5
May/12

Trying Cucina new menu @ Hotel Missoni

Posted by brownsuger on May 5th, 2012 at 4:22 pm

Last week mrdirector80 & I went to Missoni hotel to try out their new menu since we heard that there was a celebrity chef visiting and created a new menu ;)

For those of you who don’t know Cucina is an Italian restaurant with the original taste of Italy :D

 

Cucina Chef Claudio greeted us when we were seated at the table – such a nice person – i told him please get us sample size dishes so we can try the most we can … but before that let me talk about the restaurant it self.

The interior design of Cucina is very lovely and cozy, the staff is Italian so if you know how to speak Italian that would be great to show off in front of your friends.

Now let’s start with the food dude

mrdirector80 and i had the same drink its ginger with parmigiana but don’t hate me i didn’t get it’s name :/ i had two, yes its that good.

First on the table was the Calamari & Zucchine – of curse sample size as we ordered. I do recommend this as a starter. Let’s carry on.

Then we had “Insalata Tiepida di Gamberoni & Carpaccio di Cernia con Insalata di Finocchi e Melograno” yes the name is too long for a plat to small mrdirector80 liked it but personally i didn’t like it at all tongue not recommended from my side.

As i was looking at my un-finished previous plat “Carpaccio di Manzo con Rucola e Parmigiano & Insalata di Pollo e Peperoni, Condimento al Balsamico” arrived at our table. It was good but not the kind i would come to Cucina to order it again. Don’t be disappointed it gets better.

We had a date with “Tonnarelli con Gamberi e Pomodorini” next, it was one of the best things that hit our table, simply its a must have.

The “Tagliatelle al Ragu di Manzo & Gnocchi Patate ai Quattro Formaggi” was after highly recommended. when i a had it and tasted it i didn’t know what was i eating but it was delishes.

By fare “Orata alle Olive Nere e Balsamico” was the best thing we had, if you like Italian sea food you must try this one :)

We are almost done bear with me as you see and drool on the above picture of “Filetto di Vitello con Purea di Patate e Salsa ai Funghi” yes Italian meat ball :p it was so nice that i eat it before taken the picture thanks to mrdirector80 told me “Hey take the picture first!

Finally the dessert “Tiramisu” i have one thing to say about it which i told the Chef, its not layered, i do it better sorry guys :P layered it better a layer of the cream then a layer of biscuits and the same thing again.

 

I do like Cucina i would go there again give it a try and let me know what you think dear foodies :D see ya

3
May/12

The Avengers: Reviewed [Movies]

Posted by Caffeinated on May 3rd, 2012 at 11:29 pm

 

Movie Title:

The Avengers (Avengers Assemble / UK)

 

Director:

Joss Whedon


Starring

Rober Downey Jr.

Chris Evans

Mark Ruffalo

Chris Hemsworth

Scarlett Johansson

Jeremy Renner

Tom Hiddleston

Samuel L.Jackson

Full List from IMDB


Production House:

Marvel Studios, Paramount Pictures
More Info:

Website, Wikipedia, IMDB

Plot (Summarized – May Contain Spoilers):

In a senseless attempt to satisfy his thirst for revenge and might, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is attempting to assemble an army of an alien nation that goes by the name “Chitauri” (to you who speak Persian, I know…) in order to conquer and rule earth and consequently ended up successfully stealing The Tesseract; an unlimited energy source of some kind that comes in the shape of a cube.

S.H.I.E.L.D. under the leadership of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) sent their agents to find and recruit who would now be known as “The Avengers” to stop Luki, retrieve the Tesseract and stop an alien invasion in the process.

My Take:

When I first wrote about the avengers back in August 2011 I was so enthralled about the idea while in the same time so petrified it would simply suck.

I mean c’mon, this movie is full of stars that there are barely any stars left up there to look at! It’s the ultimate conflict of interest, a hybrid stew of fish and meat… it just can’t work

Boy was I wrong…

Many have though “Joss Whedon?! How, why?!” but the dude proved himself a master of direction! To be able to synchronize the cast in a way that just sing in harmony is not an easy feat and he did it like he’s been doing it all his life!

I can’t remember an emotion that I did not feel throughout the movie, it was a rollercoaster of multiple genres that should not have worked out but it did, from beginning to end, there was intensity, awe, shock, fear, grief, happiness and a senseless but well employed comedy.

The cast just seemed to complete each other, with all their differences somehow Mr. Whedon made it all seem like all of the cast were made for their parts and now that I’ve seen the movie, I can’t imagine what the movie would have looked like without all of the current cast in it!

The camera work was stunningly complex yet fluid and easy to follow, backed up by a constantly adaptive soundtrack and SFX, the CG work was as brilliant as ever.

The whole thing was an eye-pleasing symphony of super-hero action mash-up… What on earth are you waiting for?! It’s a simple three-step procedure:

1-    Watch it in the Theater

2-    Watch it again

3-    Buy the Blue Ray version when it’s out AND watch it again!

Now go!

PS. Don’t leave the theater when the movie ends, as usual, there’s a little post-credit “stuff” for you after the ending, Enjoy ;)

 

Rating:

5 out of 5
(I would have given it 6 out of 5, but Cinescape “KNCC” took the bonus 6th star out of the movie: Read below for some rant)

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A message to KNCC (Cinescape):

Really?! I can understand the usual censorships but to have jumps and cuts during fight-scenes and conversations?! I mean it’s not like the hulk is kissing his enemies to death!! And just in case it didn’t sink in yet, many of us DO CARE about the progression of the story line and the conversations that convey it.

PLEASE stop, stop doing that, stop cutting down the show time on our expense; it takes the fun out of the movie, disturbs the flow of the action and just leaves you with an uneasy feeling of “disturbance”, you should have heard the murmuring and dissatisfaction in the theater after each and every cut… I mean really??

We still love you guys, just take it easy with that knife of yours. Cheerios!

30
Apr/12

Trying out the Harley Davidson ;D

Posted by brownsuger on April 30th, 2012 at 10:13 am

Ok some of you might be looking at the picture and saying “this is a Chopper not a Harley Davidson” will yes and i’m not the one in the picture as well but keep ready to know what’s up.

Recently i got my motorbike license but it’s the end of the riding season :( so i’m just trying out some friends bikes.

Yesterday a friend told me about Kuwait Choppers a workshop in Shewaikh that customizes Motorbikes, Jetskees and Cars.

I gave them a visit with Itsallg000d to check them out and i was impressed.  Have a look.

This was customized by Kuwait Choppers its called a hubless bike and its the only one in the world :)

I’ve got a chance to drive one of the Harley’s for sale over there it was my first time to drive a Harley Davidson, i used to train on a BMW bike with tristar, the feeling is different but not that much. It was really exciting :D Driving a Harley and a Chopper is a hole different ball game.

Check out the garage i’m really impressed.

Not my type of bikes, looks like some one kicked it from behind tongue

I don’t have a picture of me riding the Harley, Itsallg00d didn’t take my pic ;/ anyway if you are interested in their used Bikes or want to do customization you can contact them here:

Web-site: www.kuwaitchoppers.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/kuwaitchoppers

Twitter: www.twitter.com/kuwaitchoppers

29
Apr/12

ما خلو شي اهل فيلجة

Posted by brownsuger on April 29th, 2012 at 8:48 am

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28
Apr/12

Johnny Literally Say it

Posted by Itsallg000d on April 28th, 2012 at 5:31 pm

 

Not sure how long this menu has been around, but it mentions used beef in Johnny Rockets is 100% Halal. They used to have a sign mentioned that meat and poultry were US import that caused confusion for some people. Guess, this would make concerned people a bit relaxed & guilt-free! All good beef we eat in burgers and steaks is imported with what they call a “Halal certificate” I believe in Kuwait this a must for any imported meat & poultry … No worries en sha’a Allah, Live Love & Eat

25
Apr/12

تكفا!!

Posted by brownsuger on April 25th, 2012 at 11:11 am

أظن اذا الوكاله عرفت هذا منو بتسحب منه السيارة :(

q8Stig do something

25
Apr/12

Do you want to Haka! :D

Posted by brownsuger on April 25th, 2012 at 10:57 am

Yesterday we were invited by diet care to attend a Haka event! so what is Haka, its a type of a dance ritual from New Zaland if i’m not mistaken where they do it before a war!  they still have this tradition but now a days at the beginning of rugby games .

Diet care was trying to express the relation between good food and exercise

The above pictures are the Haka moves … don’t ask!

There we met Ms. Ansam518 and Ms. NoufMagazine it was really great meeting and have a nice chat with them :)

The ceremony started a bit late. We saw the Fiji Haka group who did a nice demo for us :) check it out

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Big thanks to Diet Care and Ms. Dareen

25
Apr/12

Do you want a mini you ;)

Posted by brownsuger on April 25th, 2012 at 9:46 am

A friend of mine came up with the concept of a mini you (Project Minime) tongue you can have you or who ever as a mini character if you really into your self or it could be a great gift to a friend, could also be used for weddings on top of the wedding cake ;)

the web-site is http://www.minime-kw.com/ check it out.

23
Apr/12

Let’s Go Qatar Trip

Posted by 360dewan on April 23rd, 2012 at 9:18 am

 

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literally, it was “Let’s Go Qatar Trip” triggered when a friend told us about his Safari experience in Qatar in comparison to Dubai’s and how the scenery is amazing over there due the fact dune bashing area overlooks Qatar’s sea broader with Saudi. Turned out he’s right camping area over there is unique where one could take fishing rod and tent to same place, sand was like silky and flaky, weather was nice with clean naturally filtered air.

Our weekend plan was to go safari and visit old souq on Friday, go fishing on Saturday morning, then back home on evening. But we did not go fishing due group conflict of interest so we ended up checking malls and pearl project.

This was first Qatar trip for almost all us so our expectation of Qatar was something like Dubai! We were expecting modernization and construction process day ‘n night but it turned out it was not like what we had imagined. Yes, there are some running projects but i would say not significant comparing to the country future plans i,e the world cup .. i would give it couple of years though.

We reached Qatar at midnight then headed to cars rentals but they were ran out cars so we took a taxi to our hotel, The Torch Doha. The hotel is considered one the great experiences in Qatar, it has this unique luxurious design, right next to the Villagio Mall, in middle of Aspire city, and affordable price. The only drawback that Aspire city is an event base location, it’s very quiet when nothing on their calendars. This Hotel is recommended :)

After Friday prayer, our driver arranged through Qatar adventure picked us up from The Torch then headed to the safari area. As mentioned above, place was nice and recommended camping area or picnic area. Later at night, we went to old Souq Waqif for dinner. This is similar to our Mubarikiya but it felt nicer! in addition to traditional stores,  part of the place was renovated with coffeehouses and restaurants; it’s a walking only area where cars are not allowed which i liked about it.

Since we canceled our fishing trip, we decided to hit the malls until our flight time at evening. After hotel checkout, we headed to The Pearl Qatar , artificial island with similar concept of The Palm Dubai, in addition to residential area it has Marina, fine dining, and luxury shops. We could not stay there long due to heat then we left to The City Center shopping complex for air cooled place and hoping to get free Wifi ‘coz by that time we had nothing to do but to wait our flight.

Unfortunately, we were disappointed about internet availability indoor and restaurants specially when we found that even our beloved cousin AlShaya did not offer it at Starbucks. Then someone suggested to leave for the airport to be close to our flight that we would not miss it  & for internet .. it sounded great idea.

To recommend Qatar for a friend, i would not advise to stay more than one day unless you have a better plan or attending an event. They have promising plans so i would not compare it with Dubai at this stage. Overall, it was nice trip with good fellas that sure would result in many “Let’s Go … “ squeals

19
Apr/12

What will it take for me to be like this ;/

Posted by brownsuger on April 19th, 2012 at 3:21 pm

Kevin Systrom the founder of Instagram awarded the best iPhone application of 2011 and soled to Facebook by a 1 billion deal :/

Systrom is a Stanford graduate, worked at Google to develop Gmail and work at Twitter! i mean this guys name sounds like an operating software “Systrom” tongue what would it take for me to be like this and become a billionaire :( i wanna be a billionaire so bad because being a millionaire is not that cool anymore :P

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