Auc Lac Do Brazil: That's all-you-can-eat

I have always been a fan of all-you-can-eat BBQ meat concept (Brazil Churrascarias), particularly Brazil Churrascaria along Sixth Avenue which I have tried some years ago. It has remained one of the best among its competitors over the last 10 years.

Brazil Churrascaria has done well enough to setup franchises out of Singapore, particularly in HCMC, however, with quite a different fate. After 2 attempted visits to its old location (moved) and then its new location (closed for 'renovation'), I gave up after waiting for a month and decided to give its competitor, Au Lac Do Brazil, a try.

The deco & ambience first impressed me. Next, the first half hour of the experience was great with fast service and fantastic food. The servers (totally serving 12 different kind of meat on skewers, salads & rice) came round the tables with lotsa enthusiasm & politeness. One of them even said "Enjoy your food & I will come back again".

But none of them came back again. After waiting for another hour, I decided to raise a request for a repeat round of chicken, beef & pork. Even that took another half an hour before I gave up & asked for the bill.

So, was it "all-you-can-eat" or "That's all you can eat"?

The nation celebrates its Independence Day

Vietnam's Independence Day falls on the 2nd of Sep. But I have never seen how the locals celebrate it as I always use the public holiday to travel back to Singapore. However, streets are lined up with the nation's flags weeks before and while looking out of my apartment's windows, I could see beams of lights coming from the prime areas, days before the actual day

Mooncakes in Vietnam

Mid Autumn Festival is in a month's time.

The Chinese in Vietnam celebrates this festival like how Chinese does in Singapore - eating mooncakes and kids carrying lanterns. Boxes of mooncakes are seen in almost all bakeries and Chinese restaurants in hotels. But the mooncakes here are still very much traditional - mainly baked skin, huge with lotus paste, lotus seeds and salted egg yolk while mooncakes in Singapore are moving ahead with a lot more creativity!