TOSS & TURN @ ION ORCHARD

Location: ION Orchard B4 Food Level

How to get there: Orchard Mrt Station 

Opening Hours: 1100am - 2200pm daily

Contact: 6636 5835

Hi all!!! May&FJ went for a little hike today with Joey and Phyllis around the Punggol Park Connector today. The weather wasn't being too friendly, hence we stopped half way instead of going further. We've walked about close to 4.5 hours by then. Not a bad for a workout under the rain. It's actually a rather nice walk; you peeps can consider walking as a form of exercise as well.

Anyways, May&FJ recently visited Toss&Turn @ Orchard Ion. It's a Salad, Sandwich and Soup concept by Cedele. Customers actually get to design their own salad. We were there at lunch hour, this place was filled with the working people and the queue was soooooo long; they even ran out of plates so they had to serve customers using the take-away plates. Here's a sneak on their menu. Both of us decided on designing our own "Salad" for $9 each, hence we paid $18 in total. The reason why we say it's a "salad" because instead of having a vegetable base, we had a cold pasta base. So it wasn't actually a salad literally.

FJ's "Salad":

• Consists of: Cold Pasta as a base, Sauteed Mushrooms and 4 marinated Prawns for deli/protein, and Onions and Carrots for Vegetables. 

May's "Salad":

• Consists of: Cold Pasta as base, Smoked Ham and 4 Marinated Prawns as deli/protein, and carrots and half boiled egg for vegetables.

Advantages:

• The cold pasta mixed with sesame seeds and black pepper was very delicious. They give a huge portion of it, so you're actually quite full. (May was SUPER full, and she never gets full that easily.)
• They were very generous with the smoked ham. It was slightly salty when eaten on it's own. It's perfect when paired with the cold pasta.
• The prawns were well cooked and marinated with black pepper. 
• The Sauteed Mushrooms came in a very reasonable portion and they were actually very tasty! 
• They actually provide you 5 dressings of salad on the side table: Pomegranate, Honey Mustard, Balsamic, Vinegar and  Cream/Mayo. Mixed seeds for the salad were also provided: Sesame seed, Melon seeds, Sunflower seeds etc. You can take as much as you want, because it's self-service!
• All items sold in nett price.

Disadvantages:

• The amount of prawns were too little, should have given a little more, maybe 6?
• They do not serve you generous servings of vegetables with an exception of carrots and corn. (May I also take the time to tell you all that if you intend to go on a diet, corn is definitely not your favourite vegetable in your vegetable list. It is high in carbo and vegetable fats.) We took the time to notice other people's orders, a lady beside me only had 3 pieces of Japanese Cucumber and a couple of Paprika Sticks. They should have been more generous with the cucumber at the very least!
• A side note on the Pomegranate sauce, it's kinda sweet so if you consume it in large amounts, you'd get sick of your salad very quickly.

Toss & Turn at this outlet do actually sell cakes as well. They looked good! Overall, May&FJ were actually quite happy with our "Salads". It is one place we would definitely make another trip down again and maybe this time try their given salads instead of customizing one; they looked sooooooooooo good.

That's all for our review! Till next time, see ya! Have a Merry Christmas!

<3 May&FJ

Christmas 2013

      

I can gladly say that I did both this time round instead of either one:)

Christmas is the time of the year where I happily throw money to buy gifts for my friends, family and myself, and where I await to receive lovely gifts too:)

Met up with my usual peeps this Christmas with 2 new members^^ There's no need to throw a lavish party in order to have a great christmas, all we had was steamboat at my crib and a greaaaaat company that could laugh and joke with one another about the past~talk stupid jokes and crack up at our own silly actions~thats the best part of christmas! Just sitting down and laugh~Oh boy did i laugh!

We did a deodarant commercial (to protect my friend's identity im nt giving much away) all I can say is, that was the highlight of the night! Sooooo funnei!!!! Hahahahahas!

Of course giving gifts have also been a tradition for our group. I have friends who fret over gifts to friends who confidently know what gifts to get. But it's always the thought that counts, whether you're running up and down to get the perfect gifts or whether you try your best in hand making something your friends will know your sincerity and accept that gift with great joy:) My dear friends got me lovely gifts; each I love and appreciate ^^

I also believe in rewarding myself for a year's worth of work and effort for my studies and part time jobs:) So i went on a shopping spree^^

Mango had a massive sale so I bought a pair of shorts at 50% discount! Also visited faceshop and bought myself their BB Cream which is the ultz and a concealer which does wonders~for a girl who always have spots on her face she has to cover, these two are really good! Spent a good $100 in total~but all in the name of christmas:)

Also, Handwritten cards are something I look forward to during christmas! Love all the cards I have received thus far:)

I am a blessed girl with awesome friends and family:) 

Have a great christmas lovelies:) May this christmas bring you joy, love and laughter <3

<3 FJ

FUKUICHI JAPANESE DINING @ TRIPLE ONE SOMERSET

Location: Triple One Somerset #02-11/12
How to get there: Somerset Mrt Station Exit A, once you reach this exit, turn right and follow the sheltered pathway. It will lead you to a office/shopping mall building. Walk up and walk towards the "Shops" section. 
Opening Hours: 
Daily: 1200pm - 1500pm
          1800pm - 0000am
Contact Number: 6271 5586

HELLO!!! May&FJ are back with our new review on Fukuichi Japanese Dining. I have read about it before and have been pestering May to try! And yes! We were there after Phyllis ended her exams and had craving for sashimi ^^.

We ordered: a Shake Aburi Maki ($22), a Sushi Teishoku Lunch Set ($20) and a Shake Sashimi Udon Teishoku Lunch Set ($18). The lunch set menu comes with a dessert (Vanilla Mochi) too. We spent about $75 in total. 

Lunch menu:

Ala Carte Menu:

Shake Aburi Maki:

• Consists of: Seared Salmon, Salmon Roe, Crab Meat, Avocado and Cucumber.
• Salmon was well seared.
• The crab meat provided a sweet taste to it.
• However, this dish does not warrant $22. Koh Grill & Sushi Bar provides a better rendition at a MUCH better price. 

Sushi Teishoku Lunch Set:

• The tangy sesame sauce complimented the greens in the salad. The corn provided the sweet taste.
• The udon was normal, there was nothing much to comment on it.
• The flying fish roe maki had uber fresh flying fish roe! It pops in your mouth.
• The fresh fish sushi consists of: Salmon, Yellow Tail, Prawn, Squid and Tuna. (We changed the Tuna to Salmon as none of us enjoy the bloody aftertaste the tuna has) 
• The tamago was really sweet.
• The chawanmushi had sufficient amount of Dashi stock. It comes with mushroom slices and a piece of chicken. It tasted slightly different from the normal chawanmushi though; but in a good way.
• This is one Lunch set to recommend you all to try! Definitely your money's worth!

Shake Sashimi Udon Teishoku Lunch Set:

• The tangy sesame sauce complimented the greens in the salad. The corn provided the sweet taste.
• The udon was normal, there was nothing much to comment on it.
• It had 5 THICK slices of super fresh Sashimi. It kinda melts in your mouth!
• Their century egg tofu is something we HIGHLY recommend you all to TRY IT! The century egg sauce is very thick and the chopped spring onions provided the crunch. They have included a generous portion of crab meat into this dish which provided a sweet taste and it added a contrast to the savory century egg sauce.
• Another lunch set to go for ^^

A little on the disadvantages would be their service staffs. They were definitely not the most helpful nor the most courteous staff. They just glide next to the tables and lifted the plates away without a "May I clear this?" or " May I?". We had a miscommunication over the lunch set where we told them we would like the tuna replaced with salmon; they mistook that and thought that we wanted another set but this time without the tuna. So they brought us 3 sets instead of 2.

But I guess we gotta applaud them for having the initiative to serve the dessert last.  

Overall, we feel that their ala carte menu is on the expensive side. However, their lunch set menu is one to consider if you are looking for quality and cheap Japanese food. 

That's all from May&FJ today:) The start of the week is nearing! Till the next food post! Ciao~

<3 May&FJ