Oct
01
I am a man of simple pleasures. And for those who know me, Iced Tea is my simplest pleasure. Which reminds me, I need to go place my iced tea bottle into the freezer for a quick chill.
Where was I again? Right, so this afternoon we strolled down to one of my favorite dessert shops, Brunetti. Jumping straight for the usual suspects, their little tiramisu container and some cappuccino, we wandered around to see what else attracted our eye. Their cheesecake looked alright, but sitting smugly next to it was a pear and cheese crumble that we proceeded to...crumble. Good stuff.
We also came across a Bacio. This was pretty much a chocolate mousse with some hazelnut but it looked oh so pretty with the little layer of chocolate around it.
As we started ordering drinks - we went with a cappuccino, espresso and an orange juice, I started fumbling, unable to decide as my impatient company towered over me telling me to hurry up, unable to understand why I needed more time than I was given while they decided. I tried to read a very italian name (which I will need to go back to Brunetti to get exactly and then update here Te freddo al limone) and was like man, I can't imagine what that would be...until in little tiny characters I read the words that always get me going: homemade iced-tea with lemon. Voila!
I've got to set up a disclaimer here. When in the US, reading those words were like gold. It meant I was in for a treat. Out here sadly, the words iced tea tend to be abused pretty easily. So despite reading those words, and my general affinity for Brunetti, I expect little until this mammoth glass was deposited on the table.
The hell was this...?
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Jun
14
Omg, there's something called the
Snapple Theater, with larger than life size models of the infamous iced tea!
Jun
08
Pizza from the campus days @ California Pizza in University City, Philadelphia.
And Snapple Iced Tea. *bliss*
Jun
03
Deep Dish Vegetarian Pizza, Mango Iced Tea, Strawberry Lemonade, and the company of two crazy girls- Uno's Grill is certainly a treat!
May
29
Living by yourself during your University days are a great way to bring out the hidden cook in you. Searching for simple, effective recipes for one can be a fun challenge, especially when you try to emulate something you see in a restaurant or cafe.
Presenting a sample of the good ol' days, if we can call them that, the Black bean burrito. I really didn't want to leave the house this morning, and I managed to find black beans, mushrooms, onions, some greens, oat wraps and this is very important —
cheese — so I set to work.
May
29
If you've been following this blog (you have, haven't you? Fine, say that you have?), you'll know I'm a sucker for iced tea. So after having iced tea a few times at Whittard of Chelsea at Festival City in Dubai, I finally succumbed and picked up this little wonder.
Ah, Whittard's iced tea from the comfort of my own home.
May
18
Mugg & Bean makes for a nice snazzy little outlet based in Abu Dhabi Mall. It's quite unfortunate actually that they've shut down their branches anywhere except Abu Dhabi. With a menu that boasts a variety of options for every meal of the day, it is a bit of a wonder why they didn't exactly take off as a concept.
It also helps that there aren't too many options in Abu Dhabi, unlike Dubai, where you can stop for a bite or a quick drink and also be able to work. Although for the size of the place, having exactly 2 power outlets is quite a negative point (no pun intended). If you aren't lucky, you're stuck without one, which is useless if like me, your laptop battery doesn't have much of a life. Surely they've heard of a multiple outlet
surge protector?
Pictured above is their Egg salad with Spring Onion Mayo sandwich pair. Makes for a nice quick bite to eat midway through the day, even if it is a bit difficult to eat as the bread gets soggier with time and it's an open sandwich.
Why I'm sold? Well, they have bottomless
iced tea. Precious little beats that in my book, I'm afraid.
