Annam, Scotts Road Singapore

Hah!!! I got u...

u think this is Indian food don't ya?

well after it did sounded Indian

so the guys suggested simple food for lunch over some outstanding wines

well after all the STAR is alwiz the wines...not the food

Annam was just opened on the first week of October 2011

very very spanking new place

and we immediately got swooned over by its French Vietnamese decoration

from cutleries to its interior

Annam is helmed by Chef Nyuyen Quoc Nam

better known as Nam

he aimed to showcase that there's more to Vietnamese food than the usual Beef Noodle *pho bo* and Spring rolls

so Authenticity is the keyword and his philosophy

*well from wat I've garnered from his menu and food and the restaurant...not that I've actually met the man himself*

all the waiting staffs were also vietnamese 

which made communications really really difficult

other than that, the Team did really strived to provide a friendly, top notch and comfortable dining experience for each and every diners here in Singapore

Annam has got this cafe bistro style concept

simple, fuss free and yet never forego quality

well that speaks fr the price tag on its menu

J&J Jelina said the price of one bowl of Pho Bo here can feed a person in Vietnam one month

but well....it is a different in terms of quality and ingredients used here

some deep fried pork spring rolls

the fillings were equivalently as yummy as its skin

sorry I've just got this fascination with Vietnamese Spring Rolls

coz the rice paper that they used are jsut so different

the taste is really fine I tell u

very balance on the palate, not too salty nor single dimensional

good texture with lotsa bite

yea u won't want ur fillings all minced up don't ya?

this ain't pohpiah folks

it's the original Vietnamese spring rolls 

with its delicate fillings of mixed herbs, chives, carrots, pork floss and prawns

another type of rolls

since we didn't know wat to have

and obviously Monkey's 1st time to a Fine Dining Vietnamese cuisine

as opposed to my usual squat-down-by-the-road-side stall in Saigon

*the key of eating in a foreign country like in Vietnam is to have wat the other table have...hahahaha...can never go wrong with locals rite?*

spring rolls medleys~~~~~

with its respective dips

some bamboo shoots salad

sorry I don't even know its name

coz everything was arranged and served

to be eaten with this crispy shrimp crackers

Clams and Basils

the taste is very authentic here....as close as it can...

just that it's a bit cleaner and not too heavy

Pho Bo

beef noodle

u can never ever go without this.....

a good hearty bowl of beef noodle with all its spare parts and condiments

*well not that I'm a spare parts person*

another version of  noodle

just that this one is spicy

somehow it was a disappointment - very flat in terms of taste

or prollie the beef noodle was so tasty that it beat this one.....F.L.A.T.

Pork Stew

very very home cooked style

U can feel that the Chef is trying to re-lived his memories as a child in Vietnam

really a comfort food

Star Dish was a Chargrilled Chicken with spices

the chicken was so tender and juicy to the bite

with the fragrant of kaffir lime leaves all over

everyone was so mesmerised by this kaffir lime zest salt

it just elevated the chicken to another level

highly recommended

just ask them for the chargrilled chicken with lime zest coz I certainly do not know the name of this dish

we had a few bottles of wines there

the rare gem is the Cros Parantoux 1991 by Emmanuel Rouget

mad wine makers :P

so rare u can never buy them anymore and JS been combing the whole South East Asia for stocks

looks like u gotta do wine shopping in Europe and London then.

somehow Vietnamese cuisin dun really pair well with wines

I've insisted of goin to Les Amis for lunch but it was closed for renovation and the folks wanted to try this new place...

all the beautiful herbs, mints, basil and limes just dun go well with burgundy

would love to have this baby again with different type of food.

the gang~~~~~~

M People usually gather together either for Wines, Food or Pokers...

a type of dessert in coconut milk

something like our version of bubur cha cha just that this is more fine

the highlight was this creme caramel with palm sugar

served with crushed ice on top

my favourite ~~~~~~~

no meals can be complete without caffeine hahahahaha

out came the famous Vietnamese Drip Coffee

very very strong which kept me goin for hours and hours and hours of shopping after that

bahahahahahaha

J&J Jelina and Monkey

busy with Baby K

she finally let me carry her coz I've got an iPhone

T_T

she looked exactly like her mommy

and that includes thrashing out Loubotins outta its shelves at the boutique

and goes WAH WAH WAH at the handbag boutique

speaking about genes......

well sometimes u have to start them young

even way before they can walk...

We are leaving next week

time to pack the bagssSSSssssss

our 6 dearie bags....tee hee hee

3 for him and 3 for Monkey

flightsSSsss secured? checked

TGV Trains booked? checked

Hotels bookings in all cities done? checked

secured tables for all the yumyum dinners? checked

numerous currencies prepared? checked

culinary cooking classes, hot air balloons, attraction tickets booked? Checked

appointment with wine makers??? eh Mr. JS this one is your department and u have yet to revert back to me...apa machiam????

Annam Vietnamese Restaurant,

Shaw Centre, #02-11,

1 Scotts Road,

Singapore 228208.

Tel: +65 6735 6656

www.annam.com.sg

*dun think their website is tat complete yet*

Vietnam Kitchen, Bandar Utama

the original Vietnamese spring rolls

somehow I lurve their deep fried pork spring rolls but it's not available in Msia....
:((((((

we usually congregate for a birthday dinner/celebration
well when u are a grown up gal it's kinda difficult to make time 
with all the crazy schedule and travel etc
but I'm glad we are still doing this even after 10 years :)))))))))))))

my pho bo~~~~~

of coz can't be compared to the rustic ones in Vietnam and even Melbourne
Melbourne has such a large vietnamese community that when we were in Footscray town

I felt like I was in Vietnam -_-"
but their food was as authentic as u can get
and the wet market has everything u need to cook any vietnamese meal

the convenient store has all the sauces and condiments and dry goods u need

more stores selling vietnmese fashion - apparels lor
and also kitchen utensils including bamboo steamer
:D cool!!!!!!

in Saigon, I ate my pho bo on a cute lil stool :P

seafood salad on top of a crispy crackers

okie back to KL and precisely at Bandar Utama
after jam-ming for 1 hour 50 minutes
I reached my destination to meet the ladies :)))))))
*gawd how to travel to-fro work in the future after we shift to the new place O_O*

Mommy Carol the birthday gal and Ass Kickin Vonne

Ass Kickin Vonne, I was wondering are u still into photography?
wanna do a photog weekend getaway one day?

Carol was absolutely stressed to the max with things at work...
as though that work were not enuff
having to manage 10 staffs in her dept
she has to deal with staff committing suicide -_-"

so trauma...... I would feel terrible
hopefully she will get better after undergoing therapies with consultants
it is definitely not your fault if that person decided to end her life
sigh.....tsk tsk.....
*bear hugs to Carol*

Monkey and Su San

she's gonna turn to a japanese doll soon with all the fortnightly travels to Japan
yes I know.......all of us wishing we could visit Japan
and she go until wanna vomit liao
kekekkekekekee

sigh that reminds me J&J heading to Hokkaido soon
*Droooooooolllllsssssssssssss*
u ppl have fun in Hokkaido yea :))))

back to my galfriends...so glad u ppl made it despite the busy hectic can die schedule
after my birthday guess the next gathering would be errrr this month?
when Mommy Connie will give birth to a beautiful baby gal :))))))))
yes Mommy Connie indeed is blessed....now she has a pair....can tutup kedai liao
kekekkekekekekek

Vietnam Kitchen
Bandar Utama Shopping Mall,
Lebuh Bandar Utama,
Tel: 603 7724 1336

Breakfast mania

this would be the typical breakfast we had
free range eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, bacon lalalllalalalala~~~hash brown
given another choice, this would be my type of breakfast
Vietnamese pho at vietnamese town
yea....tonnes of Viets in Melbourne
their provisional stores carry full range of stuffs which amazed all of us
their wet markets have everything!!!!
pork chop vermicelli
yes anytime for oink oink :P
sliced of lemon and spicy hot chilies to wake your tastebud early in the morning
this was the typical dip....add some fish sauce innit
all vietnamese pho were served with a plate of fresh clean crunchy beansprouts
and most of all a bunch of fragrant sweet thai basil
star of the day - Beef noodle aka pho bo
Monkey ordered the one with tribes, TENDONS *my fav*, sliced beef

plucked some sweet thai basils....throw it in...n all ready to slurp slurp
*slurp slurp slurp*
as authentic as it can get :)))))))))))))))
another favourite would be the mixture of bite size spring rolls
with fillings of pork or chicken or vege

it's like treasure hunt..
n somehow lucky me...I got pork most of the time :P
JS wat u got? chicken ar?