chiky: January 2014

1/23/14

Crazy cowgirls!

Hi all!

Last weekend me and mba melly were meeting up. It's been a long time since our last meetup.

We choose Friends52 Steak & Coffee as the venue, my elementary school friend - hendry is the owner and i love his steak!

Got bunch of good pics that i would like to share. Not only the great place that we captured, ofcourse the models! Hahahahahaa

Acting like a cowgirl in the afternoon!

We had a good time together. The steak like usual is amazingly surprised me! I ate tenderloin steak and some caramel latte in the afternoon.

1/17/14

The Newest UDON Concept in The City You Should Try

UDONKU, presented by KAWANO GROUP (which takes its name from the famous Japanese noodles mixed with Bahasa that literary means "MY UDON"). The served up by their famous Master Chef Ariyama Kazuhiro include freshly prepared home-made all the ingredients.

UDONKU is Fresh Japanese Noodle Station concept in Jakarta; specializing in serving fresh, house-made udon noodles cooked to order and delivered in a fast, entertaining, and interactive fashion. All the guests can watch the udon noodles being made, as they customize their meal with freshly prepared toppings and sides to their preference.

Adopting ambiance from Tokugawa period, also called Edo period, the final period of traditional Japan, a time of internal peace, political stability, and economic growth under the shogunate (military dictatorship) period (1603-1867), UDONKU is maximizing its interior by bringing back what's passed from history to today's scenery. With its conceptual decoration and feel, UDONKU not only give you various kind of freshly made udon, but also a time trip experience.

This place surprise me more when I walked in. It is warm and the low-lighting makes me feel the intimate ambience. It is consist with two floors and you can choose the upstairs to have more relaxed surrounding.

Not only focusing on its interior and ambiance, it also offers a very delicious selections of Japanese original udon’s taste. According to it’s name, UDONKU is translated as “Udon District”. Customers may select their own kind of udon. UDONKU offers three selection of soups, the white soup (Kansai Style), the black soup (Kantou Style), and curry soup. There are also wide range of topping selection to try to. With this method, The udon they order will be their own “UDONKU” (My Udon).

Udon is a type of thick wheat flour noodle of Japanese cuisine. Udon is often served hot as a noodle soup in its simplest form, as kake udon, in a mildly flavoured broth called kakejiru, which is made of dashi, soy sauce, and mirin.

It is usually topped with thinly chopped scallions. Other common toppings include tempura, often prawn or kakiage or aburaage, a type of deep-fried tofu pockets seasoned with sugar, mirin, and soy sauce. A thin slice of kamaboko, a halfmoon-shaped fish cake, is often added. Shichimi can be added to taste.

The flavor of broth and topping vary from region to region. Usually, dark brown broth, made from dark soy sauce, is used in eastern Japan, and light brown broth, made from light soy sauce, is used in western Japan.

Like many Japanese noodles, udon noodles are served chilled in the summer and hot in the winter. The toppings are chosen to reflect the seasons. Most toppings are added without much cooking, although some are deep-fried. Many of these dishes may also be prepared with soba.

The three menus that Chef Ariyama san had prepared; Kakiage Monas, Salmon Ocha Zukke, and Ebi Tentetsu Nabe Udon.

As a starter, we have the Kakiage Monas, they have seafood and vegetable type for this meal. The one I tried is the vegetable one, it’s more like chips with the ‘hight-sized’ and vegetables inside. It’s kinda great for starting lunch or dinner, the taste is so crunchy.

I can’t resist more when Chef Ariyama san offered me their Ebi Tentetsu Nabe Udon. It’s a white soup with chicken slices, onion, ebi tempura and their special homade udon. The taste is so rich!

So there’s Salmon Ocha Zukke. Another menu from UDONKU that surprise me more about the food. Contain with salmon, rice, wasabi, dashi, and the most unique thing is that you have to pour the rice and salmon with hot Japanese special tea, then you can eat it. So yummy to have when it’s raining outside!

Midplaza, Basement Floor, Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav 10/11, Jakarta, Indonesia 10220

(021) 57907060

https://www.facebook.com/Udonku.Midplaza

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1/16/14

T e s t !

Hellooooo there!

I'm trying to post this using my android

If you can read this then it works!

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YOLO Public House Kemang, A Brand-New Gastropub - Speakeasy Experience Concept in Jakarta

YOLO Public House, a new place to chill located in the middle of Kemang, with two different stories to serve you with a very homely atmosphere. The first floor is a cozy dining area, and the second one is a cool bar/lounge, very great spot for hangout. YOLO stands for “You Only Live Once” and want people to really embrace this as a motto to live by when they’re here. A public house that creates an ambience for the people to have a good time chilling, hanging out and just being themselves.

Old Hollywood films attribute looks adorn the corners of the walls, such as photographs of Marilyn Monroe or James Dean which was engraved in the wooden frames. Having investigated, it turns out the owner of this place is dabbling in the world of cinema. Here, the lower floor is dominated by the color of the wood is more intended as a dining area, while the upper floor has a small bar on one side is recommended as a relaxing area with sofas and large glass showing the outside’s highway.

As a starter, you can have this favorite one at YOLO, Chili Con Carne Tacos. A whole corn tortillas folded and filled with authentic Mexican style chili con carne, salsa fresca, lettuce, and pico de gallo. This one you will never want to missed!

Make your own burger? This is the right place! You can even have one named after you! Have fun picking the choice of meat, add-ons, veggies, sauces, and even the heat levels! Yet, their burgers are great to be made, one of their signature is Bourbon BBQ Jalapeno Burger, a sweet tangy bourbon BBQ sauce with jalapeno, lettuce, and cheese served on top of juicy handmade beef patty on a brioche bun.

Another highlight here is the tasty Mexicano Chili Dog. The hand-cut fries is a great touch. The sausages is another noteworthy dish at YOLO. Grilled foot long veal wurst with authentic traditional Mexican tangy chilli chili con carne, pico de gallo, salsa, and melted cheese.

This place really serving with the aroma. One of their best main course is Deluxe Surf & Turf. A classic comfort pub food of the brutes with their classy own style. A New Zealand AA class of Sirloin or Tenderloin cooked into your licking. Served with grilled zucchini, greek style salad, choice of mashed potato or French fries, and king prawns or escargots with garlic butter. Yummm!

Care for fried rice that not too Indonesian? This Paella Pork might give you a hint! Pork and the seasoning are the best mix. This oriental fusion, a Japanese-mediternian meal contains with pork, oyster, with the tomato craving as a garnishing. The pork belly stewed with YOLO’s special ingredients will surely make your tongue just want more!

And, the signatures coctails, you’ll never regret to have The Painkiller and Losecontrol, this mix of 18 spirits and liqueurs will definitely erase your pain away. Pain-pain go away! These beautiful ones are definately a great accompaniment for your niteout!

YOLO also have Corona, Stella Artois, Guinness, and try the fun Flavored Beer Floats (Mojito or Kiwi or Blueberry).

Jl. Kemang Raya 69E

021-7196969

http://yolopublichouse.com/

chiky