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October 28, 2008

Articles by Gaelle Faure

Filed under: Paris — agnes @ 7:54 am

Gaelle Faure reporting from Paris via Associated Press by Gaelle Faure.

October 21, 2008

Remembering, Missing Barcelona

Filed under: Travel — agnes @ 9:38 am

La Sagrada Details of La Sagrada

Palau Musica de Catalana Beautiful small shops

Le Merce

People watching Window Shopping

Remembering, Missing Paris

Filed under: Travel — agnes @ 9:17 am

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Louvre couple Lovers at Seine

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Cute postcards that I can’t afford Window shopping

 Grand interior of La Fayette

La Fayette Show

La Fayette Rooftop Eiffel Tower

Yummy Barcelona – Ciudad Condal, Tapas Lunch

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 5:23 am

A long bar of finger food, our happy waiters, suave captain of the bar…

Going to try these…

and these…

Serves non stop; anchovies, pickled local olives, tomato on toast… 

Fried mashed potato cakes, Spanish tortilla, pickled red pepper, salad, Iberico ham, freshly grilled prawns…

Local olives, toasted four types of local cheese on sliced baguette

Food finished and replenished quickly…

Article about Ciudad Condal

Yummy Barcelona – La Fonda

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 4:50 am

Opens at 8.30pm, drinks while waiting for orders to arrive...

Salads… 

Duck confit, stew baby octopus in pea 

Website here

Yummy Barcelona – La Boqueria

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 4:42 am

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Yummy Barcelona – La Colmena

Filed under: Travel — Tags: — agnes @ 4:33 am

Less than 5 mins walk after breakfast at Brunells, I found La Colmena - two passer by were looking intently at its display. How can I resist?

Pies, cookies, bread...

Sweet, savoury bread...

Spanish nougat, honey, chocolates…

Pretty gift boxes, more bread...

Let’s dig into this Spanish chocolate eclair… chocolatey and creamy as ice cream

Yummy Barcelona – Brunells

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 3:41 am

What a good morning luck. Let's visit world famous Brunells 

How can one resist so much of yummy bread display in autumn morning? Keep staring, I am going into Brunells cafe... 

Warm interior of Brunells cafe, baking room viewable from the cafe. Nice and warm in autumn mornings. 

Cafe con Leche, big fluffy bread with powder sugar for breakfast and lastly an orange slice coated with chocolate for breakfast dessert

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Yummy Barcelona – Meson Castellano

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 3:17 am

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Besides it’s smooth Cafe Con Leche and bread for breakfast, Meson Castellano have fried pork belly too. 🙂

October 17, 2008

Yummy Barcelona – Goat’s Cheese with Fruit Compote

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 9:32 am

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I rarely eat lamb or goat meat and its dairy. This is one of the rare occasion which I do enjoy goat’s cheese.

Yummy Barcelona – I Heard…

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 9:30 am

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… that Spanish bred pigs were fed with oat. You should try at least pork meat for main dish if in Spain. Iberico ham is also a fantastic Spanish pork product.

Yummy Barcelona – Desserts

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 9:23 am

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Yummy Barcelona – Bread at Breakfast

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 9:13 am

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October 16, 2008

Yummy Barcelona~Spanish Potato Onion Omelette

Filed under: Eating Out,Kitchen,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 4:56 am

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Tortilla de Patatas or Spanish potato omelet

Recipe from Recipeland * myRecipe * Food Network * ABC Australia * Geocities Colosseum *

October 10, 2008

Yummy Tapas Lunch at Barcelona Beach

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 8:40 am

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Yummy at Barcelona Beach

Filed under: Eating Out,Travel — agnes @ 8:27 am

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Yummy Places at Cluny Court

Filed under: Eating Out,Travel — agnes @ 8:21 am

Da Paolo Il Giardino (Italian)
#01-05 Cluny Court
T: 6463 9628

Da Paolo Il Giardino (Italian)
#01-01 Cluny Court
T: 6468 7010
Alfresco or take away

Awfully Chocolate
#01-05 Cluny Court
T: 6469 0565
Only 3 types of chocolate especially Chocolate Rum and Cherry Cake

Karma Kettle and Rhapsody
#01-01A and #01-05B Cluny Court
T: 6314 3483

Deng Xin Cao 灯芯草

Filed under: Kitchen — agnes @ 7:21 am

Deng Xin Cao 灯芯草 is commonly consumed by boiling with shaved deer horn to expel excessive heat. Deng Xin Cao 灯芯草 is also used to as light wick in the old days when China do not have electricity in their houses. Read more about Deng Xin Cao 灯芯草 in Soups by Gigi Wong (book). Gigi Wong’s blog documents her life and work.

October 4, 2008

Paris Day 1 Map

Filed under: Travel — agnes @ 11:37 am


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Nation Weekend Market

Filed under: Eating Out,Let's Salivate,Travel — agnes @ 11:19 am

Nation Weekend Market

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