The Applebee’s New Under 550 Calories Menu

Yesterday evening the four of us are on the way going to Kuwait City, to try the newest burger resto in town when our friend, Rey Santos from Kout Food Group called and invited us for an Applebee’s food testing of their newest additional menu. We make a sudden u-turn and head our way to Gulf Road, where the said restaurant is located.

As we enter, a receptionist lead us to our table and give us the menu to choose to, while the Local Store Marketing Manager Mr. Courtney Tluczek, talk to us and present us their new menu and under 550 calories creations. They have 5 new creations and we just ordered 4 from them.

Our friend Daboi ordered the Sizzling Asian Shrimp and Brocolli.

Sizzling blackened shrimp top this skillet full of rice, brocolli, red peppers, sugar snap peas, water chestnuts, mushrooms, carrots and bok choy. Drizzled with a sweet and spicy sauce and topped with cilantro.

Tony ordered the Sizzling Chili Lime Chicken.

Spicy chili tender grilled chicken with a colorful Asian-style vegetables, served over rice with fresh cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.

While Juan choose the Signature Sirloin & Garlic Herb Shrimp.

A 7 oz. grilled sirloin topped with succulent shrimp in a light cream sauce and served with herb, potatoes, seasonal vegetables, fresh Bruschetta with sliced almonds and chopped parsley.

And as recommended by Mr. Tluczek, I ordered the Roasted Garlic Sirloin.

A 7 oz. sirloin marinated with garlic and sauteed onions served with herb potatoes and grilled Portobello mushroom cap filled with cream spinach.

Conclusion:

After waiting for about 15 to 18 minutes, the food arrived and it smells really good. We dig in and savor the food immediately. And even though the waitress didn’t ask us(me and Juan) on how we’d like our beef – if it’s medium rare or well-done, but our order was cooked as we wanted to be — medium well. Moreover, the taste of the grilled Portobello mushroom topped with cream spinach is excellent. All in all, the size of the serving is just right.

Taste                 :  4/5

Ambiance        :  5/5

Service             :  4/5

Price                  :  4/5

Overall Value :  4/5

*Images taken using an iPhone.

Metalpig is Still Alive and Kicking!

Yeah Folks! I’m still alive and kicking! ^_^
It’s been 2 years (or more?) since I’d posted my last article here. And all of my readers (if I have one left) knows that this blog is about design but since I have another Metalpig site just about designs and design-related stuff, so I’ll transform this blog into an info and review site. And the journey continues!

Cheers!

Metalpig

Metalpig turns 1 Year!

metalpig turns 1 year

Yay, Metalpig turns 1 year old! Thanks to all of you my dear readers!
For visitors of this blog, were some of them had became my online friends and also those first time visitors who are just browsing and then leave as quick as they arrived, and not even posted any comment… Thank you! Btw, that excludes the spammers of course, who are more than happy to add their out-of-this-world comments with tons of links. =)

And yeah, I know that this blog needs a regular updates,

Pacquiao : The New WBO Welterweight Champion

LAS VEGAS (AP – Filipino icon Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao stopped his opponent, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto during their match dubbed as ‘Firepower’ to capture the WBO Welterweight title.

Pacman‘s speed and power were way too much for Miguel Cotto, who knocked down twice during 3rd and 4th round before finally stopping him at 55 seconds of the 12th round.

Pacquiao is the only boxer who had 7 titles of different divisions under his belt and voted as No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world by Ring Magazine.

He was so dominant in the later rounds that Cotto was fighting backward most of the way, simply trying to survive. Pacquiao was credited with landing almost twice as many punches, Pacquiao 336 while Cotto 172.

Congratulations Pacman, for winning the WBO Welterweight title!

Pacquiao’s last five opponents before his fight with Cotto:

Ricky Hatton – W TKO 2

Oscar De La Hoya -W TKO 8

David Diaz – W TKO 9

Juan Manuel Marquez – W SD 12

Marco Antonio Barrera – W UD 12

video link thechromestallion via PacmannyPacquiao

Note: Watch out for the video of Pacquiao vs Cotto fight!

Stunning Kinetic Works of Theo Jansen

Stunning animated works of Dutch artist, writer and kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen. Born in Hague, The Netherlands(1948), Jansen studied Physics at the University of Delft (The Netherlands 1968-1975), then left the university to become an artist and made paintings for the first 7 years.

Ancora by Theo Jansen / Photo by Loek van der Klis

Back in the 80′s, Jansen made a commotion in Delft when he built a flying saucer like object complete with 15 ft flashing lights and beeping sounds that flew over the town.

Amazing Digital Artworks of Diami Murru

Audio by Diami

Amazing digital artworks of Diamante Murru of Cagliari, Italy.

In deep waters by Diami

Diami to her friends, specialized in Digital Art, Photo Manipulation and Digital Imaging.

IQ Font created by using a Toyota car

The IQ Font created by two font designers, Pierre and Damien of Pleaseletmedesign in collaboration with the pro race pilot Stef van Campenhoudt,

Paper Sculptures by Doberman Studio

by Ilya Plotnikov and Alexandra Zaharova

Paper Sculptures design by Moscow based designers and photographers Ilya Plotnikov and Alexandra Zaharova of Doberman Studio. They specialized in Advertising and Fashion Photography.

by Ilya Plotnikov and Alexandra Zaharova

Doberman Studio also do Graphic Design, Still Life, 3D Graphics and Post-production.

Michael Jackson: 1958 – 2009

Michael Joseph Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) The King of Pop. The Father. The Entertainer. The Legend.

Michael, May your soul rest in peace…

Amazing Photogram by Robert Buelteman

by Robert Buelteman

Amazing Photogram by Robert Buelteman. Photogram is a form of photography but instead of using a camera he used high voltage, high frequency electricity. Photogram is based on Kirlian Photography, a popular technique in contact photography during the 30′s.

by Robert Buelteman

Buelteman’s process is refined but very risky.