Kki ケーキ

Moi was totally, completely mesmerised by this place. It was so cosy, quirky and simple and nice. Every piece of furniture, deco, cutlery, cake, item was specially thought of, selected and made. There are 2 sections to this shop, the pastries section and the little dorm shop selling all the little retro items that we used to play when we were kids. I got really excited while I am in there.... like visiting an old museum.

This blog has some good photos of the interior of Kki Cafe.

Kki specialised in Japanese cakes. The traditional Japanese western cakes that taste very smooth and very soft and very sweet. Moi loves the Antoinette especially when my taste bud touches the first ooshing mango puree. Heavenly. Coffee was also the Japanese aromatic coffee.. really transport moi to the little cafe along Tokyo street that moi has adored.

My Black $4.00, His White Coffee $4.50


Antoinette $8.00 - mango creme within the white chocolate

Mont Blanc has been a HOT favourite for moi... cause it is a very traditional Japanese cake. Taste wasn't that bad but I have tried better ones so I got a little disappointed with this one.

Mont Blanc $8.50 - almond tart base topped with sweetish sponge and twirls of chestnut puree



Kki ケーキ
7 Ann Siang Hill
Tel: 6225 6650
Website :
Little Drom Store
k ki cafe

Opening hours
Tue–Fri & Sun: 12pm – 7pm
Sat: 12pm – 4pm
(Closed on Mon)

Marmalade Pantry

Someone was raving about this place so I specifically went over to try their dessert. Unfortunately, their signature cupcakes were all sold out by the time we arrived so I got to settle with their chocolate cake which I found it too sweet. Like their idea to use the spider chrysanthemum as a centre-piece. Gives it a little orient fusion to the modern setting.

Marmalade Pantry
#03-22 Orchard Ion
2 Orchard Turn
Tel: 6734 2700
Website: www.themarmaladepantry.com

Opening hour
Mon - Fri, 11.30am to 9.30pm
Sat, 10am to 9.30pm
Sun, 10am to 4.30pm (all day brunch)

Ye Lai Xiang

Ye Lai Xiang has been around since 1939 and supposedly sell delicious Cheng Tng and Dried Squid. Once it's opened, you can see customers of all races (including Malay) savouring a bowl of either the hot or cold Cheng Tng. Other than being generous with their ingredients, another unique feature of their cold Cheng Tng is use of ice tiny balls instead of crushed ice so you won't feel you are eating chunks of ice instead of the real thing. It serves really nice dessert and I believe Mummy, dearest would love their Cheng Tng.

Cold Cheng Tng



Ye Lai Xiang
1 Bedok Road
Stall #31 Bedok Food Centre

Opening hour
Daily 12.30pm to 9pm
Closed Mon and PH

Compost VS Compote

Time really flies when you are with good company...

Well, i would have really wish the night can be a little longer and the hours can be stretched a little bit longer...

Thanks Sammie for invitation, space, dinner and drink. Her place was really breathe-taking and the food was superb. It was ever so nice to see her giving her girlish little giggle as she introduces each item of her home. Well well well, the woman with the 200 over pairs of shoes, I think you did a great job to organise your home. Looking forward to our next round next month. heehee!

Peranakan spread

Well, our cutie couple, Smurfette and Handy were in their usual bickering over Compost (poultry manure) and Compote when Papa Smurf was introducing his home-made dessert. Well, Well it should be Fruit Compote which is a cooked fruit dessert which combines an assortment of fruits and a rich, thick syrup. We had a thrill fun with catching up and in guessing the secret ingredients for the syrup for Papa Smurf's fruit compote.

So glad to also found out that Sammie is also a drinker like Moi and thus more opportunities for us to gather together and drink till heart content. Kekekeke!

Fruit Compote

Tea Cosy

Well, no one will notice this little antique furniture shop actually serves food amidst its furniture. I had read about this and had wanted to visit Tea Cosy for a long time and so finally I went. * beam *

The environment was nice...cosy and unique. Every table setting and furniture was unique and if you like a plate or cup or lamp, there all comes with a price tag to it. kekeke! Food was really nothing extraordinary and I do find it a little pricey in terms of quality and serving, but then it's the atmosphere and warm service that makes a return visit.

Chicken fillet $17.95

The chicken was tender and juicy... it was quite well-done for a little place that doesn't specialise in cooking. Laksa pasta was a little disappointing as the sauce was not the least spicy and tasted a funny kind of sweetness. Dessert was nice though... basically because I love brownie with ice-cream. Would recommend for girls gathering for chit chatting. *wink*

Laksa pasta $14.95


Lavendar tea in nice teacup


Dessert : Ebony and Ivory $8.95

Tea Cosy by Eclectic Attic
68 Orchard Road
#05-10 Plaza Singapura
(Beside Spotlights)
Tel : 6836 9736

Opening hours
Daily 11am - 9.30pm

Luff Luff Luff Toast

Decided to do something different for my Dearest this year. Moi conspired with Twinny to get up really early this morning, to prepare Bombay Toast for our Dearest. Brought back warm memories when the four of us made for her last time and how she got all teary and touched by the four little us and how the four gong-gong tried to cook, argue and fight in low low voices in the kitchen. Heehee! KIDS!!

The beauty of internet is that I dun have to go get a recipe book to recall how to prepare bombay toast (erm....for those in my generation, this is the first recipe we were taught during our home economics class). Kekeke!

Bombay Toast

Ingredients
5 slices of bread
1 cup of milk
1 egg
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp butter

1. Beat egg, milk and sugar to a batter.
2. Heat a pan and spread a little butter.
3. Dip a slice of bread in the batter and fry till golden brown turning it once on either side.

Da..Dum...Dum... here's our Luff Luff Luff Toast... ^_-)

Well the taste wasn't that great but we knew her heart was warm. Plus sweet cakes from Jims Deli Pastry brought back specially by Twinny. =)

And another one cake from Savoury Fare for the dearest's other half.



Happy happy Birthday, Daddy & Mummy!!

Jims Deli Pastry Shop
3015 Bedok North Street 5, #06-06
Tel: 6241 0638

Savoury Fare
164, East Coast Rd
Tel : 6441 1333
Website : http://www.savouryfare.com/

Monster Mash

In lieu of the closing down of Belezet, Moi starts to source for another place that serves great sausages.... and it brought me to Monster Mash. Monster Mash is a very down-to-earth basic British street restaurant without all the posh, nice tables and decorations. A simple place serving very basic authentic British style meals. Service was wonderful and I really enjoy the small chats and jokes by the British couple serving us.

Well, what is British food without Fish and Chips. I find their Fish and Chips not salty enough. =P hahahaha! Yes! I tend to have a saltish tongue. BUT the fish was really fresh and sweet.

Fish and Chips

Well, must order sausages since this is my main agenda for coming all the way to the western side of Singapore. A good variety of choice and I would say their sausages tasted yummy!! Though a little different style of sausages from Belezet.

Monster Mash : 2 sausages, mash & gravy, $19.00

The Monster mash is free-choice of any combination of below :-

Choice of Sausages
Pork, Parsley & Chilli
Beef and Guinness
Pork, Caramelised Onion
Lucifer Beef (Hot!)
Smokey Pork & Apple
Moroccan Lamb

Choice of Mash
Monster Mash – plain and simple with milk butter and seasoning
Chilli and Coriander – created for Singapore, our creamy mash blended with fresh coriander and chilli
Champ Mash – Monster Mash with green spring onions and a knob of butter

Choice of Gravy
Monster Gravy – classic brown gravy
Tomato Gravy – vegetable based rich and thick tomato gravy
Onion Gravy – caramelised onions mixed with a beef and red wine stock

We didn't want something too heavy so they recommended the fish pie but we found it a little too cheesy and creamy and so it was a wrong choice. The fish pie is flaked fish baked in a light creamy sauce on a bed of mash with a cheese topping plus vegetable.

Fish Pie

But the highlight was their undiscerning desserts. Well, it really didn't look very appealing but the taste was superb. It wasn't sweet at all. The puddings were so soft and spongy and it didn't taste the least bit too sweet or cakey. The taste was just so nice and soft in your mouth like a freshly baked padang cake. Hahahahaha! I love the desserts.

Dessert : Steam Sponge pudding

The bread pudding was layers of bread dusted with cinnamon, nutmeg and with sultanas. Both desserts can be taken alone or with the bird's custard. Both combination were great!!

Dessert : bread and butter pudding

We did also order another dessert - Chocolate Fudge Brownie Sundae – a classic British sundae with homemade brownie pieces, layered with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce, which Moi found it too sweet and had left it to just melt inside the cup instead.

Monster Mash Cafe
26A Lorong Mambong
Holland Village
Tel: 6463 4610
Website : http://www.monstermashcafe.co.uk/
Email : monstermashcafe@gmail.com

Opening hours
Wed-Fri: 11.30am - 2.30pm (Lunch)
Mon-Thu: 6pm - 10pm (Dinner)
Fri: 6pm - 11pm (Dinner)
Sat: 11.30am - 11pm (Dinner)
Sun: 11.30am - 10pm (Dinner)

Teatime

It's amazing how this little cafe is hidden within the takashimaya shopping center. I fell in love with this place when i first visited many years back when it was still relatively unknown and quieter... the food and coffee was nice and to be able to sip from the quality and beautiful Copenhagen cups and plates did make it extra-special.

Our tea corner


My coffee


My scones


Your chicken curry


Your chicken curry set

Really enjoy our tea cum lunch break here.... love you always.

Royal Copenhagen Tea Lounge
2F, 391 Orchard Road, Ngee Ann City
Tel : 6735 6833

Opening hours
Daily 10.00am to 9.00pm

Food for thought

Pass by this cosy looking little cafe a number of occasions and has been very much tempted to visit it AND so finally I did. When I mentioned about cosy, it's really should-to-shoulder kind of cosy. Upon entering, you will be walking down a little narrow squeezy aisle with tables to your left, bar counter and kitchen to your right and a line of queuers ordering in the middle. Go figure how you going to walk your way. The far end of the cafe got bigger tables for bigger crowd though. Probably due to the space constraint, it's also quite a noise container so it can be rather noisy. But the staff exuded amazing energy and brightness that fill up the whole restaurant.

It's a saturday evening, super crowded, long queue, and obviously short-handed, the staff still take each order seriously with zest and even when i mentioned that they do not have glasses for their free flow of self-service water, the main chef quickly went to wash the cups and brought them out for me. PLUS point. I heard the Chef was really good and he is willing to cater and accommodate to your eating preferences, just asked. Well, of course, it also helps that the Chef is young with cute. =P

Personally I enjoy their service. We were greeted with both a Hi and a goodbye and thank you despite their busy preparations. And as the crowd grew, the young Chef gave a energized signal in a hearty voice "LET's MOVE FASTER!", everyone just worked with so much zest and positive energy. It's really rebounding. YUP!! Moi is so much in love with this place cause it's so cosy, the staff are great and I really like their creative and personalised deco.



But the uniqueness of this cafe lies in its missions :-

1. Good Food for a Good Cause

2. Educate the people, help end poverty

3. Encourage kind act

It was stated on their walls that a certain portions of their takings will go to charities to feed impoverished children. But how much?? Or really?? It's up to your own belief. If true, it's definitely a good cause and very noble concept though, make spending money in this cafe much more meaningful. Well, my din-din partner shared his opposite view.. he is rather skeptical how much really goes to charities or it may be just another marketing gimmick. He also thinks the service is BAD because of the long wait due to the crowd. I leave it to YOU to judge.

I would thought, due to the space constraint, they should do away with either the aisle seats or the counter seats to make more space and to print their menu and let diners tick on little order form to pass to the cashier instead of reading off the wall menu and do their ordering as it will really held up the crowd especially when you got a HUGE crowd of teenagers in front you - the new Generation Z of NO CHARACTER AND MIND!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! The girls will be whispering and whispering and remaining indecisive as to what to order from the so limited menu. Moi is the impatient kind so such behaviours are extremely irritating. >_<

Well, though SuSe thought little of their service, he still loves their dessert. Moi loves it too...it takes 10 - 15 mins to prepare their desserts but the wait is all worthwhile. * wink * Food for thought serves mainly healthy salads and simple dishes mainly sandwiches. Their favourite desserts are nutella cupcakes, flourless almond cakes and red velvet cakes, which unfortunately Moi didn't try. I ordered their bread and pudding instead with their recommended lychee sage freeze. Both are really delectable. I love them so much. The dessert was served piping warm with a dash of cold vanilla ice cream on top of piping hot cinnamon bread with pudding.

Lychee Sage freeze wasn't too sweet and really fresh. The lychee was freshly squeezed. Really nice. I was concerned if they will add in Mint or some herbs into the freeze and did ask the counter staff before ordering. AND pricing is really reasonable starting from $6.50 for a main course and without service charge and GST.

Lychee Sage Freeze $4.00


Bread and Pudding $7.90

Food For Thought Llp
420 North Bridge Rd
#01-06 North Bridge Centre
Tel : 6338 8724

Opening hours
Mon - Sat, 10am - 10pm

Zhen Jie Desserts

Everyone was raving about Zhen Jie Desserts and Mom has been drooling about it... Mummy loves Ah Balling. =) So went there with her... Zhen Jie Desserts were really value for money...we had a BIG bowl of Ah Balling with 6pcs of black sesame at only $1.50. The peanut soup with almond was really smooth without any powdery feeling. Simple taste...nothing too extraordinary but sincerely made.







Zhen Jie Dessert
7 Maxwell Road #02-113
Amoy Street Food Centre
Tel: 9652 1940 (Ms. Margaret)
Website : http://www.zhenjiedesserts.com

Opening hours
Mon-Fri: 11am - 6pm
Sat & Sun: 11am - 3pm (closed on alt. Sat)
Eve of PH: 11am - 6pm
Public Holiday: 10am - 3pm

Amalfi Revisited

Went to Amalfi for dinner tonight with ABC and family and Bread Parpas and Marmas. Had heaps of fun especially with Junior ABC that I haven't meet for yonkeys... MUACKZ MUACKZ!! It's such a bliss to sit with her at Mediya to watch Doraemon and having her crawl and sat on my lap. Kekekeke! SOOOOOOO CUTE hor!!!! What to do!!?? =P

In clockwise starting Top left corner : (1) caesar salad (2) toasted bread with tomato and mushroom (3) Alio Olio with Prawns (4) Pizza with Parma Ham (5) Hawaiian Pizza

Bread Marmas's Birthday is just around the corner so we sang her a birthday song with a candle-less Tiramisu. kekekeke! Still heart-warming and sweet. Enjoy myself terribly.

Creme Brulee + Tiramisu

Graze

So there was many negative reviews about the "fine dinning" at One Rochester Park and though Moi made numerous attempts to dine there, it was somehow met with a few hiccups. BUT finally, Moi managed to go down for dinner at Graze... the only restaurant that I had heard of better reviews. Twinny, this one definitely better than the one you went previously. :P

Well, the ambience was lovely and super romantic, SO guys, you know where to bring to hong char poh. kekekeke! Was teasing the date I was with how he would behave if he has been here on a first date...

Me : So would you take the valet parking at $8.00 or make her walk up the hill for $2.40 parking?

Him : of course, Valet parking lah!!

Me (to self) : TMD!! Then you made me walk up har!!?? >_<

Him : Er... then I see if she will suggest to park the public carpark and walk up the hill for me.. then sure win lor!

Me (to self) : This man hor!! * Faint *

Anywhere, dinner was on him. So thank you very much!!

A perfect setting for a cosy private function less the mosquitoes and the crawling spiders. And before dinner, Moi jumped out of my seat because of a crawling spider.... and the silly date asked...

Him : How you know it's a spider?

Me (to self) : alamak! Uncle, I know how to count the legs right?

Me : After I brushed it off, it got dangled on a web string and crawled back lah!!

AND next time, dun you dare to bring magazines and read hor!! Dinner time is for Moi to talk and for you to listen. Kekekeke! Forgive you this time. =P

And so based on recommendations from the waiter, we had....

Entree : Tiger Prawns 3 way $19.00

3 little prawns cooked in 3 different ways : tempura, chilled and pan tossed, topped with coconut coriander sorbet and cucumber oil. The combination of the ice cold coconut sorbet with the tempura prawn was really shiok. Graze won us over with just the first dish. Hahahahaha! Was deciding between the raviolio and tortellini and finally we had the latter because he doesn't like vegetable. It's hard to find a restaurant that does good ravioli or tortellini so I was really impressed by Graze's tortellini. It was really yummy with the verjuice and salmon roe butter sauce.

Steamed lobster tortellini $32.00

Moi's dinner date found the pork hock really nice though utterly sinful. The meat was tender and crispy outside but Moi found the sauce too strong and herbal for my liking. The Pork hock was served with spiced plum, cucumber, marinated bean shoot salad, and a redcurrant chilli caramel

Crispy hand-rolled pork hock $31.00

But the one that took my heart away was Graze's dessert. This was so divine. The pudding crust was warm and crisp like a bread. The melted chocolate inside was jelat and thick. It was really shiokoros!! A combination of cold, warm and hot; and soft and hard. Really delicious.

Dessert : GRAZE "Black and White" pudding plate $18.00

GRAZE "Black and White" pudding plate, a soft centred white and dark chocolate pudding with white and dark chocolate ice cream.

Graze
4 Rochester Park
Tel : 6775 9000
Website : http://www.gaze.sg

Opening hours
Sun, 930am - 3pm, 630pm - Midnight
Tues - Sat, 6:30pm - Midnight
Close on Mon

Unspeakable Countdown

Had a countdown get-together at Twinny place with Camomile and Ping... Finally I got to watch The Secret... which as per its reviews, is quite a disappointment. Not with the acting or the song but the plot, itself was rather weak and not captivating enough.. it seems more like a LOOoooong MTV. Show apart, we proceeded to an unspeakable countdown till nearly 4am before Moi crawled into bed, with loads of tidbits and even nice jelly by Uncle Giant. =P

We had rounds of unspeakable fun and under time-constraining and stressful conditions, one can't be more amazed at how our brains function...

All players will be known as Player 1 and 2 irregardless...

Set 1

Player 1 : Hard and Square...

Player 2 : wood?

Player 1 : I like to bite.

Player 2 : what? Food?

Answer : Ice

Set 2

Player 1 : Beside Singapura Plaza....

Player 2 : Far East Square... Far East Shopping centre

Answer : Istana

OEI!! When did the Far East comes beside Singapura Plaza har...??

Set 3

Player 1 : the name of the building beside Raffles Statue?

Player 2 : Bras Bash Complex

Player 1 : No ... no... the one near to the river one??

Player 2 : Asian Civilisation museum.

Answer : Victoria

Set 4

Player 1 : Animal without legs sliding on the ground with BIG eyes.

Answer : Cobra

Actually Cobra's eyes are small leh!! NOT BIG. =P

Set 5

Player 1 : This place is...

Player 2 : XYZ, ABC...

Player 1 : No no...this place I am staying in...

Player 2 : Home? HDB? Flat?

Answer : Parliament House

Hahahaha! It's so "near" yet so "far". Player 1 is trying to describe House.

But the funniest is the one below....

Set 6

Player 1 : found on the upper part of your body..

Player 2 : hands, br**st

Player 1 : Sharper!!

Player 2 : Ni**les!!

Answer : Elbow

WOW!! Bwahahahahaha! Hello!!! Player 2, Taboo is a family-oriented game, won't have such word lah. Tsk Tsk Tsk!!