Friday, July 29, 2005

Pizza Hut scares me

Note: This is not a review about pizza hut.

I dunno about you, but Pizza Hut's "pizzas" scares the hell out of me.

Its not about the faux pizza with curry chicken and other exotica as toppings.

Its not its shite pizza dough, which looks/tastes like bread, rather than pizza crust.

It is not its abysmal salad bar, with its limp lettuce and its diluted worse-than-campbell soups.

It is not its other side orders, which includes gems such as the "Salad Tortilla Bowl" and the "Spagetti Tortilla Bowl". [link]

Anyone who dared to pair two Proud National foods, Mexico's Tortilla and Italy's Pasta, in such a ghastly manner, ought to be taken out and shot, for crimes against good taste.

No, Its not even the pizza itself, which is the mutant offspring between Asian and American food sensibilities, and tastes/looks nothing like the original Italian pizza.

I can look pass all these mistakes.


Cheese oozing out like a burst pimple... Mmmmm

I was watching the television when I saw this. The new Cheesy Lava pizza. No. I have not eaten it, nor will ever attempt to eat it.

Why? Don't know about you, but to me, the pizza crust looks like it just burst a pimple.

Tea Bone Zen Mind

I had the pleasure to spend two consecutive Saturdays in this delightful little teashop cloistered in the corner of City Hall.

It is not your typical Chinese Tea shop with a dated Chinese decor with dragon/phoenix motifs and ink paintings.

Situated right above a korean restaurant, on the second storey of a pre-war shophouse, the decor is modern, very much like the living rooms you see in Wallpaper Magazine, with fresh blooms in handmade vases on every table.

They serve a selected range of fine teas, from Single Estate Darjeelings teas to high-end Chinese Teas. They made alot of effort in presenting the tea for you, as the pictures below attest. Effort was made to match the color of the tea with the serving vessel.

When you are in this place, you feel very at ease, a perfect place to have a nice chat with a friend, or just have a nice cup of pu'er alone.

The service is impeccable, and unobtrusive.

They serve you and leave you alone to enjoy your tea, not like generic places like Starbucks, where rubbish jazz is used as a sorry excuse for background noise, where teenage busboys howl out orders at the top of their voice, and where you always feel hurried to drink up and vacate your seat, and leave.

No. I don't work for Tea Bone Zen Mind, and I really recommend this place just to get away from the mad hustle bustle of the city.

also see umami's review of the place

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Lace Curtains and Pre-War Windows

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Pomelo Tea and Pu'er