Last week I had the pleasure of lunching with my blogger friends at David‘s. I always feel healthier after visiting the Prahran restaurant located on Cecil Place (Another reason why I love this place is because my childhood nickname was Cecil). The detoxing teas and nutritious meals somehow not only help prevent me from overeating, they always ensure that I feel clean and healthy afterwards. We were very fortunate to sit down with the Chinese medicine maestro himself. David informed us about the various health benefits of his teas. There are concoctions for nearly every ailment-  low energy, bad skin, indigestion, insomnia, poor circulation, the list goes on. The newest tea release at David’s is Diamonds & Roses, a beautiful blend of Chinese fruits, roses and green tea that offers boundless health benefits. It is excellent for skin and circulation so I am going to rely heavily on it this winter!

The vegetable dish in the 6th photo (or 3 up from here) is so healthy I literally feel like I’m getting a detox by eating it. My mother is an organic green grower and this is one vegetable she swears by. I have no idea what it is called in English, but it is has excellent cleansing and cooling properties. Maybe just ask for ‘Chinese vegetable’ and the waiters will know what you’re talking about. As I said in [THIS POST], visiting David’s is like going home to mom who lavishes me with healthy and nutritious dishes. I often lament about how healthy I used to be when I grew up on my mother’s meals, and in contrast how irresponsible my diet is nowadays… I recently brought mom to David’s for Mother’s Day dinner and was secretly afraid that she may be disappointed by the dishes, since she is such an awesome Shanghainese cook and is ridiculously picky about her home-town cuisine. But I’m proud to tell you that David’s is now her favourite Asian restaurant. And for her to say that is an unbelievable feat. Plus, with her limited English, she doesn’t even realise that it’s on a street with the same nickname as her daughter…

[spoiler title=”中文版”] 上周，我有幸与我的博客朋友们共进午餐。每次我去拜访David的餐厅，我总会感觉更健康。排毒茶和营养餐不知何故，不仅有利于阻止我暴饮暴食，它们总让我变得更注意健康。我们非常幸运能与懂得中药的David先生一起学习不同茶叶的健康益处。他耐心为我们解释他的茶叶各种的致病方式。他的不同秘方能帮助加强力量，治皮肤病，帮助消化，睡眠，与血液循环，等等。David的餐厅最新的茶叶名字叫“钻石与玫瑰”，是由中国水果，玫瑰和绿茶混合的，能提供无限的健康益处，尤其对皮肤和血液流通有极好的帮助。这个冬天我一定会多喝几杯“钻石与玫瑰”茶。

你会看到照片里的蔬菜是如此的健康，我简直觉得我一边在嚼，蔬菜一边在帮助我排毒。我的母亲很重视新鲜的蔬菜，她家里种了很多极有营养的蔬菜。 正如我在[这里]所说，去David的餐馆就比如回妈妈家-大加我健康和营养的菜肴。以前，我非常地健康​​，因为是在我母亲的菜谱下长大的。现在，我的饮食十分不良…最近，我将妈妈带到David吃母亲节晚餐，心里暗暗担心她可能会失望。她是位十分棒的厨师，一般的餐馆达不到她的标准。不过，我很自豪地告诉你，David的餐馆现在是她最喜欢的亚洲餐厅！[/spoiler]