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French cuisine is not always synonymous with classic. Nicolas Isnard, a young chef will mix French Southern French cuisine with a sense of original and unique modern twist. Onion Soup How to blend the chef who shakes up the tongue? You can taste up to this weekend. If including French cuisine lover, try to stop the Lyon restaurant located on the 2nd floor of Mandarin Oriental Hotel. There is a special dish of French cuisine at this restaurant.

Chef Isnard is one chef who was popular in the French culinary world. Considerable experience in a variety of standard 3 Michelin Stars restaurants such as L’Auberge du VieuxPuits in Fontjoncouse.Therefore Isnard Chef opened his own restaurant, named L’Auberge de la Charme in France in 2008. Within less from a year has been getting Michelin Star.

“This is one of the main reasons the Mandarin Hotel to present Nicolas Isnard. In addition to youth, Nicolas was one of the chef is talented. Have a creativity that is unique and interesting to be introduced to food lovers in Jakarta,” said Florian Pick, F & B Director, and Mandarin Oriental Jakarta.

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For those of you who like a culinary tour, possibly the origin of snacks can be tried in Mexico this weekend. Tortilla soft bread filled with melted cheese savory indeed fit to be a good afternoon snack.

Exploring the culinary world is not ending. Food archipelago just seemed inexhaustible or pared by one in each region. If you want a little different this weekend, you can try this snack Mexico communities. Mexican quesadilla is one of them.

These foods are native to Mexico, but have gained the influence of Spanish culture. Just as the name suggests, quesadilla which in Spanish means cheese, it’s no wonder because it contains cheese snacks in it. Is quite simple snacks, tortilla bread folded was given two cheese in the middle. Then cook with roasted until the cheese melts.

In Mexico, not only eat quesadilla with cheese only. But there also are eaten with the setup of vegetables, potatoes, and mushroom sauce accompanied by salsa as topping. It was savory taste, not only can be a snack but can also be the main menu.

Deja vu? This restaurant is not named Blue Erawan? Why is now named the Blue Elephant?

Apparently, it’s just a matter of legal confusion. Blue Elephant Restaurant, which stands in London since 1980 and later opened branches in various cities of the world, was surprised when it intends to open a branch in Jakarta. Why, why is there another restaurant with the same name?

The restaurant is then compelled to temporarily open the door to the Blue Erawan nameplate. Fortunately, after several years of approach, the name was finally hoisted the Blue Elephant restaurant with locations in the heart of our capital. Namesake with his brothers in London, Paris, Lyon, Bangkok, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dubai, Beirut, and Malta.

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When does a trip to Singapore, we often need a cheap place to eat-rousing? Depending on where you are “roaming”, usually there is always a food court or hawker center that fits your needs. When they are around Telok Ayer, the choice is Lau Pa Sat.

Lau Pa Sat is one successful example of the Government of Singapore to the preservation of heritage buildings. Formerly, Lau Pa Sat is Telok Ayer Market which has a long history. This market is starting to develop in the Raffles, later became an important market fish. In the subsequent period, the area around Telok Ayer developed into Singapore’s financial center. Magnificent buildings and graceful in the vicinity is a large reputable banks of the world.

The building is structurally sound markets cast iron imported from Glasgow, UK. Victorian-style architecture unique Japanese bomb survivors when held in Singapore in 1942. This building had cracked due to the excavation of underground MRT station, and because it was torn down and then reassembled into a building that is now proud of. This is one of the few buildings of gagrak iron structure that remains intact Victorian architecture in the world.

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