ieat Makan Session
And so after some anxiety in the signing up process, Jialin managed to get us down for the ieat Makan Session at Beijing Hand-in-Hand Restaurant hosted by the cool food blogger of ieatishootipost.
It was a very interesting experience. It was cool to finally hear Leslie Tay's voice instead of reading his words, and see him in person instead of on a picture or in video. And he actually sat next to me explaining how the makan sessions were organised. And gave hints as to how to stand a better chance of getting into the list. Haha. Celebrity blogger sitting beside me leh! Heh. Cheap thrill, I hear you say?
Too bad Jialin and Larry were separated from Gin and myself. So we were at a table on our own with 8 other strangers. The food was above average but not wow-inducing, I would have liked more servings of some specific dishes though.
Yet it was a very interesting to sit at a table with 8 other people who don't know each other, but each totally focused on food. And these people know their food, I tell you. There were some who were totally focused on taking photos, others who were explaining why a certain species of long beans are used and not another kind, and then there were the rest of us who were just ooh-ing and aah-ing through dinner. And oh, there was the lady who would stand up, take a mouthful with her chopsticks and chomp on her food still standing. Now that's a food-lover.
Seriously, it's a joy to eat with people who also love to eat.
It was a very interesting experience. It was cool to finally hear Leslie Tay's voice instead of reading his words, and see him in person instead of on a picture or in video. And he actually sat next to me explaining how the makan sessions were organised. And gave hints as to how to stand a better chance of getting into the list. Haha. Celebrity blogger sitting beside me leh! Heh. Cheap thrill, I hear you say?
Too bad Jialin and Larry were separated from Gin and myself. So we were at a table on our own with 8 other strangers. The food was above average but not wow-inducing, I would have liked more servings of some specific dishes though.
Yet it was a very interesting to sit at a table with 8 other people who don't know each other, but each totally focused on food. And these people know their food, I tell you. There were some who were totally focused on taking photos, others who were explaining why a certain species of long beans are used and not another kind, and then there were the rest of us who were just ooh-ing and aah-ing through dinner. And oh, there was the lady who would stand up, take a mouthful with her chopsticks and chomp on her food still standing. Now that's a food-lover.
Seriously, it's a joy to eat with people who also love to eat.
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