Culinary Journey - Europe

Soo... we just came back from our European holiday. It has been a wonderful journey across the continent. You just realise that not all Europeans are the same. In fact, they have different cultures, languages, and food! Our foodie journey brought us to sample different cuisines, so here's a summary:

Amsterdam

• Best chocolatier in the whole trip! The shop is called Pompidour. Do drop in for an afternoon tea/coffee with a selection of their chocolates and cakes. Yumm!
• Chipsy King. Devoured lots of double fried chips with mayonnaise. Sounds very unhealthy, I know. But we made it up by doing lots of walking during the day.
• Asian Kitchen. Best value for money. They serve you quick and tasty Asian food and the portions are hugeee.
• Doner Kebab. Haven for meat eaters. Pita bread filled with lamb and spicy chili and garlic sauce.
• Wok to Walk. Another asian place. You get to select your ingredients and sauce. Very interesting! 
• Sampurna. The best Indonesian food in town. It was only a few meters away from where we stayed. Ayam Bali was the best dish we tried. Also tried Ayam Pangang Setan and Daging Rendang. All mains are served with Sayur Lodeh, Tempe goreng, Cucumber salad, Rice, and Prawn crackers.

Switzerland

• Tried Zurich's specialty - Rösti and Zurich Geschnetzeltes. The sauce was made with white wine sauce and mushrooms. I just loved it.
• Raclette - Haven for cheese lovers. Basically, you have a hot pan, melt some cheese with herbs and spices, and pour it over boiled potatoes.

Venice

• Spaghetti Vongole - Spaghetti cooked with Clams. As long as you get fresh clams, this dish is good.
• Pizza Diavola - Simple pizza with salami toppings. You will not regret this.

Paris

• Ever famous Escargot - Snails are not slimy when cooked or eaten. In fact, you will not be able to taste anything, except the garlic and butter sauce. We tried it at a Bistro called Chez Gladines. The bistro had a very nice atmosphere and owners were very friendly. It has a very informal setting and locals go there with a group of friends.

London

•  Pétrus - A one Michelin star restaurant by Gordon Ramsay. This was the best experience we've had. We started with a glass of peach champagne. Had a 3 course meal. These were my selections :
• Starter - Pan-fried sea scallops with cauliflower, anchovy and caper, lemon beurre noisette. 
• Main - Pan-fried fillet of sea bream with confit potato, sprouting broccoli and oyster beurre blanc.
• Dessert - Orange and vanilla baked Alaska Grand Marnier sauce

Each dish was presented well and the elements in the dish blended perfectly. We also got a chance to meet the Head Chef and look at the kitchen! If you order coffee or tea at the end of the meal, you will get a variety of chocolates which is all made by chocolatiers in the restaurant! What an experience!

• Afternoon tea at The Lanesborough - Get served with all you can eat sandwiches, cakes, and desserts, complimented by best selection of teas, scones, toasted teacakes and home made preserves, clotted Devonshire cream. Sounds like a dream? It's not if you decide to visit The Lanesborough. Trust me, try restricting yourself initially, otherwise you will be stuffed by time the scones arrive.

So, that was my 'compact' list of restaurants and food. I might have forgotten some places we've visited, but I will update as I remember :)