Kith Cafe / Pique Nique

Kith Cafe

On the second day of intern for the intern kids, we met for dinner for them to rant about their intern experience and also for our Gourmet Tuesday! It feels like we're all adults now. They're having 9-6 jobs, and the only time we get to rest / meet up are dinner times. I don't wanna grow up...

Truffle Fries

The truffle wasn't that strong as Au Chocolat's and I thought it'd have been better in steak fries rather than shoestring fries though. But the mayo dip made up for it.

Grilled Eggplant Sandwich

Eggplants are my favourite but this was the worst eggplant decision of my life. Couldn't take the taste of truffle smeared all over the eggplants and the eggplants tasted.... awfully bland. It was just a bad idea despite the rest strongly discouraging me to since the start. The only pro to this dish were the tiny cubes of brie and baby spinach that came with it.

Bryan's Sirloin Steak Sandwich

Edmund had the Vodka Pasta which I thought was quite a refreshing idea. Y'know how some pastas get so jerlard after awhile? This doesn't. Moreover, it doesn't come with any sides like meat or anything, just plain pasta, and it's still sufficient to satisfy your hunger pangs. Sadly I can't show you how the dish looks like. It was entirely devoured within seconds after it was served :-(

I'd really like to return there again to give the cafe a second chance, because honestly I was quite disappointed with the food. And it's not cheap... Oh and it's quite easy to locate the restaurant. It's situated just outside Park Mall. You have to enter from the outside because it can't be accessed from inside. You're welcome.

Kith Cafe

7 Rodyk St #01-28  238215

+65 6341 9407

Pique Nique

The Tokyo Connection Burger

As eccentric as it sounds, this was the first item on the menu that caught my attention because it comes with wasabi mayo and wasabi mayo anything is worth a go. Basically it's a burger that comes with a (humongous) slab of teriyaki chicken with some mashed potatoes smeared over it. All was good until I realised there wasn't any wasabi mayo in it; I had to ask for it and they weren't so happy to give it. I mean... whut...? But that aside, tolerating shitty service was still worth it for this $12.80 burger.

Nic's Farmer's Omelette

Sally's Norwegian Benedict

Bryan's The Roasted Chicken and Mushroom Mac & Cheese

Pique Nique can be found just beside KFC, one storey above where the exhibitions and food fairs are usually held. It's appropriate for the budget kids like *ahem* us, and for small groups too.

Pique Nique 
Takashimaya #B1-01/02
Ngee Ann City Tower A
391A Orchard Road
Singapore 238873
+65 62386705

Au Chocolat

I can't express how physically and mentally relieved I felt when my last paper ended yesterday. Like, I can finally continue my life as a civilian instead of a walking zombie. Returned home for a short nap first before reuniting with Trisha, Edmund, Nic and Bryan for a gourmet session at MBS!

Au Chocolat

After you exit the MRT station, walk to Ferragamo, turn right, then walk all the way straight. And when I say "all the way", I meant all the freakin' way. This was exactly as instructed by the concierge, LOL.

Ultimate Benedict

I've gotta admit how disappointed I am in this dish because I had expected it to be legendary since even ladyironchef recommended it, but it was only average. The only plus point for me would be the abundance of spinach and bacon strips. Other than that, the taste gets sickening after awhile, especially when the pancake soaks up the gravy and becomes too soggy.

Trisha's Meat Lover Burger

Trisha was contemplating between this and the Au Chocolat Signature Burger but of course the carnivore in her was biased towards this meaty chunk. Again, the bacon was overloaded.

Truffle Fries

I personally have a self-diagnosed allergy against the smell of truffle but other than having to hold my breath before taking a bite of these potato sticks, t'was still good. The portion was pretty generous, considering that Trisha and Nic kept on nomming on them yet it seemed like a bottomless pit. Definitely serves more than two pax.

Nic's Shellfish Fiesta

Nic's only complain would be that they didn't take the clams out of their shells (critique invalid HAHAH), and it actually is more filling than it seems to be.

Edmund's Roast Chicken, Bryan's Duck Confit

Bryan feels that this beats Saveur's duck confit, but I beg to differ. If I'd to make a comparison between the two, I would say that Au Chocolat's has more of the sides (mashed potato, baby carrots, spinach and poached pears) but the duck meat itself is not as moist as Saveur's.

Caramel Apple Skillet

Entirely devoured within the first few minutes, 'nuff said. This deserves a best-dessert-of-my-life award.

My beautiful models :-)

Great food, better company.
Anticipating the food trails we'd be embarking on this hols, woohooz.

xx

Selfish Gene / Group Therapy / ReStore / SPRMRKT

Today Nic and I embarked on our virgin cafe hopping experience and we decided to explore the area of Tanjong Pagar. Truthfully, I didn't expect my appetite to be so spontaneous. We conquered 4 cafes in 7 hours, mind you. I reckon us as achievers.

Our supposed first stop was Talent Cafe but it was c l o s e d :-(

#1: Selfish Gene Cafe
Then we moved on with life to Selfish Gene Cafe instead, where there were many young people of our or slightly above our age judging us for snapping a million and one pictures of our food before actually tucking in. This was where Nic and I were most embarrassed at.

Smoked Salmon Sandwich, Iced SGC Tea

The Iced SGC Tea was basically a concoction of ceylon and earl grey tea. Not much of an impresser and requires sugar syrup that doesn't come with it, in my opinion. But I like how plain and simple the sandwich was. Just minimal mayonnaise, a few slices of fresh cucumbers and a generous spread of smoked salmon tucked in between two pieces of mildly toasted Ciabatta. 

Beef Sandwich

Same goes for Nic's beef sandwich except the Ciabatta was flavoured (I couldn't tell what flavour though LOL) and the beef was meh. Between the slices of beef were some wasabi sauce too, which I quite fancied. I like wasabi, but Nic doesn't, so it depends on your individual preference.

#2: Group Therapy
Just a 5 minutes walk away from Selfish Gene Cafe was Group Therapy Cafe. It's located on the 2nd floor and you might miss it if you don't look out carefully, so keep your eyes open. Before we entered the cafe, we were thinking if we should actually still visit the cafe because our group only consisted of her and I which makes a pathetic group of two, LOL. Group therapy indeed. We vowed to visit this place again, except with a bigger group.

Pomegranate Green Tea, Blueberry White Tea

Nic voted her Pomegranate Green Tea (which tasted like home-made Ribena) as the best drink of the day and the Blueberry White Tea was kinda refreshing for me too, except it tasted a little like the Pokka bottled one.

Caramel Granny Smith Apple Pie

One of the best apple pies I've had so far. Sprinkled above the layer of caramel is granola which I thought really complimented the flavour. The only downside is that it's served chilled though, which spoils the goodness of it. Thought it'd taste better if it's warm and fudgy. According to a friend, this is one of the cafe's hottest items so it was always out of stock whenever he visited, so I guess it's our lucky day!

#3: ReStore Living
If you're intending to use Google maps to navigate your way here, the place is known as ReStore Living because it's actually a furniture shop with a hidden cafe inside. When we entered, the store was already almost full and there was a really homely feeling to it. The female cafe owner was really courteous to us throughout too.

They have a mini book sale too!

Iced Lemon Ginger Mint Tea, Hot Chai Tea

My Chai tea felt therapeutic. But Nic's lemon ginger mint drink was........ *speechless*. Not a flavour that everyone can take. (Definitely not me)

  

Lemon Bundt Cake

Can everyone please just pause and take a moment to appreciate this beauty? Not only is it pretty on the outside, it's the yummiest butter cake I'd ever enjoy having as well. I really like how it has a lemon zest to it (so it doesn't taste so jerlard after awhile) and the sugary icing on top. The blob of whip cream with the strawberry at the side was a bonus too.

Home-made Earl Grey Cookies

Something new to the tongue! This comes with the Chai tea and they sell it in boxes too.

Portobello Market Sandwich

I fell in love with this sandwich at first bite. The bread is home-made and it tastes reaaaaally reasonable for something home-made. Not forgetting the sauce that comes with the Portobello mushroom too. Not sure what sauce it is but it's just good la. Also, please don't eat the sandwich with just the rockets alone (like what Nic did). Slice the Portobello mushroom and tomato then mix everything together as a spread for the bread. Then munch on the tortilla chips at the side while having your sandwich. Thumbs-up for this dish!

#4: SPRMRKT

This was our furthest destination of all (from Tanjong Pagar mrt station) but also my favourite of all.

So tempting to enter, isn't it?

It's like a mini Liang court supermarket inside. But when I say 'mini', I meant mini.

They sell palm-sized post cards of local delights and food on their own menu as well.

Home-made Battered Onion Rings

Pork & Wintermelon Soup

Don't underestimate this average-looking bowl of soup. Not sure if it was boiled for like 48 hours or something (I'm exaggerating) to achieve such a thick and flavourful taste or if it's MSG-overload. It goes both ways. Either way, this will make you come back begging for me. It's only available on the Friday menu though so go on a Friday if you must.

I had a wonderful afternoon/evening :-)

Looking forward to more cafe hopping adventures with you Nic :-*

x