Food on the Big Screen

We love movies and we love food.

Food is what connects us altogether, something we can all relate to. It's what ALL of us, in any country, of any culture/race/religion enjoy. It's no wonder it is shown in their movies/shows/animations too!

Here's a small collection of shows and movies with celebrities eating, some mouth-watering, some down right weird and disgusting. (Not Travel Channel kind of shows. Actual scripted movies and TV series)

Princess Diaries 1 & 2:

That's fancy

Lucky corn dog!

That is some funky popcorn.

Game of Thrones:

Tyrion Lannister having breakfast. Looks like bacon.

Okay that's just disgusting.

Castle:

Castle's and Beckett's daily pick me up. How can you drink in front of a dead person? I'd puke.

30 Rock:

Liz loves her sandwiches.

Friends:

Ohh, I'd love to taste Monica's cooking at least once!

Bet that's a juicy drumstick.

Charmed:

It's nice to have a sister who cooks awesome food.

The Big Bang Theory:

A show about geeks has them eating in their opening credits. Hmm...
(Additional note: Penny was also in Charmed, that's her in the above photo!)

Julie and Julia:

(This is a great show to watch if you love cooking!)

If Meryl Streep can cook as well as she acts, she's a threat to all us females.

Amy Adam's smouldering sexiness is enough to cook that lobster.

Here's a short clip from the movie!

Dae Jang Geum:

Gosh their food always looks so amazing. What a spread!

I love watching them prepare food.

Inu x Boku SS:

I tried those corn chips. Yes, they exist in real life, but not flavourful enough for me...

Lucky Star:

Konata with her usual snack: Chocolate Cone

Mei-chan no Shitsuji:

Preparing the udon dough.

Good Food + Hot guys = Heaven

One Piece

Monkey D Luffy. He's always eating!

Sanji, the amazing cook.

I tried to cram as many different media variations from various countries that I could find here. AND I MANAGED TO FIND LOTS!  Sorry I couldn't get any Bollywood shows in here. I am not familiar with those.

Making this list made me hungry. Off to find a snack!

FHA 2012

Food Hotel Asia 2012 was a blast! It wasn't that crowded, but learnt lots and made many friends! The new technology that has been made available to the industry is top-notch!

Here are photos for you guys who didn't attend!

Congratulations Australia for winning the Asian Pastry Competition!

Chocolate sculpture made during the pastry competition

Australia's piece. Look at that goldfish!

Sugar piece

This was the booth I was located at!
(Just to be clear, I don't work at this company)

My working area! That pretty coffee machine *_*

ORANGE JUICER by Zumex.
(E:seeeee, that is my eye candy at the back
J:ohhh....hmm)

SO PRETTY. Too bad we don't have patience to do this.

A mountain of macaroons. That should be a collective
term for macaroons; MOUNTAIN

CAKES! We got to try one...wasn't that great

More cakes.

Aren't those the prettiest chocolate

Anyone need pasta?

So pretty, so pretty! Looks like Autumn.

fish cuts.

SEAFOOD!!!!

Wall-E Prototype. They make the same wheel noise.

Our collection of bread. We ate quite a bit of bread too. SO DELICIOUS!

More collection of the food we got to eat. All of it was free!!

It was a great experience! Worked till my whole body begged for mercy and I ate too much gelato cause my booth was beside a gelato stand... So no more please.... Next year will be held in Indonesia. Wonder if we'll get the chance to travel... If not, FHA will be back in Singapore in 2014. Hope to see you all there!

Suki-ya

Town area is always so hard to find good food that doesn't cost a bomb, or isn't fast food. After shopping in town, we wanted to head to Mortens to eat their awesome steak sandwiches, however, felt under-dressed and decided against it. So we headed to Marina Walk for dinner.

Settled at this place called Sukiya. A shabu-shabu or sukiyaki style buffet.

Their menu. Basically only 3 kinds of soup and meat

We, apparently, aren't the type who like to dip our meats in raw egg. We preferred the mishmash of chilli, sesame oil and whatnot. It wasn't bad, Just really sour. But in the restaurant's defence, we didn't exactly know how to mix this sauce.

Mix ALL THE CONDIMENTS!

Veggies and stuff from the 'help yourself' buffet table

Really nothing that special. The meats and stuff are all not seasoned, so get the soup that you like! The meats are all really thinly cut so they're relatively still tender. The best was the beef, in our opinion.

The meats. It's free flow!

You get 2 choices of soup.

"Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble..."

I threw everything in at one go and took really long to eat them, so everything bloated up. Evelyn told me off in between laughter. Well....

It's relatively cheap for a steamboat place, but considering the limited choices and the 100 minutes time limit(they do keep track!), I guess it's fair.

Good for large crowds dinner. Simple food.

Sukiya
6 Raffles Boulevard, #02-138FG, Center Stage Marina Square
Tel: 6337 9969

Eating out like a boss

This seems the logical post to have after "Biggest Pet Peeve". How to make the restaurant staff like you whilst you get the best and most special dining experience.

1. Check a place before patronizing it. Most places have websites with their menu on it. If you can't find something you like, don't go. And don't expect huge portions at a Tapas Bar or Hamburgers and Fries at an Italian Restaurant. (C'mon people, common sense.)
2. Make reservations. This ensures that you definitely have a nice table and not beside the toilet or kitchen door. If you are planning a nice night out to chill out with friends, make reservations, so you don't walk in and be disappointed.
3. Be polite. They are waiters, not your slaves. Smile and greet them. Don't demand for things. Be nice to the staff. The friendlier they are with you, the more special treatment you'll get. (Unless the wait staff are rude and look like they completely couldn't be bothered)
4. If you're stuck for choice, ask the waiter for a recommendation.  HOWEVER, look through the menu BEFORE asking for a recommendation, it's frustrating when you ask us and you haven't looked through the menu. Check food websites for other people's favourite dishes.
5. Don't order what's familiar. Example, don't go to an Italian restaurant and order Aglio Olio or go to a cocktail bar and order Margaritas. These are things the general public can make themselves at home for a cheaper price. Have no idea what Osso Bucco is but sounds good? Ask the staff! Just try something special to the place. 





In case you're wondering, Osso Bucco means "bone with a hole". I had this Lamb Osso Bucco on my birthday.



6. There is only one certain hand signal; the bill. When you scribble in the air, we will immediately assume you mean bill(AND NOT TAKE ORDER/PEN). Menu can be gestured as a book (where you put your palms side by side, opening and closing it/or sometimes drawing a rectangle in the air). That's it. If you want to order or ANYTHING ELSE, just raise your hand and call for a waiter. Don't try flailing your hand in the air as if you're trying to contact the extra terrestrial. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

7. Don't sniff the cork, you noob. When the waiter hands you the cork after opening it, you're supposed to check if the cork's damaged, especially if it's an old wine as the cork may start to flake and crumble into the wine whilst it was being opened.
8. Don't say "I know the boss" unless you really are friends with the boss. (not those I added him on Facebook, we never met kind. Actual CLOSE friends.) I've seen people say "I know your boss! Where is he?" when my boss is right beside me and my boss won't bother to acknowledge. When you walk away, we will snigger and mock you. If the boss is your friend, give him/her a call before coming. If you're genuine, we'll treat you a little more special. Just a tiny bit more.
9. When you ask for the bill and we present it, PAY IT ASAP. Don't just leave it lying on the table. Unless you intend to free load. Do you intend to? If so, see you in jail. (We don't have people washing the plates and cups as payment any more. We rather see your cheap ass in prison.)If not, pay it. We hate standing by your table and rushing you, so help ALL OF US out and just pay. If there's no service charge but you enjoyed yourself, leave a tip. Doesn't have to be 15% or more. We're in Singapore, every cent counts. ;)
10. Be a regular customer of the establishment. Be a nice/polite regular customer. You're assured of being treated like royalty if you are. You're not getting any special service if you're an irritating regular customer.
11. Dress properly, more and more establishments in Singapore have dress codes now. Don't go into a restaurant with shorts and slippers. Speaks volumes about you. (I've heard a customer say he didn't bring any pants out as this was a holiday. WHAT?)
12. NEVER FORGET TO: Enjoy yourself. Be nice and don't do anything that will piss off the staff. (Remember, we have sharp knives and tools that can cut through bone. I'm sure there are some of us out there who are waiting for a chance to use 'em)

Leaving you with this cute comic, which also serves as a point

We at The Talking Menu will love to see you awesome customers around!

いらっしゃいませ! Irasshaimase!

いらっしゃいませ!　Irasshaimase!

This means 'Welcome' and it is normally said to a customer entering a Japanese Restaurant.

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Having a Malaysian bf means I get to visit our neighbour country very often. Besides the tiring long bus ride back and forth, everything else excites me whenever I get to visit (usually food, cheap nice food). Our usual haunt at Malaysia will obviously be City Square which is conveniently located beside the Checkpoint. 

There is this Japanese Restaurant which I thought could easily surpass our local Sakae Sushi (which in my opinion, doesn't really qualify for a Japanese Restaurant). 

The reason why I always refer them to as the 'Pikachu Restaurant'

See the books there? They're comics! Its free for you to read while waiting for your food (that is, if you can actually read Japanese).

Salmon Skin and Soft Shell Crab Temaki

Handrolls were pretty... average. Nice, but nothing spectacular. 

Tempura Set - MY FAVOURITE

I developed an unexplainable thing for their Tempura. Unlike the Tempura I always get when I eat in Singapore (small, puny, fried in wrong tempura batter etc all for the sake of saving cost) theirs were always nicely done and in a much bigger portion. The only sad thing is, they don't allow me to change my rice for cold soba even when I offer to pay for additional charge. Chawamushi is good too.

Pork Mayonnaise Set

Think tender pork slices sauteed with vegetables in a savoury sauce and mayonnaise. It sounded unpromising to me, initially, but changed my mind the moment I put it in my mouth. Salty pork slices with a hint of sweetness from the mayonnaise....... A winning combination. Really good with rice.

Teppenyaki Beef

You get to decide the done-ness for the beef. It was good and done the way we wanted. The beansprouts goes soooooo well with the sauce that was filled with garlic goodness. It left us wanting more. On a side note, this dish was a rip off. It's about the same price as the Pork Mayonnaise Set.

My schedule gonna be damn pack from this coming Thursday onwards. But meals like this motivates me and always keep me going. I'm gonna miss that place since I can't go back anytime soon. If you guys ever visit Malaysia, do give this restaurant a try and send my love! <3


Nippon Yatai Muratwo
Lot MF-19, Lv3, JB City Square
106-108, Jln Wong Ah Fook, 80000 Johor Bahru
Tel: 07-278 1328