TJB Cafe

This is a lovely restaurant, which is located near <Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall> MRT station, blue painting wall that you can easily spot it just around the corner. Through the window, there are some adorable merchandises such as tower or mug, and those make here become a popular restaurant for tea time.

They not just have beautiful decoration but also yummy brunch, and they serve "huge" brunch!

Chicken taco salad
they made some change for this tradition Mexican food, fire wheat tortilla to make it crisp and as a folder for rich chicken salad, with red onion, lettuce, tomato, baby corn and tendency chicken breast.

TJB roasted turkey panini
well, this panini was nothing special, the toast was over baked, made it hard to have it a bite 'cause that stuffing just fell over the plate, but the chip tasted good though.

My favour, Omelet!!
Bacon & cheese makes life wonderful!!! (I probably shouldn't say that 'cause I'm vegetarian now…)

I missed the chance to take some photos while I cut that creamy omelet, I just can't wait to taste it, and eventually, I only left this wonderful moment when it was served.

The price range around NT$ 180 to NT$ 300 (with drinks or side dish), at average price level of cafe in Taipei, but it's always crowed and they don't take reservation!!! (You can only wait outside the restaurant...)
If you don't wanna waste time, suggest to avoid lunch or dinner rush hour!

Name: TJB Cafe
Tel: 02-2776-2527
Opening hours: 7days, from 9AM - 10PM
Address: 1F., No.23, Ln. 260, Guangfu S. Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
(台北市光復南路260巷23號1F)


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Taipei ﹡Delicious ➺ Japanese pubs [台北 ﹡食記 吳留手居酒屋]

Taipei ﹡Delicious ➺ Japanese pubs [台北 ﹡食記 吳留手居酒屋]

Late night, after work off, the one of the most enjoyable thing to relax is hanging out with colleagues or friends, especially here in Taipei. Traditionally, Taiwanese like to eat, exotic cuisine such like sushi or grill is far more welcome, and here is trick, look for those special stores on small street, this definitely pay off when yummy meal is served.

And this Japanese pub is one of the best,

What a shame that I didn't take too many pictures for our meal, those all were too delicious, and of course, we were hungry, so we ended up eating all dishes, and I only keep this grouped pic.

Restaurant Name: 吳留手串燒居酒屋

Address: No.246, Liaoning St., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104, Taiwan 

[台北市遼寧街246號，台北大學對面巷子]

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Tel: (02) 2515-2369

MRT: Zhongshan Junior High School [捷運文湖線，中山國中站]

My Recipe: Chocolate cake

I love to cook and baking, and I've seen many people make yummy cake by her/his own, today, I want to try it, and it's so successful! (At least it tasted like heaven!)

Here is how!

Ingredients: 

4 eggs
2/3 cup Anchor butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
150 g chocolate
100 g brown flour
100 g milk powder

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree
2. Use regular spray and dust with flour
3. Place 4 eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer (or by hand work! ) on low speed until all ingredient are incorporated.
   
4. Then increase mixer speed to medium and beat the mixture lightens and is smooth.
   
   
   
5.  Double-boiling chocolate and batter until all melt
   
6. Mix 2 ingredient to smooth (wet ingredient)
   
7.  Mix dry ingredient (flour & milk powder) and pour into wet ingredient with slow speed mixing
8.  Pour batter into Bundt pad then pour the mixture into it about 60% full (leave the space for rising)
   
9.  Bake on middle rack for 20-30 mins or until the top of the cake are light golden brown
   
10. Let it cool for 5 mins and take it out of the Bundt pad.
    
    

Special exotic restaurant & iPhone app, Camera+

It's close to Chinese New Year about 1 week remain, and me and friend love to get together to celebrate coming new year or just told about how's everyone resolution this year or so...



We also love to choose some special store with exotic atmosphere, food, etc...,
OK, that's enough, I actually wanna introduction one of my favorite app on iPhone, and it can let you shot beautiful picture no matter of food/view/people!

Camera+  on iTunes store

iPhone 4 with 5-megapixel camera, it's really good to use taking picture more beautiful, but sometimes I do really wanna adjust those just shotted pictures then publish on twitter or facebook, this app is more useful to do that.

As you can see on introduction page, Camera+ provide tens of option to adjust pictures from camera or photo folder, only one thing that I wanna this app could be upgraded is, I can only use one of those effect each time (not include chop), most of those effect are focus on color changed, it will be great if I can mix some effect on my picture.

Once the picture shotted, it will automate make photo raw then I can continue take pictures then adjust them all later.

Click on Edit then shows effect categories, choose one then enter next level choice.

it's very easy use app with powerful function, and also with very "friendly" price, really recommend it!

[食記] Japanese pork chop

Japanese seems always server delicious and looks beautiful!

日式食物總是色香味俱全的！

Me and friends often travel to Japan just want to taste yummy Japanese food, no matter is sushi, lamian, etc. We always can find the best but not hurt you wallet.

我和朋友們常到日本去只是為了嚐嚐美味的日式食物，不管是壽司或是拉麵等等。我們總是可以找到不傷荷包的最佳食物！

This time we went to a store which server curry pork chop located downtown Osaka, it always full by people, actually we went to there twice and finally got in because this store didn't accept reservation, you need to lint in front of the door, and must be quicker, people stat to gang up around 11AM for lunch!

這次我們找到大阪市中心的一間豬排專賣店，生意好到總是大排長龍，而因為他們不接受預約，而我們也是去了二次才順利進去；而且，如果要排隊的話最好要早，中餐時間，往往11點就有人在排隊了。

Take a look these yummy meal! 看看菜單有什麼吧

Almost every Japanese meal come first with these simple appetizer, soup and a salad
前菜，海帶芽和牛蒡絲，加上一碗味噌湯

appetizer & soup

一樣有一小碗的沙拉

 a salad

Here it comes, crisp pork chop
來啦！炸的酥脆的豬排

pork chop with rice

It like puree, dense curry sauce
非常濃的咖哩醬

curry sauce

pork chop mush comes with coleslaw, it can reduce greasy
完整的一套餐，佐以大把的高麗菜絲

whole meal

comes dessert time
甜點，茶凍

jelly

門口的大大隻狸貓

a mascot

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