I got to know this online shop from my colleagues. She always buy it when they are having sales. Yes, it can go as low as USD 5 but you cannot expect to have your sizes.
I am a bit cheapstake so I will always opt for the cheapest courier. Hence, I need to wait like a month or so to get my package.
The size of the tshirt sometimes do varies with the design. A group of us bought the same size but different design and end up in different size cutting.
They not only have adult size, but also baby and kids! If you have kids, you can get one design for whole family! Haaaa... :p
Another I like about them is you get to vote for the designs. :)
I was at Joe's Kitchen with ieat and his makan kakis. It's his 3rd Makan Session. 45 foodies signed up. I met keropokman and lady ironchef. :)
ieat wanted us to try an authentic North Thailand cuisine. The Crispy Rice cakes were good but too dry. I prefer mine drenched in sauce. *slurp*
I like the Thot Man Goong (Prawn Cakes) which have a springy texture. The Roasted Pork Collar was surprisingly good. It has a smokey taste. I love to eat tunghoon, and the tunghoon in the Claypot Crab Baked Vermicilli was so favourful. It absorbed the seasoning and there was a secret weapon at the bottom of the pot. Pork lard!! Not for the health conscious though. hehe....
The Tom Yam soup was too sour for me. The battered fish to go with the soup was delicious though. Then there were the Green Curry Beef, Roast Duck Curry, Thai Fish and the desserts Mango Rice and Steam Tapioca with Coconut Milk.
The steamed rice served here is good quality Thai rice. You could eat it on its own. When eaten with the curries, it was awesome.
For S$35 per person, it was value for money. I came away with a bulging tummy..... How many days will it take to lose these calories? Gotta hit the gym .........
Melvados is the first and only specialty brownie café in Singapore. The brownie menu offers several unique brownie creations such as ‘Nuts about Bananas’ and ‘Sizzling Brownie Sensation’.
Apart from brownies, the food menu features appetizers like fresh salads and finger food. Their main course selections ranges from sandwiches at $6, baked rice, lasagnes, to spaghetti, bread bowls, pizza, chicken and fish.
The drinks menu offers Gourmet coffee, organic juices, and specialty drinks such as flavoured coffee, ice blends and fizzies. Retail items includes condiments such as basil pesto, sundried tomato pesto as well as gourmet cookies such as hazelnut cookie, blackforest cookie and many more. Samplings available for all cookies and brownies.
After lunch at Relish for their gourmet burgers, we decided to skip the wild rocket signature cheesecakes for the ‘gourmet desserts’ at Melvados which was just across a street away from Relish.
Stepping into Melvados, it was definitely smaller than what i had expected, the interior can accommodate at most 20 seaters, with the al fresco adding another 8 or thereabouts.
The walls are done in bright colors, with a cozy corner for the sofa seats. But the granite floor looks out-of-place for a cafe interior. Furthermore, there is a large fridge displayed openly and looks messy.
Rich Chocolate Madness ($4.80) & triple choc ice cream ($1) Rich Chocolate brownie with chunky walnuts, served warm with a layer of chocolate sauce. Pure indulgence for chocolate lovers. The whole taste about this brownie is chocolate-ty! Even though i love sweet things and chocolates, it’s still way too sweet for me.
But not mention i had the triple choc ice cream to go along with it. The vanilla ice cream was sold out, and the other brownie had cookie & cream so i thought i had something different.
Surprisingly the triple choc ice cream does not taste sweet when we eat it together with the brownie, i guess the sweetness of the brownie overwhelmed the triple choc and in contrast the ice-cream did not taste very sweet.
Black & White Kisses ($4.80) cookie & cream gelato ($1) Dark chocolate brownie topped with black and white Hershey’s kisses, accompanied with Cookie & Cream gelato. If you ordered the brownie, an additional scoop of ice cream is a dollar, while ordering the ice cream on its own is $3.20 for single scoop and $4.50 for double scoop.
Touted as Melvados signature brownie, the black & white kisses did not disappoint. We preferred it to the Rich Chocolate Madness. The dark chocolate was not very sweet, but coupled with the black & white Hershey’s kisses, the taste blended in perfectly.
A scoop of the cold cookie & cream gelato, on top of the warm chocolate brownie, the result was an instant melt in the mouth effect.
Total Bill for 2 brownies come up to $13.6, not very expensive for 2 desserts. There are plenty of other desserts selection which looks interesting to me. Most of the food items at Melvados are reasonably priced, with the most expensive at $12 for the pizza. Desserts like brownies and cakes are mostly going at $5 each.
While I have not tried the food, but Melvados is billed as a brownie specialty cafe after all. I doubt the food quality will be that fantastic, but given the price i guess there’s no harm trying it. Located at King’s Arcade (besides Coronation plaza), it is not very convenient by people not living in the west, but there are a lot of buses which goes through the area. And its about 20min bus ride from Orchard.
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written above are my genuine feelings expressed in words that may be subjected to my personal distortion or biasness. Please do not feel emotional or distress should you have any violent objections. Kindly click the little X at the upper, extreme right of your screen if negative adjectives would be derived. Otherwise, feel free to furnish me with comments, may it be positive or negative : )
Working around east of Singapore not too sure where to have your meal? I went to have lunch with my lunch partner, total 6 of us. This place was intro by Janice. It at a corner where it near the Shop & Save suprtmarket. The design of the place were not bad, it kind of chinese style and simple too.
We order 1 Set menu for 4pax share among 6 of us. 1 Deep fried Soon Hock, 6 steamed Juicy Meat Bun. 1 Pot of Chinese Tea.
While waiting for our food, they serve us Pickles, it abit sour and sweet wih some sesame seed, not bad.
Set Menu for 4 Pax 78.80
Soup of the day was Shark Fin Melon Soup - The shark fin melon was soft, the soupwas refreshing and sweet.
Deep Fried Prawn with Salad Sauce - The Prawn were unshell and deep fried. It big and juicy with the salad sauce.
Steamed Sea Perch in Hong Kong Style - It Cod fish not too sure why they call it Sea Perch maybe it another name of it. The fish was abit overcooked as it lost it sweet taste. But, it was a not bad dish.
Roasted Crispy Chicken with Homemade sauce - The chicken was nice together with the homemade sauce as it has lots of sesame seed, some honey I guess. After a few bite it kind of abit too sweet.
Deep Fried BeanCurd with Cereal - The Beacurd were hot and soft together with cereal it nice.
Bai-Ling Mushroom with Seasonal Vegetable - The mushroom were soft and nice, as for seasonal vegetable is some cabbage without the sauce is abit plain.
Steamed Rice - The rice is abit dry without the sauce.
Dessert of the Day - Shark Fin Melon with Longan, the dessert is cold, too sweet and the melon is abit too hard. It not really that nice for us.
Side Order Steamed Juicy Meat Bun - 6 for $6.00
The juice of the meat bun is sweet and tasy. The meat doesn't have too strong smell, it a nice dish.
Deep Fried Soon Hock - Promo Price $9.80, Usual Price $16.80
The fish were cripy and nice it goes with mango sauce with some spring onion and mango slice.
I didn't get to try the Ramen. Will try next time for the ramen.
Total Bill: $122.40
(Includes; Tea, Towel, Pickles, GST & Service Charges)
As it was one of my lunch partner Catherine's birthday, the rest of us were thinking what flavour of cake to buy for her? So, we decide to buy her Awfully Chocolate cake and heading down to Katong Mall along the east coast road.
The shop is open by Stella Huang Xiang Yi a singer from Singapore.
The shop desgin is all in white colour, with a few simple white tables and chairs. even the staff also dress in white too. It is a typical store. You weren't get to see the cakes at the counter, just let the staff know which are the flavour you want and they will bring out for you and they don't sell cake in slices too.
There is only 3 flavours of cakes for you to choose. The 3 flavours are All Chocolate, Banana Chocolate and Chocolate Rum & Cherry. We choose All chocolate cake $25.80, size 6"
The chocolate cake is fill with original dark chocolate and dark chocolate fudge. The cake is soft and not too sweet, it was just nice, overall it was a good choice as all of us love the cake. Awfully chocolate sell chocolate ice-cream too. Do check out from their store to try their premium dark chcolate ice-cream.
Dropped by Ben and Jerry's at White Sands one day and decided to get myself 2 tubs of ice cream to last through the hot summer (that means forever btw, since Singapore is always in summer) thats about to set in.
$25 for 2 tubs - Known and famous for mixing ingredients into their ice cream, Ben and Jerry's have since been famous for providing ice cream with a difference and full of indulgence. Pick any flavor from their stall and be greeted with an over the top, drop dead creamy and sinfully chocolatey experience. This time around, we played around with the Chocolate chip cookie dough affair which was a mixture of vanilla ice cream swirled with chocolate chips and soft cookie dough. This is immediately apparent when you dip your first scoop into the ice cream. Its not in-your-face sweet but rather mild since its vanilla. The cookie dough exists in soft and fluffy form in the ice cream but the one thing i had trouble with was the lack of huge chunks of chocolate in the ice cream. This is unlike other flavors i've had from them before. Its a decent flavor but not quite satisfying.
Now don't let the picture fool you. Of the 2 tubs of ice cream, this was definitely the better of the 2. Vanilla malt ice cream is a more robust version of vanilla ice cream and has a decidedly rough texture when eating, throw in some peanut butter and the taste jumps to a new level. (i love peanut butter btw) For me, if the ice cream was served as such, it would have already been a wonderfully tasty treat but throw in big chocolate fudge covered peanut butter pretzels and its an experience to be remembered. This takes wonderful to me but i'm a sucker for peanut butter so you were warned. The only downside to this is that the malt ice cream melts really fast and the huge pretzels really get in the way of scooping the ice cream out. Otherwise, this is my second favorite ice cream from Ben And Jerry's. (My first is the mint chocolate chip flavor i've yet to find in a tub.)
The ice cream is creamy, filled with surprises and never fails to tantalize your taste buds. What can i say? One of the better ice cream places out there. If only Singapore could have a place that makes great fresh ice cream. Now that would really turn heads.
Lana cake is a tried and true tradition of chocolate cake that has been getting rave reviews everywhere and i finally got my hands on one of them at my grandmother's birthday recently when my aunt ordered one just for the occasion.
$75 for a 2kg Lana Cake - Weighing a hefty 2kg and fetching a price of $75, this takes the crown as the priciest cake i've ever had thus far. That is why i was quite surprised when the cake was cut open, it seemed extremely ordinary with no additional embellishments which i can identify with for the high price.
Even the exterior was rather normal looking, a few words with colored icing and cream and a smoothed and wavy chocolate fudge is all that you get. Nothing fancy at all.
The cake slice you see above best describes why i was surprised. A thin layer of chocolate fudge covers the sponge and its only....one thin layer of chocolate fudge with a whole load of sponge cake. I believe the shop charges these exorbitant prices based on the promise of using top grade chocolate on their cakes, which is probably why it is used so sparingly in this cake.
Now for the actual taste. First bites basically didn't impress. It tasted like something choc a bloc could have done and at a cheaper price too. Subsequent tastes did not change my impression. Sure, the cake is rich and the chocolate is definitely not your everyday chocolate but they sure could have added some chocolate mousse or something to make the cake a little more bang for the buck...but thats the first impression of course.
Then i took a second piece and chomped it down slower, which is when i realised then despite this being a chocolate fudge cake, it is surprisingly light and yet packed with taste from the chocolate fudge. This is probably the little difference that makes a big difference in the end.
Decent and strong, the simplicity of the cake belies a hidden promise of quality chocolate that will not present itself immediately. It takes time (and money) to understand why this cake is so sought after but once you do, it may be difficult to see other cakes in the same light. That said, the chocolate quality does shine out albeit a little slower than i would have liked. Try it yourself to judge.
This time, my parents bought the cake from yet another outlet of Four Leaves. As always, the cakes are of a certain standard and this being my own birthday cake. Its definitely something i don't take lightly.
$24 for 15 x 15 inch - By now, i'm sure everyone is more or less well acquainted with this brand of cake? Well, its a humble shop thats found in almost every shopping mall selling decent pastry but the main draw of the place is still going to be the cakes they have on store.
The Mango Tropicana is comes in a cheery yellow color with loads of mango mousse, sponge cake and bits of mango strewn meticulously within. I like the fact that its not too heavy on taste and instead, is a little sour. Somehow this gives me the impression that it is at least authentic and not just sugar coated for effect. The mango pieces themselves add a good dimension to the cake and is pleasing overall. The sugar can really be felt only on the sponge cake surprisingly, which is still airy, light and soft enough to warrant a try.
Can the cakes here do no wrong? I'm not sure about that but i've been introduced to alot of the more....high end cakes which i'll go along to try soon. More cakes coming on this cake filled weekend. Cheers!
Cakes, every single year is a chance to try as many cakes as is humanly possible. And yet again, its four leaves cake that we went to. This time, for my GF's birthday (hence the shape). I'll reiterate that i've so far not had a bad cake from them yet.
$26 for 15 inch cake - First off, i'm not a fan of heart shaped cakes, secondly, i'm also not a fan of strawberry cakes. With that out of the way, on to the cake and how it tastes.
Unlike the usual chocolate cakes i'm used to, this version of strawberry cake actually has a strong and slightly bitter taste in the mousse to my surprise. It also lacks a somewhat "girly" feeling which usually accompanies cakes of this flavor. In fact, the soft chocolate sponge is of a stronger and better caliber then most. What it does is it compliments the strawberry mousse to a satisfying degree.
The cake is also very soft and creamy without overwhelming such that seconds and thirds can be easily stomached.
As far as strawberry mousse cakes go, this is one of the better ones i've had. Yet again, Four Leaves has not disappointed me my expectations. A reasonably good cake for your loved ones and strawberry lovers alike.
When my colleagues decided to give Kuishin Bo a try, after reading about it here, we didn't know it was a buffet place. We got excited when we saw the great variety of food on display as we were lead to our table.
The place was packed with hungry customers ogling at the spread of Japanese food at the buffet area. The seats at Kuishin Bo was either trying to create the Japanese dining feel or its purpose is to hurry people to eat and leave, as its not at all comfortable for prolong sitting. It kinda makes it hard to truely enjoy the food. It's also pretty hard to browse and take food from the buffet area as a part of it has only a narrow lane. Not possible for 3 people to past at one time. (Imagine 1 standing to take food, 2 trying to walk in the opposite directions. Not possible.)
As mentioned by the others above, the food to some is good but some feels that its average. For me, I find some of the food not bad. My favorite are the teppanyaki wayu beef and the alaskan crab legs which are hugeeee! The desserts were pretty good too. Especially the chocolate eclair (hidden in a mini fridge near the drink machine).
One thing unique about Kuishin bo is the specials that only first 20/30 diners who queued when the announcement came on will get. The announcement comes after a Kuishin bo jingle that some find irritating while the others find it refreshing and catchy. We managed to get a serving of a special dessert that's wrapped in egg crepe.
Ladies, if you're planning to go, go on a Tuesday as it's ladies night. You get special price for dinner. I'll probably go back again on a Tuesday with my girlfriends for more beef and crabs!
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I love Threadless too!
I got to know this online shop from my colleagues. She always buy it when they are having sales. Yes, it can go as low as USD 5 but you cannot expect to have your sizes.
I am a bit cheapstake so I will always opt for the cheapest courier. Hence, I need to wait like a month or so to get my package.
The size of the tshirt sometimes do varies with the design. A group of us bought the same size but different design and end up in different size cutting.
They not only have adult size, but also baby and kids! If you have kids, you can get one design for whole family! Haaaa... :p
Another I like about them is you get to vote for the designs. :)
Rating given:
I was at Joe's Kitchen with ieat and his makan kakis. It's his 3rd Makan Session. 45 foodies signed up. I met keropokman and lady ironchef. :)
ieat wanted us to try an authentic North Thailand cuisine.
The Crispy Rice cakes were good but too dry. I prefer mine drenched in sauce. *slurp*
I like the Thot Man Goong (Prawn Cakes) which have a springy texture. The Roasted Pork Collar was surprisingly good. It has a smokey taste. I love to eat tunghoon, and the tunghoon in the Claypot Crab Baked Vermicilli was so favourful. It absorbed the seasoning and there was a secret weapon at the bottom of the pot. Pork lard!! Not for the health conscious though. hehe....
The Tom Yam soup was too sour for me. The battered fish to go with the soup was delicious though. Then there were the Green Curry Beef, Roast Duck Curry, Thai Fish and the desserts Mango Rice and Steam Tapioca with Coconut Milk.
The steamed rice served here is good quality Thai rice. You could eat it on its own. When eaten with the curries, it was awesome.
For S$35 per person, it was value for money. I came away with a bulging tummy..... How many days will it take to lose these calories? Gotta hit the gym .........
Rating given:
Melvados is the first and only specialty brownie café in Singapore. The brownie menu offers several unique brownie creations such as ‘Nuts about Bananas’ and ‘Sizzling Brownie Sensation’.
Apart from brownies, the food menu features appetizers like fresh salads and finger food. Their main course selections ranges from sandwiches at $6, baked rice, lasagnes, to spaghetti, bread bowls, pizza, chicken and fish.
The drinks menu offers Gourmet coffee, organic juices, and specialty drinks such as flavoured coffee, ice blends and fizzies. Retail items includes condiments such as basil pesto, sundried tomato pesto as well as gourmet cookies such as hazelnut cookie, blackforest cookie and many more. Samplings available for all cookies and brownies.
After lunch at Relish for their gourmet burgers, we decided to skip the wild rocket signature cheesecakes for the ‘gourmet desserts’ at Melvados which was just across a street away from Relish.
Stepping into Melvados, it was definitely smaller than what i had expected, the interior can accommodate at most 20 seaters, with the al fresco adding another 8 or thereabouts.
The walls are done in bright colors, with a cozy corner for the sofa seats. But the granite floor looks out-of-place for a cafe interior. Furthermore, there is a large fridge displayed openly and looks messy.
Rich Chocolate Madness ($4.80) & triple choc ice cream ($1)
Rich Chocolate brownie with chunky walnuts, served warm with a layer of chocolate sauce. Pure indulgence for chocolate lovers. The whole taste about this brownie is chocolate-ty! Even though i love sweet things and chocolates, it’s still way too sweet for me.
But not mention i had the triple choc ice cream to go along with it. The vanilla ice cream was sold out, and the other brownie had cookie & cream so i thought i had something different.
Surprisingly the triple choc ice cream does not taste sweet when we eat it together with the brownie, i guess the sweetness of the brownie overwhelmed the triple choc and in contrast the ice-cream did not taste very sweet.
Black & White Kisses ($4.80) cookie & cream gelato ($1)
Dark chocolate brownie topped with black and white Hershey’s kisses, accompanied with Cookie & Cream gelato. If you ordered the brownie, an additional scoop of ice cream is a dollar, while ordering the ice cream on its own is $3.20 for single scoop and $4.50 for double scoop.
Touted as Melvados signature brownie, the black & white kisses did not disappoint. We preferred it to the Rich Chocolate Madness. The dark chocolate was not very sweet, but coupled with the black & white Hershey’s kisses, the taste blended in perfectly.
A scoop of the cold cookie & cream gelato, on top of the warm chocolate brownie, the result was an instant melt in the mouth effect.
Total Bill for 2 brownies come up to $13.6, not very expensive for 2 desserts. There are plenty of other desserts selection which looks interesting to me. Most of the food items at Melvados are reasonably priced, with the most expensive at $12 for the pizza. Desserts like brownies and cakes are mostly going at $5 each.
While I have not tried the food, but Melvados is billed as a brownie specialty cafe after all. I doubt the food quality will be that fantastic, but given the price i guess there’s no harm trying it. Located at King’s Arcade (besides Coronation plaza), it is not very convenient by people not living in the west, but there are a lot of buses which goes through the area. And its about 20min bus ride from Orchard.
You are always welcome to visit ladyironchef for a full-up on this trip. Whatever written above are my genuine feelings expressed in words that may be subjected to my personal distortion or biasness. Please do not feel emotional or distress should you have any violent objections. Kindly click the little X at the upper, extreme right of your screen if negative adjectives would be derived. Otherwise, feel free to furnish me with comments, may it be positive or negative : )
” Brownie Specialty Cafe “
Rating given:
Working around east of Singapore not too sure where to have your meal? I went to have lunch with my lunch partner, total 6 of us. This place was intro by Janice. It at a corner where it near the Shop & Save suprtmarket. The design of the place were not bad, it kind of chinese style and simple too.
We order 1 Set menu for 4pax share among 6 of us. 1 Deep fried Soon Hock, 6 steamed Juicy Meat Bun. 1 Pot of Chinese Tea.
While waiting for our food, they serve us Pickles, it abit sour and sweet wih some sesame seed, not bad.
Set Menu for 4 Pax 78.80
Soup of the day was Shark Fin Melon Soup - The shark fin melon was soft, the soupwas refreshing and sweet.
Deep Fried Prawn with Salad Sauce - The Prawn were unshell and deep fried. It big and juicy with the salad sauce.
Steamed Sea Perch in Hong Kong Style - It Cod fish not too sure why they call it Sea Perch maybe it another name of it. The fish was abit overcooked as it lost it sweet taste. But, it was a not bad dish.
Roasted Crispy Chicken with Homemade sauce - The chicken was nice together with the homemade sauce as it has lots of sesame seed, some honey I guess. After a few bite it kind of abit too sweet.
Deep Fried BeanCurd with Cereal - The Beacurd were hot and soft together with cereal it nice.
Bai-Ling Mushroom with Seasonal Vegetable - The mushroom were soft and nice, as for seasonal vegetable is some cabbage without the sauce is abit plain.
Steamed Rice - The rice is abit dry without the sauce.
Dessert of the Day - Shark Fin Melon with Longan, the dessert is cold, too sweet and the melon is abit too hard. It not really that nice for us.
Side Order
Steamed Juicy Meat Bun - 6 for $6.00
The juice of the meat bun is sweet and tasy. The meat doesn't have too strong smell, it a nice dish.
Deep Fried Soon Hock - Promo Price $9.80, Usual Price $16.80
The fish were cripy and nice it goes with mango sauce with some spring onion and mango slice.
I didn't get to try the Ramen. Will try next time for the ramen.
Total Bill: $122.40
(Includes; Tea, Towel, Pickles, GST & Service Charges)
Rating given:
As it was one of my lunch partner Catherine's birthday, the rest of us were thinking what flavour of cake to buy for her? So, we decide to buy her Awfully Chocolate cake and heading down to Katong Mall along the east coast road.
The shop is open by Stella Huang Xiang Yi a singer from Singapore.
The shop desgin is all in white colour, with a few simple white tables and chairs. even the staff also dress in white too. It is a typical store. You weren't get to see the cakes at the counter, just let the staff know which are the flavour you want and they will bring out for you and they don't sell cake in slices too.
There is only 3 flavours of cakes for you to choose. The 3 flavours are All Chocolate, Banana Chocolate and Chocolate Rum & Cherry. We choose All chocolate cake $25.80, size 6"
The chocolate cake is fill with original dark chocolate and dark chocolate fudge. The cake is soft and not too sweet, it was just nice, overall it was a good choice as all of us love the cake. Awfully chocolate sell chocolate ice-cream too. Do check out from their store to try their premium dark chcolate ice-cream.
Rating given:
Dropped by Ben and Jerry's at White Sands one day and decided to get myself 2 tubs of ice cream to last through the hot summer (that means forever btw, since Singapore is always in summer) thats about to set in.
$25 for 2 tubs - Known and famous for mixing ingredients into their ice cream, Ben and Jerry's have since been famous for providing ice cream with a difference and full of indulgence. Pick any flavor from their stall and be greeted with an over the top, drop dead creamy and sinfully chocolatey experience. This time around, we played around with the Chocolate chip cookie dough affair which was a mixture of vanilla ice cream swirled with chocolate chips and soft cookie dough. This is immediately apparent when you dip your first scoop into the ice cream. Its not in-your-face sweet but rather mild since its vanilla. The cookie dough exists in soft and fluffy form in the ice cream but the one thing i had trouble with was the lack of huge chunks of chocolate in the ice cream. This is unlike other flavors i've had from them before. Its a decent flavor but not quite satisfying.
Now don't let the picture fool you. Of the 2 tubs of ice cream, this was definitely the better of the 2. Vanilla malt ice cream is a more robust version of vanilla ice cream and has a decidedly rough texture when eating, throw in some peanut butter and the taste jumps to a new level. (i love peanut butter btw) For me, if the ice cream was served as such, it would have already been a wonderfully tasty treat but throw in big chocolate fudge covered peanut butter pretzels and its an experience to be remembered. This takes wonderful to me but i'm a sucker for peanut butter so you were warned. The only downside to this is that the malt ice cream melts really fast and the huge pretzels really get in the way of scooping the ice cream out. Otherwise, this is my second favorite ice cream from Ben And Jerry's. (My first is the mint chocolate chip flavor i've yet to find in a tub.)
The ice cream is creamy, filled with surprises and never fails to tantalize your taste buds. What can i say? One of the better ice cream places out there. If only Singapore could have a place that makes great fresh ice cream. Now that would really turn heads.
Rating given:
Lana cake is a tried and true tradition of chocolate cake that has been getting rave reviews everywhere and i finally got my hands on one of them at my grandmother's birthday recently when my aunt ordered one just for the occasion.
$75 for a 2kg Lana Cake - Weighing a hefty 2kg and fetching a price of $75, this takes the crown as the priciest cake i've ever had thus far. That is why i was quite surprised when the cake was cut open, it seemed extremely ordinary with no additional embellishments which i can identify with for the high price.
Even the exterior was rather normal looking, a few words with colored icing and cream and a smoothed and wavy chocolate fudge is all that you get. Nothing fancy at all.
The cake slice you see above best describes why i was surprised. A thin layer of chocolate fudge covers the sponge and its only....one thin layer of chocolate fudge with a whole load of sponge cake. I believe the shop charges these exorbitant prices based on the promise of using top grade chocolate on their cakes, which is probably why it is used so sparingly in this cake.
Now for the actual taste. First bites basically didn't impress. It tasted like something choc a bloc could have done and at a cheaper price too. Subsequent tastes did not change my impression. Sure, the cake is rich and the chocolate is definitely not your everyday chocolate but they sure could have added some chocolate mousse or something to make the cake a little more bang for the buck...but thats the first impression of course.
Then i took a second piece and chomped it down slower, which is when i realised then despite this being a chocolate fudge cake, it is surprisingly light and yet packed with taste from the chocolate fudge. This is probably the little difference that makes a big difference in the end.
Decent and strong, the simplicity of the cake belies a hidden promise of quality chocolate that will not present itself immediately. It takes time (and money) to understand why this cake is so sought after but once you do, it may be difficult to see other cakes in the same light. That said, the chocolate quality does shine out albeit a little slower than i would have liked. Try it yourself to judge.
Rating given:
This time, my parents bought the cake from yet another outlet of Four Leaves. As always, the cakes are of a certain standard and this being my own birthday cake. Its definitely something i don't take lightly.
$24 for 15 x 15 inch - By now, i'm sure everyone is more or less well acquainted with this brand of cake? Well, its a humble shop thats found in almost every shopping mall selling decent pastry but the main draw of the place is still going to be the cakes they have on store.
The Mango Tropicana is comes in a cheery yellow color with loads of mango mousse, sponge cake and bits of mango strewn meticulously within. I like the fact that its not too heavy on taste and instead, is a little sour. Somehow this gives me the impression that it is at least authentic and not just sugar coated for effect. The mango pieces themselves add a good dimension to the cake and is pleasing overall. The sugar can really be felt only on the sponge cake surprisingly, which is still airy, light and soft enough to warrant a try.
Can the cakes here do no wrong? I'm not sure about that but i've been introduced to alot of the more....high end cakes which i'll go along to try soon. More cakes coming on this cake filled weekend. Cheers!
Rating given:
Cakes, every single year is a chance to try as many cakes as is humanly possible. And yet again, its four leaves cake that we went to. This time, for my GF's birthday (hence the shape). I'll reiterate that i've so far not had a bad cake from them yet.
$26 for 15 inch cake - First off, i'm not a fan of heart shaped cakes, secondly, i'm also not a fan of strawberry cakes. With that out of the way, on to the cake and how it tastes.
Unlike the usual chocolate cakes i'm used to, this version of strawberry cake actually has a strong and slightly bitter taste in the mousse to my surprise. It also lacks a somewhat "girly" feeling which usually accompanies cakes of this flavor. In fact, the soft chocolate sponge is of a stronger and better caliber then most. What it does is it compliments the strawberry mousse to a satisfying degree.
The cake is also very soft and creamy without overwhelming such that seconds and thirds can be easily stomached.
As far as strawberry mousse cakes go, this is one of the better ones i've had. Yet again, Four Leaves has not disappointed me my expectations. A reasonably good cake for your loved ones and strawberry lovers alike.
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When my colleagues decided to give Kuishin Bo a try, after reading about it here, we didn't know it was a buffet place. We got excited when we saw the great variety of food on display as we were lead to our table.
The place was packed with hungry customers ogling at the spread of Japanese food at the buffet area. The seats at Kuishin Bo was either trying to create the Japanese dining feel or its purpose is to hurry people to eat and leave, as its not at all comfortable for prolong sitting. It kinda makes it hard to truely enjoy the food. It's also pretty hard to browse and take food from the buffet area as a part of it has only a narrow lane. Not possible for 3 people to past at one time. (Imagine 1 standing to take food, 2 trying to walk in the opposite directions. Not possible.)
As mentioned by the others above, the food to some is good but some feels that its average. For me, I find some of the food not bad. My favorite are the teppanyaki wayu beef and the alaskan crab legs which are hugeeee! The desserts were pretty good too. Especially the chocolate eclair (hidden in a mini fridge near the drink machine).
One thing unique about Kuishin bo is the specials that only first 20/30 diners who queued when the announcement came on will get. The announcement comes after a Kuishin bo jingle that some find irritating while the others find it refreshing and catchy. We managed to get a serving of a special dessert that's wrapped in egg crepe.
Ladies, if you're planning to go, go on a Tuesday as it's ladies night. You get special price for dinner. I'll probably go back again on a Tuesday with my girlfriends for more beef and crabs!
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