atau dalam beberapa hal, beda tehnik pengolahan) udah bikin kerongkongan gue ngambek. Terkunci rapat, kagak mau kemasukan ntu makanan. Hiks. Gue bahkan sampe bisa ngebeda’in mana air aqua yang produksi Panda’an, mana yang asli Bogor, dan mana yang ngaku2nya Bogor, padahal produksi kota Bekasi… yikes! Bayangin aja, sumur di tengah2 daerah industri, gitu lhoo (for the record, I visited some of their factories for official inspections).
Cuman entah kenapa, salah satu kelemahan terbesar gue adalah; setiap kali gue (beruntung) berkesempatan nyoba makanan yang super duper enak atau unik, maka gue pasti akan menikmati makanan itu dengan rasa nggak enak hati. Bukan apa2, tapi karena mesti langsung kepikiran orang rumah. Bokap terutama, dan (dulu) nyokap (sebelum beliau wafat), juga mbak dan adik gue. Kebayang aja, mereka pasti bakal seneng deh, kalau bisa ikutan nyicip makanan ini juga. Sukur2 kalo makanannya “bungkus-able”, karena biasanya dengan nggak tahu malu nya, gue akan ikut berebutan dengan ibu2 kantor, huehehe. Dan mereka dengan baik hati nya malah bela2in menyisihkan buat gue; apalagi setelah mereka nyadar bahwa makanan itu gue bawa buat orang tua dan mbak dan adik gue. *smiling
Dan ya, hari Minggu lalu, setelah akhirnya bisa (di-)bangun(-kan) dengan sukses setelah begadang di Upper Room, gue dan keluarga langsung jalan ke Pondok Sedap Malam, di Jl Batu Tulis, Pecenongan, Jakarta. Rada bingung nyari jalannya. Rute tergampang, elo ke prapatan Harmoni aja dulu; di belakang nya Istana Merdeka. Dari situ trus ambil Jl Veteran yang mengarah ke Pasar Baru, dan langsung belok kiri pada belokan ke-2, alias Jl Pecenongan. Ikutin jalan aja, mayan lebar kok. Trus sampe pertigaan langsung belok kiri. Lokasinya ada di sebelah kanan jalan, bangunan yang baru direnovasi dengan gaya minimalis, bertingkat dua. Yang bawah bebas rokok, atas nya buat ngebul.
Bagian depan bangunan tsb berbentuk huruf “U”. Dari posisi kita masuk, sayap sebelah kanan adalah dapur baru bernuansa canggih (dengan jumlah koki dan asisten yang sepertinya agak terlalu banyak – banyak yang nggak jelas lagi ngapain, maksudna), sedangkan bagian kiri dipenuhi berbagai aquarium dengan beragam makhluk laut yang lucu2 dan bersemangat tinggi. Maksudnya bersemangat tuh, mereka pada hobi lulumpatan, gitu lho. Apalagi kalo liat ada orang yang kaya’nya takut2 mau milih2, hehe. Biarin lah! Belum tahu aja mereka kalo sebentar lagi akan bertamasya ke perut pengunjung yang ketakutan tadi. *grin
For those of you the regular patronages of seafood Mecca anywhere else, beware, this restaurant’s new building offers some culture shock by its new minimalism style. It is so hip, trendy, and very urban. Yet also with some ambiguity of the little plastic greeneries put right in the middle of the lower level, and surrounded on one side with some concrete bamboo walls. All those black, orange, and fake green, along with a party-look blue-ish lighted fake waterfalls; no matter how classy it looks, seems disconnected us with the historic experience our parents or grandparents might ever had on the old, very modest place, just across the street.
Segera buku menu pun dikeluarkan, dan foto2 di dalamnya yang sangat mengundang selera serta banyaknya jenis yang ditawarkan membuat kami kebingunan akan memilih. Sedikit saran; mereka sangat membanggakan “Kepiting Lada Hitam” nya yang legendaris, seporsi berisi 2 ekor (jangan lupa untuk memilih “jantan” karena lebih besar). Coba juga “Kangkung Belachan”, hidangan kangkung hot plate dengan bumbu tauco. Selangit! Masakan ikan bakar nya juga sedap; kali ini kami memilih “Ikan Kuweh Bakar”. Jangan lupa “Gurame Goreng”, emang nggak ada matinye! Tapi 2 hal yang langsung membuat gue jatuh cinta pada pandangan pertama adalah “Cumi Goreng Tepung” dan “Toge Goreng Ikan Asin”. Hmmmm… Favorit gue “Iced Lime Squash” tak lupa dipesan. Juga minuman wajib pendamping seafood; “Es Degan Batok”. Mantabbss..!
Special mention should goes to that black-pepper-sauced-crabs. Kepitingnya memang enak, walau sepertinya tidak sesegar itu. Tapi saus lada hitamnya itu lho! Hmm...!! Udahlah rasanya tak terkatakan saking enaknya. Ajaibnya lagi, saus lada hitam mereka bisa melekat di setiap lekukan kepiting, sehingga membuat kami tak malu2 lagi untuk mengikuti setiap lekuknya dengan jilatan lidah kami dan usapan jemari. Dua kepiting besar pun lenyap tak berbekas, tanpa terasa. Hanya kapasitas perut (dan dompet! Hihi..) lah yang sanggup menuntaskan perburuan ini.
Di lain pihak, janganlah kesal bila dari, misal, 10 pelayan, hanya ada 2 orang yang aktif mengambil pesanan lo. Sepertinya mereka punya masalah dengan senioritas dan paternalistik di sini. Mungkin karena itu pula kita harus berhati2 dengan kesalahan pesanan, atau bahkan yang lupa diantarkan, untuk kemudian di-charge sebagai pesanan dobel. Memang kita harus membiasakan diri untuk melakukan double-check. But up here, it seems a mandatory.*smirk!
Untuk berempat, kami menghabiskan IDR 500 ribu lebih sedikit. Tapi gue dan bokap terbiasa untuk hanya makan sedikit dan berhenti sebelum kenyang. Mungkin lebih tepat bila mengukur dari biaya yang kami habiskan saat rapat seminggu sebelumnya, sekitar IDR 1,2 juta untuk 7 orang. Jadi boleh dibilang biaya makan rata2 di sini adalah antara IDR 150–200 ribu per orang. Tentu makanan2 yang eksotis seperti “Lobster” akan menghabiskan biaya lebih besar. Sedangkan 1 porsi berisi 2 ekor Kepiting Lada Hitam itu sendiri sudah seharga hampir IDR 200 ribu. Terhitung murah untuk kelas seafood di restoran, sebenarnya.
But in the end, it’s always about the food. The great food, indeed. All another could be complained later. This is what I thought when I received my additional changes, due to some correction I asked on my bills. WTF.
Notes:
On my both consecutive visit there, we noticed there were lots of WIL’s and PIL’s eat there with each respective partners. It totally reminds me of one particular scene on Dinata’s “Berbagi Suami”. Although how fancy they dressed, how confident they walked; our eyes could still differentiate who is who. But considering such deep roots of china-town neighborhood, we’re taking that for granted.
Hints:
Just don’t look in the eye of those WIL’s and PIL’s “owners”, they act like their little toys are going to be stolen away *grin
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Baru 2 (dua) kali ini gue nyobain Urban Kitchen; kali ini di Pacific Place. Buat yang belum tahu, sebenarnya sih UK itu “cuma” food court biasa. Tapi yang membuatnya tidak biasa adalah pilihan gerai yang tersedia, (juga tentunya) variasi makanan yang ditawarkan, atmosfir yang berbeda, kemewahan yang mengawang di udara, serta (sayangnya) price list yang juga “lebih”.
Tentu itu semua menjadi satu paket atas alternatif yang (coba) ditawarkan bukan? Paling tidak, sejauh ini mereka cukup berhasil memposisikan diri nya sebagai tujuan wisata kuliner secara sadar, dibandingkan dengan para kompetitor yang (merasa) cukup hanya sebagai “tempat” mengisi perut.
Kata temen gue yang punya PP (berasa okem banget sih!:p) yang di PP emang baru buka kira2 sebulan, dan yang bikin seru; sampe awal Mei depan ada diskon 50% buat pembayaran pake kartu kredit HSBC. Wuihh, mantabb tenann.. Ohyawh, ternyata ujung2nya gue dibayarin pula sama temen! Sering2 aja yak! :p
Pantesan, mengutip pengakuan staff2 UKPP yang berhasil gue interview; tempat mereka emang rame banget buat makan siang (sekalian untuk plirak-plirik, kata temen gue.:p), sementara kembaran mereka di Senayan City justru malah ngebludak kalo malam. Ya iyalah, target pasar nya jelas2 beda. PP, walaupun judulnya mall, tapi lebih cenderung sebagai kawasan bisnis. Sementara SC emang ketahuan tempat nongkrong dan mencari jati diri yang banyak berceceran di sana (terlepas dengan tanda kutip maupun tidak, hihi). Lagian buat teman2 yang seharian udah kerja di PP, ngapain juga sampe malam masih berkeliaran di sana? Pasti pengen refreshing ke tempat lain lah.
Di lain pihak, itu menjadi keunggulan komparatif bagi UKPP untuk menjaring orang2 udik kaya gue yang kantornya mayan jauh dari peradaban (dan bosen liat cewek2 di kantor yang bergaya dan berpakaian gaya anak kuliahan, hehe). Daripada maen ke SC yang jaraknya lebih jauh, pengunjungnya lebih penuh, plus lebih banyak yang datang untuk “melihat”; mendingan cari tempat yang rada lenggang seperti PP. Lain soal bila kau datang juga untuk “dilihat”.. *grin
Perbedaan tersebut lebih jauh dapat dilihat pada desain interior yang ada. Pada SC bernuansa lebih gelap, cozy, romantis, dan ademm. Sementara cabang di PP ini berkesan bersih, segar, high-spirited, namun tetap elegan. Meja2 di SC dibuat lebih memanjang, atau bahkan lebih memojok dengan di antaranya bertebaran sofa2 sudut yang empuk. Sementara pada PP dibuat lebih efisien, bahkan hingga terkesan memaksa. Kami sempat memperhatikan bahwa meja yang dekat jendela yang seharusnya berkapasitas 4-5 kursi, ternyata disesaki hingga 6-7 kursi.
Sebelumnya gue udah nyoba yang di SC bareng teman2 milis Selingan, ba’da nonton Horton (film kartun nggak nggeunah tentang gajah2 something gitu dehh). Ternyata katanya masih ada 1 (satu) cabang lain di Plaza Indonesia ya? Secara jarak sih, nggak segitu jauhnya dari kantor gue di Pancoran, tapi entah kenapa, kalo ke daerah situ (dan Sarinah, dan Menteng) bawaannya males aja. Jadi kemungkinan percobaan ke-3 ke PI kaya nya bisa dicoret dari daftar!
Ugh, jadi nggak sabar nungguin the Energy selesai dibangun, dan kantor gue pindah ke situ. Bisa2 kerjaannya nongkrongin PP dan Urban Kitchen nya mulu nih! *smirk
PS:
Obrolan antara teman nya berlangsung seru dari beragam topik; mulai soal2 sepele sehari2, sampe kenapa Indonesia sebagai Negara produsen minyak tidak dapat meraih keuntungan atas harga minyak dunia yang sedang melonjak, dan kenapa subsidi BBM itu perlu dicabut; siapapun Presidennya. Had a nice nite, guys. Many thanks!
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Gara2 sore2 menjelang ngegolf bareng bokap, malah ngebaca postingannya Prof Mer tentang Ayam Goreng Sunda gue jadi ngeces uncontrollable deh, hehhe.. Pokoke pwenguenn!! Jadi ngidam nggak keruan gini. Siyal..siyalll….!!
Akhirnya mampirlah kami ke Mall Artha Gading, dan langsung menuju ke food court (di lt.3 , kalo ndak salah) buat menjumpai Ayam Penyet dambaan hati, dan pemilik stand nya yang ramah dan murah senyum. Beliau tentu segera mengenali kami sebagai salah satu pelanggan setia nya. Dua porsi Ayam Penyet, semangkok Es Oyen, segelas es teh manis, plus menu tambahan semangkok Soto Kambing Jakarta pun segera terhidang di atas meja. Yang lucu tentang Es Oyen; penjualnya keukeuh bilang ini khas Bandung; sementara gue di sana selama 7 th, nggak pernah ngeliat apalagi ngicipin :p
Ayam kampung standar sih.. dihidangkan dengan seporsi nasi, 2 (dua) potong tempe dan tahu, serta seporsi lalapan segar sungguh menggoda selera. Masakan khas Jawa Timur ini memperoleh namanya secara harfiah; karena memang ayam (atau lele) tsb setelah digoreng matang, diangkat panas2 dari wajan untuk kemudian diletakkan di atas cobek (wadah batu untuk membuat sambal) dan kemudian dipenyet2 pake uleg-an, persis di atas sambalnya.
Bentuk gepengnya mungkin agak membunuh selera buat yang nggak terbiasa sih. Tapi rasanya dong! Dan terutama, sambalnya itu lhoo.. Super duper pedaassss….!!! Sungguh enak dimakan panas2 bersama perut yang lapar. Harganya pun menarik; minus Soto Jakarta (dari stand lain), kami cuma kena IDR 40,500.-
Sebelum bokap menghabiskannya dengan penuh napsu, hehe, gue foto2in dulu dehh.. Kali2 aja ada yang jadi kepincut lantas ngeces bareng, huehehe.. Damn it! Sekedar nulis begini pun gue udah ngeces lagi, arrggjjhhh…..!!! *jambak2 rambut.
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Mengutip pertanyaan pada judul di atas, jawabannya bisa sangat beragam dan luas; tergantung pada banyak variabel, yang mungkin bahkan tidak saling berhubungan satu sama lain. Sebut saja selera. Kemudian menyusul rentang harga, lokasi resto itu sendiri, kebersihan area, kesigapan (pelayannya), dsb.
Tapi seorang teman, yang kebetulan asli Palembang, lantas merekomendasikan tempat dan makanan ini. Lokasinya di daerah Tebet, di sebelah kantor pajak. Kebetulan masih dalam jarak jangkau dari kantor gue, hehe.
Lebih jauh menurut bapak teman itu; rasa dan kualitas yang ditawarkan sejauh ini adalah yang paling mendekati. Harga memang agak mahal, apalagi kalo dibandingkan dengan usaha2 sejenis di Palembang. Tapi itung2 boleh-lah, sebagai ganti ongkos kirim! :p
Tantangan pertama adalah mencoba otak2, yang langsung tersedia di meja; walau nggak gratis, hehe.. Sumpah dehh, ini (makanan) otak2 paling oke yang pernah gue coba. Menu lainnya lantas menyusul, monggo diliat2 dulu fotonya; siapa tahu ada yang menarik hati. Atau mau langsung ngabur ke sana? Boleehhh… tapi, ajak2 gue yaa?:p
Tapi gimana cara ke sana? Well, kalo dari arah kantor gue di deket prapatan Pancoran (ada yg mau mampir? Heuhe) ke arah Soepomo, elo musti belok kanan di lampu merah pertama. Kalo ndak salah, perempatan yg ada show room Auto 2000 dan Mitsubitshi gede2 deh. Kira2 jarak 100 meter dari perempatan itu, di sebelah kanan jalan, ada kantor pajak. Pempek 161 ini letaknya sederetan dengan berselang jarak kira2 15 meteran lah. Happy trying!
Kamis, 10 Apr 2008
00.49 am
Pictures were taken on location.
All were courtesy of TLT
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Who doesn’t love Pizza, especially the sophisticated one like what they offered at Izzi? Most of all, it won’t cost you a dime; since a friend treat you there to celebrate her birthday. All you can eat, she said! And off we went. Yihaaa..!! :-)
The best part of Izzi could be found on its refillable refreshing iced Blackcurrant (which I could take up to 5-7 glasses *grin), Izzi dough ball, served hot with mouth-watering butter, spicy and mild fried chicken wings, over sized pasta, and of course – the pizza itself.
That was exactly the moment we found shared happiness on our face. As captured here. Yet to prevent sudden hunger attack, we decided not to upload the most tempting part of the pictures, i.e. the ones on the meals. Hmm…yummy!
Wanna join us? *grin
Izzi Pizza Pancoran
Mar 24, 2008 -- 11.30 am
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 | Category: | Books | | Genre: | Business & Investing | | Author: | Joseph Michelli, McGraw-Hill (2006) |
Dengan menjamurnya berbagai kedai kopi, café, club, maupun restorasi kelas menengah ke atas lainnya; maka tuduhan “atas tuntutan pergaulan” pun akan teramat sangat mudah untuk ditabalkan kepada siapapun yang, mungkin, kebetulan lewat di depan kita, dan mengaku bahwa dirinya adalah seorang fanatikus sejati atas berbagai kenyamanan semacam itu.
Tapi kalau kegemaran itu semata dinyatakan sebagai virus, gue kurang sepakat. Karena, untuk kasus kedai kopi berlambang putrid duyung menggoda ini, gue (pilih) ke sana karena emang bener-bener suka sama kopinya. Dan eh, siapa bilang Starbucks = eksekutif muda?*grin I’m young alrite, but not an executive (yet).
I mean, there's a bunch of another coffee shops out there, ranging from one to another; all you got to do is just matching it with your taste (and wallet, of course, hehe), and choose. For instance, I hate Coffee Bean at PS for the way its crowd behaved, and so on.
But why I go to Starbucks? Because I love its taste, the cozy atmosphere offered, the friendly and helpful staffs, and especially the whole experience I got with just a cup of nice bold iced moccachino triple grande no sugar. D’ohh, did I mention it right?
Sejujurnya, pada awalnya adalah hubungan pertemanan. Gue masih ingat dengan jelas saat mereka pertama kali membuka gerai nya di Setiabudi Building, persis di depan kantor lama gue di PricewaterhouseCoopers. Segera kami, para konsultan kurang tidur yang maniak kopi terlibat ke dalam perdebatan sengit soal perlunya injeksi kafein versus gaya hidup yang semakin merasuk.
Pada awalnya, gue termasuk ke mereka yang menghindari tempat-tempat seperti ini Sederhana saja; karena gue pikir snobbish banget! Udah masuk dengan cara jalan yang sangat bergaya, trus pulang sambil nenteng-nenteng gelas starbucks. Hints: merek nya dipegang di bagian depan, biar keliatan/kebaca sama orang lain. Hehhe..
But started from last 2004, I had a lot of quality time with several dearly friends, and I love it to death. Memang harus diakui bahwa Jakarta yang mengaku kosmopolitan ini dan Gubernur nya yang mengaku ahli teramat sangat kekurangan tempat-tempat publik di mana ide-ide bisa bersemai bebas, dan gagasan saling dipertukarkan. Pun interaksi keluarga dan handai tolan bisa diaspirasikan dengan terjangkau. Ketiadaan yang lantas menghasilkan cerukan yang terisi oleh Starbucks dan sejenisnya.
Tapi makin ke sini ternyata gue jadi makin cinta sama tuh tempat; selain faktor rasa (yang lain ke laut ajaaa...), feel at home there (gue pernah ngobrol berdua dengan seorang sahabat dari jam 11 siang sampe jelang midnite di starbucks PIM – 12 jam lebih!), juga karena di mana lagi kita bisa berbagi rasa dan asa bersama berbagi hati, kecuali di sana? Dengan tempat yang nyaman cuma seharga secangkir kopi, kalo di tempat lain yang ada elo udah diusir, kalee.. :-)
Starbucks menrut gue malah nggak overpriced, karena rasa, kualitas, kenyamanan -- alias value, yang diberikan dalam bentuk kenyamanan etc, sebagaimana yang dijelaskan secara panjang lebar di dalam buku ini, sudah teramat sangat sesuai dengan harganya.
Bandingkan dengan harga yang sama, misal untuk secangkir kopi Starbucks seharga IDR 30,000, dibandingkan dengan membeli paket makanan sejumlah sama di berbagai fast food. Apa bisa bersantai2 semalam suntuk? Atau ngobaruol dalam dari hati ke hati? Atau sekedar melewatkan hari yang indah dengan musik yang mengalun? Jawabnya hanya satu: pasti tidak! :p
Salah satu prinsip utama yang dijalankan Starbucks dan dijelaskan di dalam buku ini adalah untuk menjadikan nya sebagai, boleh dibilang, rumah ke-3, bagi para pelanggannya (selain rumah dan kantor mereka, tentunya). Tempat di mana mereka bisa bersantai, menjadi diri mereka sendiri, dikenali sebagai bagian dari keluarga, dan karenanya memperoleh perlakuan yang mencerminkan hal itu. Kita bisa minta sambungan listrik gratis, terkadang ada WiFi, dan terutama, rangkaian tokonya memberlakukan kebijakan anti rokok yang ketat (dengan alasan yang masuk akal; supaya aroma kopi nggak tercemar).
Dan satu lagi, coba perhatikan, kapan staff Starbucks pernah tidak tersenyum, selelah apapun mereka, sebego apapun pesanan kita? Perasaan nyaman seperti itulah yang lantas membuat kita datang lagi dan lagi.
Memang, kenyamanan itu mahal, Jenderal!
Sampoerna Strategic Square, Tower B, 9th Fl.
Saturday, Oct 06, 2007 – 16.13 wib
Daydreaming at campus
Photo courtesy of TLT, with a dearly friend
Starbucks Senayan City Lower Level, Jakarta,
Saturday, Nov 11, 2006 – 21.03 wib
Product Details
* the Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary
* Joseph Michelli, 208 pages, McGraw-Hill;
* 1st edition (September 14, 2006)
* ISBN-10: 0071477845
* ISBN-13: 978-0071477840
* Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
| Start: | Feb 22, '08 7:00p | | End: | Feb 22, '08 11:00p | | Location: | Izzi Pizza, Oakwood, Bellagio |
[sent to EnEMBA ITB - class of 2007 mailing list]
Dear all,
This is to confirm you that we will have an extra session on Pak Daniel's Financial Management with the following details:
Date: Friday, Feb 22, 2008 (tomorrow)
Time: 19.00-23.00 wib
Location:
Izzi Pizza, Oakwood, Bellagio
Shooping Arcade @ OAKWOOD Premier, 1st Floor, No.1A
Jl. Lingkar Mega Kuningan Blok E4.2, Jakarta
Call: 021 – 255 42422
To go there, please find the road map by clicking this following link: http://www.izzipizza.com/index.php?id=13&modul=branchdetail
The place is reserved on behalf of my name. Find a Ms Nia of Izzi Oakwood for further assistance. Or contact my number.
See you in the Energy Modelling class tonite!
This is the kind of the music club that has real class. And I mean “the real one”. Oh, boy!
Located in one of the city's most prominent business districts, the club was initially quite hard to be found, especially for those of you whose not familiar with Jl Wijaya; that including me, thank you. Although it was actually located almost next to CCF Wijaya and Sindang Reret Sundanese restaurant (both are not familiar spots for me either, hehe).
Its front door was simple, yet artistic and very elegant; pointing out arrogantly to anyone whose might not properly attired for the place. Some friends warned me that they experienced being rejected by the club. But I guess that was due to they didn’t comply with its suggested outfit nor didn’t have any reservation. Whilst we should be calm and confident, since another friend has done it for us – right under the name of the night’s performer, I guess. The great Didi Mudigdo, Mr, an internationally well-known jazz pianist and vocalist, perhaps the only reason for us to come.
On entering Nine Muses, one begun to appreciate its labyrinth-like structure. Though we got some difficulties to adjust ourselves to the tone, we gotta admit that after a short walk down a narrow candle-lit corridor, we never quite imagine that such place could be existed in such a business district. Very impressed, we did, as walked inside further. Especially when we noticed the librarian style artistically arranged on one corner. With real Penguin books!, we exclaimed in such disbelief.
The atmosphere and the waitress are somewhat intimidating, and even made my friend, who supposed to be more adapted to this kind of environment better than me, nervous and unsure about herself. We had our dinner previously at Pacific Place; therefore we planned to order some coffee. But the waitress acted like she didn’t hear us, and prepared dinner sets, then offered us a long line of decadence meals. I mean, the price, of course. *grin
The food range was quite fantastic, with European style and mainly dominated by French cuisine, although on a certain section my eyes managed to spot a wagyu steak offered. Weird. But then we strengthen our minds, and politely returned the menus whilst smiled to the, bravo!, turned out to be an understanding waitress.*grin One positive point secured. By the way, their welcoming french bread bites served with vinegar mixed was simply awesome!
Of course we immediately compared Nine Muses with our previous shared experience at Black Cat, another jazz dedicated club in town. We realized that there was a distinctive atmosphere between the two; whereas we suspected that Nine Muses not just targeting to an older audiences but also the wealthier and more powerful ones. We did see some familiar public faces there.
Yet, completely in line with one old adagium, that you got what you paid, then the same premise applied here. Lots of us are exhausted by the place around Jakarta who dares to call themselves as music bars, but with some ear-splitting noise they call music. Plus with a menu that could only afford some kind of overpriced french fries, fried squid, and tonnages of beer; along with a very dark ambience and over loud sounds. If you felt exactly like that, then you have to try this club.
The interesting part of the club is not just the sensual and romantic open areas in front of the stage, but also the outdoor area filled with table and chairs and lots of greeneries. Pretty interesting and of course is distinctively different, eh? We thrilled to try the exotic spot, but soon forget the idea considering the hot Jakartan air that night and especially since we came to see Didi on stage.
Didi, born in Australia, did look like ones who spent their life aboard. His confidence was real and he smiles sincerely. He wasn’t cocky nor behaved like God like most of our performers. He just played the piano beautifully and did sing with a skillfully mastered voice. I don’t really understand music, especially the real jazz melody; but my friend, who’s got better experience than me (she was once a Jazz singer herself and played in a various bands), was as amazed as I was. And we thank God for the chance given tonite (hahaha, nggak sampe segitunya sih).
Further info about the great Didi could be found here : Pianis/Vokalis Didi Mudigdo duet dg Pemusik Jazz Jakarta. Whilst when you interested on Nine Muses, feel free to check them out at The Nine Muses club, www.ninemusesclub.com, Jl. Wijaya I/25, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, Ph. +6221 722 1188, Fax +6221 7279 0849
From this moment, a great consciousness came to my reality; that it is okay to spend some resources e.g. time and especially money to sit on places like these, and treat your senses right. For every once and a while. And thus, considering the price of spots like those. Furthermore, believe me, it would be more than just okay to secure a ticket or two to attend such festivals; be it music or movies, like the upcoming Java Jazz Festival 2008 on March. Boy, Didi and Nine Muses did successfully make me eagerly anticipating the moment the festival come.
Review and Photo courtesy of TLT
Thursday, Jan 24, 2008, midnite
 | Category: | Restaurants | | Cuisine: | International | | Location: | Arcadia, Senayan, Jakarta |
Having heard the name of, arguably, one of the most interesting place to go with the few closest friends or merely to indulge oneself in the real Jazzy mood, inside its cozy interior and their friendly ambience, for quite some time; still can hardly allocate my free time enough to taste it more than listening to some boasting friends.
Few chances came and vanished, along with some promising souls once set a date or two to attract me to stop by with, some glancing away for every once and a while every time passing by its gate over and over again; months and years has passed by before finally managed to knocking on the Heaven’s doors. Thanks to the hard effort courtesy of a friend, I even stay tuned to the course, and could stand for the torture instead of going home earlier and enjoyed the book of Saladin and Lion Heart in progress. Or from maintaining discipline and reaching out to my paper once again*
Less could be offered by its misplaced building style and decoration, not to mention its location on some distance from the Plaza Senayan, forced us to walk to it. No one seems to know its exact location though, thus we basically tried our best guess, hehe. Arrived shortly and walked our way to the 2nd floor, our quite low-level spirit could only be boosted up by anticipating the insider experience of the place. Up to this, a 4-point score could easily be saved.
And boy, oh we did have some fun there! For no cover charge and quite reasonable beverages price list, too bad we already full thus missed the chance to try the cuisine offered, one could not help but wonder how such place could defend itself against its own overhead, and most of all, its competing hipper neighbors. Sure, the fact that it is one of its kinds should be brought up too. Or perhaps because it has some dedicated patronages, along with some hard-core audiences; as ones could be easily spotted on that niter?
The lead singer blanketed us all with her strong, beautiful, adorable voices. Though her stage performance raised suspicion on how much glasses of wine she had previously taken, hehe. The whole band played quite well with some measured jamming session for each individual. The dimmed lighting seems well to create the needed atmosphere. In short, it was near perfect.
But hey, wait up! What was the noise? Ouch, some spoiled brats who happily and, annoyingly, loudly talked, chatted, and laughed to each other – here and there. They did not bother about that bunch of irritated starring guests or the melodious sounds of the performing band. We did not think that they even aware of where they were; that people come to that place to have some listening experience and not to compete with each other in unnecessary loudness.
Do you really come here to listen to the music and shut up, or just to show us that you can really afford the place as a location to share your daily gossip to each other? It was so amazing that neither the ushers nor those attractive guest relations lady officers do a thing to appropriately handle the situation. Whether they afraid, or just being permissive, for this un-appropriate disturbance, the place should lose another star. Therefore, its final score was only 3 out of 5.
Black Cat is a very interesting place that I might want to see again, but perhaps not quite that soon. Sure, it is still one of the best alternatives available in town.
Jakarta, Wed, Jan 9, 2008
21.00 – 01.00 am
Note:
* The school paper was hopelessly lying unattended on the table, hehe...
** Photo courtesy of TLT
PS:
1) Further info and sneak peak could be reached at their website : Black Cat
2) A poem inspired by the Black Cat could be read here: Route 66 d/h Naik Kopaja 66
| Start: | Oct 1, '07 5:30p | | Location: | Restoran Begor Suryo, Jl Suryo 16, Senopati, Jakarta Selatan |
To : Milis Medco Energi Cc : medcoenergi-moderators Subject: Break the Fasting for ALL Dear friends and colleagues, Why limit our interaction merely virtually on the mailing list? Let's talk and see each other in reality! We could get to know each other, and perhaps share some new or probably common things together. Who knows what's gonna be happen next? Therefore, you are cordially invited to participate in breaking our fasting (for those whose celebrate it), and to meet and greet with all of us. For this initial Off Air moment, and for practical reasons, we already set the place and the date, ie: Location: Restoran Begor Suryo, Jl Suryo 16, Senopati, Jakarta Selatan Date : Monday, Oct 1, 2007. Begun at 17.30 wib Mode : Go-Ducth, pay by your own Because you'll never know unless you try..Regards, TLT Co-moderator, Mailing List Medco Energi PS: RSVP needed by replying to this email (japri/ direct reply - not to the milis)
| Start: | Sep 29, '07 5:00p | | Location: | the Café, Mulia Hotel, Jakarta |
Acara buka puasa bareng keluarga besar gue yang sangat ditunggu2; 29 atau 30 Sep ntar (tergantung kapan kakak ipar gue balik dari Balikpapan), tapi kemungkinan besar musti tgl 30 sih.
Believe it or not, mbak gue sampe bela2in beli gaun spesial buat acara itu. Hadohh, mbaakk..segitunya.. Gimana kalo anggaran buat gaun itu lo kasih aja ke gue, itung2 buat nambah2in? *grin
Undangan sekitar 25 orang kaya'nya. Bangkrut dah gue! Huehehhe..
Tapi biarlah, udah lama juga nggak kumpul2 bareng; biasanya paling2 cuma acara individualis antara gue dan beberapa sepupu, atau kunjungan ke ruma siapa, gitu. Itung2 pemanasan sebelum Lebaran, haiyyaa..
Updated 25-Sep-07
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Ternyata acara berpindah nggak jadi di Le Grand Café nya Mahakam, tapi loncat agak jauh dikit ke Hotel Mulia.. hmmm.. malah upgrade tempat nih, dan..budget! Hehhe.. Oopss..! :p
Sebenernya sempat mempertimbangkan bbrp tempat menarik lainnya, macam Poke Sushi di Crowne Plaza (thanks to Cecille), Jitlada di Senayan City (usul nya Yenny tuh), Secret Recipe di Senayan City juga (ini idenya Vonny nih), atau di Spaggedies, Senayan City (masukan dari Rianty). Hmm..hmm.. Masing2 punya ide dan makanan favoritnya masing2, rupanya.. Senang juga dapat info2 menarik, walau jadi rada bingung juga, hehe..
Pertimbangan? Budget, lokasi, fasilitas, rasa & kualitas makanan, service, spasial ruang, unsur kenyamanan.. hmm apalagi yha?
© terbanglah lebih tinggi
My dad has a strange habit: a native Surabaian himself and had spent his life there for the biggest part of his young hood life, he developed an acute dislikeness of meals made from ducks. To be more specifically: that famous fried duck. Hints: it’s a specialty from the region. To this, I can’t say a word.
Haven’t had the chance myself to learn what its tasted like until I lived at Malang back in 1993-1994. There, what previously was taken for granted, finally came up to mind and made me wondering why. A question that is inquired from time to time, of how he couldn’t stand such a heavenly delicious meat. A suspicion crossed my mind though; that he actually never tasted it before, but just being intimidated by the appearance of the bird, and the way it live.
Last Thursday nite I got a chance to proof my theory, i.e. by gave him a fried meal, without fully informed him of what it was. I just told him that I bought it whilst I had my lunch that day. And guess what? As predicted yet still much to my delight surprise, he really-really loved the food! He even talked a lot about it, and wondered where the restaurant’s location is, and why he never heard of it before. To this, I couldn’t helped but smiled whohooo..got you, Dad! Fried duck is sure a one kind of meals, rite?
Earlier in the afternoon, a bunch of friends and I held a farewell lunch party for one of us. The place, Begor Suryo (Begor means “Bebek Goreng” or fried ducks), was randomly selected at once, due to the hectic schedule and thanks to a fun-forwarded email received in the morning by another friend. A few amongst us were dedicated fried duck lovers (including me, of course), some others still could vividly remember the tasty duck meals we had on Trans TV’s cafeteria at Jl Tendean, Jakarta, and the rest were eager to try something new and exotic – especially when it came up free of charge, hehe..
The place was located on Jl Suryo, Suropati, an uptown business district virtually situated in the backyard of the Jakarta Stock Exchange complex, South Jakarta. No wonder, to our amazement, the restaurant was nearly fully packed with “reserved” signs almost on all of their dining table. Hey, it’s still a half hour to noon, the white collar slaves were not supposed to be there yet, no?
Its ambience was calm, friendly, and cozy. With colonial style interior, traditional chairs and table made from woods, and smiley and very helpful waiters. The choices on the menu may not be as complete as the one on “Mbah Jingkrak”, which was originally opened in Klaten, Central Java, under the same name> But I prefer Begor much, since they offered a different kind of menu. Some of them were that famous duck meals (of course) and its various choices – be it grilled, fried, etc; various fried traditional snacks, catfish, chicken, beef, you named it! For beverages, they served lime squash (my true love!), iced degan (fresh young coconut with syrup and ice), iced tea, and soft drinks - and a traditional beverages seems so unique that I cant ever remember its name*grin. All their meals were a real threat for our tongue and mind; lots of positive praise were shouted during the course. Their lime squash was quite disappointing though, since apparently they didn’t use real lime fruit but some kind of syrup as used by another cafés. Too bad.
What came to my attention much as well as others' was “Nasi Cobek”, we believed it was a Surabaya version of a complete “Nasi Timbel”, a traditional complete meals set originated in West Java. Basically it’s a dishes consisted of rice, fresh cutted garden vegetables, “sambal bajak” (blended fried chilies and various spices), fried soy cake, fried tofu, a bulk of fried salted ocean fishes, and of course, fried chicken and/or beef.
The main difference this time was it used fried ducks, and that salted ocean fishes were changed to “ikan teri” (salted small ocean fishes) and here’s the blast… the whole dishes was not served on plates as usual, but on “Cobek”!! Can you imagine that? Hints: cobek is a rounded stone plate especially used by the chef to prepare and to blend “sambal”. And it is considered rude by many tribes around Indonesia it is sooo rude to place cobek on top of the dining table, especially in front of your guests. But here, the restaurant is using it as their guests’ food dishes. What a knock out!
Nevertheless, wait until you taste it. Hmmmmm….mak nyusss! Wheww..just writing it down here, and it started to make me hungry and make my mouth watering, huehhehe..
This place is a must every time your tongue miss the taste of a decent fried ducks, and everyone knows how hard to find one even in this cosmopolitan Jakarta. Highly recommended for the location (we believed that there were at least of flirtatious couples there by the time we arrived on the place, hehe), the atmosphere, and especially for its taste. Lower marks goes to its minimalist menu and for being relatively pricey. The 7 of us were billed almost IDR 400.000,- For all those mentioned above, I gave it a “4-stars” out of scale 5.
Btw, guess what my Dad say when I finally got the chance to tell him the truth.. *grin
Jakarta 14130 Cilincing
Friday, Jun 29, 2007 – 23.00 wib
| Start: | May 16, '07 9:00p | | Location: | Starbucks, Grand Indonesia, Jakarta |
Celebrating it success in Indonesia
at Starbucks Coffee, Grand Indonesia
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
21.00 wib onward
with :
G'pluck "Beatles" Band
Aziz Band
Dress Code :
Blue, Gold, or 60's style (the Beatles era)
By Invitation Only
RSVP Vira or Sari
"..success is sweetest when it's shared.."
Howard Schultz, Chairman,
Starbucks Coffee
| Start: | Jun 30, '07 | | End: | Jul 1, '07 | | Location: | unknown yet - last year event was held on the historical Lapangan Banteng square |
Hell, yeah! At last! This tempting national food festival sponsored by Bango (one of the best & definetely the most delicious local brand of soy sauce - managed by the giant food & domestic products group Unilever) would be held again; mirroring at the success & the huge popularity experienced on its initial program last year. Strongly hope that this year program would be betterly run & prepared, especially rememberingly its nearly chaostic atmosphere, the un-professionally work done of its operating committee, the morally unprepared of the festival participants, and worst, the wrongfully projection of the visitors enthusiasm. Bad habit and bad business, of course. All and all, just make sure to be there, and I mean it! Forget your diet and other priorities as well. You wont be sorry. Dont forget to bring along your camera, and your wallet, of course.. :p
 | Cilantro | Dec 11, '06 1:56 AM
for everyone |
| Category: | Restaurants | | Cuisine: | Asian | | Location: | BNI City, Sudirman, Jakarta |
Cilantro
oleh: YZ
Hei mas TLT!! Long time ga ngobrol2 lagi... hehehe.... Thanks for this review, yaah.
Hmmm, kayanya citra D'Cost makin jelek aja yah? Banyak complainnya. Aku sampe sekarang masih belum nyobain juga siiii. Tapi kayanya jadi males juga yah membaca begitu banyak complain dari orang2.
Lately aku jarang dapet review resto2 baru niiiyy. Eh, tapi aku mau rekomendasiin Cilantro! Dimsumnya wenaakkk bangett!!
Aku waktu itu pergi sama temen2ku untuk lunch disana. Kita mau beli paket lunch yang 25ribu. Lumayan banget paketnya. Dapet 1 porsi makanan dan minum. Tapi emang pilihan menu paket murahnya terbatas, secara itu sebenernya resto mahal bangetttt makanan2nya....hihihi. Cuma ada sekitar 6-8 menu untuk yang harga 25rb. Dan yang pasti, kudu tanya satu2 ke waitressnya untuk porsi dari masing2 makanan, karena yang porsinya agak lumayan itu cuma beberapa. Kebanyakan dari 8 menu itu porsinya dikit.
Tapi yaaaa, lumayan laaahhh 25 ribu, walaupun dapet makanan dengan porsi dikit, bisa dapet atmosfir tempat makan yang bagus dan view yang oke banget (secara it's on the top of BNI City!).
Naahhh, yang mau aku rekomendasiin selain dari paket lunch 25rb itu, coba minta menu khusus untuk dimsum. Harga untuk dimsum not bad-lah. Sekitar 13rb-15rb per-porsi. Ukurannya gede2 dan enak!
Aku waktu itu juga mesen lumpia udang mayonaise. Nyummmmm, it's the best i've ever taste!! Kalah deh lumpia mayonaise-nya Samudera! Ukurannya soalnya besar2 dan makannya jadi puas. Dapet 6 potong pula! Harganya 15/16rb. Trus, save the best for last, cobain Mantaonyaaaaaa!!!! It's soooo gooood!! Mantaonya besar2, porsinya 6, dan angettt bangettt...... Pokoknya wenaakkk!! Huehehehhehe. Yaaaa, pastinya kalo 50rb bisa dapet makanan yang enak2 ko!!
Sekali2 ke Cilantro giy mas untuk lunch. They have the best Mantao in town!! Hehehe
*Duh, apa waktu itu sebenernya gw cuma lagi laper aja yah? :p :p
Jakarta 10210 Semanggi
Tuesday, Nov 21, 2006 - 10:08 AM
 | Category: | Restaurants | | Cuisine: | Other | | Location: | Lots of - see its website for details |
JCo - donuts & coffee oleh: terbanglah lebih tinggi Score: 5-stars at first. Yet the more I think, the more I’d like to downgrade it. Oh, they don’t take delivery order, crap! 4-stars would be enough, then. Find out further, hereSure this JCo-ing things is quite phenomenal. I mean, whose haven’t ever heard of it? It’s one of the most talked about happening, up-town. Not to mention that more than often ones have to patiently (or not that patient, sometimes) wait in line, just to enable them to be served by its staffs. And those are being witnessed by my own eyes in more than one outlets of them. Also don't forget about its taste, and the varieties of the items sold. Or by its unique names. Try “Al-Capone”, for instance. I believe – and informally confirmed – it is their most favorite menu; actually it is not that exotic, nor even cruel; as suggested by the name (which is borrowed from a notorious Chicago outlaw figure on Malaise period). It’s just simply a basic donut covered with almond slices and a sweet white chocolate sauce on top. Well, I got to admit that it’s one of their most delicious thing; but sure that name creativity also means a bit for the customers’ curiosity, and then, love. Bite a gangsta, anyone? Here you go! Is that original? Is that only a follower, of a more internationally prominent brand; Krispy Kreme of MAP (a sister chain of starbucks etc)? Is that the first in town? Does it have the longest queue? It doesn't matter. For as long as you're merely a customer, not the competitors. Taste is the basic mantra, my friend. Price is what would be matter the most. Not any irrelevant matters called as originality and else and “less sweet” or anything. And as long as it doesn't breaks any law nor patent, then so what? As long as it is delicious and not that pricey, then so what? As long as it still have that suspicious queue (wink2!:p), then so what? Be noted, that it already took a frontal assault against its newest and heavy weight competitor at Senayan City, lower level. When you have some spare time to be wasted, try to compare both. Hints: If you can’t hardly wait to grab some easy bite whilst at the same time can’t stand the queue (which apparently is not part of our great culture as fellow Indonesians), try to steal a chair inside the outlets, and take your order. A coffee with a donut would be enough; though they sure have to learn further how to differentiate a good coffee with a colored hot water – it’s totally tasteless! By the last time I did a dine-in, they give their basic item for free – a glazed donut. Pretty interesting; though not that suitable for a coffee. I’d rather take my daily doze of caffeine and a donut as I did it before on Dunkin Donuts, BNI City of Sudirman; whilst working as a consultant for Conoco Phillips (mid 2003). Dunkin’s donuts might be just mediocre, but their caffeine booster is damn working! What make it more interesting, when Senayan City has just opened for public (and still not being too crowded and hectic as it is now), JCO attracted its loyal and its soon-to-be customers by giving away free sample of that glazed donuts. Of the many occasions I happened to be around, once I managed to have myself almost half of a dozen of free glazed JCo donuts. Ahaha.. Not bad, eh? Jakarta 12870 Pancoran Mon. Aug 28, 2006 – 11.30 AM
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