the last few weeks have been a little bit of a madness - rushing essays, making sure we're still eating right at home, and attending birthday gatherings (at the last minute!)
lynsey's was one of them and she had hers at Old Kingdom which is a dodgy little Chinese restaurant along Smith Street. Yes, think along the lines of Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood of Love, and imagine the stench of unventilated furniture, as well as a jaded waiter; "do you need me to demonstrate how to eat the peking duck??" and before we could reply, he was already slicing the duck up oh-so-skillfully. bits of fat attached to the skin, one would feel all that oil ooze when bitten into. yum yum yum. so everything in that dinner was just duck. they had used the meat of three peking ducks we had ordered, to fry with mung bean sprouts and served on the side, a big bowl of hot rice. that was okay - nothing too special. and finally, a faux kiam chye duck soup. sheesh.. where was the kiam chye! then again, robbie said that was by far the best one he had tasted for the many times he has been to Old Kingdom.
but of course the highlight of the night had to be heading back to Southbank for abit of a celebration. lynsey had a total of three cakes, including my tray of 12 choco cupcakes. everyone was stuffed so you could see the cupcakes being neglected for abit. nevertheless, those who had it gave a double thumbs up. most importantly my housemate did :- D
this was one recipe that i really enjoyed doing and you can't go very wrong with chocolate, no matter how boring it might get ;p
