We were both waiting for a family shopping for the baby so the meeting place was Starbucks. I ordered the Peppermint Mocha Frappucino, which to me, was quite chocolatey and to my liking. Somehow, drinking mocha reminded me of my beloved friend who loves mocha like crazy so much so that is the only coffee drink he buys whenever we used to go our for coffee. 

My companion ordered the Christmas Cookie Frappucino which I think beats mine. For the first time in my life, I find myself liking a cookie drink as I always find cookie flavoured items too sweet for my tooth. 

I decided to go Italian today. We were making a few rounds around Kuchai area looking for something special to make my day better especially since I have been eating at the canteen for a week, for lunch and dinner! 

I came here because I have wanted to try Affogato (RM 9.90) for so long ever since I saw it on the menu during my first visit. The Affogato is actually a small shot of espresso type of coffee served with 2 scoops of vanilla ice-cream. Though the picture looks pretty, the taste is just so-so. We ended up spilling most of the coffee when trying to pour over the ice-cream. 

I ordered the Macadaemia Latte (RM 9.90) with high expectation but was a little disappointed because there was no design on the foam. The taste is quite tasty and the smell very fragrant. 

The best meal of the day is the Hand-made Orecchiette and Smoked Duck Breast (RM 18.90) which are actually ear-shaped pasta sauteed with Black Truffle Paste served with grilled smoke duck, mushroom trio and seasonal vegetables. This pasta is so tasty and the burst of flavours were superb. I kept spooning every mouthful and every bite is simply amazing. 

The Saffron Risotto ala Milanese (RM 38.90) with miso glazed cod fish is one of the best risottos I have ever eaten. The risotto is very cheesy whereas the saffron has completely been absorbed into the rice, causing it to an explosion of flavours, that is very strong and does justice to the soul. The small tiny pieces of asparagus cooked together with a few bits of fine green peasnd basil sauce a lent some vegetarian flavour to the risotto. 

I realized that this restaurant likes to use a lot of different spices and sauces for everything they cook, which is exactly like how I like to do my cooking. 

I always come here vowing to return here again due to the extensive menu and the most delicious food at an affordable price. 
We went back with 2 bottles of Iced Mocha and also Iced Peach Tea for RM 9.90 each. The tea is just normal, not very unique for such a high price. 

I went to Sunway Pyramid to have a new makeover of turning my hair auburn as I always wanted since young and finally found the courage to do it, especially since I am working in corporate field. I finally found a slightly more reasonable place called APT at Asian Avenue which charges RM 597 for Coloring+Perming+Treatment. After that, my friend joined me for dinner at Asian Avenue. Every time I come to Asian Avenue or Pyramid for that matter, I always end up eating at The Street Cafe or Ko Hyang as the price is very reasonable. 

This time round I tried the Jajang Noodles (RM 12.90) which surprised me with its incredible sauce. The sauce is so thick and nicely covers the whitish noodles mixed with chicken, corns and shredded cucumber. The noodles is simply amazing that I finished every bit of it.

The side dish is also tasty coming with kimchi, and the best is the cabbage and shredded carrots with Japanese zucchini salad. 

The cold green tea costs RM 2.90. 

After service charge, the whole meal cost RM 16.60 with 5% Service Charge. 

The best time to come here is when you feel super hungry as they cook the food really fast. 

Since I came to Asian Avenue at Sunway Pyramid yesterday and was recommended to try Bentoya by the waiters outside the cafe, I decided to give this a try since my friend did not want to try Johnny Rockets. 

I was aghast that a Japanese cafe, albeit a street food version does not have wasabi. Anyway, not much choice since we have ordered the food. 

My friend ordered the Beef Ramen (RM 12.50) which is quite reasonably priced. Although the beef is not thinly sliced like what we expect Japanese ramen beef to be like, it is excusable since they are new and not really that high class. But at least there is no beefy smell. There are a lot of ingredients such as corns, carrots. beef and tendon, thin fishcakes and also spring onions. Thank god the soup is not overly salty like how the one in Paradigm Mall is for a certain ramen shop. We finished the soup to the very last drop! 

The Gyoza (RM 8.50) is quite ok, just normal, but a bit too oily that I had to suck the oil out using the tissue paper. 

The Kimuchi Seafood Bento Set (RM 17.90) is the star. The rice is fragrant and delicious and had enough flavours of kimchi. There were a lot of ingredients like octopus, fresh prawns, roasted chicken bits, omellete slices and also kimchi on top. This comes with a set that is with miso soup and a small portion of korean omelette. 

After three attempts of trying to eat here and failing due to lack of tables, finally today, we got a table here, perhaps because it was already 10 pm and the dinner crowd has dispersed. 

Most people could eat 1 steamboat set per person and needs no sharing. I ordered the Basu Spicy Pot (RM 14) set which came with vegetables such as tofu, carrots, pumpkin, radish, fishball, meatball, some yong tau foo dishes, Xiao Pai Chai and a lot of cabbage. 

The Yee Mee is so crispy and does not even need cooking for long, unlike the one we normally have.

The soup is so tasty and fragrant and nicely done that I finished two pots full of soup till my friend was so scared looking at the way I drink the soup with so much MSG. 

There is a wide array of sauces to choose from, not that one would use much since the soup is already so full of flavour. 

I am definitely coming back to try the sukiyaki and also Kimchi soup. 

The passionfruit ice (RM 2.50) is a bit too sweet for my tastebud whereas the Kochabi Wintermelon Tea (RM 2.50) is quite ok. 

The price is quite reasonable here as the whole dinner came up to a mere RM 19, the cheapest I ever paid for steamboat which made me so full and so satisfied with the soup.