Nobu Express - Play with Kusshon

A view weeks ago, me and some foodie mates back to Kemang area. Often see Japanese Fusion Resto called Nobu Express. Eventhough, from the front not too look big, but they have eye-catching color for their restaurant.

Entering Nobu Express, we can see several chairs for not-smoking area. Just go straight to cashier and bar area to make an  order. Yeepp... you must order in cashier, than pick a seat. If you not smoking I suggested, take a seat in 1st Floor. Because in 2nd Floor is for the one who smoke. But... since I came in a big group, so we take a seat in 2nd. Luckily, no one in there... So the room is ours hahaha...

Hi! My name is Kusshon. Welcome to my Nobu Express

Dine with Kusshon at 1st Floor

Nobu Express has many fusion food. Somekind like east meet west. Because Nobu Express has spaghetti and Hotdog in Japanese way. Hhhmm... are you curious enough? Let me spread the drinks 1st.

BEVERAGES

Green Tea Floats IDR 19,000

Ogura Floats IDR 19,000

Floats drink mixed between plain soda with green tea ice cream and ogura (red bean) ice cream. From the taste, I like the ogursa better than the green tea. I think the green tea flavor not too dominated this drink. A taste a bit bland. Meanwhile we still can taste the freshness of the ogura eventhough for both drink used for photo session for a minutes.

Italian Soda

Nobu Express also have many variants of Italian Soda. Not just looking pretty. But for it's own have a different characteristic. And of course really hard to resist.

Blue Lychee IDR 25,000

Blue curacao syrup, lychee syrup, soda water and lychee fruit.
I imagine drinking this in the beach. The blue curacao syrup really match with the ocean. Plus it has a good taste. Not too overpowering, so we still can taste the lychee. Served with Lychee fruit.

*Blue curacao is a sweet blue liqueur, distilled and flavored from the dried peel of bitter oranges. It can also contain distillates of lemons and curacao fruit, sugar and wine. Blue Curacao is often used to induce color into cocktails and other mixed drinks.

Tasty Lychee IDR 25,000

Lychee sirup, soda water, and lychee fruit.
this is the true color of lychee. So freshening. Not too sweet. All those lychee really dominated this drink, so the soda water not too kick much. Served with Lychee fruit.

Hawaiian Beach IDR 25,000

Blue curacao syrup, green apple syrup, soda water.
The apple syrup taste a bit bland. The curacao syrup and the soda water more dominated this Hawaiian Beach drink. Served with apple chunk.

Seasonal Green IDR 25,000

Green apple syrup, soda water.
Apple definitely dominated this drink. But this apple syrup, I think just like an ordinary syrup that I used to buy in convenient store hehehe... Served with apple chunk.
 

Sunrise IDR 25,000

Strawberry syrup, orange syrup and soda water.
Me like this one. taste a bit sweet and sour. it come out a perfect blend. So freshening.

Morning Breeze IDR 25,000

Green apple syrup, orange syrup, soda water.
Taste a bit sweet. I thought the orange syrup can make a balance taste. But I guess the orange taste sweet too. 

Strawberry Lychee IDR 25,000

Strawberry syrup, lychee syrup, soda water and strawberry fruit.
I also like this one. The strawberry so fresh blend with soda water. Not to forget strawberry chunk more add freshness to this drink.

Chef Kassas (I hope I spell it right) who really patient explain every menu to us

MEALS VAGANZA

Jap-Dog for Japanese fusion hotdog

JapDog Barbeque Sauce IDR 19,000

Grilled sausage poured with barbeque sauce, mayonaise and sprinkle with nori. I like how the make the sausage. It quite tender and the barbeque sauce quite tasty.

JapDog Katsu Sauce IDR 19,000

This JapDog quite unique. Because they make the sausage looks like katsu. Sausage coated with breadcrumb poured with Katsu Sauce and mayonnaise and sprinkle with nori. The taste a bit sweet. They succeed make the sausage crispy outside and still tender inside.

Japanese Pasta

California Wafu IDR 29,000

California Cream IDR35,000

The topping is just the same. What make it different is only the sauce. Consist of avocado, Kani Stick, Tobiko, and wakame. If you ever eat California Roll sushi, well... this is the spaghetti version of California Roll Sushi. The Kani stick (crab), tobiko (flying fish egg) taste fresh.

Gindara Katsu Wafu IDR 29,000

Gindara Katsu Cream  IDR 35,000

Gindara Fish coated with bread crumb. The result is a very crispy Gindara Fish but still tender inside. What I like from this Gindara is the fish not smell fishy.
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Tempura Cream IDR 29,000

Tempura consist of Big Fresh and not fishy Shrimp, Shitake Mushroom, and Onion. All topping coated with a very crispy tempura flour. It's not oily. The veggies and shrimp still fresh and tender.
It also served in Tempura Wafu Spaghetti style (IDR 29,000).

Dory Katsu Cream IDR 35,000

Dory fish coated with breadcrumb flour.  Again, Nobu Express succeed in processing the fish. Still crispy outside and still tender inside. Dory always good whatever how you process it #just saying...
It also served in Dory Katsu Cream Style (IDR 35,000)

Chicken Katsu Wafu IDR 29,000

Thigh Chicken coated with breadcrumb. The classic chicken katsu from japanese resto. The chicken is tender and taste good. Also served Chicken Katsu Cream (IDR 35,000)

Salmon Katsu Wafu IDR 29,000

Salmon coated with breadcrumb. The  texture is great. Still tender inside and crispy outside. But for me, I still like salmon the old way. Only simply grill it. But this taste is quite decent too.

PASTA HIGHLIGHT
California Wafu made from wafu sauce the basic ingredients is shoyu sauce and other herbs.  Shoyu sauce itself taste savory and a bit salty, but in a good way. For California Wafu, the texture is dry.
California Cream more like spaghetti carbonara. The taste a bit bland. And I wish they make it a bit more thick. I just wish they add more flavor into it. It could be wonderful.

Golden Roll IDR 35,000

Sushi is one of a Japanese typical food. It's like already a trademark for Japanese resto. In Nobu Express, their signature sushi is Golden Roll. Consist of smoked salmon, tamago (egg), salmon skin and topped with Japanese mayonnaise, Spicy mayonnaise and shallots. The taste is great. The salmon taste good. Only I skip the shallots. Not too like it. The sauce also great. mixed between spicy and savory. Love it.

Nobu Express also serve delivery service with minimum purchase IDR 100,000 and with delivery charge IDR 15.000

Overall, Nobu Express is worth for a hangout place. Simple food, friendly staff with reasonable price.

Nobu Express
Jl. Kemang Raya No. 9 C
Jakarta Selatan
Telp: 021-7195246
FB Fan Page: Nobu Express
twitter: @NobuExpress

LIN Artisan Ice Cream

LIN Artisan Ice Cream is the first Ice Cream In Indonesia that using Liquid Nitro. Usually in Ice Cream making we found many Ice Cream machine like refrigerator to freeze the Ice Cream. But, LIN try to introduce a new concept in Ice Cream making. When you cut down the Freezing time to 2 minutes using the Liquid Nitrogen, what you get is a fresh and smooth ice cream, with no particles. This is what I often found in other ice cream brand. Especially when we put in the fridge for a view days. We can see many particles in our ice cream. This particles can change the flavor of the ice cream itself.

LIN Artisan Ice Cream! Oh Yeah, I Scream Ice Cream!

Eventhough, LIN just opened their store in 20 June 2013, but it seems the news about LIN already spread in everywhere. Including my self, this is the one that make me so damn curious.

LIN Ice Cream placed in a very hype area, Kemang. For to be exact, it's placed downstairs of Umbra and in front of Colony. I loved how they dressed up the LIN. It so modern, artistic, out of the box yet so convy to relax while enjoying our Ice Cream. The earthy theme is so unique, with many cute interior. Can I have some? hehehe... LIN Ice Cream divided their store in to 2 area. Indoor and outdoor, with a wooden furniture. Both area have a very great spot to get a picture.

With an open kitchen that LIN made, it possible for us to peeking the process of LIN 'magic' Ice Cream. Actually, at I think it more like laboratory than a kitchen. Especially when the Chef, or should I call Scientist hehehe... make the Ice Cream. White cold smoke covered the kitchen like a thick clouds... 

To bad LIN's owner, Astrid H.W is not on-site that day. I want to hear from her directly about her Journey from the first she about Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream in Italy until become a store named LIN. If there's no brilliant idea came from her head, today,  we never get a change to taste a fantastic ice cream.

the process of making the fabulous Ice Cream

GELATO
LIN Artisan Ice Cream offeres 2 kind of Ice Cream. First is Gelato. Gelato is a famous ice cream made from fresh milk. Many variants that LIN make.

Ultimate  Chocolate With Chocolate Chips - IDR 39.000

Supreme Chocolate With Chocolate Chips that LIN made is so tasteful. The chocolate really blew me away. The mix between chocolate and milk is so great, without leaving any bitter after it. The choco chip more add the flavor. Best chocolate ever.

Rum and Raisin - IDR 69.000

Actually LIN categorize this Rum and Raisin into Alcohol Ice Cream. Since it made from pure 40% rum alcohol instead of the rum essence. Also they already soaked the raisin in to the rum, so it gives texture to the ice cream. What I loved most is, the rum is not too overpowering. it just blend well and tasty. I guess I need another bowl of this ice cream. Makes me don't want to share.

SORBET
For the other kind of Ice Cream, LIN also have Sorbet. Sorbet is an ice cream made from raw ingredients like fresh fruits.

Lemon Sorbet - IDR 36.000

Sorbet also 1 of my favorite if I'm looking something sour.And LIN's sorbet is sooo smooth and tasty. We still can feel the lemon chunk. It taste so fresh and not make your throat scream.

Merry Strawberry - IDR 39.000

My favorite sorbet that day. Merry Strawberry marry me!! Strawberry really dominated all the flavor. A sour and a bit sweet make me want to dig it more and more.

LIN also served Ice Cream consist of Alcohol and coffee. looks like LIN want to fulfill all that customer like. I'd like to taste this 2 variant in my next visit.

For a coffee lover, LIN also have variants of Coffee. The coffee is from Javabica Coffee then they roasted it on their own. So we always get a fresh and good coffee here.

AFFOGATO - IDR 62,000

Affogato in the process

Affogato is a combination of the cold sweet ice cream with warm bitter espresso. Both the ice cream and the espresso made fresh. Made from pure vanilla and espresso from Javabica Coffee. What I like from the affogato when bitter meet sweet and when warm meet cold, it end with a very good  taste. The texture become creamy and  a bit thick. This is the true Yin and Yang I supposed.

ICE COFFEE & ICE MOCHA - IDR 28,000

ICE COFFEE IDR 28,000
A blend of Water, Ice Cubes and Espresso. A shot of espresso can be this good. The taste is like latte. More milky but we can still taste the espresso. As a coffee drinker, after the affogato, sure I'm the one who drink it again and again

ICE MOCHA IDR 28,000
A blend of Water, Ice Cubes and  Mocha.  Usually, in Some restaurant or coffee shop, the Mocha taste can be a bit to sweet or too bitter. But in LIN, all blend well. The texture a bit thick, but good.

LITE BITE
Ice Cream, Coffee uumm what again?? Of course a lil' bit lite bite to accompany you. LIN have some of lite bite.

French Fries - IDR 29.000

LIN have thick cut for the french fries. The texture is crunchy outside and so soft inside. A lil' bit savory come from this fries. Eat it while it's hot. It more good and not chewy like when it's cold.

PRAWN BALLS & SQUID BALLS  - IDR 22,000

Served when it hot. The texture is tender and not smell fishy. Usually I'm too interest with fish ball. I get itchy after it. But since in LIN it taste fresh, not I guess it save enough hahaha... I can't stop snacking it.

CHICKEN NUGGET -  IDR 22,000

Who doesn't love Nugget? For me nugget is emergency food when Mom not cooking hehehe. In LIN, their chicken nugget texture is a bit thick. So tender inside and crispy outside.

HOMEMADE WAFFLE WITH MAPLE SYRUP - IDR 20,000

The portion is pretty big. But, unfortunately  the texture a bit chewy and not smooth enough. I just wih it could be more fluffy. Sprinkle with Icing sugar. Also please add more the maple syrup. Because it soak so fast into the waffle.

A very playful tummy and mouth. LIN Artisan Ice Cream really succeed to spoil me with their fabulous  Ice Cream. I surely will comeback here with more crowds.

LIN Artisan Ice Cream
Jl. Taman Kemang 1 No. 6
Jakarta 12730
Telp: 021-71794393
FB Fan Page: LIN Artisan
twitter: @linicecream

VTeras Putih - For A Homey Resto

A view days ago, I was invited by Rumah Makan Jakarta for Food Tasting at restaurant VTeras Putih. Never heard about VTeras Putih before, so I'm so excited to visit VTeras Putih in a bright Sunday.

If you curious why there's a lette "V" in front of Teras Putih, well that's not a typo. V is from Vradio. they have a cooperation with V radio. V itself could be come from woman or female. Woman are from Venus. Woman are Virgin, Vacation, Victory…. and Tune into V radio The Voice of Inspiring Women(taken from Vradio website http://vradiofm.com/index.php/about-us )

VTeras Putih placed in Broadway Kemang. Not too hard to find the location. As its name, VTeras Putih dominated with white color and other earthy color like chocolate and green. We took a seat in a long bench and table. The room looks so bright. With a flowery mural on wall. VTeras Putih really want too take us dining at home.

 

Looks like Teras Putih want to make their restaurant to be a 1 stop shopping. Especially for ladies. Because beside there's a small boutique that sell many local product like clothes, bags and accessories, there are also creative class like cooking class, floristry, scrapwork, photography, gift dressing, jewelry, cakery and recyle class. You can arrange with Teras Putih if you wan to join 1 of their class.

A friendly quick and a little introduction from VTeras Putih owners

Lovely Sara & lovely Dini

For the food, Teras Putih also try to satisfy all their customer. We can see it by their menu list. There's Western, Indonesian, Italian and Chinese.  They served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. All seem tempting to try.

Teras Putih Menu

VTeras Putih Chef give a little explanation about menu that served that day

SMALL BITES
Many variants for Small Bites that Teras Putih served. From soup, salad and burgers.

Wakame Mix Salad - IDR 30.000

A mix salad of Seaweed, kyuri (Japanese cucumber), carrot and cabbage.
All ingredients mix with soyu sauce make this salad so fresh. The sauce taste mix between salty and sweet.

Teras Putih Lemon Tuna Salad - IDR 30.000

Mix of lettuce and garlic croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, chopped oiled tuna and topped with egg poached.

A fresh lettuce taste more freshening because of the sourness from Lemon sauce and the olive. The tuna also taste fresh. Not smell fishy. All really balance. Love it. 

Spring Roll - IDR 25.000

A very crispy smoke sausage. At 1st I thought it was minced beef in it. Well, since i didn't taste any sausage in it. There are also a little chunk of carrot in it. 

Bitterballen - IDR 28.000

Three homemade chicken potato cheese balls served with mustard sauce.

A very soft inside and crispy outside of bitterballen. Without adding the sauce, this bitteballen already good. Like the cheesy in it.

Tekwan - IDR 28.000

Traditional Palembang fishball clear soup with soun (thin white noodle).
A very tender and soft fishball taste so good in a savory clear soup. Served with hot spicy green sambal. It so suit with cold weather. 

Siomay Bandung - IDR 28.000

Steamed Siomay served with peanut butter sauce. 
Siomay taste great. Made from mackerel fish. They add it right So, not smell fishy. Beside siomay there's steamed potato and boiled egg. The peanut butter sauce also taste good. Not taste or smell burnt. A bit spicy and add more flavor for it siomay. 

MAIN MEALS
For main meals, Teras Putih also served many great dishes.

Spaghetti Chilli Tuna - IDR 40.000

Traditional Italian Aglio Olio style of pasta, cooked with tuna, chilli, capers & olives.
The texture of this spaghetti is dry. With a kicked of spicy chilli, it's so good for a spicy lover. The spaghetti it self cooked aldente. It seasoned well.

Bakmi Ayam Jamur - IDR 30.000

Indonesian chicken mushroom noodle served with beef balls and wonton. 
Eventhough the mushroom not to generous, but the noodle perfectly cooked. Served with clear savory soup with beef meatball.

Hokkien Noodle (Mie Singapore) - IDR 35.000

Singaporean fried noodles cooked in Hokien Stylewith beefballs, mushroom and prawns.
Me loved this noodles. The spicy taste so blend well with the noodle. The texture also not too soggy. Prawns still fresh and not smell fishy.

Chicken Cordon Bleu - IDR 40.000

Chicken cutlet rolled around smoke beef and cheese, served with fries and salad.
The taste is decent. Chicken texture is tender, but brownish breadcrumbs. I wish the cheese and smoke beef more thick hehehe... But the mushroom sauce help it out. The taste pretty good.

Hainan Chicken Rice - IDR 40.000

Choice Of  Steamed Chicken or barbeque (char shiu) served with Hainan rice and clear soup. 

The chicken texture is tender but it's a bit dry. So, not juicy enough. The rice also decent. the taste like coconut rice. The sambal add more flavor to this dish.

Nasi Goreng Bebek - IDR 38.000

Roasted duck shredded cooked with fried rice.
The taste is decent. Well seasoning fried rice with a tender duck. The duck not smelly. Mixed with scrambled egg. Served with Melinjo crackers (Emping) and sauce.
 

Teras Putih Spicy Fish - IDR 40.000

Spicy Dory Fish Fillet Served With Rice
This is so great for spicy lover. Actually I kinda can't stand with the spicy taste. But dunno why it makes me eat the dory again. So crispy outside and tender inside. The heat really soak in all over the dory. Served with  Cassava Leaves and Melinjo crackers.

DESSERT

Es Sirsak - IDR 20.000

A very freshening dessert. Consist of  soursoup fruit, nata de coco jelly, and something similar like sugar palm fruit (kolang-kaling). Better eat this before the ice melting. Otherwise, the soursoup syrup become bland.

Es "V" Kopi Cincau - IDR 22.000

As a coffee drinker, I like this coffee. Not too sweet, and the coffee really tasteful. And the grass jelly (cincau) is so smooth and really suitable with the coffee.

Strawberry Splash - IDR 28.000

Soda mixed with strawberry really freshening. We can get the strawberry chunk in it. Make me want to dig it more and more. The taste is sweet and a bit sour.

Pineapple Cruise - IDR 28.000

Only Pineapple dominated this drink. A sweet ans sour drink make you feel like in a Tropical Island. Garnish with palm sugar.

Before the event end, not too forget to announce the winner from earlier games that Rumah Makan Jakarta made before lunch. Which are drawing games. We have to draw VTeras Putih menu that will serve and draw ourselves. And voila... here are the winner...

Guess who are they... LOL...

At the end, we're having so much fun lunch with VTeras Putih and Rumah Makan Jakarta. What a great hospitality. Nice place, Nice food with a reasonable price. Worth to try.

V Teras Putih
The Broadway Kemang
Jl. Benda Raya No. 46 Kemang
Telp: 02178846518
FB Fan Page: V Teras Putih
twitter: @terasputih