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{ prologue } & JAMS

As usual, i had an hour or so to burn just before picking up lizzie from school.

I ended up at Ion orchard again, but this time, i thought i should explore the shops from level 1 onwards instead.
I went all the way up to fourth floor and discovered this bookstore called {prologue} and a cafe, JAMS, inside.

THe bookstore is nice and neat like Kinokuniya and Page One but much smaller.
There were books down stairs and stationery above which can only be accessed by stairs or from the car park, hence not pram friendly (thus i didn't go up)!

After walking around for a while, feeling a little disappointed, i decided to step into the newly opened cafe JAMS.
I was pleasantly surprised to see lovely cupcakes and a wide variety of bakeries and to be greeted by the friendly owner of the cafe, joanne. 
She quickly and eagerly introduced me to their lovely cupcakes, cheese cakes, brownies and even cookies that she claimed were made from really good, wholesome ingredients with no artificial colourings or flavouring or preservatives.  They use good dark chocolate for their desserts. :)  The cupcakes were also made with organic raw sugar.

I bought two cupcakes, of course, as i am really in the mood for cupcakes these days.
I had a lemon banana for myself and a strawberry one for Lizzie!
Truly, the cupcakes were very moist, and the icing creamy (not laden with icing sugar and hence not overly sweet).  
Perhaps that's why i don't feel thirsty after eating these cupcakes which i often felt with other cupcakes.

There were other desserts that look really good but i guess i really have to practice some self control since i've been baking quite a bit too.
need to watch my waistline!!!! ;p

I will go back there to check out the stationery.

By the way, don't miss the Kikki.K Stationery & Gifts boutique at B2!  It has lots of beautiful swedish designed stationery and gifts!


               

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saturday morning at papa palheta

                             

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weekend highlight: an unforgettable coffee experience at papa palheta

on saturday, we finally had the opportunity to locate this new coffee place (140 bukit timah road, hooper rod) which our cousin recommended.
papa palheta (ppp) specialise in roasting and serving specialty coffee only, no other things!!
all of us, including my daughters, enjoyed our cups full of goodness!
they had babycinos (steam milk) of course!
the space there is amazing.
the people who started this place are passionate about coffee and they really know their craft but are humble enough to say that they are still learning!
they are so passionate about coffee that they actually travel to the country of origin physically to purchase the beans.  Hence you can say that they know who grow the coffee beans they are roasting and selling!

what's interesting is this: every first saturday of the month, they will be conducting a tasting session!  (try it out!)

after having a cup of really good coffee, my nespresso coffee taste so much more bland and sour!!!
can you imagine?
i have never experienced this before - each time even having drank lots of coffee outside, a cup of homemade nespresso coffee still give me great satisfaction.
but today i felt terribly dissatisfied with nespresso.
this is scary....

 

2 other places for really good coffee are:
1) kith cafe
we did revisit this cafe even though we didn't enjoy the pancakes there during our first visit
we were addicted to their coffee and basil and mozarella cheese sandwich, toast and strawberry jam
they roast their own coffee beans too and serve really good coffee, sandwiches, toast and homemade strawberry jam
each cup of coffee is just $3.90

2) segafredo

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saturday foodie

breakfast at Hatched.

lunch at a friend's place where we grilled seabass, butternut squash and cherry tomatoes for lunch.
dinner at yoshimaru ramen bar.
dessert at frolick.

     

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Last dish at enso

Seaweed infused jelly

Light, sweet and sour
Refreshing and satisfying
 
To end my post on enso, let me disclose the price.
It's $45 per pax.
Not cheap for such plain simple food.
But Still worth a try if u like Japanese cusine
Last note, it's menu changes every month according to japan's seasonal produce but not all ingredients used are from japan.
 
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Main course at enso

From top left to right:
Cucumber and mushroom cold dish, broccoli in tomato sauce, japanese seasonal eggplant with sweet miso on top
 
 From bottom left to right:
Japanese steam rice with seaweed,
Fried tofu croquette with hijiki seaweed n carrot,
White and red miso soup with mushroom n tofu
 
 
 
 
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First dish at enso

Sesame tofu with wasabe and Japanese shoyu

Chilled Sesame tofu is Silky,sticky and chewy with sesame fragrance and a tinge of sweetness.
When combined with slightly salty sauce and pungent wasabe, this dish is refreshing and special.
 
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An extraordinary sunday lunch

Goto restaurant actually closes on Sundays but u can enjoy Enso kitchen's seasonal temple vegetarian kaiseki.
There is only one menu and they only open on Sunday for lunch at goto as Enso kitchen does not have a restaurant of its own and does home deliveries.
It was a great experience and a good way to detox after a week of rich meaty meals. Address: 14 ann siang tel: 81331182 URL: www.ensokitchen.com
 
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