Thursday, October 4, 2012

(CLOSED) The Mayor Of Tiny Town

Invited Food Tasting

X and I were really honoured and blessed to have the opportunity to dine at The Mayor Of Tiny Town (MOTT). MOTT is a very new cafe that is only a month old. It is located at Cantonment Road along the pretty shophouses. Parking is readily available in The Pinnacle or along the streets behind the building.

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We met the two cheerful owners of MOTT and they were really friendly and nice! Ting Feng sat down with us and entertained our relentless questions haha. We were really intrigued by the unique name of the cafe and of course we had to know how this name came about! Turns out that it's kind of an inside joke so only the owners really know the meaning to it haha. Ting Feng went through the extensive menu with us and there were just too many goodies to choose from so we decided to have him make the choice for us while we kicked back and relaxed haha. The cafe is designed by Pei Shi, the other owner, and it is simple, yet pretty. The cafe is cozy and is decorated with cute and unique ornaments purchased from all over the world

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Half of the menu

Ting Feng told us that they wanted waffles to be their specialty and highlight. X and I were wondering why waffles? Until we learnt that Pei Shi loves waffles and also later on, we realised that their waffles are phenomenal.

MOTT has a large selection of Gryphon tea and also their chocolate and coffee are unique and special. Their hot chocolate is from UK and it's organic while their coffee beans are 100% Arabica and are freshly roasted in Singapore

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Hot Chocolate - $4.50
Green and Black's organic hot chocolate with frothed fresh milk

The hot chocolate was of optimal thickness and it carried a slight hint of sweetness. This is unlike the usual chocolate which is either very sweet, very milky or too thick. This was in every way, a perfect cup of chocolate for me. Initially I thought it wasn't sweet enough, but the subtle hint of sweetness which kicked in a little after the chocolate proved me wrong.

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Also, have you seen the cup??? It's too cute!

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Iced coffee
Fragrant and refreshing

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Aglio Olio and Mushroom - $12.90

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The spaghetti was al dente and was very well prepared. The spaghetti carried the aroma and taste of the mushrooms. X and I both liked it alot. But X definitely liked it more than I did. He said he will come back just for the aglio olio. I think Ting Feng was a little stunned by his comment hahaha

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Scrambling Eggs - $14.90


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The two slices of bread were nicely toasted. Fluffy scrambled eggs, with fat pieces of smoked salmon atop crisp toast, what more can one ask for? The tomatoes were juicy and sweet. X said they didn't have the "raw green" taste. I don't really know what he's saying because I don't eat vegetables but I hope you guys understand hahaha

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Vanilla and Cinnamon Apple Waffle - $10.90

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This waffle really wowed me. I have eaten many waffles but none tasted like this. The waffle batter is made freshly by the chef daily and he definitely has a secret recipe! The waffle was extremely fragrant, crisp on the out and soft on the inside. It's a little chewy and definitely uniquely different from any other waffle! I think I said "I really like the waffle" at least 5 times. The cinnamon apples were sweet and delicious and really complemented the waffle. It was really pretty damn incredible. The icecream, however, was a letdown and can certainly be improved

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Chocolate fudge cake with a Gryphon tea set - $8.90

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Chocolate fudge cake, with cranberries that were soaked in red wine and a biscuit centre.
The chocolate was thick and smooth. The alcohol infused cranberries provided a bitter edge to the cake which was delightful. Chocolate lovers will like this bitter-sweet combination together with the crushed biscuits. The slice of cake was too huge and we couldn't finish it haha. Recommended for sharing!

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Mayor's Mischief - $14.90
Cotton candy, vanilla icecream, mixed nuts and expresso
When this first arrived, I was really surprised! I've never seen cotton candy paired with affogato before! And doesn't this look cute!

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I had no idea how to eat it. Should we eat the cotton candy first or what? Haha Ting Feng then told us to pour the expresso on the cotton candy. The expresso melted the cotton candy which became pieces of hard candied sugar which we liked. Nuts and affogato can never go wrong! There was, however, too much expresso and again, the icecream can be improved. Other than that, this was fascinating and very special!

We had a long chat after our awesome lunch with Ting Feng. He told us that MOTT has a weekday lunch set that costs $14.90 which includes a soup, a main course and a drink. Our eyes widened and my jaw dropped. $14.90 seriously???? I must go for lunch there on a weekday sometime soon!!! The cafe started to fill up as we were there. It was almost full house when we were ready to go. We had only tried a few items from MOTT but they are good reasons to why we will definitely return. Can't wait to try the famous blue salmon and fish and chips! Also, Ting Feng alerted us about their BEST dishes that haven't been included in their menu yet. They already have such an impressive menu and yet, the most impressive items are not even inside. I'm sure MOTT will be really famous and packed soon. Also, the staff are so polite! Our waiter was very attentive and courteous. X and I were observing how he was to the other customers and he really is the kind of staff that every restaurant owner will want. I was saying that I'd steal him if I had a cafe hahaha kiddingggg

Can't wait to bring our friends to MOTT so we can try many many dishes! I already know what I want to have! Blue salmon!

Oh, and MOTT serves all day brunch everyday too! How awesome is that!

Do let us know what you think about MOTT!

Thank you Ting Feng and Pei Shi for having us, and for a pleasant afternoon filled with yummy food [:

61 Cantonment Road
Tue - Wed:11:30-18:00
Thu - Fri:11:30-21:00
Sat:10:00-21:00
Sun:10:00-16:00

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Love, K

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Fairmont Sea Salt Caramel Mooncake

As usual, we went to the Mooncake Fair this year. I tried all the mooncakes with sea salt caramel. And the best has got to be Fairmont's Sea Salt Caramel with dark chocolate mooncake!

The rest just didn't quite cut it.

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Sorry for the missing mooncake, my uncle was too excited and ate it before I could take a picture. Hahaha. This year we had our fair share of mooncakes from Raffles Hotel, Shangri-la, Home's Favourite etc. But this mooncake was my favourite [: It might be too funky a flavour for some but for a sea salt caramel and chocolate lover, it's definitely awesome. Haha the sea salt caramel lies in a chocolate coated ball which sits in the middle of the mooncake. The smooth and buttery texture of the filling kind of melts in your mouth! Very unique indeed

I tried Four Seasons durian mooncakes for the first time this year, at the fair. The lady very excitedly introduced to me what was inside the mooncake. Pure durian puree with no sugar, additives etc. So I asked "is the durian the same as the one in the durian pancake? " And another staff answered "YES!" with such zest. And I was really dumbfounded. If its the same puree, and the puree is what makes the mooncake taste good, then one might as well eat the pancake which cost $1.80 each, than to buy a box of 4 mooncakes for $88. It doesn't quite make sense to me. But I can't deny that the durian is really good.

How was your mid-autumn festival this year? [:


Saturday, September 29, 2012

&Made by Bruno Menard

X loves burgers and we had to visit &Made having heard much about their burgers and also, the fact that  Bruno Menard was once at helm of a 3 Michelin Star restaurant definitely gravitated us towards them. We headed there one Friday evening and it was full! There was a short queue.

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We didn't wait long before we were given a table
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I like the menu! So cute

I ordered the Three Little Pigs burger and X ordered The B Burger. We both changed our fries to truffle fries.
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My burger came first and it was supposed to be the Three Little Pigs burger. But I realised that it wasn't later on. X's burger came and they actually gave him a lamb burger. So there was a double mix-up. And both times the burgers were sent back to the kitchen, they returned with a basket of un-truffled fries. So the fries had to be re-delivered a couple of times too.

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The B Burger - $19 + $3(Truffle fries)
Dry-aged beef, onion confit, caper, garlic sauce and comte cheese
X wasn't very impressed with his burger. Maybe we had too high an expectation

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Truffle fries and bbq sauce.
The truffle fries weren't evenly truffled. Only the ones on top were drizzled in truffle oil.
Would have liked them more if they were evenly tossed.
The bbq sauce, however, was really good! I really loved it!

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Three Little Pigs burger - $23 + $3(Truffle fries)
Bacon, pork fillet, chorizo patty, shitake mushroom, Japanese cabbage, Shibazuke pickles, yuzu-kosho mayonnaise

I liked my burger! Except that the mayonnaise was a little too spicy for me. The patty was juicy and tasty. I felt that the sauce kinda overshadowed the other ingredients. X liked my burger more than he liked his own haha

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I asked for tomato sauce and their tomato sauce was really interesting! It's tangy and tasted really different from the usual tomato sauce. Unique!

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Hot caramel lava cake -  $15

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The waiter cut the cake for us and it was exciting seeing the hot caramel ooze out haha

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The icecream was amazing! Awesome icecream with a crunch. Really good. The caramel lava cake was not bad except that the cake was a tad too thick. Other than that, we really enjoyed the dessert.

To apologize for the multiple mix-ups, the caramel lava cake was on the house. We were, of course, pleased with the service recovery and to be honest, very surprised. It was really nice of them.

The design of the place is cute. I love all the cute cartoons all over the place and the menu. Service was generally quite efficient. I did not really enjoy dinner because I was too overwhelmed by the noise. All the tables are pretty near each other and I could hear everyone else's conversations. We could hardly hear each other so we barely talked over dinner. I'll suggest going there during non-peak hours.

I'll be back to try the toastoo someday!

9 Scotts Road, #01-04, Pacific Plaza
Mon – Sun: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm

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Love, K

K's rating of &Made : 7/10

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Little Pancakes

After watching Diary of a Wimpy Kid at Junction 8 (because that's the only cinema with this movie that late) , X and I went for dessert at Little Pancakes. Anyway, if you haven't caught the show, you should! I love Rowley hahaha he's too cute.

Little Pancakes has been opened for awhile now. We first chanced upon it when it was pretty new but we went to Brownice then.

So here we were, excited about pancakes!

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The place is simple but cute

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X knew I wanted Ape about Bananas right away haha but sadly they were out of caramelised bananas so they recommended another banana item.

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Gimme S'more Oreos - $8.20
2 pancake stacks consisting of 10 pancakes, oreos, roasted marshmallows, biscuit crumbs, chocolate icecream from New Zealand Natural, butter and maple syrup on a big square plate.
Guess what I ate first? The marshmallow of course! The marshmallow melted in my mouth and I loved that fluffy feeling haha. The maple syrup was extraordinarily nice. All in all, I liked my pancakes! I was so full when I was on the ninth one and I didn't finish it haha

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Peanut Butter Time - $8.20
Too much bananas maybe?
The peanut butter and banana combination is one that is loved by many. However, this peanut butter was too "dry" and also, one can get quite sick of the taste after awhile. This could definitely be improved!

There's no service charge or any additional charges unless you want to order extra toppings. Parking is available across the road along the row of shops or in the private estates behind. The staff were friendly, nice and helpful. It made dining here a pretty pleasant experience.

Will like to try their savory pancakes for brunch someday!
Do let us know what you think if you've tried their savory pancakes!

200 Upper Thomson Road
#01-04, Thomson Imperial Court
Mon:12:00-23:00
Wed - Thu:12:00-23:00
Fri - Sat:12:00-01:00
Sun:12:00-23:00


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Love, K

K's rating of Little Pancakes : 7/10



Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Choupinette, yet again

I honestly lost count of the number of times that I've been to Choupinette. Read about our last visit here! X and I decided to come here for brunch one weekday afternoon after our failed visit to another restaurant.

It was quiet and serene, unlike the crowded weekends.

As usual, I MUST HAVE MY FAVOURITE PEACH DANISH! Love it love it love it love it
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Anyway, they have a new menu now!

We each ordered a brunch set that comes with a juice and a hot drink. So I had apple juice and hot chocolate while X had an apple juice and mocha.
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My thick hot chocolate [:

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Egg Royal's - $23
As always, this was awesome! Perfect poached eggs with generous portions of smoked salmon and one of the best hollandaise.
What could go wrong?


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I chose scrambled eggs and a pork sausage
The scrambled eggs were fluffy and nice. The baguette was too hard for my liking but the soft white part of it went really well with the light butter. The pork sausage was pretty yummy and the mushrooms were not bad.

We were both too full after the meal to have desserts. We were still choosing which macarons and which dessert we wanted to have before our food came hahaha

Warm and friendly service, just like always. Still one of my favourite brunch places to date. Not forgetting, my favourite peach danish [:


607 Bukit Timah Road
Next to Coronation Plaza

Tue - Thu:08:00-20:00
Fri:08:00-22:00
Sat:08:00-22:00
Sun:08:00-18:00

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Love, K

K's rating of Choupinette: 8/10