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Fifteen Minutes.

Before I continue with this post, I have an announcement to make: With this entry, I have made past the half millenium mark for the total number of blog entries! And this will be a happy entry befitting of such a mirthful milestone! :D

After the delay at work, we finally made it to the 15 Minutes at around 8pm. Well, it was not too late as 15 Minutes closes at 11pm. Before I get anyone confused, we took more than 15 minutes to get to 15 Minutes. Around 30 minutes? :-p And... 15 Minutes is a cafe in LASALLE campus at McNally Street (behind Sim Lim Square).

As expected of a cafe in the famous local art college, it was artfully furnished. The atmosphere was relaxing. There was a small stage, but no band was playing when we were there. Instead, the speakers were playing slow rock. The wooden tables were arranged in neat rows like what you'll find in a school tuckshop. BBOF had suggested this place after reading about it on the magazine.

We had a difficult but fun time figuring out several "stimulating" words. When else will the iPod dictionary comes in more handy? Words such as "couscous", "puttanesca", "pomodoro", "bruschetta", etc. littered the menu.

We stuck to the safer choices. I ordered the Linguini Chicken Avocado.

BBOF had Pomodoro Mushroom Penne.

We also ordered Otah Bruschetta. Basically, that is toasted bread with Otah topping, similar to garlic bread.

The serving was really generous. But nothing much can be said about the taste of the Linguini and Penne. They are quite normal. The Otah bread thingy was surprisingly tasty.

Although the food was a little disappointing, the comfortable ambiance and prompt service made up for it. Not to mention having the fantastic company of my good friend. She had made it an enjoyable Wednesday evening for me. I'll recommend and probably be going back for some drinks (beer or wine), and simply to hang out with friends!

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