G3 Kitchen & Bar @ Jalan Telawi, Bangsar

The best month of the year is always N.O.V.E.M.B.E.R.

Why?

It's my birthday month!

So what?

I get to celebrate!

Then?

There's plenty of birthday treats.... food for me.. for freeeeee!!! Yippiieeeee!!!

The G3 Kitchen & Bar is the very first stop of my birthday treats/
Brought by Vince, I was told that they serve pretty good breakfast.

So here goes...

A healthy person picked a healthy cup of juice consisting of orange + ginger.

An odd combination and but the heck, it tasted just fine and refreshing.

Healthy juice - RM12

Vince got himself a typical breakfast drink - cappuccino. 

I wouldn't say that it's great, and it tasted just like an average cappuccino.

Probably they should have add a little more hint of coffee in there.

Cappuccino - RM9

For starters, we ordered grilled scallops with orange and carrot salad.

For a RM26 starter, we were served two huge scallops and it were fresh and juicy.

Love the unique combination of salad with a slight taste of fruit dressing.

Grilled scallops with orange and carrot salad - RM26

The scrambled eggs with salmon however, was a disappointment.

The eggs tasted bland. And the existence of salmon was almost unnoticeable on that dish.

The only consolation for me is the hash brown, which wouldn't have gone wrong.

Scrambled eggs with salmon - forgotten the price.

When Vince ordered the Spiced Lamb Burger with Tazaki, Feta and Fries, 

I was thinking "why larhhhh?".

I wasn't impressed by my first try of lamb burger at Antipodean, and it

somehow left me uninterested to try it again.

I was lucky as G3 shed a whole new light about lamb burger.

The patty was thick and not too dry. Love the little spiciness in it too!

Spiced Lamb Burger with Tazaki, Feta & Fries - RM22

This place is probably another eatery that I may want to try again.

There are also a whole list of wine selection and amazing wine display for one to choose!

A quick verdict for G3

Ambiance - 8/10 (Service was good and it's a comfy place)

Food - 6/10 (Scrambled screw it up, sorry)

Price - 6/10 (A little to the high side, especially for the starter)

Details for the interested

Address : 19, Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru, 59100 K.L
Contact No : +603-2282 9019

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Shakespeare Boulangerie & Pâtisserie @ SS15, Subang Jaya



Yee-haaaa!
A photo of the recent me to greet ya'all !!!

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Tried Levain and lovin' it?

But after a few trips, thought it may be too far for a breakie?

Or even for a good tea?

You may be happy to hear that there's a nice bakery nearby

that truly resembles Levain in so many ways.

Yeah I called it "bakery", a term that everyone undestands.. unlike
the "Boulangerie & Pâtisserie" that always got my tongue twisted.

This place is called Shakespeare Boulangerie & Pâtisserie and
it is located just at the corner of SS15 at Subang Jaya.

And it was Vince's brilliant idea to introduce me
to this place that may get me hooked!

  


Shakespeare... a fine place of where bread and coffee comes together in an art.
Soweeyy.. came that out myself, was too carried away..

 

Walking around the bread and pastries area,

 I can't help but thinking that I'm in Levain.

The food & beverages menu, especially the breads,

are almost 90% similar with what Levain is offering.

The cakes looks very tempting as it comes in

special shapes and sizes, and even colors!

 They were practically begging me to eat em!!!!

I wish I've taken a few photos that time....

But since we went there for breakfast, we ordered something light.

Sorry cakes, I'll have you some other time! ;)

Vince had a good old Cappucino at RM6.50.

It was a decent cup of coffee with simple art, nothing fancy.

With my usual liking for eggs, I ordered Scrabled Egg Crossaint (RM 8.80).

The soft and warm crossaint is stuffed

 with scrambled eggs and a slice of chicken ham.

It comes with a side salad too.

It was pretty good - they are very generous with the scrambed eggs for sure!

This is one of the good scramble egg crossaint that I've tried,

and this includes ones at Pacific Coffee, which is my FAVOURITE!!! 

Vince wanted to have aglop-olio but the pasta selection

is only available 11am onwards. Since we're early,

 only the breakfast selection is available (8am  10.45am).

So he had the Big Breakfast (RM 12.50).

It comes with toast bread, chicken ham, sausages,

grilled mushrooms, scrambled eggs and a side salad as well.

It's yummy, but nothing to shout about, really, coz I would prefer ones in

Marmalade Cafe @ Bangsar Village for their big breakfast.

 Overall, Shakespeare will be one of my top choices

when I have American cravings to fulfill..

Am glad to be introduced to this great place.

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Red Tomato Restaurant & Lounge @ Pantai Cenang, Langkawi

As promised, there are several hot spots in Langkawi that foodies should go for!

The first place that we went for breakfast definitely blown me off.

It's none other than the Red Tomato @ Pantai Cenang.

It was Rachel Koko's brilliant idea to google the nicest place to 

dine in prior to our trip to Langkawi.

And she stumbled across the pages of good reviews for Red Tomato at tripadvisor. 

Do not mistaken it for a Nasi Kandar place called Tomato (in blue)

which is on the right side (alongside the beach),

while Red Tomato is further down and is on the left side.

Easiest way to locate it is with the pink VW Beetle parked right infront of the restaurant!

Owner has got such a good taste to use it as a promotional stunt,

gimme five Beetle lover! ;)

The facade of the restaurant itself stands out among the shops of the same row.

Hope the below photos taken helps to visualize what it's like being at the cozy restaurant.

You can see alot of miniature cars / trucks / tricycle as a part of the deco.

It's like a mini antique shop! ;)

They've got this old type of glass panel window. 

Funny opening as every latch is meant for around 10 pieces of glasses only.

Can't help but taking photos of it... 

The food.. was the greatest part of all.

Peeping thru the vast choices offered in the menu, you may wish to try it all! 

(well, at least that was what I wished for)

From starters to salad,

choice of bread and breakfast like toast, pancakes, croissants, sandwiches, cereals etc,

pasta of traditional offerings to specials like Mexican and Mediterranean pasta,

varieties of meat, chicken & fish,

pizzas, tarte flambe, desserts and drinks,

this place is ideal for me to dine in for the entire 3D2N in Langkawi!!!

I was completely awed by my favourite breakfast menu,

and chose the Egg Benedict with spinach topped with sauce bearnaise,

where I get to choose choices of salmon, beef bacon or tomato & fresh mushroom,

served on a bed of homemade bread.

No doubt I chose the salmon, which was slices of smoked salmon in between the egg and bread.

As usual, I got an additional plate of fresh saute mushroom. 

The Egg Benedict and mushrooms were lip-smacking!

First time ever I've tried eggs benedict topped with spinach.

May sound "eek" at first but it was such a good pairing!

(Gavin may not agree to this coz he requested for my eggs benedict without the spinach)

Also, the salmon is fresh and taste so good for the saltiness to blend into the egg and sauce.

And my friends "stole" some of the mushrooms... we walloped it all! 

I was the only one ordered the Eggs Benedict while 

most of them ordered Farmers Choice which is a truly hearty meal of potatoes, tomatoes,

mushrooms, eggs and cheese, with choice of beef bacon, turkey ham or vegetables.

I get to taste a few spoonful and trust me, this is another good choice of breakfast!

The German lady who came to serve us (a group of 16), told us that

the Farmers Choice is like our Asian fried rice where we just throw everything

in the pan and fry it altogether. 

Didn't know by throwing these ingredients and fry it could taste this good!!!

I've also tried their banana pancakes. 

The banana is sweet and the pancake is soft (not soggy).

I loved it..  seemed like I love everything served here!

May Yuen ordered turkey ham sandwich 

(choices of homemade bread, baguette or croissant),

and her turkey ham croissant looks perfectly fine! 

She said it tasted good - thick slices of hams. 

Later on we found that the German lady is the owner of the place.

No wonder the food taste so authentic!

The price may be a little on the higher side,

but it was such a satisfying meal we had,

worth every penny paid!

The German owner gave us all a cute bookmark - just from Red Tomato!

If it is insane to go to Langkawi just to dine there again,

then you can just call me crazy - coz that's what I intend to do!!!

http://www.redtomatolangkawi.com/restaurant.html

Address: No. 5 Casa Fina Avenue, Pantai Cenang, Langkawi, Kedah

Contact: 012-513 6046

Opening Hours: 9.00a.m - 10.30a.m daily

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Brew & Bread @ Kota Kemuning

Ventured into a new place that is popular among the coffee enthusiasts - like Chriz!

She advertised not only the coffee there, but claimed that

Brew & Bread serves one of the best Egg Benedict ever!

We went to witness ourselves how good that place is,

right after climbing up 272 stairs at Batu Caves.

(photos up soon from Chriz DSLR and my Canon compact)



Brew & Bread photo taken online



It took us two hours from Batu Caves to Kota Kemuning due to bad jam caused by overturned bus.

Kan cheong thinking "are we gonna make it for the breakfast menu???!!!"

Arrived at noon.

So relieved when the waitress said "Yes we still serve breakfast...."

FYI, it's a "All Day Brunch",

so yes, you can sleep in,

and still have breakfast / brunch here anytime of the day...

We were greeted by the smell of fresh coffee and breads when we walked in,
I'm loving the place already just by the smell of it.

Not to mention the comfy, cozy, cooling ambience.

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Since we are at Brew & Bread, we need to get something that are brewed, isn't it?

Chriz as usual with her Caramel Latte,

Delvise had Mocha and

Vince had Ice Blended Rocky Road.

They all said that they enjoyed their drinks.

When I was thinking about coffee or non-coffee,

something caught my eye - ANGRY BIRD!

So I asked the waitress - what's this Angry Bird thingy?!

It's a Hot Choco apparently.

But with my child-like excitement seeing Angry Bird on a cup of coffee,

she said I could order anything - and she'll make me an Angry Bird on it!

Voilaaaa!!!

Wanted to get a Chilled-Mint Mocha but it's a
cold beverage - not Angry Bird friendly.

I need something piping hot to make that bird angry!

SWT.

Hot choco then.

From the look to the taste, I enjoyed every sip of it.

The hot choco is thick and filling - and not too sweet.

This Angry Bird ain't that angry afterall. Tee-hee!

Brew & Bread hot choco with Angry Bird coffee art!

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As per Chriz recommendation, we ordered the Eggs Benedict 

which comprises of the must-have-poached eggs, ham,

topped with hollandaise sauce which is the emulsion of egg yolk and liquid butter,

all on top of a soft but crispy ciabatta,

and garnished with sides of fruits, roma tomatoes and potato wedges cubes.

I like to see runny yolks when I break poached eggs... slurp slurpppyy!

The toasted ciabatta goes so well with the eggs and ham - simple, very traditional, I love it!

Brew & Bread eggs benedict

I love eggs... and mushrooomsss.. especially wild mushrooms!

So when I see the Mush Eggs in the menu,

(omelet wrapped with wild mushrooms in cream sauce),

I just gotta have it!

Prolly I have higher expectation in this dish that I felt fairly disappointed,

there wasn't many mushroom to be found in that piece big of omelet.

But there are small bits of mushroom found the sauce, which made the sauce thick and flavorful.

Not bad - but I wish there's more mushroom since it's called the Mush Eggs! :)

Brew & Bread mush egg (wild mushroom omelette)

Vince ordered French Toast with Blueberry Jam

which is pretty normal. I would expect the bread to taste more eggy,

and maybe with some brown sugar to sweeten it a lil bit.

Brew & Bread french toast with blueberry jam

The Chicken Roulade on the other hand was surprisingly tasty!

It is chicken thigh rolled with stuffing, coated with black and white sesame,

brown sauce, pumpkin mash, olive oil infused basil and parsley dip.

The description up there was taken from the menu,

but it doesn't really match what we got that day,

nevertheless, I love that the chicken is tasty by itself,

and when topped with the brown sauce and lots of cooked onions,

it tasted whole lot better! Sedap niee!!!

Brew & Bread chicken roulade

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We were pretty full when Vince insisted that we should have desserts.

Dessert at Brew & Bread varies from cakes, muffins, freshly baked pastries, and more.

Most of the selection comes in RM 7 per piece

(which is pricey looking at the size of the dessert),

... and with promo now which is two pieces for RM12, and 3 pieces for RM16,

Vince went for trio-dessert which to my dismay is only visually appealing,

and not up to par.

The tiramisu is spongy and dry - like sponge cake.

Luckily the taste is not as bad as the texture.

With the texture and taste combined of a total point,

I'll only give it a score of 2.5 / 5.0.

Brew & Bread tiramisu

Yoghurt Cheese tasted oo-kay ONLY IF you take

the light cream cheese and yoghurt alone,

but the cookies crunch bed base is soggy, and tasted like crap.

Brew & Bread, you can do better!!!

Brew & Bread yoghurt cheese

The All-Chocolate Muffin is better, but NOT aweee-some.

With chunks of chocolate on top, we thought "YUHMMM, this is gonna be sooo chocolatey!"

I love muffins that are moist, but at the same time, with crunchy top.

Break the muffin into half, saw that the chocolate inside is completely molten.

Good sign.

Taste it, love the texture, crunchy outside, moist inside.

But the taste...  it's not chocolatey enough as claimed.

Tasted like an average muffin.

Despite the desserts, I still love their food, and would love to go there again!

I'm keen to try out their pastries, which is gonna be prepared upon order.
Alex Choo (cousin) said that Brew & Bread sandwiches are good too!
Well I might as well....

Those interested, details as below:-

10, Jln Anggerik Vanilla M31/M, Kota Kemuning SA 40460

Open: 8am-7pm; Closed on Thursday.

+603-51315201

www.brewnbread.com



yummylicious!



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