15 minutes

for the sake of my 7 years friendship, this post is a very recent post and has definitely surpassed many of my old old post that was supposed to be up by now. the key word will be "supposed to". dinner w the girls was fun, and meet up with xingying was really a rare occasion thing. i haven seen her since the day we collected our results from tpjc years back. now we all lead our own lives but the bday of miss yy brought us back together to enjoy a simple meal that was superbly satisfying. i dare to say this is one of the best places that ppl hardly know as it is found in a place that is out of place.

The LASALLE College of the Arts situated in the heart of bugis has got its own operating restaurant in support for the performance of arts. how can this link be forged? food and performing arts? yes, the restaurant named 15 minutes, allows performers to take the limelight by providing a platform and location for them to stage their performance. even though 15 minutes might be a bit short, but it isnt the duration that matters the most but the chance to perform being the most valuable lesson learnt.

back to food now.
first up: AVOCADO CHICKEN PASTA $9.90
slightly creamy but i din manage to taste avocado. chicken pieces weren't a lot. but this is truely an addictive cream based pasta. there was some spices added to the pasta and this authentic italian taste manage to captivate me and it was not at all gelard. perhaps sharing do help as u won be eating the same taste throughout the meal.


next up: Oriental duck pizza $11.90
pizza with duck meat is truely a rare find in singapore as duck meat is not a widely consumed poultry as compared to chicken. the innovative use of duck meat strike us as it was also the chef's recommendation. as good as it is, this pizza is good but not amazing. the sauce that was used isnt the usual pizza sauce(tomato base) but the kind we have at chinese restaurant that is served w the peking duck. creative dish. those yellow coloured stuff is actually eggs!!!!! its the oozing kind for ur information (i can alr hear some stomach growling) however, it was slightly on the dry side and this was one of the killer for any pizza. however, the pizza was loaded w so much toppings it saved it from any further bad critiques.



Seafood Pizza $14.90
the same thin crust pizza was used and this is also a thumbs up for 15 minutes. i love thin crust pizza. the veg that served as the "decoration" tasted bitter. i have no idea why should it be added. the pizza was good too, with loads of prawns and sotong. the fresh oceanic aroma was floating to my nose when it was served. well done.

some sides to share: this is 9 fried chicken $6.90

common sense will tell u that this dish containes 9 pieces of chicken, but who would have thought of such a name. but even so, i will say this is well named as it does not have any intention of cheating its customers. imagine this dish being called fried marinades or wings platter, i bet ppl wont expect this coming. even thou it was simple, wings were juicy, easy to get off from the bones, weren't under or over cooked, and not salt filled.

One missing picture as i don know wad happened to blogspot. :(

another pasta to share: smoked salmon pesto $13.90

smoked salmon one of my fav accompanied by the rich and creamy sauce. however, this had a less refreshing taste and easy to grow sick of the taste. slices of salmon can have some more? that will make customers more pleased definitely.

last but not least, wishing the pretty girl happy 21st. i'm still on time.

auntie note: there is happy hour, so if u are ready for some drinks do come before 9pm. plus, sometimes there might be some events or crowd esp on weekends, so pls do call before coming. water is for free, drink like a fish.

walk from bugis stn towards simlim and you'll see laselle college.

1 McNally Street
restaurant is closed on sundays :(

Etna

True enough, the whole stretch of katong and siglap has been combed by me. i may not have posted all the reviews yet though. and yes, pls do not fret if you are not an east sider. i do visit the west side once in a while. i have so many so many visits to upload and its getting on my nerves.

if you love crabs, pasta, and pizza, live in the east, and don mind spend a little bit more for authentic italian food, the post is dedicated to you.

with plenty crab meat (most importantly de-shelled) served with linguine, piping hot.
the sauce is thick but not at alll creamy, every mouth you taste the fresh crab meat melt in your mouth and blends well with the sauce. you can see some chunks of tomatoes in the sauce and this adds to the texture of the pasta. it may be hard to locate the crab meat jus by looking at this pic thou. sorry for poor lightings because the restaurant is not very brightly lited as well.
thin crust pizza never fails to make me salivate. haha. somehow this angmoh version of poh piah or roti prata manage to make so many asians fall in love with it. anyway i did a little research on this special pizza. look at the picture and you will realise that there some pink coloured meat on the pizza that looks like raw. yes they are raw. this is named Carpaccio. its actually raw meat that is commonly consumed as appetiser but is now used in many more dishes. the raw meat taste like smoked salmon. tats the nearest taste i can think of. it is also the main source of taste to this pizza. the slightly salty meat (i presumed it mus be a bit preserved so that it won rot) and the pizza crust works well. however, boy said that the pizza is kind of dry (perhaps not enough sauce).

this is a puzzling dish tat came along w some bread before the dishes were served. i have no idea wad is was. the green coloured ones are olives, the white coloured ones i tot is cheese but i try and its like v smelly. the red coloured ones i dare not touch. look like very spicy. so anyone who can enlighten me please leave a comment. i tried to google to no avail.

this is super duper expensive drink. the two drinks are like normal coffeeshop cup size. but they cost $7 each. its actually some flavoured soda. its perhaps almost impossible to get these drinks from supermarket i personally feel that its kind of overpriced. i ordered thinking it will be quite a big bottle.

Auntie note: rmb to ask for any credit card discounts. the food serving is quite big so please don order for an army.

Etna (located beside dog and bone cafe)
110 Upper East Coast Road
Tel: +65 6444 9530