Caffe Bene @ Sunway Pyramid

Other than the hipster cafe trend, I realize the current cafe scene circles around K-culture as well!!

Saw many rising Korean-styled cafes/bakery/restaurants that originated from Korea. 

and one of them would be Caffe Bene, who brought one of Korea's most loved desserts into Malaysia -- the Pat Bingsu!

the cafe was under renovation, so there were limited spaces only

anyways, this cafe looks pretty much like a Starbucks outlet

lots of earth tone, sophisticatedly packaged snacks/coffee/tea/sweets

da whole concept is like Starbucks but Crushed-Ice version. 

Green Tea Bingsu -- RM12.80

I know a dessert made of ice shouldn't cost that much

but looking at the amount of healthy toppings it has, I guess it's worth it

love the super crunchy mix of nuts, that gives you the extra texture while u're munching through the ice

redbean, walnuts, almonds, macadamia etc

the ice, are coarsely crushed, like mini pebbles of ice, which gives an extra chill and crunch

the red bean paste is super yummy, naturally sweet

the whipped cream on top gives a mild sugary taste to the ice

the green tea ice taste great! not too milky or too bitter

It's a new trend in desserts!

Blueberry Yogurt Waffle -- RM13.00

while we were ordering, we saw the yummylicious display of gelato next to the cashier

wanted to have a waffle with gelato on it

so we ordered the Blueberry Yogurt flavor gelato
But turns out, LOL, there's a special flavor of waffle which is called Blueberry Yogurt as well

so yea, instead of the gelato waffle, we end up having this "too damn healthy" waffle LOL

with blueberry sauce and original yogurt on top

yogurt was extremely sour, my mouth was watering non stop the moment i taste it

well though it was kinda hard to accept at first, but after a few bites, we agreed that it's a nice complement to the rather sweet Greentea Bingsu

Waffle is rather dense with slight crunch. 

Our order

with Jingwen who love all things korean, just like me heheh

emo, 2 workers behind haha

I think Caffe Bene was successful as it's the pioneering cafe that brings in the unique-star Bingsu from Korea. With the super strong influence of K-culture, this cafe attracted so many youngsters, who wants to be part of the K-culture and also to try something new, unlike the usual coffee-and-cakes cafe. The menu is still quite impressive as they serve other mainstream desserts and beverages as well.  will come back to try out their coffee and other flavors of bingsu!!

ok lastly, yongsui photo to end haha...

Caffe Bene @Sunway Pyramid

LOT OB5,

G-2 Oasis Boulevard, Ground Floor.

Bandar Sunway, No. 3 Jalan PJS11/15,

46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor. 

Click the link below for the location of Caffe Bene at Solaris Mont Kiara

http://caffebene.com.my/outlets/

Standing Theory @ SS2

Just now met cousin's friend, who told me that my blog was on top of the list when she googled for JB cafes! haha...gt 暗爽 abit when she say my blog is quite popular LOL
kay la...now post another cafe hop in PJ
omg i wrote this like 2 weeks ago, but now oni post....zzzzzzz

Just finished camp

and it's time to quickly post my cafehop reviews...
This was one week before I came back to SG
Was kinda bored at home, dad and mom knows my crave for Cafes and decided to bring me to one..
It's a first okay!!! Coz they hate cafes who sell drinks that are more expensive than the food. But they took me by surprise as they brought me to one of the most raved cafes in SS2.

Standing Theory @ SS2

The cafe was flooding with youngsters, the tables are closely knit and there's this huge wooden-spool table. Lights are dim, tables are mostly wooden ones with bright colored chairs to match with. Cakes were showcased at the rather simple and small counter. Very hipster I would say. 

I was overwhelmed by the crowd, (even more with my parents beside me) coz they obviously don't like places like this haha...thought they are gonna complain but turns out they didn't lol...

Really got me wondered why this place is so awesome?

Peanut Butter Chocolate -- RM11.00

yummy!! Spongy yet moist choco cake with savory peanut butter

The peanut chunks adds more texture while the melting peanut butter just combined all the flavors together

Awesome stuff!

Hot Chocolate -- RM10.00

dad and mom are not specialty coffee people so they ordered a hot choco

Super strong cocoa taste, quite bitter, but it's nice overall

Flat White -- RM10.00

the first thing u can taste and smell is some herbs/spices kind of aroma

I guess they have their own blend of coffee beans

aroma is pleasant but the taste....hmmm 

Sorry to say I'm not a big fan of the spice-coffee

V.D Roll -- RM13.00

Yeap mom recommended this!! And it's awesome!!! Crunchy and succulent veggies and tender meat patties, together with the fragrant bread roll. Also, a bit of peanuts to add the crunch

Like like like!!

Food and coffee are actually not bad afterall, really thumbs up for the VD roll. Ambience, hmm, maybe I went there at the wrong time, it was too crowded and noisy. Maybe a weekday afternoon coffee break would be suitable when there's less people. 

Anyways, Standing Theory. CHECKED. 

Standing Theory

26, Jalan SS2/103

47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

I Miss Makan

random post
Currently back in Singapore, preparing for the coming FOC.
After two months of break, coming back here really felt weird haha..
Really miss home now...
Miss how I can just run to the fridge and hunt for food...
Miss how I can just lie down on the couch for one whole day...
I know everyone says this but...MY HOLIDAYS IS REALLY TOO SHORT!!!
blame it on the working haha...
made me so stressed out and didn't really get to rest :(
alrighty, enough with the whining...

gonna share some photos heheh...

ta-dah!!!!!

All cooked by me!!!

No joke!! and still got more that I didn't take photos of...

One of the best things during holidays

Experimenting with the kitchen!!

My favorites will be the Lala Soup (Top Left) and Kimchi soup (Bottom right)!

Others are like 红烧肉，TomYam Fried Rice, 宫保鸡丁，奶油鲍鱼菇，Kimchi Pancake etc

Love my kimchi pancake oso

super crunchy haha...

yeap wanna say thanks to all the web recipes available online! Cooking wont be this easy without those guidelines!!

 Aside from all the cooking, of course there's eating out!!
Malaysia food rocks arr!! Gonna miss all these!!

alright alright....time to 收拾心情 and work hard for the upcoming camp!
Praying hard that everything goes smoothly!!!
Thanks to the friends here, at least I don't feel that emo when I come back hahahah....

KK time to work....will try to update if possible
still got a couple of cafe hops to post about :D

Absolute Thai & Ooh My Gas @ The Gardens

Super short review, more like photo sharing
I don't have enough photos to make a full a review but I really wanna recommend the food from them haha...
so this was quite some time ago...
Outing with the 38 girls again haha..
Had lunch at Absolute Thai
well I haven't change my phone at that time, so I was counting on the girls to help me take pretty photos of the food, but turns out she deleted the photos after a few days omgggg haha

Love the ambience at Absolute Thai, contemporary and chic.
With lots of art works on the wall and there are all sorts of exotic ornaments used to decorate the restaurant.

anyways...the food!! So I'll just list down what we ordered:
1. Grilled Chicken RM29.90
It's no ordinary grilled chicken, they probably glazed the chicken with some sweet honey garlic sauce and there's 3 types of chili sauce to pair with. Giving a super appetizing flavor. The chicken itself is tender and juicy, the sauces spice up the flavor. Love this one!

2. Spicy Seafood TomYam RM14.90
Nice!! The soup was actually a clear tomyam soup unlike those super thick and creamy ones. Sweet, sour and spicy altogether, and it's a "rice-thief" mannn taste awesome with plain rice. Wish they'd given more soup.

3. Thai Ice Coffee RM10.90
I was curious, what could be so different with Thai coffee, well the trick is.... evaporated milk!! and I mean it was loaded with evaporated milk!! It gives a very nice milky flavor and balance off the bitterness of coffee, leaving only the coffee's aroma. Those who don't like bitter coffee can try this!

4. Green Tea in Pot RM8.00

5. Steamed Rice RM2.50
The waiter will actually come to you and serve the rice, so don't hesitate to ask for more if you think it's not enough coz, when you ask for extra rice it actually means an extra serving, and they'll charge.  With the tomyam, there's no way you can settle with your normal serving of rice, you'll need more heheh...

The only photo I have

yeap you can pretty much see everything we ordered on that day

Really Like the grilled chicken!!!

Absolute Thai

Lot T219, 3rd Floor,
The Gardens, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra,
59200 Kuala Lumpur

Opens daily from 11am to 10pm
Tel: +603 2287 7708

Yeap we enjoyed our lunch!!

and got to see bumble bee summore heheh

Had our sweet treat at Ooh My Gas Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream

we ordered Rise and Shine -- RM 12.90

which is a super refreshing flavor of orange and mango!

Love the sweet and tangy taste.

There's also some almond cookie bits to add texture to the creamy ice cream. 

btw it was actually quite cool to see the staff preparing the ice cream, with all the white smoke popping out

Maybe this is why N2 Ice cream is so instagram-worthy

OMG! Paradiso

Lot T-202A,
Level 3 The Garden Mall,
Mid Valley City Kuala Lumpur

Sweet Hut Desserts @ SS2

SWEET HUT SS2 IS CLOSED

Just a short post about a dessert shop that I really like recently.

Thanks to super freaking hot weather, I've been constantly craving for icy stuff to cool myself down. Usually I would have bought myself an iced coffee, or maybe order an ice-kacang. But what dad and mom recommended was a new thirst-quenching experience.

Sweet Hut SS2

A dessert shop that offers a wide range of sweet treats at an affordable price. The shop was very crowded and it gets a bit too noisy at times which I don't really like. It's not entirely the cafe's fault coz there's always a few jokers who talk and laugh like they're speaking to a deaf person. Anyways what pissed us off more was that all the items that we wanna try are sold out. We got a seat anyway, so it's not exactly nice to just leave. Instead we decided to try some unique treats from SweetHut.  

Fresh Milk Oreo Crunch Snow Ice with Caramel Pudding -- RM11.90

甜心焦糖布丁拼奶白雪花冰

This is one of their bestsellers!!

The milk ice melts in your mouth like ice cream but does not leave a heavy taste on you tongue like what usually ice cream do. Basically it's just a burst of milk's natural taste without the creamy sensation which makes you feel sick after a few sip. Anyways, if you pair the shaved ice with the pudding, the shaved ice melts around the steamegg-like pudding, adding another stream of sweetness to the pudding. Love this dessert with both taste and texture! awesome thirst quencher!

Peanut and Almond Soup -- RM6.50

清香花生杏仁糊

my mom wanted to order their bestselling Black Sesame soup but it was sold out, so we decided to try this one. The peanut soup is served blazing hot while the almond soup is actually served chilled. So yeap when you mix both of them, it gives two layers of texture yet one complete taste. I hate almond soups coz they have this medicine-like flavor (maybe it's just me) but the aroma from the peanuts covered the "medicine" flavor, while the almond gives a subtle sweetness and refreshing taste to the slightly creamier and heavier peanut soup. It just goes really well, to my surprise.  

Sweet Hut Caramel Pudding -- RM4.50 

焦糖布丁

The same pudding with the shaved ice one, but with a strawberry on top. 

This pudding is great by itself.  It slides smoothly on your tongue and has a beautiful flavor of both eggs and milk. Yummy. 

There's still loads of desserts on their menu, from oriental to western ones like cakes, tongshui, creme brulee, pancakes etc Really impressive menu. Wish I could go back there again to try out more. 

Go the their website to have a look at their menu!!

http://www.sweethuts.com/desserts/

Sweet Hut @ SS2

No.66, Ground Floor,
Jalan SS2/67,
47300, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Check out their website for the location of other Sweet Hut branches!

http://www.sweethuts.com/branches/

Girls Day Out : Tous Les Jours

Here comes part 2 of our girls day out at downtown Bukit Bintang
after the super filling lunch at Mr. Dakgalbi, we kinda shopped around, just to burn off some of the calories before we pursue something more sinful....desserts!

Tous Les Jour @ WOLO Bukit Bintang

This super pretty bakery-cafe within the bustling shopping district. Perfect for people to take a break after all the shopping or maybe just a weekend tea time session with the family or friends. I really love the interior, the cafe spans over two floors with brick walls, double-storey windows, and you can't miss the super sized chandeliers, giving the perfect lighting to set the vintage yet urban mood. I never been to any foreign countries, but for some reason(maybe quite a lot angmos), it does felt like I'm in a foreign country's cafe. But it was super packed though, I guess it's because we went in at the peak hour which is 3pm,  the crowd got smaller as the evening approaches. 

The ground floor is the bakery where you can pick and order your cakes and pastries. The display is really pretty, it was meant to be like a french boulangerie. To my surprise, the pastries and cakes are not as expensive as I thought despite being a cafe situated in a major tourist area. You could have easily spent more than this if you went to any of the recent hipsters cafe in KL.  

Strawberry Fresh Cream Cake Slice -- RM8.00

well I guess it's been a while since I last had something simple. With all the recent craze for cheesecakes, mousse cakes, icecream cakes etc, spongecake was almost forgotten

But this simple one with super light tasting whipped cream and caramelized strawberry will be something that you'll miss.

Like the soft and fluffy texture of sponge cake and the sweet and sour strawberries 

Tiramisu Cup -- RM8.90

I thought it taste okay only....just very smooth and mild aroma of cheese and coffee blended together when u take a scoop from top to bottom. 

Macarons -- RM4.50 each

We had blueberry and chocolate flavor ones. 

No need me to tell u which color is which right haha

The blueberry one is better since the taste is not that heavy and overwhelming

a little bit of fruity taste to pair with the sweet almond meringue layer. 

chocolate filling was abit too sweet as the macaron itself is already quite sweet. 

It was a super hot day, after all the walking under the big sun, we all ordered cold drinks. 

From left to right

Caramel Latte -- RM9.00

Mocha -- RM10.00

Cappuccino -- RM9.00

Like the cappuccino since it's not that sweet so it's something that could neutralize all the sugar from the desserts. 

To be very honest, I think the cakes and drinks are quite tasty but not like superb, maybe I didn't order the correct thing. Was thinking whether it's worth it to spend this amount, but yes it is, coz the ambience is really great. Really felt relaxed and it was great to chat with friends and of course, with this beautiful setting, of course gotta take insta-worthy photos la!!

Anyways thanks to my two friends who brought me here to enjoy a fun Sunday afternoon...

Love the pretty chandeliers

Enjoying the view of the busy Golden Triangle. 

Anyhow, there's a lot to offer from their menu

Will definitely come back to try some of their savory/mains and also pastries...

Tous Les Jour

@ WOLO
126, 126A-C, 

Jalan Bukit Bintang

Kuala Lumpur. 

Check out TLJ's website for the location of other TLJ outlets!

http://tlj.com.my/store-location/

Okay la, gonna end this pose with SWAG

okay sorry, SWAG was the wrong word

Love Bruce Wayne 

Superman Mou Ngan Tai hahahahah

Girls Day Out: Mr Dakgalbi @ Bukit Bintang

Annyonghasaeyo!!

Today gonna teach you guys some korean-yo, and also eat yummy food-yo, 

Learn it from our teacher

Mr. Dakgalbi @ Bukit Bintang-yooooo

Hehe finally something special from the usual BBQ that we have at korean restaurants. This shop at BB specializes in this korean local cuisine name Dakgalbi. which is actually chicken strips marinated in hot sauce and pan-fried with crunchy veggies like potatoes, cabbage and onion. 

I remember Dakgalbi can be BBQ-ed oso, but this stir fried version gives a stronger sensation with all the sizzling spiciness. Slightly more tender and juicy chicken compared to BBQ version which is more charred. 

look at all the veggies!!!

by the way that's 2 serving

Each serving of Mr.Dakgalbi is RM19.00

It's the most basic version, with only the chicken and the veggies, you can add on beansprouts, octopus or seafood. 

Our groupon does not include any noodles or rice, so we had to add on. 

Ramyun -- RM6.00

Fried Rice -- RM6.00

Seafood pancake, included in the groupon. 

Not exactly nice, too much flour, sorry to say but I think mine is better haha...

with the springy Ramen stirred-in

Owh I forgot to mention there's 2 refillable side dishes and soup, they also provide fresh lettuce for wrapping. 

After you pretty much finished what's on the pan, the waiter will pour in a portion of rice with seaweed and use the left over veggies, chicken bites and of course the sauces remaining on the pan to make a fried rice!

Goshhh i really recommend you guys order this fried rice, it's like the rice just picks up all the essence of the veggie and chicken, the rice is warm, crunchy and sweet, and once you chew it, the flavor of the hot sauce pretty much just burst out, it's an addictive taste. 

Will definitely return to this place, can't forget the awesome hot sauce. And I guess it's something you should try other than the usual korean ramen and korean bbq. Guess the korean culture is really making a scene in Malaysia, first there's BBQ, then BungeoBang (fish shape bread), then there's Pat Bingsu (red bean ice), and now this. Can't wait to try more. By the way, if you're K-Pop fans or Running man fans, the restaurants has a tv that plays only korean shows and a wall with runningman host's autograph lol..

Jimui's of the day....

Mr. Dakgalbi

No. 61, Jalan Bukit Bintang,

Kuala Lumpur

Btw....since the shop is situated at Jalan Bukit Bintang, while we were eating, can help but to notice many "ladies" outside on the busy street of BB haha
  Stay tuned for Part 2 of our girls day out!

Cosan's Coffee @ SS15 Subang

Part 2 of TGIF with the chui shui buddies...

Coffee talk at SS15

Saw a beautiful photo of this cafe on internet and I knew I must come here once. Thanks to Gavin, driver of the day hehe, I was able to step outta my usual PJ Damansara niche and visit the vibrant and happening SS15 area. It's friday night so you can imagine how jam packed the place was. We, okay I mean I, was too kiasu that we couldn't find parking and ended up parking at a super far place. Walked quite a distance and on the way, realize there's loads of coffee shops in SS15, almost every 20 m can find one. Most of them look really pretty and I even thought that maybe we shouldn't go so far for the one that I want, but once we found it, I knew it was a wise decision to choose this cafe. 

Cosans Coffee @ SS15

This stylish hipster cafe will definitely be one of the best hang out spot in PJ. It has every elements that youngsters nowadays like, graffiti, artsy, vintage, chic and classy. 

The cafe consist of a indoor and outdoor area. The outdoor seating area covers along a lane beside the shop, I never been to NY but it kinda look like a cozy coffee shop that I saw in US TV series haha, probably due to the red brick walls, wooden tables and chairs, and graffiti. Heheh for some reason, I really like the NY-ish main entrance. (Photo above)

The NY Broadway-ish Sign board

The place was really crowded! we were sweating from all the walking and wished we could sit inside, but too bad, we got no choice. Our seat was good enough coz it's outdoor and we can talk as loud much as we want :P

Hot Mocha -- RM13.00

Very rich and slightly creamier texture than other mochas that I had. Nice aroma and it's not bitter at all. The serving here is definitely bigger than other coffee shops, which explains the higher price. 

Premium Hot Chocolate -- RM12.00

Nice, moderately sweet with rich cocoa flavor. This is for non coffee drinkers.

Affogato -- RM13.00

hehe fave of the day! In love with the super aromatic and rich espresso that instantly fills my whole head when I tasted it. The amazing thing is, it's not bitter at all! I mean it's not the irritating type of bitter. Just the insanely delightful aroma of coffee. Now kinda understand why people like espresso. Anyways, the sweetness of ice cream comes after that, adding texture and also tones down the slight bitter aftertaste. 

Complimentary water served

I don't know how many times we refilled the water. And the fact is there's 5 of us (Tingwei and Leon joined in later) and we only ordered 3 drinks. 

And there we enjoyed our Friday night, saying goodbye to assignments and work, temporarily haha...

Talked about all kinds of funny stuffs, and u see la u see la, how they can just sit around a phone and main until so happy! 四个人围着一支手机玩小绵羊的游戏。笑一下，喊一下，骂粗口一下LOL

very grateful to have them after my stressful week...

Photo with Daph

haizzz wanted the guys to take photo for us, but damn funny, they were scared of cockroaches on the street and don't dare to take photo for us. OMGGGGGG 世界变了!

yeap da outdoor cafe area that I really like

but we didn't sit there coz it's kinda hot 

unless u ordered something cold. 

My photos didn't really show how pretty this place is larrr

But once you're there, you'll love it. It's really the perfect place to chillax, chat, watch the people walk by and enjoy a nice cup a coffee. I think it will be great to come here at night. 

Cosans Coffee

No 30, Jalan SS15/4,

Subang Jaya, 47500
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

There's another outlet at Solaris Mont Kiara, check out their website for the exact location:

http://cosans.com/outlet/