Memories Treasure Chest

Donut King Halloween is approaching soon! I am not accustomed to celebrating Halloween as I grow up in Malaysia but I know Simco will be excited about Halloween! Recently, I got invited to try Donut King doughnuts and they just introduced Halloween themed doughnuts. Even though I am far away from Brisbane, I still managed to get some in Kingaroy!   So, together with three other colleagues, we did some taste testing on the doughnuts tonight. Hmm... we were not impressed. Bear in mind, that we kept the doughnuts overnight in the fridge before trying them. Our main concern was the artificial flavour of the frosting. The caramel and banana flavours were pretty artificial and we had difficulty finishing them. They certainly designed well with the Halloween theme but their freshly baked cinnamon doughnuts are probably their forte.  

Ramen Champion, Sunnybank One night, MXM and myself travelled to Sunnybank for some ramen in Ramen Champion. I have seen a few other bloggers who visited this place and I suggested to MXM to give this place a go. The ordering system is quite simple, where we just order at the cash counter, pay and proceed to our seats with a waiting number. My choice that night was the Champion Ramen; consisted of pork slices in pork bone broth. MXM had the Miso Champion and the difference is the soup base, in which his was miso pork bone soup. Champion Ramen - $9.90   Japanese gyoza - $4.90 Well, we both enjoyed the noodles. The soup broth that night was flavourful but quite 'thick'. It felt like the soup has been brewed for many many hours and has become quite concentrated. My noodles are quite fine in comparison to the Miso's noodle. I think it was all right. Their gyozas did not disappoint at all. Moreish!

First Pour, West End Well, well, well.... Turning a year older is never easy and I felt like I have not achieve enough over the last year. Anyhow, certainly much has happened since my last birthday including graduating and getting a job. So that is an achievement for me. :) I was lucky that a colleague swapped his rosters with mine so that I can have a few days off on my birthday. Yay! First up, I want some good caffeine dose and I found it in First Pour. Being a weekday, it was surprisingly difficult to find parking, probably due to the working hours.   It was not busy at all during the morning. I wanted to try something different instead of my usual flat white, and I dare myself to try the 'Chemex' filtered coffee. Lol, remember our science project in school? I feel Chemex filtration coffee is something similar with using the filtered paper while waiting for the purified water to drip down. That coffee was good. Surprisingly it was smooth, light and quit...

Balfours Kitchen, Spicers Balfour Hotel, New Farm A couple of weeks ago on a Sunday, I caught up with Lainey over high tea in Balfours Kitchen. She found out that Spicers will be ceasing the high tea service, so she quickly organise one before it ends. My experience with high tea is very limited and this is my second one so far.  But before we start, the first question Lainey asked was whether they have their 'special potatoes'? They were not chips yet not potato gems, but potato hash looking chips. They were delicious, really moreish!      Right, so back to the high tea. We could order any tea and refills on the list provided. What drew my attention was the lovely tea cups and matching saucer they have!  Our two tier of food arrived shortly after our tea. As usual, savoury at the bottom tier and sweets on the top tier.   The selection of savoury food include sandwiches, a portion of sausage roll, quiche and small selection of pickles, ...