My Blood Type Restaurant

Yesterday, i had a lunch appointment at a really interesting resturant. It's called My Blood Type Restaurant. The menu gives reference to each blood type and we can choose our menu according to our blood type. The store sells a variety of home made cookies, vitamins and healthy juices too.

Bertrand, the chief has been teaching at Palate Sensations and has worked in various hotels and restaurants. The menu comes divided according to blood types. They do not use artificial flavors, refined sugar, saturated fat or processed food in their cooking. This means that you can eat to your heart’s content without feeling guilty.

My blood type is O+ and i had the option to choose between beef and fish as my main course. One of my colleagues belongs to the A+ blood group. The person in charge told her that she should not eat too much meat. Ha ha .. this means that she could only choose fish as her main. Anyway, most of us had great fun during the luncheon.

If you are keen to try, My Blood Type is located at Golden Shoe Car Park, behind Raffles Place. By the way, the lemongrass drink is really nice. Do order it when you are there.

Last but not least, let me share with u what i learnt.

TYPE O at a Glance

The Hunter: Strong, Self-Reliant, Leader

Strenths: Hardy digestive tract, strong immune system, natural defenses against infections, system designed for efficient metabolism and preservations of nutrients

Weakness: Intolerant to new dietary and environmental conditions, tendency toward an overactive immune system

Medical Risks: Blood clotting disorders, inflamatory diseases such as arthritis, low thyriod production, ulcers, allergies

Diet Profile: High protein, meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, limited grains, beans, legumes

Weight Loss Key: Avoid wheat, corn, navy beans, lentils, cabbage, dairy foods. Use kelp, seafood, red met, liver, kale, spinach, broccoli, olive oil

Supplements: Vitamin B, Vitamin K, Calcium, Iodine, Licorice, Kelp

Exercise Regimen: Intense physical exercise, such as aerobics, running and martial arts

Type A at a Glance

The Cultivator: Settled, Visionary, Analytical

Strengths: Adapts well to dietary and environmental variety. System preserves and metabolizes nutrients efficiently

Weakness: Unable to digest and metabolize meat protein easily. Vulnerable immune system, open to microbial invasion

Medical Risks: Heart disease. Type I and Type II diabetes, Cancer, Liver and gallbladder disorders

Diet Profile: Vegetarian, vegetables, tofu, seafood, grains, beans, legumes, fruit

Weight Loss Key: Avoid meat, diary, kidnet bean, lima bean, wheat. Use olive oil, soy foods, seafood, vegetables, pineapple

Supplements: Vitamin B12. folic acid, vitamin c, vitamin e, hawthorn, exhinacea, quercetin, milk thistle

Exercise Regimen: Calming centering exercises such as yoga and tai chi

TYPE B at a Glance

The Nomad: Balanced, Flexible, Creative

Strengths: Strong immune system, versatile adaption to dietary and envorinmental changes, balanced nervous system

Weakness: No natural weakness. However imbalance causes tendency toward autoimmune disease and rare slow-growing viruses

Medical Risks: Type I diabetes. Chronic fatogue, autoimmune diseases: Lou Gehrig's disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis

Diet Profile: Balanced Omnivore. Meat, Diary, Grains, Vegetables, fruit

Weight Loss Ley: Aviod chicken, corn, lentil, peanuts, sesame seeds, buckweat wheat. Use greens, eggs, venision, liver, licorice, tea

Supplements: Magnesium, licorice, ginko biloba, lecithin

Exercise Regime: Moderate physical exercise with a mental component such as hiking, cycling, tennis and swimming.

Gems Of The West

Philip and Kee recently introduced me to this hawker stall @ Taman Jurong. They serve one of the best fish head curry around and all the other dishes are really good as well. It's quite value-for-money and the stall is located at the corner of level 3 (Stall #03-139/140). It's quite easy to find because you are easily spot the queue or just look out for the curry fish head picture.

I've tried it twice and will be back for more. It's one of my favourite sat nite makan places at the moment.

Popeye's Chicken

A few months ago when i was at Terminal 3 for a familiarisation tour with my colleagues, one of them who used to work in the airport introduced us to this fast food joint @ Terminal 1 called Popeye's Chicken (level 2).
Interestingly, it has been around at the airport for many years but somehow, i never knew it existed.

Today, i went there for lunch with some colleagues as we were around the area. It's the second time i am eating it. Personally, i think it's nicer than KFC but i guess it's up to personal preference. The chicken is much bigger than the ones sold in KFC and i like the biscuit (aka muffin) that comes along with it.

The brand is from New Orleans and besides the chicken, what's interesting is that they actually play the Popeye cartoon on the screens. However, the fast food chain is not named after Popeye the sailor but allegedly after the character "Popeye" Doyle from the 1971 film The French Connection. The restaurant chain had obtained a license for use of the cartoon character and advertise the name as Popeye's after Popeye the sailor.

Do try it if you happen to be at T1.

A New Dining Experience

Any one interested in having a unique dining experience. You can have breakfast, lunch, dinner or cocktail or invite your boss for a meeting while enjoying your meal. 50 meters above ground dining event arranged by a professional event arranger of Benji Fun company.

It provides 22 seating complete with Chef, server, musician and you can select your own location without limitation. Guarantee safety with the hoisting crane which can accommodate the whole band of musicians, or making an automobile presentation to your customers. This restaurant is in Belgium..

Eighteen Chefs

I'm read about this eatery at Eastpoint Mall in several magazines lately. The name itself captures me but well, have never tried it since i'm hardly in Simei. Based on the various writeups, the restaurant takes a leaf from Brit celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s restaurant Fifteen. The eatery offers work to wayward teenagers, equipping them with culinary skills to help them reintegrate into society through gainful employment.

Unusual marketing hook aside, Eighteen Chefs whips up delicious dishes that are great value for money, as evidenced by the crowds it draws. I understand that the baked rice is the specialty at the 54-seater restaurant and the baked black pepper crab rice (available only on Wed; order in advance) and the black pepper seafood baked rice come highly recommended, as does the lobster Mornay pasta.

3 Simei Street 6 #01-36 Eastpoint Mall
Open noon to 11pm daily
Tel (65) 67821298

Check it out and let me know if you like it.

Noodle In A Mug

Ginny bought me this during her trip to Japan and it's called Noodle in a Mug. It's so cute which explains why i didn't want to open the packet and try it earlier till now.

As the name implies, yes .. it's little packs of instant noodle which fits into your normal mug. It's yummy coz. it's Nissin brand and i like the little bear that's inside the noodle especially. I think it's some dried tofu thingy.





The portion is small as 4 mini-packets of the noodle = 1 normal size instant noodle. But well, perfect in the office especially when you eat it during normal working hours. It's less obvious as people around you will think that you are just having a hot drink.

The good thing is that it's available in Singapore (at the supermarket in Liang Court). So don't have to go all the way to Japan to buy it.

It's Donut Factory

Look what i found at Alvin's place. It's donuts from Donut Factory. Cecilia & Doris were at Suntec this afternoon and they went to buy it. Thankfully, they only queued for 10 mins. This is the second time which i am eatting this. Jimmy bought it for us to try the first time just before the brand and product got really popular. I think for many of us, we are happy whenever we see this. There's many flavours to try.

But seriously, i will not queue several hours just to purchase it. The queue at the main branch, Raffles City is horribly long. That explains why i have never been successful at buying the donuts. Actually, i don't think the donuts are really fantastic. But it's the different flavours that makes it look really yummy and simply irrestible.



It's the organge box which make heads stop. Someone mentioned that in this case, we should keep the box and walk around town with it.



Just in case u are unaware, there are actually two outlets now. One at Raffles City and the other at Suntec City. If u are going to buy it, wish u all the best and hope the queue ain't too long.

Dinner @ JCC

I finished work early on wednesday. Ended up at Jurong Country Club for dinner with Mabel and Tricia.The food is good and there's a salad bar (similar to sizzler). But i guess the best thing was the price. We had 50% discount because Tricia works at the club.

We had a great time catching up with eachother. But too bad we were all in a rush. Tricia still had alot of work to do and Mabel and me had to rush off for cg. Well, we'll be back!

Makansutra

Had lunch at Ikoi Japanese Restaurant which is at Miramar hotel afew days back. The place was recommended by one of my interns. Apparently, his dad's friend works there. 2 of my colleagues have eatten there before and they kind of recommended it to us.

OK ... it all started because of our Japan trip. It seems that we were still in the 'japan fever'. Never got tired of japanese food. Once during lunch time, to satisfy our craving .... the few of us walked to Waraku @ Central for lunch.

And for Ikoi Jap. Restaurant, it was because my colleague just came back from Osaka and she was craving for jap. food. It's $30 +++ per person and it seems to be a very popular place. There are lots of pictures taken with celebs pasted on the wall near the entrance.

To start it off, they will serve you several items without you ordering it. Such as:



The edamame beans and salad stick dip.



Japanese Sashimi Appetiser



Soup in a mini-teapot. (Call them innovative or well, sample size).



There's fish soup.

And other delicious items such as these:



Generous servings of sashimi



Yakitori Stick



Tofu



Shishamo

And many others ........

The only drawback is that the place is small and can be extremly crowded.So if possible, do make a reservation before coming.

A must-go for Japanese food lovers who want value for money.

Here's the address:
Ikoi Japanese Restaurant,
Miramar Hotel
Tel: 68873788

Book in advance if you want to go.

The Universal

My business partner hosted us to a business lunch last week. The place ... a new restaurant called "The Universal" which is located @ 36 Duxton Hill (http://www.theuniversal.com.sg). It was the first time for all of us there and the place has been featured by their editorial team & journalist. So far, it is the third restaurant which i have tried around the Duxton area.

The first is BROTH, a quaint eatery featuring a range of Modern European Cuisine. Went there several years back, also a hosted luncheon. The second is CREPERIE AR-MEN, a really nice restaurant selling authentic French crepes from Brittany. It was introduced by a friend and i remember we celebrated her birthday there several years back.

Some of the food which we ordered:

Starters

Garden Fresh Tomato Salad with Anchovies, Shavings of Aged Parmesanand Toasted almonds

Port and Cognac Marinated Duck Foie Gras with Balsamic Jelly, Puree of

Dried Fruit and homemade Brioche

Mains

Duck Confit with Roasted Ratte Potato and Beetroot Mousse Drizzled with a Homemade Sage Infused Orange Sauce

Beef tenderloin wrapped with Procuitto Ham and topped with Oyster Fritters

and Asparagus accompanied with Béarnaise Sauce

Chilean Cod with Homemade Cep Infused Spaetzle and Wilted Spinach Drizzled in a Red Wine and Wild Mushroom Sauce

Braised Chicken with Sautéed Wild mushrooms and herbs

Dessert

Flourless Warm Chocolate Cake with a flowing chocolate center

served with French Vanilla Pod Ice Cream
Mille-Feuille of Manjari Chocolate Mousse with Passion Fruit Parfait

Strawberries Sautéed with Fresh Sweet Basil and Black Pepper Topped

with Coriander infused Cream