Naked For Satan.

Friday the 15th. The first night of real freedom after finishing exams. What do we do now? Where should we go? We could have procrastinated and would not have felt an inch of guilt. But the girls and I were feeling like something different for dinz, and ended up at Naked for Satan. I attend uni near this place, but have yet to go in. I'm glad to say that I have finally paid a visit, because the eating experience is like no other. There is no set menu (unless you're after alcoholic beverages, then you will enjoy reading the labels and ingredients of the drinks). The layout is like buffet; plates and tongs are set out for you to choose which 'pintxos' that you would like to indulge in. There were roughly twenty in the selection, ranging of sweet or savoury. But mostly savoury. Merely $2 each, I had 5 and felt rather content but not entirely full.

What is a pintxos, you might ask? 
Well, it is a piece of bread (not the sandwich, the actual roll), with different toppings such as wagyu, chicken, veggies, smoked salmon, prawns or pears... among many many others. They are secured with a toothpick, and once you've eaten the pintxos, you put the toothpick in a little plastic shotglass which you would take to the cash register once you're done. Naked For Satan puts a lot of trust in their patrons by ensuring that they are giving the right amount of toothpicks at the cash register. But as NAB states adamantly, Australians are a pretty honest bunch.

Unfortunately I didn't take many photos because I was too hungry and semi forgot about it............................... disappointing, I KNOW. I have taken two images (shown above) from their website! Definitely check it out if you're interested in going because it will be worth your time. As you can see from the image above, it's a dark and comfortable place for afterwork drinks or small nibbles. You shouldn't have to make a booking, just go there and hope for a space to clear up. The waiters don't really talk to you about sitting down, so do your own thing. Some of the waiters actually walk around and offer you pintxos or sausages that weren't in the buffet area, so keep a look out for them.

Pictured above from left to right, row one: Chicken and Eggplant

Row two: Smoked salmon, wagyu (which smelt really bad) and veggies. 

I don't have an outstanding favourite but if I had to pick, it would be a slim competition between the salmon or the eggplant. The white dressing on the eggplant pintxos was a bit offputting though. But at a small price of $2 each, you can't really go wrong. 

Korean BBQ Restaurant Box Hill

FINISHED. Beyond ecstatic. Many drunken antics. Probably more boisterous than I already am in my current state. This is me, having finished exams which ultimately means having reached a milestone of 'half way through my commerce degreeeeeeeee'. Can you not see the smile and joy on my face?? (And can you also see the high quality photos compared to my damn iPhone!!!)

It really isn't a celebration unless there is food - and plenty of it. We went to celebrate like korean kings with korean BBQ... the name "KOREAN BBQ RESTAURANT BOX HILL" is really unique as you can tell. The food was really sub par but Seoulia was closed at the time, so we had no other choice. The images below display all the FAT on the meat which I was really disappointed about. The service was relatively fast and the waiters were really sweet. $29.50 per person for all these dishes AND ON THE MENU WE WERE MEANT TO GET ICE CREAM BUT DIDN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I actually didn't realise this until I was driving away thinking to myself WE COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL, ROLLING IN ICE CREAM. I guess on a good note, we did have an option of ordering rice with beef/seafood or soup. That's a different aspect compared to other higher end Korean restaurants that I have been to. AND if you check in on the book of face, you get fwee soju or beer but we were both driving so this was not happening :-(

Jungle Juice Bar

JUNGLE JUICE BAR WAS RIDICULOUSLY HIDDEN AWAY IN CENTRE PLACE (between Flinders Lane and Collins Street) BUT I WAS SO HAPPY I FOUND IT BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY THE BEST BAGEL PLACE I HAVE EVER BEEN TO, HANDS DOWN. It's a really small cafe but the people who work there have big hearts and the food was beyond amazeballs.

Why is this place soOooooOoOOOoooooO amazing as I claim it to be?

1. The menu was in the Little Golden Books. If that doesn't make you go 'awww', I don't know what will... you heartless person. These books resonate with my sweet, sweet childhood so I was happy to see it in good use (considering the fact that young children these days will grow up having a pretty lousy childhood). 

2. There is a lady named Quinn who has been going to Jungle Juice Bar for twelve years (and counting). Considering that this level of customer retention is very rare, she made our experience so much better and gave the place a really warm and loving feel. The workers have placed several of her drawings up on the wall. Quinn sat next to our table and began to draw us. It was the cutest thing I had seen in a long time, as she was a woman of very few words, but had a smile in her eyes which in turn made us smile as well.

the biggest babe in my life

3. The menu was not limited. Although we couldn't mix and match ingredients, you really shouldn't have to because the list of bagels (among other foods) were jaw dropping. We ordered a babin Bagel Burger and a kool kat Kransky bagel. I endeavour to try them all one day. And don't laugh at my photo I know I'm really lame - the typical Asian taking photos of everything they eat but BOOHOO get over it, it's my passion. And I love seeing foods from a birds eye view!!! Who cares if people stare at you for standing up or taking photos, you're probably never going to see them again anyways, so just hiss at them if they look at chu!!! 

4. The coffee/juice was rather interesting as I ordered a Spanish Cafe Baa Baa. Okay tbh I don't really remember the name but it was a shot of espresso with condensed milk with milk on the side. Although it was really small, it tasted delish and was different from the traditional styled coffees. Will have to try their juices one day. Blurry photo. Don't h8.

5. Last but not least, the waiters / workers / owners whatever were so nice. There is a guy with curly hair who was so charismatic and wonderful. If any of these five reasons have not made you jump out of your seat with excitement and want to tell everyone to go there then... I don't know what will. Best bagelz EVA.

Gold Leaf, Preston

Chinese banquet; fit for a king. 

There is nothing that I love more than eating Yum Cha or 49275-coursed menus with my family. These photos were taken in January for Papa Chau's birthday! I really cannot elaborate any further about how stupendous and delicious the entire experience is. The food is gourmet - as you can see from the images below... you cannot go wrong when you have oysters, pippies AND lobster in yo belleh!!! Prawn crackers at the beginning and freshly cut fruit served at the end is complementary, which is a bonus because let's face it, everything that is free is good. The best food to win me over with is seafood. As you can see below we had a lot of it but when you're splitting it between many people then your portions are obbbbviously smaller. Hence why we ordered side dishes of chicken, chinese brocolli with oyster sauce and a clay pot full of bok choy, mushrooms, tofu and other bits and pieces that I don't remember.

If you haven't been to Gold Leaf, you probably haven't lived... There is one located in Preston, Docklands, Springvale, Burwood and my most favourite, Sunshine! If there isn't one close to you then you make sure you make the effort to visit one because it will be worth every moment of your time and money. Sunshine is my favourite because their dumplings are the best but the toilets freak me out because they are really disgusting.

All of these photos of amazingily greasy, chinese food are so much win, I'm actually contemplating going after exams in celebration as I type this post up! I had my first examinlametion today and it went down aite. Can't wait until this is all over!!!