Food: Flat White, SS15

Last weekend, the boys wanted to go out for dinner and hang out a little since one of them is leaving back to NZ very soon. Supposed to have a balance of both genders but Ms Leow had to bail on the very last minute. We went to Burger Lab for dinner and it took us an hour to get there thanks to Mr T's good sense of direction. It was so chaotic in the car since he and Mr K were busy arguing. Here's a joke that happened while we were otw there.

Mr S: So, what is nice ah to eat at Burger Lab? I've never been there lah.

Me: Ask Mr T to intro lah since he's so fond with the place.

Mr T: I think you can have "Hangover".

Mr S: Hangover? But I don't plan to drink eh tonight.

*burst of laughter from me and Mr S*

No pictures are available for Burger Lab since we were all hungry monsters when the food arrived. Waited for a good 40minutes from the time we got there. After dinner, we decided to go to Flat White in SS15 since Mr T have to get his dose of caffeine and apparently their coffee is good.

When we first went up the stairs, I really like the murals on the walls that were greeting us, very cute and artsy.

Ordered Cappucino and one of their cakes, Strawberry Chocolate cake.

Overall experience:

Ambiance: 3.5 / 5

Quite small and packed but the decor is nice.

Food: 4 / 5

Coffee was good but the cake was pretty bad. The chocolate tasted cheap and the texture was gooey.

Price: 4 / 5

Standard cafe prices.

Not very keen to go back there but the coffee is pretty good. Probably would give it a second chance and try out some other cakes.

Much loves, xoxo.

Food: Cosans Coffee

Time really flies.. So fast it's another weekend and it's so close to CNY already! Have you done your shopping yet? I'm sure the shopping malls would be more crowded than usual with all the last minute shoppers, not to mention the jams and parking issues. The thought of it makes me lazy and don't want to leave the house (sloth mode on).

In case you didn't know yet, there's a new coffee house in Subang!

It just opened recently and they had a private event with invited fellow bloggers for a little food & coffee tasting. I didn't get a photo of the exterior as they were still setting up some lights and stuff (didn't want to kacau their work).

First impression when I stepped in, "Yup, I'm starting to like this place already even without tasting the food yet". I really like their interior space, it's all so simple yet cozy which makes you feel like you want to just enjoy your coffee and spend whole day reading some romantic novel there. Plus, their staffs were really friendly and welcoming (bonus points for them)!

Everyone's favorite, goody bags!

Credits to Serah @ http://viviryamarlavida.blogspot.com/

I was already starting to feel a little hungry when I got there and looking at this doesn't make things better.

Seems like they have already arranged them accordingly; salads for starter, sandwiches for main and cakes for dessert. They do have soups too! But they weren't serving soups that evening so I didn't get to try.

It was still early when we got there so we went around taking some photos.

The sofas were different but they complement each other well. Something different from the ordinary cafes which has same tables and chairs. I like really the posters hung around together with the mini spotlights, all adds to the vibe.
Oh, did I mention that the sofas are uber comfy to sit on too? 

Credits to Serah @ http://viviryamarlavida.blogspot.com

This spot would be awesome if you have a big group of people. Really love the big windows, can do some people watching while sipping a cuppa.

Their signature house blends; Equarre and Carreau.

Carreau has a fruitier and sweeter taste while Equarre is bitter and has a nutty taste. 

(read more about it here)

My pick: Carreau House Blend  ❤

Left: Cappucino
Right: Cosans Latte (one of the signatures)

Our drinks were free flow that evening, how nice of them!

Wide selection of drinks : coffee, frappe, tea, sodas, chocolate drinks and yogurt smoothies

I did not pick which beans I wanted for my coffee so the barista prep it for me. I tasted bitter and strong burnt taste then I added some sugar into it. It's better but the burnt taste lingers there. As for the Latte, it has the right balance of both coffee and milk while the level of sweetness is perfect even without sugar.

They serve their coffee with brown sugar ❤

We were served two of their sandwiches that evening; Asianese Roasted Chicken and Smoked Duckling.

Love the tender juicy chicken thighs, lemongrass and overall flavor but it would be better if there's a bit more chicken in it as I tasted more of the greens rather than a balance of both. I would also prefer if they ask the customers whether or not they want to have coriander in it. I know it's part of the recipe but I am a strong hater of coriander :(

Credits to Emily @ http://emilychoong.blogspot.com/

This is something that I would go for during my next visit there. Smoked duck with mozarella, arugula and tomatoes, how does that sound to you? Heaven! :D I definitely prefer this much more than the Asianese Roasted Chicken as the duck was good together with the cheese, everything seems to go perfectly well with each other. 

Blogging about it now makes me hungry.

My most anticipated session for the evening, a demonstration by their award winning barista on the two coffee brewing methods; Aeropress and Pour Over. You would never guess that preparing a good cuppa coffee requires tonnes of effort behind it.

CEO of Cosans Coffee, Mr Matthew introduced and thanked his staffs one by one for all of their hard work in making the cafe happened. In less than 3 months, they came up with everything from scratch, from the concepts, designs, all the way to the art of coffee. He also mentioned the meaning behind Cosans.

Co = Coffee, San = Sense, S = Social Responsibility

After that, they had a lucky draw session where 6 winners are picked. Too bad I wasn't in luck.

We continued to mingle around and have more drinks!

Credits to Emily @ http://emilychoong.blogspot.com/
From left: Carmen, Emily, Sandra, me and Serah 

Some of the fellow bloggers that we managed to take a photo with using Emily's camera! :D

I'm so happy to meet all of you lovelies ❤

The staff took a polaroid shot of us. Yay for the photo as Jessica and Jia Qi's in it! ❤

Try to spot us when you visit this cafe!

In each of our goody bag ...

❤ A bag of Carreau house blend (YAY!)

❤ Two packets of Dammann Fréres tea; Black tea and Chamomile herbal tea

❤ Two packets of Gryphon's artisan selection teas; Hanami (blend #152) and Lemon Ginger Mint (blend #212)

❤ A name card with the serial number for the earlier lucky draw session

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My overall experience there was great, will definitely drop by again for a cuppa soon!

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For more info, you can visit their website or FB page.

Opening hours: 

10am - 12am (Sunday - Thursday)

10am - 2am (Friday & Saturday)

Address:

No 30 (Ground Floor), Jalan SS15/4, Subang Jaya

Tel : 03-5612 9600

Much loves, xoxo.

Makan Spots in Publika

Holla there, lovelies. It has been a very very long week for me as my team and I were so
busily organizing the Urbanscapes 2013: University Edition.
Yes, I can proudly say that I've organized the first preview event ever!
Shall post about it soon (:


So, as promised, I will blog about some makan places in Publika which I have personally tried.
Previously, I did a post on makan spots in Klang, so do check it out if you are going to Klang for a food adventure.

1. Wondermilk

What I love about this place? The whole ambiance.. 

It's very festival-ish yet welcoming. Love love love their drinks and cupcakes ❤

Ambiance: 4.5 / 5

Food: 4 / 5 (Love their milk drinks)

Price: Affordable

*They also have an area for you to do a little shopping  (:

2. Salon du Chocolat

If you're a BIG BIG BIG fan of  CHOCOLATE, this is for you.

 I'm sure most of us have went to DipnDip in Bangsar for the very same thing and apparently they are the only one that sells such desserts. But guess what? We've been deceived the whole time, LOL.

Almost everyone complaint about the service and queue in DipnDip as it's becoming overrated.

Here, you get the awesomest chocolate without the "awesome" time-consuming queue. 

What I love most? Their chocolates are off the perfect sweetness. (DipnDip's too sweet for me)

 Ambiance: 4 / 5 (A little small)

Food: 5 / 5

Price: Around the price of DipnDip's 

RECOMMENDED

3. S.wine

Hidden in the corner of Big Ben's Grocer, it's quite a trick searching for this place.

So.. I've heard from 2 people that this place serves awesome food with a good price and big portion.

The place is pretty packed with people and it's kinda small. We ordered 2 mains, 1 appetizer and drinks.

Overall, drinks were awesome, appetizer was good and mains.. A little disappointing. I don't know if it's because of my expectations or it's been a little too highly recommended by my friends. I ordered their signature burger and for the first time, I didn't really enjoy much. Big portion? Nahh.. I would say it's pretty average. If I can't finish it, I'll call it big. But I went for more food after dining there, I guess it's justified.

Ambiance: 3.5 / 5 (Too crowded and packed)

Food: 3.5 / 5

Price: Affordable

4. Journal by Plan b

Reason for visiting this place? Because of the hanging chairs. It's silly, I know.

I didn't know that this place was by Plan B till I got there. And, they have the exact menu.

I ordered my usual Big Breakfast.

Ambiance: 4 / 5

Food: 4 / 5

Price: Same as Plan B

5. Es Stillo

Craving for some Spanish or tapas?

Awesome place to chill with awesome food. Love, love, love every single dish served and their mojito is perfect ❤

Ambiance: 4 / 5

Food: 5 / 5

Price: Affordable

RECOMMENDED

6. Moo Cow

If you love froyo (frozen yogurt), do drop by. My favourite place to grab a healthy snack.

My usual order? Froyo in a cup with oreo crumbs with oatmeals. Yummms!~

7. Coffee Stain by Joseph

Heard that they serve awesome coffee but what drew me here was their 3D coffee art.

When I looked at the menu, "Okay lah, just randomly order one coffee. Sure any of them would have the 3D art."

So, I ordered Cappuccino while the boyfie ordered one of their signature drinks, the one which their "silk milk" is served with coffee ice cubes. Yes, you read that. COFFEE ICE CUBES. So cute.

After waiting for like 15 minutes (It's so crowded at night), my excitement calmed down a little..

The drinks came and I was disappointed looking at my cappuccino as there was no 3D art :(

They just did the simple tree design thing. Sipping my coffee with sorrow because there was no 3D art, the coffee was actually very nice. Even the drink ordered by the boyfie was nice.

Then, I bugged the boyfie non-stop till he asked the waitress about the 3D coffee :D

Apparently, they only do that for their hot chocolate and you would have to request for it.

So, I ordered one even though my tummy was about to burst after all the makan sessions at 

S.wine, Moo Cow and Salon du Chocolat.

*You'll have to wait quite a bit for the 3D art, don't say I never warn you :p

I was happily making the bear jiggle and dance for 5 minutes before finally distorting it.

The art was very cute indeed but taste wise? Nahh.. It was pretty bad considering it caused me a RM15 for it. It tasted like those packet powdered hot chocolate that you can get from the market and DIY yourself. Such disappointment.

But I would definitely recommend their coffees ❤

Ambiance: 3.5 / 5

Drinks: Awesome coffee, wouldn't recommend the hot chocolate

Price: Starbucks level

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I guess that's the list for now. 

Hope this would help you in deciding where to eat if you do drop by there.

Much loves, xoxo.

Makan Spots in Klang

So, most of the time I would go somewhere far far away to have an awesome meal. When I say "far", it's either somewhere in KL or further up such as Publika. And when I say "awesome meal", I mean some good food. I  love eating! 

Good food is good for the tummy! ❤

Recently, I've noticed some new eateries in Klang, some which I would recommend, some are just so-so. 

Let the listing begin.

1. Primo's cafe (Bandar Botanic, close to Domino's)

Highly talked about when it first opened. A great chill out place at night with friends for some gossip session. They have a pool table on the second floor but be prepared to smell like cigarette smoke as it's a smoking zone. Food and beverage ranging from snacks to main courses and coffee to chillers. They now added "shisha" to their menu. Both outdoor and indoor seats.

2. Juicy Bar &  Grill (Opposite of Hometown)

This is one place which not many will notice. Usually I don't too as it looked quite creepy from the exterior of the building, looked as though it's some secluded pub. I came to realize this place when one day my mom saw one of their lunch deals and decided to give it a try since we don't know where and what to eat. As the saying goes, "do not judge a book by its cover". The interior is pretty lovely and they have electronic darting machine. Food and beverage are good with reasonable price. Recommended.

3. Coffee Ink (Same row as Primo's)

One of the new buzz in Klang. This is what I called a proper coffee house which serves you beverages that's worth the money you pay for. And the most awesome part? They have crepe cakes! No need to travel all the way to Nadeje for decent crepe cakes anymore. Love the simple yet artsy interior, the place is filled with the smell of coffee and chit-chats. The bad news? They are closed on Mondays and opens only till 11pm, not a place for night owls. Recommended.

4. Tai Lei Loi Kei Pork Chop Bun (Bukit Tinggi)

First visit, too crowded, no seats available. Second visit, still crowded but there's seats available, decided to queue and try it out. So, I ordered their rice set that comes with the famous Macau pork chop together with a bowl of curry, a fried egg and a drink while my mom ordered the noodles set which includes the pork chop and a drink. Both of us ordered the milk tea. This is a self-service eatery where you queue up and make your order, then wait till your number on the receipt is up to collect your food. The pork chop is nicely marinated so it taste good, curry taste like Indian curry, milk tea was awesome but the rice and noodles were dry. The only thing that I dislike was there is no other side dishes. All you eat is the pork chop with your rice or noodles till one point you couldn't eat anymore and not because you are full but you got "jelak" with the taste. Worth for price? I would say so-so.

5. Burgerland (Bukit Tinggi)

Since the existence of Burger Lab, there were burger places popping out here and there. 

The last one that I went was Crayon Burger in SS15, where the bread are of different colors and the colors are given randomly. You can have your selection of burger patty and I must say, this place is pretty good. Taste good and there's no crazy queue as Burger Lab.

Forgotten what's the name of the burgers we ordered. 

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 They have cute designs at Burgerland though.

The first time I went, they were sold out of chicken, only left with fish fillet. Then I realized, they only sell chicken and fish, no sign of beef or lamb. That was the first disappointment. Yet, it got me thinking, maybe their current products are good enough to exclude beef and lamb.

So, today I got the chance to drop by again and I ordered their Chicky Chick.
A combo of grilled chicken, fried chicken and fried egg. Added cash to get it in a set that comes with their curly fries and a drink (refillable).

 

Tadaaa!~ 

Looks yummy isn't it?

I thought so too..

As I bite the burger filled with anticipation, although I couldn't fit the whole thing..
I was actually pretty disappointed. Both of the patties, grilled and fried, were dry, VERY DRY.
I expected juicy patties since it took a while for them to serve my burger and there weren't many customers at that time. Plus, it wasn't even warm. The grilled one was actually nicely marinated if you were to eat it without the bread or else it just lost its taste and as for the fried one, eating too much makes you bored. Even KFC can do better. The fries were good but they could lessen the seasoning, it was a little salty for me.

Overall experience? 
I would prefer to travel to Subang for Crayon Burger or rather queue in line 45 minutes for Burger Lab.

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So, that's my list for now. If you like this post, do leave a comment.
Tell me which area you'll like me to post about. Bangsar perhaps? (:




Much loves, xoxo.