Comments for Bon Viveur http://bonviveur.net an adventure in tasty things Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:53:26 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on March wrap up by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/march-wrap-up/#comment-302 chris Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:53:26 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=489#comment-302 <p>Indeed Megan! Looking forward to next year's event!</p> Indeed Megan! Looking forward to next year’s event!

]]> Comment on March wrap up by Meggy http://bonviveur.net/experience/march-wrap-up/#comment-301 Meggy Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:32:57 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=489#comment-301 <p>March has us all a little heavier with tummy and tastebud satisfaction as well as tighter pants. Well worth it!</p> March has us all a little heavier with tummy and tastebud satisfaction as well as tighter pants. Well worth it!

]]> Comment on March wrap up by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/march-wrap-up/#comment-300 chris Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:04:08 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=489#comment-300 <p>It was a lot of fun despite distended stomachs and burnt mouths ;)</p> It was a lot of fun despite distended stomachs and burnt mouths ;)

]]> Comment on March wrap up by Apex@blueapocalypse http://bonviveur.net/experience/march-wrap-up/#comment-299 Apex@blueapocalypse Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:19:00 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=489#comment-299 <p>Yeah we shouldn't talk about that pho incident but it was one of the funest nights. We didn't conquer the pho but we all had a good time :)</p> Yeah we shouldn’t talk about that pho incident but it was one of the funest nights. We didn’t conquer the pho but we all had a good time :)

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-294 chris Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:33:06 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-294 <p>Cheers Mark,</p> <p>The food was divine! It's great to see and experience a local restaurant producing something extraordinary like this.</p> Cheers Mark,

The food was divine! It’s great to see and experience a local restaurant producing something extraordinary like this.

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-293 chris Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:19:32 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-293 <p>Cheers Apex.</p> <p>Thanks must go to you for organising the evening and getting everyone together. Tiredness the next day was totally worth it :) It would be fantastic if the guys at Amusé did more Project dinners like this.</p> Cheers Apex.

Thanks must go to you for organising the evening and getting everyone together. Tiredness the next day was totally worth it :) It would be fantastic if the guys at Amusé did more Project dinners like this.

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by Mark R http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-292 Mark R Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:33:35 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-292 <p>Fantastic work, Chris! The food looks incredible and sounds even better (that's saying something). Glad you had so much fun, mate. :)</p> Fantastic work, Chris! The food looks incredible and sounds even better (that’s saying something). Glad you had so much fun, mate. :)

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by Apex@blueapocalypse http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-289 Apex@blueapocalypse Mon, 28 Mar 2011 02:41:04 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-289 <p>Great detailed descriptions of all the dishes we enjoyed at The Amuse Project Chris :) I also hope that Restaurant Amuse will present more Projects like this in the future.</p> Great detailed descriptions of all the dishes we enjoyed at The Amuse Project Chris :) I also hope that Restaurant Amuse will present more Projects like this in the future.

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-288 chris Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:57:43 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-288 <p>No worries Conor, hope you're feeling better and well on the road to recovery. Have to admit that when the "Coconut on the beach" was plated, I did think of how much you would have loved it.</p> No worries Conor, hope you’re feeling better and well on the road to recovery. Have to admit that when the “Coconut on the beach” was plated, I did think of how much you would have loved it.

]]> Comment on aPHOcalypse: The phodown @ sundown by The PhoDown http://bonviveur.net/experience/a-pho-calypse/#comment-287 The PhoDown Sun, 27 Mar 2011 13:32:28 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=452#comment-287 <p>[...] out the write-ups by Chris, Apex and Matt to relive the magic [...]</p> [...] out the write-ups by Chris, Apex and Matt to relive the magic [...]

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by Conor @ Hold the Beef http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-286 Conor @ Hold the Beef Sun, 27 Mar 2011 08:59:20 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-286 <p>I can almost trick myself into having false memories of being there, reading this. Perhaps its all the dreams I've been having about the coconut on the beach, though.</p> <p>Thanks for letting me eat this vicariously, Chris. The pain of not going is slowly subsiding ;)</p> I can almost trick myself into having false memories of being there, reading this. Perhaps its all the dreams I’ve been having about the coconut on the beach, though.

Thanks for letting me eat this vicariously, Chris. The pain of not going is slowly subsiding ;)

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-285 chris Sun, 27 Mar 2011 06:41:48 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-285 <p>Hi there! Glad you liked it. Descriptions of the coconut dessert doesn't really do it true justice. It's one that has to be eaten to be appreciated.</p> Hi there! Glad you liked it. Descriptions of the coconut dessert doesn’t really do it true justice. It’s one that has to be eaten to be appreciated.

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by mademoiselle délicieuse http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-284 mademoiselle délicieuse Sun, 27 Mar 2011 05:17:13 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-284 <p>Wow, this looks really interesting. Something a bit inventive yet not so unfamiliar where you struggle to understand what you're eating. The coconut dessert sounds completely mind-blowing - and I'm not even that big a fan of coconut!</p> Wow, this looks really interesting. Something a bit inventive yet not so unfamiliar where you struggle to understand what you’re eating. The coconut dessert sounds completely mind-blowing – and I’m not even that big a fan of coconut!

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-283 chris Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:30:50 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-283 <p>Cheers Moni :)</p> <p>There's a lot of fond and wistful memories from Weds accompanied by lots of sighing.</p> Cheers Moni :)

There’s a lot of fond and wistful memories from Weds accompanied by lots of sighing.

]]> Comment on Amusé Project Mayhem by Monica http://bonviveur.net/experience/amuse-project-mayhem/#comment-282 Monica Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:19:27 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=464#comment-282 <p>Fantastic words and pictures Chris! :) Makes me sigh just thinking about how fantastic Amuse Project was :D</p> Fantastic words and pictures Chris! :) Makes me sigh just thinking about how fantastic Amuse Project was :D

]]> Comment on aPHOcalypse: The phodown @ sundown by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/a-pho-calypse/#comment-280 chris Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:55:45 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=452#comment-280 <p>Indeed Conor, we have fought the good fight and have nothing further to prove :) I'm always up for some chicken feet, but might give the comp a miss.</p> Indeed Conor, we have fought the good fight and have nothing further to prove :) I’m always up for some chicken feet, but might give the comp a miss.

]]> Comment on aPHOcalypse: The phodown @ sundown by Conor @ Hold the Beef http://bonviveur.net/experience/a-pho-calypse/#comment-278 Conor @ Hold the Beef Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:48:56 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=452#comment-278 <p>You're so right - it seems to go against everything we stand for to shovel in food so quickly that we can't taste it, and burn our mouths enough so that we can't taste anything else for the next few days either ;)</p> <p>Still, fun was had and we can now rest assured that we fought the good fight, for what it's worth. Chicken feet eating comp anyone?</p> You’re so right – it seems to go against everything we stand for to shovel in food so quickly that we can’t taste it, and burn our mouths enough so that we can’t taste anything else for the next few days either ;)

Still, fun was had and we can now rest assured that we fought the good fight, for what it’s worth. Chicken feet eating comp anyone?

]]> Comment on aPHOcalypse: The phodown @ sundown by Apex@blueapocalypse http://bonviveur.net/experience/a-pho-calypse/#comment-275 Apex@blueapocalypse Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:53:14 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=452#comment-275 <p>Marathons go for longer but I'm not sure if I could have finished the bowl no matter how much time I was given. I think another rule would be to not consumer quantities of food larger than your head!</p> Marathons go for longer but I’m not sure if I could have finished the bowl no matter how much time I was given. I think another rule would be to not consumer quantities of food larger than your head!

]]> Comment on aPHOcalypse: The phodown @ sundown by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/a-pho-calypse/#comment-274 chris Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:00:32 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=452#comment-274 <p>Cheers Apex :)</p> <p>Took awhile to get around to it. Yes, I definitely agree with you, competitive eating is out. Unless of course, it's a marathon rather than a sprint?</p> Cheers Apex :)

Took awhile to get around to it. Yes, I definitely agree with you, competitive eating is out. Unless of course, it’s a marathon rather than a sprint?

]]> Comment on aPHOcalypse: The phodown @ sundown by Apex@blueapocalypse http://bonviveur.net/experience/a-pho-calypse/#comment-273 Apex@blueapocalypse Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:20:30 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=452#comment-273 <p>Great write up :)</p> <p>I think I will stick to the rule book in the future. I am not made for competitive eating.</p> Great write up :)

I think I will stick to the rule book in the future. I am not made for competitive eating.

]]> Comment on Twilight hawker market revisited by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/twilight-hawker-market-revisited/#comment-267 chris Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:32:18 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=431#comment-267 <p>Hi Yvonne!</p> <p>Thanks for the update. Definitely looking forward to more yummy treats from your stall and others at the Market this Friday.</p> Hi Yvonne!

Thanks for the update. Definitely looking forward to more yummy treats from your stall and others at the Market this Friday.

]]> Comment on Twilight hawker market revisited by Red Hot Spatula http://bonviveur.net/experience/twilight-hawker-market-revisited/#comment-266 Red Hot Spatula Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:29:34 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=431#comment-266 <p>Thanks Chris for the lovely commentary on Red Hot Spatula! Yes we'll be making more Hoi Sin Chicken this week and there will be a new item replacing the Gado Gado (as that's our rotating dish). Will update you once we've decided what it is! Yvonne & Team</p> Thanks Chris for the lovely commentary on Red Hot Spatula! Yes we’ll be making more Hoi Sin Chicken this week and there will be a new item replacing the Gado Gado (as that’s our rotating dish). Will update you once we’ve decided what it is! Yvonne & Team

]]> Comment on Twilight hawker market revisited by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/twilight-hawker-market-revisited/#comment-264 chris Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:40:42 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=431#comment-264 <p>Thanks Apex :)</p> <p>Yes, the queues for satay were impressive, and constant. I think the trick would be to get there early next time.</p> <p>Can most definitely recommend Red Hot Spatula's signature hoi sin glazed chicken. Wish I had bought more, but they were already running low. Yvonne has said that she'll make a batch of 200 for this Friday.</p> Thanks Apex :)

Yes, the queues for satay were impressive, and constant. I think the trick would be to get there early next time.

Can most definitely recommend Red Hot Spatula’s signature hoi sin glazed chicken. Wish I had bought more, but they were already running low. Yvonne has said that she’ll make a batch of 200 for this Friday.

]]> Comment on Twilight hawker market revisited by Apex@blueapocalypse http://bonviveur.net/experience/twilight-hawker-market-revisited/#comment-263 Apex@blueapocalypse Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:25:14 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=431#comment-263 <p>Great photos!</p> <p>Was at the Hawker Markets again last Friday and can't believe how long the wait is for the chicken satay sticks, they need more hot charcoal stoves running.</p> <p>Haven't tried anything from Red Hot Spatula yet, will have to make it a mission for this Friday!</p> Great photos!

Was at the Hawker Markets again last Friday and can’t believe how long the wait is for the chicken satay sticks, they need more hot charcoal stoves running.

Haven’t tried anything from Red Hot Spatula yet, will have to make it a mission for this Friday!

]]> Comment on Twilight hawker market revisited by chris http://bonviveur.net/experience/twilight-hawker-market-revisited/#comment-262 chris Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:40:04 +0000 http://bonviveur.net/?p=431#comment-262 <p>Thanks Conor.</p> <p>It's great to see the markets still going strong and remaining popular. Several people I've spoken to have also made the same comment about the pork and lime being their favourite :)</p> Thanks Conor.

It’s great to see the markets still going strong and remaining popular. Several people I’ve spoken to have also made the same comment about the pork and lime being their favourite :)

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