For full review - http://midas400.blogspot.sg/2014/04/dinner-au-chocolat-at-mbs.html

Met up with some friends to see the iLight Festival at Marina Bay. We had dinner at MBS first before checking out the various outdoor Light Art installations. We're back at Au Chocolat as they have a revamped menu.Two of us ordered new items from the menu while one decided to have her fave dish again. As usual we ordered sides to share.
Truffle fries $15++, one of our fave dishes from Au Chocolat, was drizzled with generous amount of truffle oil and served piping hot...delish!I wasn't extremely hungry and decided to just have sandwich and picked the new Pulled pork sandwich $20++. To my dismay, the serving turned out to be huge!I got a foot-long toasted bread with pretty well marinated pulled pork meat, topped with coleslaw. Taste pretty good but portion was just too big...I was unable to finish it!
Homemade garlic herb pesto pasta with prawns $25++, another new item in the menu. My friend picked the Bow Tie pasta over the other choices of linguine and penne.The dish came with 8 huge pieces of succulent whole prawns. The pesto sauce was pretty tasty and bow ties were done al dente, my friend was happy with her pick.
Boeuf bourguignon $28++, my friend's fave dish. The chunky slow cooked beef cheeks were very tender and well flavored. Serving was generous as usual.As we were quite full from having the main courses, we decided to just order one dessert to share for 3pax.
Nutty crunchy French toast $20++, we chose a really sinful one from the Toasts & Pancakes section. We got two thick slices of french toast bread coated with crispy cornflakes, topped with choco hazelnut cream, sweet banana slices, choco fudge sauce and sprinkled with choco pearls.The cornflakes coated bread was very well executed, with crispy flaky exterior and soft and warm center. The hazelnut cream was yummy and pairs well with the sweet banana. This dessert dish was nice but a tad too sweet for our liking.
As the restaurant has stopped serving complimentary ice water (2 months ago), we ordered several drinks to wash down our hearty meal. My fave was the Sprite float w/ strawberry gelato $10++, the strawberry gelato contains bits of real strawberry in it, very nice!I think we overspent on beverages! Half of our bill were drinks we had 

Service here was decent, so was the food, but its too expensive to keep buying drinks to quench our thirst without complimentary drinking water.

For full review - http://midas400.blogspot.sg/2014/03/new-menu-at-nanas-green-tea.html

I'm back again at Nana's after I spotted new food items on display at their entrance.The restaurant was already crowded at 5.40pm as school holidays has begun. Lotsa youngsters having desserts here. I got a table after about 10mins wait. They have a brand new menu with bigger and better pictures. Check out their new Hamburg rice sets and Millet rice bowls.As I don't eat beef, I decided to try the new Millet rice bowls. Millet rice is a healthy version of Japanese rice with 10 kinds of grains/cereals mixed with polished white rice. It is high in dietary fiber and contains extra minerals and vitamins that's good for the body.
Chicken Nanban Don $15.80++, has a crispy fried chicken fillet topped with Jap tartar sauce and served with fresh greens on millet rice. All rice bowls come with miso soup.The Chicken Nanban was quite delish. Although the tartar sauce is not as good as the one from Tsukada Nojo, I still like the well marinated crispy chicken meat. The fresh greens complimented the chicken fillet well too. The millet rice beneath tasted very good, it was still soft and fluffy despite the multi-grains mix. Thumbs up.
Tori Karaage Salad $6.80++, crispy fried chicken nuggets on top of assorted veggies and hard boiled eggs. This is served with a choice of Japanese dressings, and I picked my fave sesame dressing to go with the salad.The chicken nuggets were well marinated and crispy. Veggies were freshly chopped and taste fabulous with the yummy sesame dressing. Portion was quite ample for a $6+ dish.
Azuki Shiratama Soft Cream Latte $8.50++. I love this dessert-drink! The sweet and creamy latte was filled with robust flavor of Jap azuki beans and the Soft Serve ice cream simply makes this drink divine..slurp!I'm rather satisfied with the new dishes at Nana's. I will come back again to try more dishes.

Met up with sista at Kovan Heartland mall who is passing her homemade CNY goodies to me. She suggested dinner at this tiny Korean restaurant located at level 2.Space between tables are pretty tight, I would not recommend this place for large scale gatherings. This place is more suitable for intimate groups of 2-6pax max. Some of the waiting staffs are Koreans, they speak good english. They have chinese speaking staffs as well.

This place provides complimentary Korean barley tea..We ordered a Korean Army Stew and 3 smaller dishes to share among 3 persons. First up, the usual serving of assorted homemade appetizers. They were a refreshing start to the meal. I love to eat the Korean bean sprouts, mashed potato and spicy kimchi.BBQ spicy pork belly $20++, marinated pork belly were prepared by staff and freshly grilled before serving to our table. Probably cos of the space constrain, customers are not required to cook the meats themselves. The freshly grilled pork slices were cut on the spot upon serving. I kinda like this arrangement.The pork belly weren't exactly very spicy but certainly well marinated and full flavored. They were cooked just right with fragrantly charred exterior and tender juicy center...I enjoyed munching this delicious meat with and without the provided lettuce.

Seafood pancake $12++, pan fried to perfection with crisp edges and soft center, enveloping generous serving of fresh prawn, squid and veggies...wonderful dish!Kimchi kimbap $7++, this was delish too. The rice was firm and had a nice chew to it, and the spicy kimchi has got the right amount of flavor to spice up the rice rolls...yums.The main dish, Korean Army Stew Budae Jjigae hotpot $36++. This was cooked on the spot by skillful staff and left to stew for a couple of mins before serving. When the wait was finally over, we dig in and discovered the myriad of ingredients inside this hotpot dish. There were pieces of pork, hotdog, luncheon meat, nian gao, noodles, baked beans, tofu, kimchi and other veggies...so much goodness in a single pot! All the ingredients were fresh and well flavored by the thick and spicy broth. An extremely satisfying dish.

We love dining at Hansik, this tiny eatery has quite a bit to offer for the discerning diners. No wonder meal times are always crowded, they have snaky queue even on weekday evenings. Staffs are all well trained and prompt with attending to diners need. Food is of good quality and reasonably priced. I would recommend this place for all Korean food lovers.

For detailed review - http://midas400.blogspot.sg/2014/02/dinner-at-hansik-korean-restaurant.html

Finally redeemed my Deal voucher for 8pcs of Durian cream puffs ($19.60 instead of $28) at Beard Papa. I've bought the deal since July but have totally forgotten about it till now.This is the first time I'm trying the cream puffs from this popular Japanese franchise. Their puffs were quite huge in size. The freshly made durian cream were pumped into the puffs and weighed carefully to ensure every piece contains the same amount, not too much and not too little.The puff pastry was very light and crispy...nice. The durian cream was made with real durian pulp and I could taste chunks of fiber when biting on the puff...oooh yummy!

Instead of the usual fried rice, I've decided to have noodles soup today...plus some add on

Pork Chop noodle soup $9.50++
This dish is refreshing, noodles is springy and not salty...soup has a light and clean taste. The main flavor came from the well marinated pork chop, tender and juicy...yums.Prawn & minced pork dumpling $7.30++
A nice change from the usual Xiao long bao. These were equally juicy and contains meat juice in every piece. Prawn is crunchy and fresh, mince pork is well marinated and flavorful...very delish.Oriental salad w/ chinese vinegar $3.50++
One of my new found fave...its a cold toss dish (凉拌菜) bursting with flavors. The vinegar dressing is mild and not sourish nor pungent. The mixture of strips of tofu, kelp, red chili, chives, tau geh and tang hoon provides a myriad of flavors in every mouthful...a fab dish!I like the fact that service staffs here speaks in Taiwanese accent mandarin and are always warm and cheerful...I will be back for more