RIBS AND BIER CO KELAPA GADING - JAKARTA

Ribs and Bier Co. (R&B Co.) is not a newcomer on the biz, but for some reasons I feel like it's not that well known. Personally, I would say that it's because of the (sort of) isolated location, I myself am not a big Kelapa Gading person and honestly don't go here that often, but when I do, I try to really browse some places in a single visit.

R&B Co. is located in Ruko Graha Boulevard, if you haven't heard about it, let me guide you: if you make your way from MOI, keep straight until you see La Piazza and then turn right, before the red light, you'll see a U turn and then turn around, keep straight until you see Best Pong and you're on the spot! R&B Co. is located technically just behind the Indomaret #B19! Frankly speaking, even though this restaurant's located in townhouses complex and not crazy spacious, but I quite fond of its design, it's very-very simple but somehow there's a little sense of warmth there and adaptable. They have three floors on the building: the first and second floors have this more casual atmosphere with beer barrel chairs and couch (second floor) while the third floor's function for corporate meetings, private parties or communal activities. I personally like the first floor better because it feels more open with more lights and smoke-free.

Passion Fruit
IDR 32k
A good thirst quencher, lovin the rich passionfruit flavor which dominates the serving in a good way! You're going to notice a little lemon and pineapple flavor as well.

Hot Latte
IDR 28k
They're using Tanamera beans here and the flavor of their coffee should be pretty much like how Tanamera serves it in their stores: good balance, slightly acid but good for those with stomach or maag problem. I like that cute little bear latte art!

R&B Co. Ribs Salad
IDR 39k
Their salad was actually pretty decent. I found the meat (beef ribs) to be juicy, tender and fragrant and the vegetables were fresh! A good salad should be simple, hearty and fresh with proper seasoning (and a colorful one won't hurt ;P). The main star of this salad must be the ribs and the homemade cocktail sauce, having them together really live up the flavor and texture of the whole portion!

Chicken Nachos
IDR 37k
While I expected a bolder seasoning, the nachos chips were quite crunchy, the cheese and filling were generous!

Grilled Chicken Steak
IDR 58k
This was their take on the good old grilled chicken! I got the tender grilled chicken which was GOOD because chicken sometimes happened to be my least favorite protein, especially when it's freaking dry and boring. The tender chicken got even juicier with the help of the yummy mushroom sauce! Must admit they made good mushroom sauce. Presentation wise, I love how they paired this with fries (or mashed) and some greens! Good balance.

Pork Stripped
IDR 47k
The pork meat was juicy and tender and the seasoning really speaks! It's a little spicy but still not overwhelming and I like how they keep it simple with the seasoning as they're focusing on the meat flavor which correctly should be the main point! Probably one of my favorites of the day!

R&B Co. Pork Ribs
IDR 127k
Unlike most restaurants that I've visited before, how they presented the baby back ribs is pretty
unique, because the BBQ seasoning wasn't marinated together with the ribs and actually separated! At one point, this is a good alternative for those who are not fond of BBQ sauce and eventually left with no option. The meat was pretty tender and juicy and I think the picture does the talking already! Just look at how the light hit the surface of the ribs beautifully resulting this glazy effect! The serving came with mashed or fries and coleslaw as well.

Chocolate Lava Cake
IDR 38k
The good old chocolate lava cake, I don't think I can resist this. The cake was cooked on a decent temperature and yes they succeed in making that melted eruption! Sexually good looking <3.

Personally, I found this restaurant is underrated, I didn't find the food to be a disappointed, in fact some were quite impressive. Short to say, it could be worth that drive to Gading for. I think there's not a lot of places (or in fact: none) that serves ribs in Kelapa Gading except for Ribs Bier and Co. so if you're too lazy to drive all the way out of the North or probably flying to Bali, this could be a good treat for your rib craving and the pricing's not bad at all! Food here ranges from IDR 35k-IDR 135k, average spent for a couple should be IDR 200k-IDR 300k :).

Ribs and Bier Co.
Ruko Graha Boulevard Blok KGC No. B19
Jl. Boulevard Raya Kelapa Gading
Kelapa Gading, Jakarta Utara 14240
021 - 2937 5227
Opening Hours: 3 PM - 12 AM
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Food Blogging Tips: How to Start a Food Blog

Hello lovely readers!

In this entry, I would spoil you some tips and trick on how to start your own food blog. Shortly, I'm going to separate this entry in some posts, the other entries will be about food photography tips because that's like the most frequently asked question to me.

1. Choose your Blogging Platforms!
There are a lot of blogging platforms available online for you to choose like Blogger (blogspot), WordPress, Live Journal and Tumblr. I'm definitely a .blogspot user for my url is eatandtreats.blogspot.com, the reason why I chose Blogger is because I find that it's the easiest, starting from the general settings to the layout. Most people chose to blog on WordPress, I used to own a blog on WordPress and I found out that the layout design of the blog is slightly more simple yet cleaner. But to be honest, the difference is not that insignificant. These blogging platforms are mostly FREE and you don't have to pay for things like bandwidth.

2. You are a FOOD BLOGGER, not a FOOD WRITER!
For this is a tutorial on how to start a FOOD BLOG, then it's clear that you are blogging about food. The idea of blogging to me is a platform for me to share something or to say something. I am a food blogger, not a food writer, so I'm sharing my readers a lot about food and what connects to it in my way of delivery: casual yet informative but also opinionated. My blog shares mostly restaurant reviews, travelling diaries and I am now start expanding it by filling in some recipes and private cooking sessions. Personally, you shouldn't start a food blog because you wanna earn money (unless your main purpose is commercial) or getting free food. Among the journey, they will come with the teritory. What you should have in mind is "because I have already eaten food, that's why I wanna blog about it".

3. Pictures are essential?
In a food blog, I believe so, I think pictures should talk a thousand words, or even touch more than the words themselves. The more they're lost for words, the better. In this case, you're going to need a camera. You don't have to own a thousands of dollars worth of DSLR, just a simple compact camera and a good lighting is fine, but DSLR will definitely resulting better pictures quality for the censors are already different.

Remember this main rule: CAMERA + GOOD LIGHTING are the ultimate best friends.
Here's a picture of the same item I shot one using DSLR and another using compact camera.

The most significant difference is from the bokeh (Depth of Field), DSLR gives a lot better bokeh than compact cameras. I usually use compact cameras for direct uploads to Instagram and DSLR for the blog pictures. More on the tips and trick of food photography on separate posts.

4. Be unique
Call me a freak but you DO need to have something unique to make your food blog stands out, we are not fashion bloggers who tend to be more playful and creative in certain ways, being a food blogger is relatively harder to be exposed unless you have a very decent writing skill or super awesome pictures, but most importantly, find what's unique from you and be yourself. You're starting everything from zero and you are the reason you'll be successful later. (If only you care about the attention and publicity, which I believe most people do)

5. Blogging Tips
- You're a human, not a copyCAT, so do not plagiarize!
Come on, blogging is based on your personal thoughts and opinions, why in the world you need to plagiarize, you'll be seriously embarassed once you found out you're copying everything from a source.

- Be yourself, stand to your opinions about certain things.
Example: You just got back from the restaurants and you just had a bad meal and service, and you're putting on opinions that might be negative and controversial. Stand to your opinions! Just be honest with the words in your blog because that's how you really feel, but do remember to use a more proper approach no matter how negative something is. Generally, being honest is a lot better than overrating certain things when in fact they're not, and you'll probably start losing your readers because your reviews are not honest.

- No music, please.
The moment I am visiting a blog mixed with musics, I'd just direct my mouse pointers to the "x" button on the tab or on the window. Please, I want to enjoy reading the posts, the music can be pretty annoying no matter whoever is singing, especially when it's mixed to the musics you're listening.

I hope these blogging tips can be your guide to start your own food blog, remember, just be yourself, but let certain percentage of yourself to be flexible to the trends and topic.

See you on another blogging tips! Will post them soon!
I know you guys are waiting for the food photography tips more!

Shoo for now!

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