a taste of perfection

Kuliner di Bandung

2008-08-24T23:00:00.006+07:00

Oke..berhubung saya kemarin ini menempatkan diri ke Bandung untuk urusan bisnis, tak ada salahnya jika kali ini saya posting kuliner di Bandung..yuk mari

Bandung, August 23rd 2008

Breakfast/Sarapan: Yum Cha at Golden Lake Chinese Restaurant, Hotel Talagasari Bandung

Jalan Setiabudhi 269-275 Bandung

*Place: 7/10..tipikal Chinese Restaurant di dalam hotel..standard2 saja tapi masih terasa seperti zaman dahulu

*Food: 9/10..inilah yum-cha yang sesungguhnya..dari menu kaki ayam yang menjadi favorit saya hingga hakau..enak maknyus deh..hati2 ada makanan non halal :P

*Drink: teh kwan im atau oolong..yg pasti kwan im juara!! 9/10

*Price: affordable..makan berempat hanya menghabiskan Rp 125.000,- sdh termasuk minum teh kwan im boleh refill sampe bosen..^^ tergantung pesanan..tapi kalau pesanannya standard2 aja (bukan yg aneh2 macam mie kuah dll) ya Rp 90-100.000,- juga oke kok!

*Recommendation: strongly recommend!!

*Overall: 9/10

PS: tempat makan ini udah jadi favorit oleh ortu bahkan sebelum saya lahir!! =)

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Lunch/Makan Siang: Restoran Braga Permai, Jalan Braga 58 Bandung (d/h Maison Bogerijen)

Braga Permai, sudah tidak asing lagi bagi para penikmat kuliner sejati. tanya saja Opa-Oma ttg restoran yg satu ini, mereka pasti akan mengangguk dan bercerita panjang lebar... yg saya pesan diatas adalah Chicken Fondue..terdiri dari salad, bread, fried potatoes serta chicken dgn saus yg khas. ayam mentah dilumuri 2 bumbu yg tersedia lalu digoreng (semua dikerjakan kita sendiri) dan dimakan dgn saus sambal.

*Place: 7/10...very old restaurant dengan suasana tempo doeloe yg kental..noni2 Belanda used to hang out here for ice cream and cakes many many years ago..=)

*Food: 9/10 for the Chicken Fondue!! EXCELLENT!!! they provide Oriental and Indonesian Food besides Western Food like Chicken Fondue but don't expect too much for the Indonesian food as my parents ordered Rawon and Oxtail Soup and their comment was: "it's toooo salty!"

*Drink: they provide free mineral water but you might wanna order juice and tea and even ice cream for dessert..8/10

*Price: tergantung dari jenis makanan..biasanya untuk makanan Oriental dan Indonesia dari very affordable sampai affordable namun untuk makanan Westernnya (esp. Chicken Fonduenya) dari affordable kisaran 35.000 sampai very expensive..

*Recommendation: recommended!

*Overall: 8/10

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Dinner/Makan Malam: Warung Ronde/Ronde Jahe Gardujati, Jalan Gardujati seberang Hotel Trio

yg saya pesan disini adalah Roti Bakar isi Tuna (Setangkep)...hmm..sebenarnya sih spesialis ronde cuman karena saya kurang gitu doyan dengan ronde (malu mengakuinya nih) jadi terpaksa cari yg lain deh..heheh..:P

*Place: good for small cafe..8/10

*Food: for my order, okay..8/10...big portion even untuk Setangkep! untuk rondenya, kata nyokap, UmMmMMM..=)

*Drink: Teh Tariknya KHAS!! cobain deh!! 8/10

*Price: very affordable!! dijamin gak bikin kantong bolong. tergantung dari ukuran.

*Recommendation: strongly recommend!

*Overall: 9/10

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PS: berhubung pas hari ini saya makan siang di restoran franchise dimana saya jadi mual2 akibat makanan yg saya pesan maka tidak saya posting. sampai ketemu lagi di review kuliner out of Jakarta edisi berikutnya!!

Bakmi Ayam Alok

2008-08-19T23:22:00.003+07:00

Hmm..berhubung saya dan seluruh anggota keluarga adalah penggemar mie maka tidak salah jika saya menyuguhkan topik tentang mie..:)

kali ini kita menyorot satu rumah makan yang sudah tidak asing lagi bagi para penggemar sejati mie yaitu Bakmi Ayam Alok. aslinya dari daerah Greenville di Jakarta Barat namun bagi yang tinggal di Kota (seperti saya ini), bisa juga bertandang ke cabangnya di Gajah Mada terusan menuju sekolah Tarsisius; setelah Orkid studio. saya tidak tahu persis nama jalannya namun yang pasti bila anda tahu belokan sebelah Lion Air Tower, maka beloklah disitu dan cari perlahan2 (patut dicatat, Bakmi Ayam Alok letaknya diseberang jadi mungkin anda hrs memutar arah dahulu) dan spanduk mereka adalah garis2 berwarna oranye hijau dgn tulisan mentereng Bakmi Ayam Alok.

saya sendiri (dan keluarga) merupakan salah satu penggemar setia Bakmi Ayam Alok. mmg ada beberapa kedai Bakmi lainnya yang enak dan Bakmi Ayam Alok tetap menjadi salah satu yang terbaik. memang Bakmi Ayam Alok (BAA) mempunyai kekhususan sendiri terutama dalam porsi ayamnya yang terbilang 'wah' dan kelenturan bakminya. dan inilah yang membuat mereka sukses. memang, untuk bisa sukses, dibutuhkan keunikan dalam suatu restoran :)

Place: 6/10..lumayan untuk sekedar makan cepat, ciri khas ruko rumahan. you name it then.
Food: 9/10...jangan ditanya lagi..OK!
Drink: ??? saya tak bisa memberi komentar karena biasanya saya hanya pesan teh tawar
Price: very affordable (Rp15-17000) for one portion of mie ayam
Recommendation: strongly recommend! nyesel kalau gak coba
Overall: 9/10

NEW CONCEPT FOR THE REVIEW!!!

2008-08-17T21:58:00.003+07:00

Kembali lagi disini..ehem..ada sedikit perubahan, harap disimak baik-baik.

setelah melirik lebih jauh mengenai review makanan, minuman dsb, saya putuskan untuk merubah format menjadi lebih rapi. berikut ini adalah contoh penilaiannya:

Place (Tempat): 1-10 [sistem score]

Food (Makanan): 1-10 [sistem score]

Drinks (Minuman): 1-10 [sistem score]

Price (Harga, disini sistem per orang) akan dinilai dlm bentuk 5 macam notes:
- very affordable (Rp 5.000-20.000)
- affordable (Rp 20.000-40.000)
- expensive (Rp 40.000-80.000)
- very expensive (Rp80.000-120.000)
- beyond the limit (Rp 120.000 and above)

Recommendation (Rekomendasi) akan dinilai dlm bentuk 4 macam notes:
- strongly recommend! [juara dari segala juara]
- recommended! [sangat direkomendasikan]
- try for slight experience! [boleh sesekali dicoba terlepas dr bbrp faktor eg. harga dsb]
- NO! [tidak direkomendasikan sama sekali, alamat menyesal jika ngotot mencoba]

Overall (keseluruhan): 1-10 [sistem score]

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demikian pengumuman dari saya. terima kasih and...as I've said earlier.. Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy!!!

iseng-iseng saja 26/6/08

2008-06-26T00:24:00.003+07:00

kali ini, saya akan menggunakan Bahasa instead of English. bosanlah kalau pakai English terus, nanti disangka tidak mencintai bahasa nasional negaranya. hehe.

untuk postingan ini, saya tidak akan mereview makanan dan minuman. postingan ini murni semacam istirahat (recess) supaya yang membacanya tidak merasa bosan terus-terusan.

ok, saya akan sharing tentang makanan dari negeri sendiri yang jujur selalu membuat saya kangen dan sampai dimimpikan. kuliner ini berasal dari Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. rasanya manis dan pas di lidah. Nasi Kucing?? ohhh bukan...itu mah tidak asli dari dulu, populer di kalangan mahasiswa/i yang kantongnya pas-pasan untuk membeli lauk. Krecek??? hampir mendekati, yg pasti Krecek itu masuk di dalam paket makanan ini...

kira-kira apa hayo??...:)

oke...inisialnya adalah NG!
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NASI GUDEG...

ya, Nasi Gudeg selalu saya rindu karena rasanya yang khas. tidak seperti nasi-nasi lain yang cenderung agak pedas dan bersantan, Nasi Gudeg terasa manis di lidah dan cocok untuk segala usia. di Jakarta, restoran yang bagi saya bisa mengobati kekangenan saya dengan NG adalah Sate Khas Senayan. memang porsinya agak besar namun oke lah. kedai Bu Tjitro di kawasan Kebayoran juga merupakan yang terbaik. kedai itu cabang langsung dari Bu Tjitro di Yogyakarta dan sudah berdiri lama sekali bahkan sebelum saya lahir.hehe. kedai itu memang tidak besar, kedai rumahan namun pesanan selalu mengalir setiap hari. saya masih ingat terakhir kali makan disana satu thn yg lalu, biarpun hari Minggu, minimal pesanan 100 box nasi gudeg selalu menghampiri mereka. biasanya, saya akan memesan Nasi Gudeg tanpa tambahan krecek. kenapa? yah semenjak saya tidak makan daging sapi otomatis tidak makan krecek yang notabene merupakan kulit sapi. yah tidak apa lah. justru yang bikin saya selalu teringat akan NG adalah sayur nangka dan telurnya itu. khas banget. pokoknya gak ada matinya. ditambah suwir2 ayam opor tambah lengkap. ah sudahlah. Nasi Gudeg memang the best of the best!!

PS: maaf kali ini tidak ada gambarnya, belum sempat makan NG lagi nih. kangen sangat!!

RECIPE FOR TODAY

2008-06-18T00:03:00.000+07:00

Nasi Goreng Udang (Shrimp Fried Rice)

Bahan-Bahan:

500 gr nasi putih

200 gr udang kupas

100 gr kacang polong

100 gr jamur merang, belah dua

3 sdm mentega

1 sdm kecap asin

1 sdm kecap ikan

1 sdm minyak wijen

2 siung bawang putih

2 batang daun bawang, potong-potong

lada halus dan garam secukupnya

Cara membuat:

Panaskan mentega lalu tumis bawang putih hingga wangi.

Masukkan udang, aduk hingga udang berubah warna.

Masukkan daun bawang, kacang polong, jamur merang, kecap ikan, kecap asin dan minyak wijen. Aduk rata, cicipi rasanya. Jika kurang asin tambahkan garam. Masukkan lada halus secukupnya.

Masukkan nasi, aduk hingga rata. Setelah matang angkat lalu hidangkkan.

PS: this recipe is recommended by someone else. for my own version, I don't add mushroom (jamur) into the fried, I am not a fan of mushroom :P photo copyright of virtualtourist.com

BON APPETIT!!

Good one..

2008-06-16T00:04:00.000+07:00

Food: Fish & Chips

Place: Tamani Kafe

Price: medium (25-50.000 Rp)

Review:

I tried this thing last Saturday. for the food, hmm okay not bad, I love the crispiness of the fish and the sauce, yummy one. served with french fries, calamari rings (too bad only 3!!) and small portion of fresh salad, this delicacy is good either for lunch or dinner. for me, it's fit but for bigger person, maybe it's too small. price is like 'Hmm' 42.900 ++ somewhat like 45.000, bit of expensive but it's still better compare to fine dining restaurant which could cost you 90.000 and up!!

Food: 8/10

Price: 6/10

Overall: 7/10

2008 welcome from me

2008-06-14T23:35:00.000+07:00

Hey people,
sorry I haven't had a chance to update this site. I was very busy with my study so I will be updating again on Monday June 16'08 with the selections of food across the nations. restaurants located outside Indonesia will be posted (hopefully) next year. so guys..

Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy!!! :)

inspirational dishes yet uninspirational price

2007-05-12T22:32:00.000+07:00

House of Aishiteru

La Piazza Ground Floor, Kelapa Gading

food: sushi set

drink: hot ocha

price: **** (medium-high) Rp 45.000,- - Rp 75.000,-

value: 7/10

ps: noted that the price scoring is for my dishes, some others may be vary

sorry for the long update as for myself i have been busy these few weeks. i tried this dishes about a month ago in La Piazza just to taste and to know how good was the dishes inside the fancy restaurant called house of aishiteru. place? urban style with black color all the way. food? hmm..need a little bit of refreshment in the end since for myself, this is below even for 'ichiban sushi' in plaza senayan. don't compare to Sushi tei or Robata Komachi, still long way to go. i ordered 'sushi set 2' consists of salmon,ebi,egg,fish,squid etc together with the seaweed rice. taste? not very good. price? unreasonable!!! how come a simple sushi set cost more than Rp 62.000???!!! hmm... but somehow the sushi was nice but still not the very good one. for drinks, i ordered hot ocha which for myself, didn't very hot. but the flavor was great.i believe almost every japanese restaurant that has hot Ocha inside their menu could at least served it well. overall, this place is great for business meeting or recreation but NOT for a fine dining because i gotta admit even Ichiban Sushi still way better than this for the price or the value of the food itself. domo!

food and place with unique decoration

2007-03-05T21:51:00.000+07:00

De Tao Bar

address: Jalan Kebon Sirih Raya no 38, Jakarta Pusat

must try: Milk Chai, Chicken Hainan Rice

place:

located near to the famous Jalan Sabang and surrounded with various kind of restaurant, De Tao Bar is simply a hidden place. notactually hidden but somehow when we try to find this restaurant we must look carefully unless we want to keep on searching and lost our way. okay enought asbout the interlude. decoration inside? still following the urban trend, modern minimalist but stylist. there's a bar and lounge inside. cool. usually local DJ perform here on saturday night. a good place for teenagers and executive to just chillin' out while smoking or sippin' a glass of tequila or vodka. it really reminds me a bit of a bar with the same concept in Bali. the difference was that in Bali the spiritualism is more to feel than in jakarta. but its a cool place though even for family to dine.

food:

okay, there's a lot of food during lunch on chinese new year with my big family but i only eat what i ordered. i ordered chicken hainan rice and milk chai. milk chai, combination of milk and green tea and chai tea of course, absolutely SpLenDid!!! i don't care to my sister's oppinion about the drink (she said that it's for buddhist!) but for me it's just refreshing! okay, now to the food, the Chicken Hainan Rice, very great! served in a big white square plate. the rice was delicious! and the taste of the chicken, not very hard but smooth. unlike other hainan chicken, the meat was tender and quite big. but that didn't disturb the sense of eating it.

value:

okay, for reminder, although this place was look abit 'urban' but don't forget to prepare a lot amount of cash as this place was categorized as 'high class' place. tip is of course a must. for comparison, during lunch, me and my family ordered 'only' 4 type of main course (and it came with small portion, even my chicken hainan rice was a LOT bigger than them!) with beverages (lemon tea and orange juice) and with 2 appetizers, we spent nearly 700.000 rupiahs. if you have credit card, that's much better. (despite the fact that my mother paid it with creditcard also!)

place: 8/10

food: 7/10

value: 7/10

Pesta Keboen Restaurant

2007-02-06T21:07:00.000+07:00

Pesta Keboen
Address: Jalan Veteran no 29, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Food: 8/10
Decoration: 9/10
Value: 8/10
Category: Medium, dine for four around Rp 100-150.000,- ($11-$15)

my recommendation:
- Ayam Asap Pesta Keboen
- Ikan Gurame Bakar
- Chicken Gordon Blue

my review:
if we read again, hmm, it really remind us of olden days in Semarang. all the menus are written in old Indonesian language (Keboen aka Kebun(garden)). as a complimentary, we are given cassava chips and beras kencur jamu. (for me,i prever the chips only cause i am not really fond of those jamu thingy). as i stepped into this restaurant, i could sense the flavor of what Semarang used to be hundreds of years ago. the decoration, i must say, is the best! two thumbs up! and they also kept antiques which commonly used by woman those days such as bicycle, baby trolley(God, I wish i could have it!), bottles and even they made one dining room exactly as old dining room supposed to be.

now to the food. i only have two pictures cause i haven't had a chance to take so many pictures but maybe it'll represent of all the food itself. i ordered two (the chicken gordon blue belongs to my uncle) 'Ayam Asap' and 'Ikan Gurame Bakar'. wanna know what's on my mind when i saw those two cuisine as soon as it was served by the waitress??? a piece of art, i'd rather say. the food was superb!!! excellent! the meat of the chicken really tasty and soft (unlike other) and the flavor really kicks out! while for the Gurame Bakar i must say it's really sweet (probably they added too much ketchup on it) but i loved it! Ayam Asap served with rice and vegetables. and the 'sambal' too! phew...really 'crikey' ^^ haha...

overall, i really recommend this restaurant to all of you who probably someday, at Semarang and looking a nice place to dine...
lunch or dinner? no problem!
just like Mr. Bondan used to say: 'Pokoke MakNyus!' hahaha...

warm welcome to all of you

2007-02-01T22:44:00.000+07:00

Hi everybody,
welcome to Culinary Beyond!
a place for food and beverages!
this weekly updated site will bring you one step closer to the world of culinary.
with me as your guide, you'll find that culinary is exciting.
every week, I will post recommendation about latest restaurant/cafe/pub/bistro along with the picture of the food and the place itself (only IF possible...I cannot guarantee that all the food or beverages could be put into this site). and I also will post the address too. of course with casual language :)
this culinary is valid worldwide. but probably for the next 3 or 4 months I will concentrate more in Indonesia. later, I will add good restaurant/cafe from outside.
So sit back, relax and enjoy!
have fun!

regards,
Administrator