Top Chef All-stars: Finale

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So I've just finished watching the Top Chef All-Stars finale and all I can say is I wish I was there in the Bahamas to try all that awesome food with them. I'm not going to give  lengthy recap of the episode, so in short Mike and Richard get to set up their own restaurant and have to cook a four course meal for the diners. Tiffany Faisson, Carla and Jamie were the sous chefs for Mike, while Richard got Spike, Angelo and Antonia (I was a little bummed that Fabio didn't get picked).  They both knocked it out of the park and the judges raved about dishes from both restaurants. However as they like to say, there can be only one winner.

Richard Blais is the new TOP CHEF! A worthy winner I believe. Was rooting for him all the way after Fabio was eliminated and he did not let me down. Woo Hoo! You can read Gail Simmon's thoughts on the finale here.

LoL - Champion Rotation: S1 (Week 38) and Lee Sin

So it's that time of the week again, the League of Legends free champions line up has rotated. You can see the original post here. This week we have the following champions available for free play:

• Ashe


• Blitzcrank


• Heimerdinger


• Rammus


• Singed


• Twitch


• Veigar


• Poppy


• Karma


• Nocturne

This is a pretty diverse line up. We have 2 Carries (Ashe, Twitch), 3 Mages (Heimerdinger, Veigar, Karma), 1 Assassin (Nocturne) and an assortment of tanks (Blitzcrank, Rammus, Singed, Poppy). So a pretty diverse line up. Keep in mind however that these categories are just general ones, and many of the characters can easily fit into other roles, ie AP Blitzcrank or Tanky Nocturne.

It seems that Riot's trend of putting their latest hero into the free champion line up a few weeks after the initial release continues, with Nocturne appearing. I personally think it is a good idea on their part as it allows the more cautious players to try out the heroes before purchasing them.

So what does this line up mean for the player base? Well brace yourselves for a slew of Twitch and Nocturne feeding, at least in the first few days. Many players who have seen how devastating these characters can be but have not played the characters themselves will try to emulate but will probably fail spectacularly in their first few initial tries. Both Twitch and Nocturne need a fair bit of skill to get right and are deceptively hard to play. Most Twitch builds are glass cannons and timing is key when using Paranoia, Nocturne's ultimate.

Other potential trip ups could be the tanks. All four can be tricky to use especially since quite a number of players these day's just want to kill without thinking about the needs of the team. Way too many players who should have tanked have gone Full AP or Full DPS and caused the whole team to collapse spectacularly. All roles are important people. If you are the only tanky character on your team, you need to tank!

Not much to say about the other characters. Heimerdinger will be nice to have on your team, as a good one will do wonders for your push. Veigar can be a pain and I have yet to see a good Karma player. Maybe this week I'll bump into one, hopefully on my team :D.



So this is a day late, but if you haven't seen this already please watch it. It is hilarious. This "new" hero Lee Sin is the center of the LoL April's Fool speculation. The negative feedback to this Riot troll is amazing, with Riot having to actually inject +9999 upvotes into the discussion thread to keep it alive. I personally think people are taking this way too seriously. We are supposed to "Expect the Unexpected" this April's Fool and so the jury is still out on if Lee Sin is real or what the joke will be but here are some of the theories thrown out so far:

• Lee Sin is fake! You've been trolled


• Like poor Urf, Lee Sin will die on April's 1st and Warwick will get a new Lee Sin skin


• Lee Sin is real since Riot is working so hard to make him seem like a fake


• Lee Sin is fake and Urf will be released instead


• Both Lee Sin and Urf will be realeased

What ever it is I'm sure we'll all have a good laugh this Friday. To see the original Champion Spotlight post click here.

Nasi Tendon (Beef Tendon Rice) @ William's Corner

Well I popped by William's Corner in Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya last night for a bite. I had just finished BSF and hadn't had dinner just yet so as you can imagine I was ravenous. I met up with a few pals there at about 10pm and proceeded to order some drinks, of which I had the "Peach Blended". Which is basically an Ice Blended Peach drink with lychees and nata de coco thrown in.  I was one of the few of the group that night who was eating, and I decided to go with a dish that William (the owner), had recommended me the last time I was there, "Nasi Tendon" or Beef Tendon Rice.  So after a few minutes of chatting the dish in question arrived.

Looks delicious doesn't it?

It was a hearty plate of fried rice with different cuts of beef, beef meatballs and tendon. It was very tasty. As a lover of offal and other animal parts, I was glad to find the tendon firm but not chewy and really a joy to eat. It was seasoned nicely and the portion was quite sizable. It will easily fill most diners by itself. Alas that was not all arrived....

Apparently the Nasi Tendon comes along with a huge bowl of "Sup Daging" or Beef Soup. The soup was tasty, heavily spiced as are most mamak soups, though a tad on the salty side. It was filled with more of the same goodness that could be found in the Nasi Tendon. Delicious as it was though, I have to say I was defeated by the shear quantity and had to "ta pau"! My plan is to cook some instant noodles in that soup for a nice breakfast or dinner.

The meal inclusive of drink set me back RM39, with the "Nasi Tendon" and "Sup Daging" making up about RM30 of that. Well worth it in my book, especially as there was enough there to feed 2 people. One thing I can never fault William's for are their portions. Not the cheapest joint and not much for ambiance but the food makes up for it!