#MyStarbucksCup

it was the #MyStarbucksCup challenge, and i decided to doodle for fun before all my work starts to pile up

the first one i entered was on 'a beautiful day'

inspired by those beautiful pictures from the net and the twitter bird itself

but i was late in submitting my work..however there are still people who like it, so i'm glad

just for the love of doodling!!haha!!

the second one was on friendship..and i knew what to draw from the very beginning

and i know its meant to dedicate to a friend that appreciate art or shall i say doodling

thank you so much for being there

and without carrying much hope, becoz some of them really had some great doodling

i was selected as one of the winner

i was really really happy, i guess some luck came from the friend too.:)

so i waited and waited for the mystery gift parcel from Starbucks

finally its here..tada!!!!!! the beautiful limited edition cup..i'm going to drink my VIA using it

and of coz voucher!!! that means more Starbucks!!! Awesome!!!

love it!!!

Thanks once again Starbucks!!!

sinny

Lets have waffle at Gelare

this is going to be a short one

she didn't have a good dessert previously, and i decided to bring her one

and she chooses waffle above cheesecake

and here we are at Gelare which is suppose to be famous for their gelato

but their waffle fair equally good to me

this is the place when i have my waffle craving

a friend told me how good is the States waffle but since i haven't had a chance to step there yet

so i shall just enjoy what's best here

i adore AnW waffle previosuly, but now this is NO.1

piping hot waffle, four dollop of whipped cream, drizzled of maple and ice cream

nothing special but yum yum..

pwettie enjoying her tutti frutti waffle

and me snap snap..

nom nom nom

sinny

Gelare

e@Curve

Ground Floor

+wondermilk

its my first outing with this pwettie, i meant with only both of us

not knowing where to go, so just dropped by this wonder place since it been quite some time from my last visit

this place doesn't need much introduction, but this time not for their famous cuppy but only for a simple brekkie

i love the deco of the place a lot, very vintage, paintings, frames, different chairs and tables for each side

very modern yet rustic, i realize i love to use the word rustic a lot nowadays..habit habit..

and its very comfortable, its like as though i can sit here for the whole day doing nothing

love the pastel desk, if only the school desk were like that last time

wondermilk sell cupcakes for all occasion and you can also custom made your cupcakes, just pre-order from them, my first custome made cupcake was also from them

they have allocate a place where they sell stationary, name cards, lomo camera and etc

two cup of latte pls, our quick fix for the morning

we are all latte kaki

then, its sandwich time, i love the presentation of their sandwiches

you can either eat in or take away

and another think i like was the side salad, i know i know its just salad you want to say, but its the honey mustar @ black pepper dressing that i fell for, i was using my fork to scrap it, it was a well balanced dressing, if only i can ask for more right

i had the honey mustard chicken sandwich but i don't remember hers though..haha

nicely toast, generous fillings and yummy..

the only downside is the price to some might be at the steep side, but this is not going to be my staple lunch, nvm ler..(its good to stay where i am now, save $$$)

pwettie with her sandwiches

we had good breakfast but the ultimate plan is to bring her for dessert

coming up next

sinny

Cannie's Bday!!

i guess it had been a tradition for me to celebrate her bday!!! and this year no need run around crazily with balloon like previous year.

still remember the cake she baked me years back when its my bday..for continuous year she had been baking for me before she went for AFS program..she seldom bake so its precious.when is the next cake huh *hinting

this year is the first year of me driving her out during bday

yes, me no drive all the years before until intern started. i got a good gang of personal drivers

and driving to KL was the worst thing for me, i'm always lost

but finally i found Levain despite being there numerous time, its good since she never been there before

 we plan to have light breakfast since we are heading for other but i guess we are just spoilt with choices

Levain services had gain many comments including me where services were just bad, not attentive, slow, and place is just super noisy and crowded

but today was not that bad, guess its still early and they had renovated the upper floor to accommodate more customers, but some bread that i like seems to went missing

so i had my Mentaiko baguette, they are GENEROUS with the mentaiko that day, nom nom yum yum

she loves the croissant layered with ham and also the custard bun

and we bought a loaf of their signature maple toast too..never missed that there.

 and she actually caught her eyes on this egg sandwich

she loves it to the max, don't ask why. as i always said, sometimes simplicity is the best

after brunch, we head down to Pavillion for shopping and Mel is suppose to give her a surprise

manatau she was totally not surprise. Plan failed!! Cheh!!

we headed down to Market Hall for a drink since we are still full. next time for food then.

being another restaurant under Chaswood Sdn Bhd that equally own Fridays, Italiannies, Laundry, The Malones, Teh Tarik Place, The Republic Bar, The Apartment and the latest i know Watami

this place is nicely reviewed by SC in her fb. 

its a beautiful restaurant and quite spacious with a open design floor plan, love those wooden tables and chairs

very cozy presentation of the restaurant especially at the inner end part where they have the tall tables and chairs. and yes the place was basically empty when we were there until we left

and there is a part where they sell groceries product, tea, coffee, dried items and also lotsa lotsa drinks

 they have tonnes and tonnes of Brickford and my favorite Lorina

i love Lorina pink lemonade

 but i choose Brickfords' Ginger Beer to quench my thirst, my usual staple when they are out of ginger ale or bitter lemon

 complimentary flat bread stick with tomato dip

 mua sis and her baby. these two girls can really chit chat non stop..and i meant non-stop

that's why they finish their iced latte and ice lemon tea much faster than me

talk talk talk...slurp slurp slurp..talk talk talk..slurp slurp slurp

and time passed by..its always great to meet Mel and having her to fill me in details of the proposal

congratulations again Mel!!!!! hope to see you soon for another outing!! send my regards to Wilson ya!

see see!! kawaii right mua sista..maybe bcoz she is in love!!! haha

where's my bro in law..seems missing in action

Mel left us and mua sista need dinner, she is Hungry and we had another yummy delicious dinner, that's for the next post

HAPPY BELATED CANNIE

sinny

LeVain Boulangerie Patisserie
No. 7 Jalan Delima, Off Jalan Imbi, (right beside Fukuya)
55100 Kuala Lumpur
03 – 2142 6611
Open: 8am to 8pm – DAILY.

note: Levain Boulangerie Patisserie is owned and managed by Beryl's Chocolate & Confectionary Sdn Bhd

Market Hall

Lot 6.01.03 & 6.01.04, Level 6,
Pavilion KL Shopping Mall,
No. 168, Jalan Bukit Bintang,
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-2141 9622

Lets bake!!

the process of making 100 tarts alone wasn't really fun as it was pretty tiring

but seeing the piping hot tart coming out from oven was absolutely fun, unmolding each tiny little quiche, i'm happy..i'm even happier that they love the tarts especially the extra lemony tart :)

'sour for the right reason' sounds so good

mini lemony tart + tine meeny mushroom scallion quiche

sinny

The Porky Dinner

daddy and mommy needs to go for wedding dinner, and i'm lazy to ring anyone up

but still i need a good dinner, without companion since i was already too tired to have any accompany after a long day

and there is some leftover rice in the fridge, i guess that's the best ingredients for some wicked fried rice

 looks quite yummy right? syiok sendiri pulak. Ahem...

but it was really quite yummy ler of coz nothing comparable to those Chinese restaurant outside with big wok and wok hei!!!

 Fragrant rice + Chinese Sausage + Pork belly marinated with miso and mirin + eggs + lotsa fried garlic + fresh green scallion harvested from mommy's pot

love it to the max when i'm hungry and accompanied with this:

steam tofu with pork belly and salted fish

a typical home cooked dish taught by mommy and friend

and since darling was mentioning buying kiam hu from her recent trip to Pangkor, i tell her to cook this and she actually say: ' cook and post a pic'

and i actually go and layan her request for things that is like so easy and simple for her..GOSH!!

tofu must always be at the bottom thinly sliced (a bit too thick on mine), layered with marinated pork belly and of coz loaded with kiam hu on top (mommy say must be Mui Heong wor), other must condiments; chopped garlic, ginger and chillies. Finally top with scallion and a dash of Chinese wine

lets scream WICKED!!! mommy chef also advice only to go with rice but i go with fried rice. Equally awesome!

and half of everything becomes mom's lunch the next day

not bad for a dinner by myself

sinny

Antipodean Cafe

its another day where i basically have nothing to do and decided to head down Bangsar for breakkie all by myself since everyone is at work and i'm sitting alone in home

erm, this cafe is also another place for coffee that have been highly raved but also highly 'commented'

even a friend of mine was commenting, its not worth a visit

but its unfair to judge if i din pay a visit myself right

nevermind the good or bad comment, this place is fully packed when i reach and until i left, its still fully packed.

once a table being cleaned, new customers start sitting down, maybe its not that bad huh

service was considered fast looking at the amount of customers in house

i didn't have a chance to walk to the end of the cafe to look at the cake display also as it was so crowded but i love the crowd that day.it not like those Chinese kopitiam crowd. if you could understand

i was just sitting at one corner where i can mostly see everyone.observing mood on. haha!!

for the menu, just tilt your head to the right, and you can see a whole long list of menu

and i meant it when i say long, its the whole stretch of wall

from coffee, teas, juices, breakfast item, salads, main course, porridge (the Western kind like Bircher),Thai food, dessert...u name it, they basically have it.kitchen is really really busy for MEP..and one good news BREAKFAST WHOLE DAY LONG!!! and they serve PORK BACON

Antipodean emphasize a lot on their coffee, mainly Arabica blends from Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi and Bali. Its produced by Merdeka coffee, a Indonesia-based franchise

but black wasn't my choice for the day, opted for a latte

love the lovey love on the foam but don't like the extreme hot latte that almost burnt my tongue

it was really hot that i need to stir stir stir to cool it down slightly and the aroma of coffee wasn't really there

hmm, maybe business was too good and the barista made an error. 

then i had my French Toast with maple syrup and pork bacon

it looks a bit pathetic right, but its the presentation la

nothing very special, but you don't get much place selling toast + Bacon + maple in Klang Valley though

and this was yummy.awesome threesome combination even they look like they doesn't pair

i always prefer maple on toast or pancake compared to honey, should have order extra bacon huh..rustic!!!

a good breakfast or brunch, to start off the day and i might just drop by for another trial of coffee and since there are still so so so much more items on the menu

ooohhh..and i found a new gem in BV, at Ben's General Store..big big muffin..

i guess they are almost the same size as Starbucks, and i bought the chorizo muffin and a few other pastries

i had a bite of the muffin and it was delicious. savory muffin is good once in a while with the price of RM10 for one muffin

this place has varieties of fresh bread on their display, very tempting, even English muffin. Cant wait to get those muffin to do my Eggs Benedict, or Egg Florentine?? 

poached egg + Hollandaise sauce + Pork Bacon + Rockets + Toasted English Muffin

sinny

Antipodean Cafe

20, Jalan Telawi 2,

Bangsar, KL

Tel: 03-22820411

Open 8am- 10pm on all days

Blue Cow Cafe

formally known as the Fogal's Meat Market, now its Blue Cow Cafe though i din see any blue cow, that's good

This cafe has similar concept with Jarrod Rawlins as they also sell raw meat item, burger patties, meat skewers, sausage, their pork chop look pretty tempting..but i shall safe it for other time then

today its meant for BURGER TIME!!! with my two dearies or the pastry hunter/baker!!

they had quite some choices and i was like ' i want this..i wan this..i want that' and finally i settle down with this:

 the Mexican burger

the portion was pretty big..and the patty was a chorizo patty..interesting right..with beans, tomato, lotsa lotsa chillies and onions..so Mexican right!!! i just need some guacamole and tortilla chips to complete it..haha..

can you see the amount of chillies..sumore is bird eye kind.this is only a part of it.

although i took spicy food, i still need to dig out part of it.or should i say big part of it

but i love the patty, it was juicy, doneness was just right, flavorful and the bun was pretty good too although i still adores Daily Grind wholemeal bun!!

the mashed potato was yummy. im not sure is it commercial or home made, but its creamy and the gravy not too salty. the only downside was the vegetable, it was almost or totally tasteless..aiks.should have at least sauté a bit huh.

 Sheila's United Kingdom burger or London burger. i don't remember!!!

but i remember we love the wedges with sour cream

not much place i get wedges with that though..crisp crisp..i guess this is commercial pack wedges..nevermind that.

she loves her burger too, it was nicely done according to her, juicy patty, with the brown sauce but how does it resembles the Union Jack??

 the finale burger belongs to my dear cooler a.k.a Xiao Ly French Fries burger

okay, they don't name it that way, i named it coz she don't have a flag. sounds so pathetic right.haha

she had a porky porky burger with mashed potato and chips. two starch, wonder why, she dun like vege..haha

see see..there they are..

very funny and cheerful people, my cooler always laugh at my reaction, i will always laugh at hers too..

'omg, wahhhh...ooooo....aaaaaa....'

and Sheila, she is one friend i know i can ask for advice, her story always amaze me..hope mine one day will be as cool as hers!!

miss u gals!!!

sinny

N-1-4, Plaza Damas, 
60 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, 
Sri Hartamas
03 6201 3206
Opens: 8.30am-10pm daily
(pets are allowed)

double breakfast

yeah!!! Kimmie is back from Romania

and as usual she need a quick fix from her tipsy movement the day before

and i decided to venture to part of the town that i'm not familiar with

to had some kick ass coffee

Coffee Famille

it was a small little cafe chucked at rows of new shop houses

love the exterior of the shop as it was very welcoming, another homey place

i guess it was still early, the place is still pretty empty when we were there

saw the lady behind the bar? a very lovely owner, very friendly

and she is also the Barista, if i'm not mistaken i read some where she was train in Taiwan

they serve freshly brewed coffee, syphon coffee even ice drip

and what's amazing they ROAST their own coffee!!!! YES, they have their own roasted right behind the bar

i guess the coffee trend is really the hip things now

and since there weren't much choice, we decided to have their H.E.Y breakfast

Healthy, Energy and Yummy
i guess it was a pretty balanced breakfast but there is nothing to be shout for
ham was pretty tasteless, but love the scrambled (i requested for scrambled that is bit more wet) and bread..

and coffee is a must i guess

she had a latte, she say it was good, smooth, and awesome aroma

i had my single origin coffee

erm i'm not sure why, but this coffee didn't really leave a good impact

it was short, and i just remember it has higher level of acidity

i guess that's it, i shall try to more precisely next time

it was a pleasant coffee time

and since we are nearby, we'll just visit the highly raved dreamz bakery since its nearby

indeed, this place is fill with love

you can see every single effort of the owners in decorating the place

hand painted murals and decoration, lovely lovely

the cup and saucer set is so English..and we try to speak in English accent too..haha

the place was pretty small and especially when more customers are coming in, the place can be a bit too crowded

they have the layered crepe cake, cakes, the highly raved hello kitty cookies, macarons and cream puff all subject to availability

we tried the crepe cake, vanilla and chocolate crepe

the vanilla was tad too sweet for me and weren't light enough

it was pretty heavy, i'm not a big fan of chocolate but this time i preferred chocolate maybe because its not so sweet and more flavorful..i still prefer Nadeje!!

a great morning spent with Kimmie

Sinny

Dreamz Bakery
No 58-3, The Strand
Jalan PJU5/20D
Pusat Perdagangan Kota Damansara
47810 Petaling Jaya


Coffee Famile
6-G, Garden Wing,
Sunsuria Avenue,
Persiaran Mohagani,
Kota Damansara PJU5,
47810 Petaling Jaya