Novus (6th Nov 2008)

Bread Basket

Some choice of bread... I guess they took out the chocolate one... hehe

Home Cured Ocean Trout with Dill Mustard Sauce and Mesclan Salad

I thought this was okay. But my friend didn't really like it as it was too fishy for her.

Galantine of Poultry (Foie Gras, Pistachio, Beluga Lentils, Port Wine jus)

I don't like this. Why? Well... I couldn't taste the foie gras not even a hint of it... I don't like lentils not cooked till it's soggy... (if it's mash, I would even be happier) and most important of all... the chicken? I always assume that Poultry is most likely to be chicken... and it tasted like chicken to me. SO the chicken meat was very lean! I would say it was definitely from the bosom of the chicken. Okie I am not a fan of chicken bosom!!! give me some oily and fatty thigh! :p

Cappuccino of chestnut with almond milk foam and white truffle oil.

I don't like chestnuts, other than roasted ones sold by those roadside hawkers. To taste the soup made of it... not very nice. I like the almond milk foam and white truffle oil.... but I didn't finish it, cause the taste of chestnut soup is pretty weird tasting for me.

Grilled Saint Jacques with Potato Creme, Trumpet Mushrooms, Carrot and Ginger foam

Scallops are rather difficult to cook. As far as I am concerned, I had only tasted scallops at two places, which were done to my liking. One of them is here. I like my scallops seared... and lightly cooked in the middle. And with some potato creme and my favorite trumpet mushrooms *yummy*

Saffron & Apple Risotto (Saffron & apple risotto with Watercress and green asparagus)

Sweet Risotto... I like Risotto... but not for dessert. The risotto was cooked to my liking, along with watercress and green asparagus were excellent... it's just hard for me to have them sweet. I prefer my main course to be slightly on the salty side.

Apple Fritters with Brownie Ice Cream

The Ice cream was GREAT! but the apple fritters? I think the chef need to visit some of those goreng pisang stalls to learn their secret.

The doorway to heaven

I like Novus. I think the place is nice and cosy indoor and has an excellent outdoor atmosphere as well. The lunch sets are affordable and excellent as well :D Definitely will find another opporunity to give it another visit..... maybe a longer and slower lunch next time round.

Novus (11th Oct 2008)

A geat lunch.... which is unfortunately too short... I hate the fact that I am not able to enjoy my lunch and my lunch chat with my mentor. He had been so busy, and we were only able to catch up today... maybe when he's lesss busy. :D

One thing about my mentor is he is willing to share his portion of food with me :)

So I picked this place because it was near the place where I was going to attend a lecture...

I had a good impression of this place... and I decided to intro it to my mentor and hope he will enjoy this place as well :D

A basket of bread... we have the regular baguette slices, a bun and this really unique dark brown looking thing... which is actually a coco bun.... I loooooooove chocoate... but a coco bun... it really tasted weird.... cause it's not sweet, it has this "not nice" bitterness to it. I rather have my regular baguette slices anytime.

Pan-fried Foie gras with parsnip root creme, hazelnut and cacao

surprise surprise... I didn't order this :P I only have a small bit of it... but it was delicious :D I didn't like the potato mash thingie (which was actually parsnip root creme ) ... :P but i think the foie gras was well done... :D Though we are quite surprised at the usage of strawberry, which is like... so out of place here... in this plating...

Pan-fried scallops with Orange compote and shiso...

okie... scallops.... if it is done well... it will be good... but then if it's not... it would what be what it was in this dish... I didn't like it. I felt the middle part was not done properly. But it's not too bad.... the onions at the bottom taste good too. It must be eaten along with the scallops... cause the scallops are rather tasteless in the middle.

It made a good photography subject :p

Truffle Risoni with Baby Spinach and Quail Egg

I think the spinach would be better if it's wilted spinach. :P I don't like raw vegetables too much... Quail eggs are nice..... only if they come in dozens!!! there is only one pc.... okie... back to the carbo side of this dish, the risoni is actually risotto shaped pasta... it's just like little rice looked alike pasta. I felt that it's like tricking me... Cause I bit really hard like I would to rice... and ended up grinding my teeth... :p

Venison with chestnuts, red cabbage and baked semolina dumplings

I don't like chestnuts :P no no no!! don't like don't like!!! :p okie... i don't like red cabbage more!! all don't like!!!! But I like venison !!! soft, tender, chewy but not hard, done almost perfect, very good indeed. the only thing lacking is some fat. Rather lean, but it's not tough. Is it supposed to be lean?

and I oso like baked semolina dumplings... whatever it might be...

Strawberry Yogurt Parfait with lace biscuit and avocado ice cream

This dessert was good, except the avocado ice cream... maybe it's because of the strawberry yogurt parfait, that's why I am not able to taste the avocado ice cream :P It's a sweet SWEET dessert... btw I was quite sick and had ate so many Strepsils, that I numbed my tongue... and throat... :P

Fresh apple berry crisp with Raspberry Compote and Maple vanilla ice cream.

this is like chinese fried popiah... with apple in it. :P the maple ice cream was nice :P This whole dessert was great... I am almost jealous but I had a bite of it hehe :D so I am NOT that jealous about it... :P next time I will order this.

I think this is a great place to go for a nice relaxing meal.. :) the price is quite good too. :D With the skills of

I had enjoyed myself and the good food there :D