Archive for February, 2010

Are you a Little Slug? No, wait…

… are you a Little Birthday Slug?

Come celebrate your birthday with us, we’ll give you a Little Slug t-shirt. Our little gift to you :)

It’s made of 100% fully-combed cotton. Which means it’s cooling & won’t make you itchy.

We’ve made these in many, many sizes. There will be one to fit you just nice..
whether you are tall, or small
Li'l Slugphiles in Li'l Slug Tees

Wear it the ‘normal’ way like Cynthia. Or wear it back-to-front like Edwin… “because I want to show you the words without turning my back to you.”
Li'l Slugphiles in Li'l Slug Tees

Gratuitous Disclaimer:
Little Slug Tees are only for children aged 12 and below, who celebrate their birthdays at The Garden Slug.

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Posted by sharon on February 17th, 2010

We love you just the way you are

VDay 2010 ecard

p/s:
We are closed today for Lunar New Year celebrations with our families.

On Monday 15th Feb, we are open only for special Valentine’s Day reservations.

We are closed again on Tuesday 16th Feb.

Business as usual from 10am Wednesday 17th Feb.

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Posted by The Garden Slug on February 14th, 2010

May We All Live Long And Prosper!

CNY 2010 ecard

p/s:
Pls note we are closed today 13th Feb and tomorrow 14th Feb for Lunar New Year celebrations with our families.

On Monday 15th Feb, we are open only for special Valentine’s Day reservations.

We are closed again on Tuesday 16th Feb.

Business as usual from 10am Wednesday 17th Feb.

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Posted by The Garden Slug on February 13th, 2010

The Garden Slug custom-made Ang Pow!

OK here’s the deal. You order one tub of Hearty Tarts, we give you a pack of TGS custom-made can’t-find-it-anywhere-else Ang Pows. Deal?

The Garden Slug Ang Pow!

OK lah, you know what, just come up to us and ask if you want some. (Ang Pows, I mean.)

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Posted by sharon on February 2nd, 2010

The day we hung up our aprons

Sans lucky draws & door gifts, this is how we celebrate our annual D&D (dinner & drink – no dance!)

Rule #1: A well-stocked fridge of alcohol thirst-quenching beverages is a must.
Before the partay - well stocked we must say!

Jian Yun made a très chic starter of rock melon wrapped w/ parma ham
Jian Yun's melon w/ parma ham

Wei Yang made an awesome egg-drop soup. You will be seeing this as a Soup of the Day soon (we put a gun to his head & demanded it!)
Wei Yang's delicious soup!

Sophia made butter raisin brown rice
Sophia's butter raisin brown rice

…and chicken curry
Sophia's chicken curry

Sharon made sambal prawns w/ french beans
Sharon's Sambal Prawns w/ French Beans

Jian Yun made his version of a tofu & roasted vege piquant
Jian Yun's version of tofu piquant

Joe brought pizza
Joe's pizzas

Shaun brought pie
Shaun's Pie

Leo made some incredibly well-battered, crunchy chicken wings
Leo's Chicken Wings

Jian Yun made roasted potatoes in sweet garlic & rosemary olive oil
Jian Yun's roasted potatoes in garlic & rosemary olive oil

Joe’s super spicy pizza
Joe's super spicy pizza

And now, time for dessert! But before that, let’s cut to a short commercial break, brought to you by The Garden Slug LLP.

So there was this discussion about a shop selling very good popiah skin just down the road from Sophia’s place at Joo Chiat. Did I say discussion? I meant semi-drunk slug speak.
Leo: Ya I always buy from there. It’s very good, but very expensive, very expensive!
Joe: How much?
Leo: Very expensive, verrrry expensive…
Joe: How much?
Leo: It’s very good, I always buy from there. But I tell you, it’s very expensive! You can sit there & eat, very expensive!
Joe: How much?

and this goes on in a never-ending loop for about 2 minutes.

OK dessert time.

José made a delightful Graham Cake, topped w/ condensed milk & strawberries
Jose's Graham Cake

Alex brought traditional Indonesian cakes
Alex's traditional Indonesian cakes

Kenny brought more cakes (our slugs really like having their cakes, and they eat them too!)
Kenny's desserts

Michael brought donuts
Michael's donuts

And after we wiped out the alcohol thirst-quenching beverages…
After the partay. Drinking champion = Leo!!!

… this is the kind of conversation that ensues

Sharon: Heard that Eng’s wonton mee at Dunman Food Centre is very good…
Joe: Oh, Eng Seng ah… Eng Seng is craB!
Sophia: No ah, Eng’s not craP! They are pretty good!
Joe: It’s craB! Eng Seng is craB…
Sophia: No ah, not craP! it’s good.
Joe: It’s craB.

This, too, goes on in a never-ending loop for another 2 minutes

Sharon: Guys, I’m talking about Eng’s, not Eng Seng. They sell wonton noodles…
Joe: Oh, Eng’s har.
Sophia: Yaaa, Eng’s wonton mee, at Dunman Food Centre.
Joe: Oh-khay. But Eng Seng is crab…

Aaaanyhoo.

At one point, all our boys fell silent & were watching TV macam so full of concentration. We thought, okay, is it football or perhaps a sizzling scene on James Bond or what. Sekali ah… they were watching Asian Food Channel.

Food nerdz r us.
Slug Powerrrrrrr!!
L-R: Michael, Shaun, Alex, Joseph, Wei Yang, Jian Yun, Sophia, Kenny, Leo, José Mari, Sharon

Wait, did I say we wiped out the drinks? Actually Leo single-handedly wiped out most of the booze thirst-quenching beverages. Amazingly, he was still very lucid till the very end. LEO YOU THE CHAMPION!
After the partay. Drinking champion = Leo!!!

Some of us are having yesterday’s leftovers for lunch today (curry always tastes better the next day). And people who run restaurants have really small home fridges. It’s a fact. Yep.
Next day fridge after Slug Power party 2010

We’re a humble li’l diner made up of a hardworking li’l team. We’re not a large corporate type of place. I think we kinda like it that way.

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Posted by sharon on February 2nd, 2010