At the end of each year, many of us will sit ourselves down, take a breather and review back what we've done in the past year, and what is our upcoming new year's resolution.
I remember when exactly one year ago, on a merry merry night, we had an impromptu decision to start Augustdiners.
It was really just out of the blue, where me and crazieapple had this convesation on that very fateful night
C: "hey lets start a FOOD BLOG" (totally random)
J: "erm......what?"
C: "yea, since we liked food so much, why not share our journey with the public"
J: "erm..... but knowing us, we'll get tired of it soon enough and give up entirely" (just as with both of our personal blog that was since left cold)
i'm not too sure when Mr. Crusader comes into the picture. He's our I.T. man, the man behind the scene, and perfect to take on the job of refurbishing our blogspot
He even came up with the name "Augustdiners" because he's always saying how spoilt we are, how we live a prestigious life. blah blah. and blah... (don't listen to him, we are nice girls)So, one year later. We are still here. Personally, i'm glad that we've actually go ahead in sustaining the blog. I would say Augustdiners grew with us. It changes our tastebuds, increase our knowledge, also increase our waistline.
The very first hurdle we had to get over with is our writing. For alas, we were not fine writer, not even borderline to good. I remember we used the word "tucked away" and "secluded" so often that Mr. Crusader nag us to improve on our vocab. So now, i have a file "tucked away" somewhere in my laptop that is named "descriptive words for foodblog" which carries a full 5 pages of words to describe food. (LIKE SERIOUSLY...) and just when i thought that it was only ME who's doing it.. on one random day, i casually mentioned to Crazieapple on my private list, she's exclaimed "ME TOooooo! i have a list in my computer somewhere"
now u know our secret, i'll have to kill yaLooking back on our first post on Xenri Garden, we were just two excited kids whom was kept in the shell for quarter of our lifes, but this blog since ignites the initiative to explore more restaurants, with the mind of sharing the best with our readers.
Thank you for being with us through our gastronomic journeys and Augustdiners wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let's look forward to a better YEAR 2011.
In case you missed it, here's some of our gastronomical journey, you can click on the links for more details :
Our very first Augustdiners post
At Xenri Garden!!
Subsequently our love affair with Japanese Food began..
YUZU @ the Gardens
Santouka Hokkaido Ramen @ Singapore (one of the best)
Tao's @ Melbourne
J Cafe &workshop for some sushi burger fix
Marufuku @ Jaya One for some cheap, good udon
There was also our customary chinese cuisine, which i realised we don't write much about.
It could probably be because we only frequent a couple of chinese restaurants and tend to stick to it.
Indulged in the amazing char siew- Oversea Restaurant , Jalan Imbi
Oriental Pavillion @ Jaya 33
Da Tuan Yuan @ Klang Baru
Our infrequent spurge on some fine dining food that digs a hole in our wallets everytime
Frangipani which serves reallyyyy good warm tea smoked Salmon
I've always enjoyed myself in Chalet
Il Primo, KL - one of the place which i told myself i have to go back for another round, but till now never managed to. Yr 2011 resolution perhaps?
Crazieapple's recent trip to Jacques Reymond
Ms. Jazz @ Millesimme for Chef Max's Degustation Menu
Prime for some steak cravings
Kobe Jones, Melbourne
Il Lido, KL that did not turn out quite right for me.
Some of our easy dining places:
Kommune @ Shanghai, Tian Zi Fang
Xiao Yang Shen Jian, Shanghai
for their famous fried dumplings
One of our favourite Thai Eatery
Erawan, Kota Damansara
Taiwanese Cuisine @ Fong Lye
Daily Grind for Burgers (they have re-located)
Our Love for English Breakfast is undeniable
Crazieapple at Cafe Cortile, Melbourne
Kanteen @ Melbourne
Sometimes you have to admit that Melbourne serves the BEST Breakfast
A Minor Place, Melbourne
The Lawson Grove, Melbourne
The thing about Melbourne is, They have good coffee to complement the breakfast
Deadman Espresso , Melbourne
Carousel, Melbourne
Say hello to our sweet baby, COOKIE
Las Chicas, Melbourne
Jones the Grocer, Singapore
While not quite meeting the standard, breakfast in SG definitely rivals Malaysia's
And when people ask me why am being so bitchy about Malaysia Breakfast
Pink Sage, Solaris Dutamas probably would explains it.. Now, Don't get me started about LA BODEGA breakfast..
Sometimes when the breakfast cravings hits..
one's gotta have it
no matter what
So we resorted to cooking our own breakfast at home
We even started our very own breakfast club
Augustdiners love street food, regardless of what Mr. Crusader thinks (honestly, sometimes i feel like he's not part of the team! haha) we do enjoy our char keoy teows, curry laksa, asam laksa etc
Now don't ask us which are the best, we have no single clue.
Ngau Kee Beef Noodles is a frequent supper spot for clubbers
I'm sure most will agree that Tao Heong serves some decent fish head noodles
The one we declared as the "BEST Nasi Lemak" recently
is the Village Park Nasi Lemak
Wong Ah Wah, Jalan Alor
is famous for their Siew Kai Yik
Teo Chew Porridge @ Pudu
We love travelling across the world to be exposed to different food culture :
2/ Ms Jazz in Melbourne- Beachcomber @ St kilda
3/ Ms Jazz in Melbourne for Mart 130
4/ Mr Crusader in Melbourne- Mart 130 for their infamous breakfast
(explains why 3 of us Augustdiners bloggers have actually blogged about it)
5/ Ms Jazz in Tokyo during Sakura seasons
6/ Ms Jazz eats Shanghai- The Delicious Fu Mao xiao pang xie!
7/ Mr Crusader in Bhutan
8/ Mr Crusader reviewing Iranian cuisine
Mr Crusader reviewing YUNG KEE @ Hong Kong
9/ Ms Jazz in Singapore for Dimsum @ Taste Paradise
Crazieapple in Sydney
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new year resolution is to change the template!!
*AHEM* Mr. Crusader *AHEM*
Thank you everyone for supporting us!! We LOVE u *smoochies*
