Tag Archives: Afternoon Tea
Selfish Gene Cafe
Barely a year old, Selfish Gene Cafe has already made quite a name for itself in the Duxton area. Opened by Le Cordon Bleu graduate Gene Mok, this cafe prides itself at serving unpretentious, affordable and definitely tasty food accompanied with a good brew of coffee or tea. After all, as his tagline goes.. ‘Gene is selfish because he will not serve food he would not eat!’
We wandered to this cafe quite by accident because Group Therapy Cafe was closed for the day and my were we glad we made that ‘accident’.
The Smoked Salmon Sandwich was a good portion and size. The focaccia had a well kneaded tough exterior but a complimentary moist and holey middle after biting into it. Though we did away with the cream cheese for this one, the sandwich was still not too dry and definitely refreshing for an afternoon bite! The accompanying mesclun salad with the homemade dressing was delicious. It was tangy, sweet and perfect for those green leaves. This is one homemade recipe I would really like to get my hands on!
The Mushroom Toast was great mix of chopped mushrooms sautéed in a little butter, olive oil, garlic and thyme and topped on a crisp slice of toasted bread. This tasted as pretty as it looked and it definitely left us wanting more after we cleaned this plate up.
A Fortnight in Instagram
A collection of food photos from the last 2 weeks that never made it to a proper food entry!
Paul Bakery
The downside of being in a tropical country is that you cannot really predict when it will rain, neither are weather forecasts actually reliant in predicting the weather. So when it started pouring suddenly on my way out after being all hot and sunny the whole morning, I decided to walk back upstairs to take my dslr out of my bag because there was absolutely no way I was going to get that precious thing wet. As such, the following images were captured with my trusty iPhone 4s which comes in very handy during such times.
So this post is on how I finally got to try the much esteemed French bakery and patisserie Paul Bakery which recently opened a branch on our shores last month. It is currently located at where Coffee Club used to be in Takashimaya on the 3rd floor. To be quite honest, my initial excitement and anticipation for this bakery was dampened by the many online reviews which complained about how this branch in Singapore did not quite live up to expectations compared to the original in Paris (which was founded in 1889) and how bad the service was.
But of course with all its rich history and tempting baked goods displayed on the counter, I knew I had to try this place out for myself before I could pass a verdict.
It is of course interesting to note that despite all the complaints and bad reviews, there is ALWAYS a queue at Paul’s. So we strategised to be there at 3pm- when the lunch crowd is leaving, before the afternoon tea crowd arrives. And my did our extra effort pay off because CHECK THIS OUT! NO QUEUE! The waiters however did keep us standing there for quite some time and soon a queue started to form behind us. Not quite a good first impression I must say…
Nevertheless, we were finally ushered to a two-seater in a cosy corner and a waiter serviced us promptly. We were initially quite keen on ordering one of the bread baskets but was persuaded otherwise by the waitress who said that the bread baskets were much fresher if we came in the morning instead. She then proceeded to recommending other dishes on the menu so this was what we finally decided on…
O’ Coffee Club @ Holland Village
Yet another Groupon deal- $10 for $20 Worth of Gourmet Food and Drinks in 15 Locations Islandwide! Not many terms and conditions except that only a maximum of 5 groupons could be used per table and the offer was also available everyday including public holidays! So we came here for dinner on Boxing day and I only had my iPhone that day because I was dragged out of bed literally by daddy who insisted that I had slept enough and some fresh air was good for a sick person so I did not take the dslr out.
Antoinette @ Mandarin Gallery
I’VE FINALLY TRIED ANTOINETTE!! Okay, now that the excitement is over.. I am pleased to say that Antoinette does live up to the hype it has created. But as usual with all popular tea places such as TWG and Marmalade Pantry, the queues are very long. It does not help that the space at Mandarin Gallery is indeed quite small unlike the original branch at Penhas which is definitely a lot bigger. Maybe I will visit that branch one day after all…
Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon
Possibly the best scrambled eggs Ive had in a while though a little salty. The smoked salmon with scrambled eggs and brioche toast was the perfect combination :)
French Toast with Salted Caramel
YUMMY! French toast at Antoinette is a definite MUST-TRY! The toast was perfectly done, chantilly cream and salted caramel was simply divine. The french toast here could possibly give the one at Riders Cafe a run for its money!
