[Food Review]: Seriously Ice-cream Cafe

New kid in the hipster hood of Everton, located just a few shops away from Nylon Coffee Roasters is the 'Seriously Ice-cream cafe'.  

These ice-cream are made with the aim to be healthier- without preservatives and less sugar. 

Flavors changed periodically. New flavors creation on a weekly basis- the mystery flavor, guess it right and you will be given a free scoop of ice-cream! :)

During my visit, interesting flavors on display were Onde-Onde, Rose Pu'er, Miso Gula Melaka, Choco Curry, White pepper, Red velvet, Caramel Popcorn, French Vanilla, Bailey Cream Cheese and Strawberry Basil. 

The ice-cream here are of a slush-like consistency, the flavor takes an unconventional combination of two unrelated ingredients. It is more of an acquired taste. I would suggest, try them before making your purchase. Some may appeal to you, some may not. 

 Beside being an ice-cream parlor, there is also a retail section that sells various accessories like bags, glasses, bracelet, bowties etc. 

Had a scoop of Miso Gula Melaka and Rose Pu'er. The ice-cream was less creamier and pretty refreshing. Waffles was light, airy, crispy and taste exactly like waffles cone. 

WEDNESDAY SPECIAL!!!

I had their waffles on Wednesday special where it's at 1/2 price with purchase of 2 scoops of ice-cream.
Seriously delicious, very friendly owner, affordable pricing and great place to chill. 

Do come down and check it out! Get your scoops on their crispy and airy waffles if you desire :)

To locate:

Blk 4 Everton Park #01-44 

Singapore 080004 

Phone: 9621 6889 

Email: seriouslyicecream@gmail.com 

Mon: 12:30pm-9:00pm 

Wed - Thu: 12:30pm-9:00pm

Fri - Sat: 11:00am-11:00pm

Sun: 11:00am-9:00pm

[Food Review]: Yellow Cup Coffee

Yellow Cup Coffee is located along Havelock Road, at Central Square. It's just across the road from Ministry of Manpower. Inspired by the bustling coffee culture of the Big Apple- New York City, Yellow Cup Coffee joined the ranks of many young and vibrant new cafes around the island with a goal to serve first-rate coffee to its customers. The cafe is styled in a pop-art concept, featuring many super heroes around. The cafe is quiet and spacious. 

The distinct yellow cup used were meant to evoke the feelings of happiness, cheeriness and be spotted a mile away by a one-eyed pirate. 

With an inventory of coffee beans sourced from Nicaragua, El Salvador and even Hawaiian, the lattes boasted impressively rich flavors and a thick crema. 

To ensure the quality of their coffee, Yellow Cup uses the top of the line La Marzocco Strada EP3Group Espresso Machine, and the coffee is calibrated daily with the optimal extraction with the pressure profiling technology of Strada to ensure that the coffee beans are not over or under extracted. 

Yellow Cup Coffee/Drinks menu

Menu for waffles, sandwiches, main dish + side dish

Gotten myself a cup of Hawaiian latte- $6.80

Beyond the super adorable coffee art, the coffee at Yellow Cup was fantastic. Although, i find that the coconut flavor was too artificial and disruptive, pretty much disrupting the taste of coffee beans. Overall, It was smooth blend, very fragrant, not too bitter nor acidic. I guess they found the balance between everything and created a magical brew. So lovely! 

Along with the latte, i had Fruity waffles- $8

Kind of disappointing...It doesn't taste as nice as it seems to be. The waffle base wasn't well-made, it was really dry. This was a straight-forward conclusion after biting into an excess of baked batter that was really tasteless and full of baking soda. It was crispy but that let alone really wasn't enough as there was no fluffy to talk about. 

Given how much effort and thought they have put in to decorate the cafe and inventing flavors for their menu, i'm sure they are one of those that deserve to go a long way in the cafe industry. For great coffee and affordable prices with an amazing ambience, New york Style- Yellow Cup Coffee is definitely worth a visit. They might be a bit rough around the edges at the moment in terms of their coffee/ food executions..but should get better in time.

To locate

Central Square, 20 Havelock Rd #01-09 S059765

Email: Sayhello@yellowcupcoffee.com

Website: www.yellowcupcoffee.com

[Cafehopping @ TaiPei] - Dazzling Cafe☆Honey toast 蜜糖土司專賣店☆

Originally a clothing and jewelry boutique, the owner of Dazzling decided to expand and start a cafe specializing in the infamous honey toast. There are now 9 Dazzling Cafes across Taiwan (in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung and Tainan).

The cafe is every girl's dream, chock full of pastel colors and sophisticated interior with very sleek and modern design features creating a charming ambience. Each branch has a different color scheme and overall feel. There's Dazzling Cafe Pink, Mint, Blueberry, Sunshine, Bubble, Kiwi, Ocean, Sky and Deluxe. Dazzling doesn't just provide its patrons with aesthetically pleasing honey toasts, their pasta and savory plates are surprisingly delectable.

We went to Dazzling Cafe Sunshine which was located in Xin Guang Mitsukoshi (台北信義新光三越A11) - Close to Taipei 101. With yellow tinted lights, wall frames and menus the cafe clearly resonated sunshine.




This is my 2nd time visiting Dazzling Cafe. My cousins and I had roughly decided what we wanted to order but there were just so many tempting options to choose from!
After a good 5 minutes of um-ing and ah-ing, we decided to go for the Chocolate Fantasy Honey Toast(巧可力嘉年华蜜糖土司) -NT$240.

The famous honey toast is absolutely sinful! I tried not to think about how many miles i'd have to run to get rid of all the fat gained from this. With a mix of warm honey toast, chocolate sauce, topped with strawberries and a scoop of chocolate ice-cream. It was...the perfect combination. The extravagant presentation was truly a work of art. The toast inside was cut up into pieces and nicely toasted with honey drizzled all over them. Sounds like heaven right?
My only complaint would be that it would be better if the scoop of ice-cream could be more because i find that the portion is much lesser than before.
Let me just warn you, as small as it looks on the photo, it is actually big enough for four people- so i would advise you to share :)

We also had Valrhona Chocolate Waffle(法美娜巧可力松饼)- NT$180.
A lil tad disappointment because i thought it would be topped off with ice-cream but it turns out to be vanilla. Although the waffle was crispy, it's sorta dry. I prefer waffle with a rich taste.
The dark chocolate tasted great but it was a bit too chocolatey and sweet for me.
 Overall, it just doesn't taste as good as it looks.

Along with the Honey Toast, we got a drink each.
 I went for the Hazelnut Cocoa(金莎榛果可可)－NT$160. The Hazelnut Cocoa tasted as good as it looks. The best way i could describe it would be- melting Nutella and Ferrero Rocher. The Hazenut wasn't too overpowering and you could also taste the chocolate. 

The ambiance of Dazzling cafe is very inviting. Definitely a cute and romantic spot for an afternoon date. If you haven't already checked out Dazzling Cafe, make sure to find your closest branch!

To locate:

Dazzling Cafe Pink (1店)
台北市大安區忠孝東路四段205巷7弄11號1樓
●可搭乘捷運至忠孝敦化站 2號出口

Dazzling Cafe Mint (2店)
台北市大安區忠孝東路四段248巷3號1樓
●可搭乘捷運至忠孝敦化站 3號出口

Dazzling Cafe Sunshine (3店)
台北市信義區松壽路11號2樓 (台北信義新光三越A11)
●可搭乘捷運至市政府站 3號出口

Dazzling Cafe Sky (4店)
台中市台中港路二段111號4樓 (台中新光三越) 
●可搭乘台中客運33、60、69、88、106、146、147至台中新光三越

Dazzling Cafe Deluxe (5店) (奢華蜜糖土司專賣店)
台北市松山區復興南路一段39號 (台北微風廣場-復興館 G樓)
●可搭乘捷運至忠孝復興站 5號出口

Dazzling Cafe Blueberry (6店)
台南市中西區中山路162號2F (台南新光三越中山店)
●可搭乘興南客運各線至[台南東站]總站下車，沿中山路步行5分鐘

Dazzling Cafe Bubble (7店)
新竹市東區西大路323號(新竹大遠百-遠東百貨)
●附有接駁車-火車站前，林森路台灣銀行or 中正路麥當勞門口有站牌可搭乘

Dazzling Cafe Kiwi (8店)
台北市北平西路3號2F(微風台北車站)
●可搭乘捷運至台北車站站，北車西三門2F

Dazzling cafe Ocean (9店）
高雄市前鎮區三多三路 213 號3F 
●可搭乘高雄捷運三多商圈站 3號出口 新光三越3F

Website: http://www.dazzlingdazzling.com

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/dazzling.cafe

Phone: +886 2 2731 5199

☆Thanks for reading☆

Food post// Cafe-hopping: Plain Vanilla Bakery

If there's a place owning a title 'The Best', then i wouldn't mind traveling and spending my cash just to see whats' worth it! On Tuesday, met up with my love and we decided to head to 'Plain Vanilla Bakery'. 

I think this is perhaps the most eye-catching cafes within the neighbourhood. With dried plants dangling above, tiffany-blue bicycle neatly parked and a swing. Stepping into the cafe space is entirely a different feeling compared with the others. 

It was relatively quiet on the weekday afternoon. The cafe is done in an alfresco style. The inferior design of the bakery is simple yet inviting. I liked how spacious it was, laid back and relaxed, it's exactly my kind of place!

An array of art pieces or environmental related stuffs on sale.

Feature a small play area for tiny bubs, making it a great space for moms to get together with the kids!

These carefully handcrafted confections are made using fresh butter, pure madagascar bourbon vanilla, bittersweet belgian chocolate and perfectly ripe fruits. 

Cupcakes priced at $3.50 each($19 for half a dozen). Might be deem a little expensive but just by looking at it, who would resist them? (: 

They do have an array of petite treats like assorted tarts and cakes for grab too! 

Got half a dozen packed in a sturdy cardboard.  

First row: Milk Chocolate Banana, Dark Chocolate Ganache and Strawberry White Chocolate

Second row: Red Velvet, Cinnamon Brown Sugar and Cookies and Cream

Strawberry White Chocolate

The moist base tasted light, has a very fine crumb and was truly delectable. The column of fresh strawberry compote in the middle of the cupcake- lovely surprise, especially for people who like more bite in their cupcakes. The cupcake has a dainty natural sweetness however the white chocolate icing is a tad sweet for my liking. Overall, Classic combination and excellent execution!

If you agree that cupcake are deliciously good for the soul, it's time to visit Plain Vanilla Bakery. 

Bite into the richly Dark Chocolate Ganache and the sinfully saccharine Milk Chocolate Banana. Or how about a classic Red Velvet or voluptuous Cookies & Cream? One word of warning though - you will be left wanting more after sinking your teeth into these sublime creations!

Address

Tiong bahru Estate, 1D Yong Siak Street, Singapore168641

Phone

(+65) 83637614

Email

(To order) order@plainvanillabakery.com

(For general enquiries) hello@plainvanillabakery.com

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/pvbakery

Twitter

https://twitter.com/pvbakery

Opening hours

CLOSED ON MONDAYS!

Tuesday-Friday// 11am-8pm

Saturday// 9am-8pm

Sunday// 9am-6pm

Thanks for reading ^^

CNOS3 Briefing + Lunch{Nana's Green Tea Cafe}

Met up with Vivian and Cherylene and went for Cineleisure Next Online Sensation3 briefing

(For those who don't know-->Yes, i got in!). 

It was great to meet the other contestants (bloggers). Made quite a number of friends, all of them are so nice and i foresee we will make a great friendship. 

*Starstruck* met Bongqiuqiu too...she's so pretty! :) 

'Winning is not everything, what's important is to enjoy, have fun and gain experiences throughout the whole journey.'

Last but not least, let's all work hard together! :)

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After the briefing, i met up with Melissa and we decided to head for lunch.

So yea, hello guys! I'm back with another food post and another awesome place to introduce! 

First of all, any green tea lovers here? Do you like Japanese food? Do you like matcha- esp those that imported from Kyoto? I am and if you like any of them, Nana's Green Tea is for you.

I have walked past Nana's Green Tea way too many times and i have always wanted to try it (Had been telling my love that we MUST visit Nana's green tea cafe but well we didn't had a chance to and also, he hates green tea a lot). So glad that i was able to try it today and i'd definitely visit this place again! :)

 Signature food & desserts on display

This is where they make and bring out their food and drinks- just right opposite the main entrance

If you walked past Nana's Green Tea Cafe before, you will see this signboard with CRAZY number of green tea/ matcha drinks. 

Located in the Plaza Singapura extension, Nana's is a modern and open concept type of cafe. The atmosphere was cozy and the service was all good. I like how spacious and innovative the place is. The square partitions in this cafe is designed as a modern interpretation of a Japanese tea room- when there's some form of privacy between each table. 

They have a very eclectic menu- Loads of variety to choose from.

 

Whenever i visit any Japanese cafe, i will definitely order unagi because it's my all time favourite! :) I would rate this 5/5. Yummmm~ Unagi Mabushi Don// Grilled soy marinated eel served over warm Japanese rice and garnished with sesame, nori and spring onion. 

 S.Mentaiko Cream Udon

Combines with the freshness of the prawns with scallop in Sesame Cream makes an appetizing comfort food dish.

Matcha Latte topped with Matcha Ice cream

It was thick and fragrant and the taste of the matcha was strong with a generous scoop of matcha ice cream.

Nana's Green Tea offers a special lunch set at an affordable price at just $13.90 with a whole list of choices to choose from! Nana's Green Tea Cafe offers lunch featuring a complimentary drink and a main course of your choice. You get to choose any kind of beverages below $8.00 ranging from Hoji, Azuki, Matcha, Uji, Latte and Blended coffee. 
The lunch set is available EVERYDAY (Monday-Friday: 11am-2.30pm & Weekend + Public Holiday: 11am to 2pm). 

So, what are you waiting for? 
Head over soon! Affordable price, great ambience and great services! 
{STRONGLY RECOMMENDED}

Nana's Green Tea is located at: The Atrium @ Orchard, Plaza Singapura (3rd level) 60B, Orchard Road, #03-80/82 Singapore 238891. 
Phone: 66844312. Email: info@nanasgreentea.com.sg. Website: http://nanaha.com. 
Check out Nana's Green Tea's Facebook for more updates: https://www.facebook.com/NanasGreenTea

Thanks for reading! <3