Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Dad.

You've always been there for us

And I know you always will be

You're the one who taught me everything

And you've helped me see

That you made me who I am today

By being that special person,

you know no other way.

I'm writing this to say

Thank you for being you

For always being there

For always being true

We love you dad

And today's your special day

So face your future

We're behind you all the way :)

This day was all about food. Food. Food. Food. All to celebrate a birthday that surely overkilled one of the seven sins - gluttony.

The day starts off in the dining hall...

Breakfast spread for Dad by yours truly :)

A present? 

From me?!

 

Will a 4.0 be enough, sir?!

For lunch, we head on to...

@ Westin Hotel, KL

A buffet spread awaits! 

And there goes my willpower, when I needed it most...

And finally, for dinner we move on to Villa Danieli @ Sheraton Imperial, KL!

Outside the restaurant, by the poolside.

Murals painted upon the ceiling; dim romantic lighting; stone walls.

Very authentic Italian feel to the place.

And so we ordered two sets to share, and another two mains. Had to order at least one thing per person in order to qualify for the 50% off with our Starwood card :D

Any feelings of guilt went away!

     

Pasta e fabioli (set - appetizer)

breaded scallops with creamy vegetables served on shells

.Only two sets = two soups when there was four of us. The waiter felt bad so he brought along two mini-soups in cups :)

Capesante in tecia (set - mains)

breaded scallops with creamy vegetables served on shells

A little too salty, but no doubting the quality of the scallops.

Risotto ai frutti di mare (set - mains)

mixed seafood risotto

Not too bad, but the rice tasted 'grainy', and could've had more seafood in it!

"Cappeletti"

homemade pasta filled with braised beef cheek tossed in ricotta cheese and tomato extract

Absolutely loved loved loved this! The cheese and tomato sauce was divine; the pasta had just the right texture; the beef, oh my... it was marvellous :)

Carpricciosa

basil, mozarella, beef pepperoni, grilled zucchini, and kalamata olives

Was too salty for my liking! Had the chef cook us up another pizza.

Vegetariana

basil, mozzarella, and grilled vegetables

Had this as grandma can't take beef, and surely can't be too salty. Good change!

Here comes the cake!

Pera alla cioccolato gelato (set - dessert)

pear cake with chocolate ice cream

Unlikely combination that went well together. Well, almost anything with chocolate gelato tastes great, no?

Semifreddo di grappa con la salsa del espresso (set - dessert)

grappa semifreddo with espresso sauce

Not sure what the heck it was, but tasted like a more fuller creme brulee that was absolutely delish!

A sweet end to a pretty sweet day :)

Happy Birthday Dad!