Modern Asian Fusion food @ Froth Singapore

We had always wanted to visit Froth for the longest time but was never able to find a time for it. Located at the CBD, it was never a convenient place for us to meet up since we don't work there, neither do we live near there. 

Finally, one fine Saturday, today, we decided to make it there after visiting the National Gallery. A short walk from Raffles Place MRT and there we went. 

Truffle Fries was never out of sight on the table when we sighted it on the food menu. And here we eat:

Truffle fries

What's for soup - Duck Kut Teh. Sounds special that we ordered to try. The broth tasted similar to the traditional Bak Kut Teh but the red dates used made it a little sweeter. Topped with a churro-look-alike yu tiao makes the presentation of the dish looks nice! Drink it while it's warm!

Duck Kut Teh 

My main dish was the Seafood Tom Yum Risotto. The tom yum taste was not very strong which made the main a nice one to start with. The creamy and tom-yummy rice was complemented with the  grilled prawns, flower clams and squid. Not stingy with the quality of the seafood made this dish a must-order! A satisfying dish !

Seafood Tom Yum Risotto 

Like I always say or agree to it, our stomach always has a special and dedicated compartment for desserts. Ending off the dinner with Taro Waffles topped with a scope of Earl Grey ice cream. The waffles were dense, and the earl grey ice cream was not overly sweet which, well, rounded up the fantastic dinner for us. 

Taro Waffle topped with Earl Grey Ice cream

A nice and quiet place for some nice catch up with friends.

Address:

No.2 Finlayson Green

Ascott Raffles Place Singapore

Singapore 049247

And Why cafe @ Bali Lane

Dessert Time @ And Why Cafe at Bali Lane. 

It's been long since we popped by the area and it is great to see so many cafe popping up in the years. Hop into Any Why cafe and there we come, calories!

This cafe is small and cozy but the ambiance was nice. The cakes were all on display and we can simply choose and pick from there. Ask if you need any recommendation for the cakes. We had the banana cake which was really yummy and the Neapolitan Cheesecake does not taste like cheesecake at all.

Okay, we did not try the mains here but well, maybe we will be back soon to try them out!

Full Passion, Wildberries, Neapolitan cheesecake, Banana Cake

Address:
31 Bali Lane #01-01, S 189867, tel: 6291 0993

Ice Cream Shack @ Bukit Merah Central

Bukit Merah Central is getting more and more happening with more eateries gathering at the town. First is Pan Delights, follows by The Bakery Chef. Tonight, we were at Ice Cream Shack enjoying some waffles and ice creams. 

There is a wide range of ice-cream flavours to choose form at the display counter. You can get to try the different flavours before deciding on your chase. Interesting flavours like Lychee Rose, Sarsi Float, Sea Salt Caramel is on the menu. Not forgetting the usual favourite flavours like Cookies N Cream, Chocolate, Mango and D24 Durian. 

The Gelato Ice Cream is mentioned to be handmade, low fat and low sugar. So less guilt having more scoops of ice cream topped with waffles. The waffles are crispy. Real crispy. You cn hear the crispy-ness when you cut through the waffle.

We had the Cookies N cream and Hazelnut. Will be back for more!

Waffles with Hazelnut and Cookies N cream

Address:
163 Bukit Merah Central
#02-3605
Singapore 150163

Cendol Melaka @ Changi Villge Road

Ice cold dessert is the best remedy on a hot afternoon.

Was at Changi Village food centre for nasi lemak and there was a banner in front of a shop located directly opposite Mizzy’s Nasi Lemak stall (at the food centre). It totally attracted my attention where it stated traditional cendol at $.150. Traditional from Malacca. I have been to Malacca once and I have tried the cendol too. It's really nice and so, I told myself to head over after lunch.

For the $1.50 version comes the basic version with only cendol, gula melaka and coconut milk. With additional cost, there will be toppings like red bean and even durian. 

Okay, at a glance, I can't see any shaved ice and it seems that there was too much coconut milk. Gave it a few stirs and the thick of gula melaka and shaved ice was mixed with the green jelly flour. The jelly was really smooth. The cendol was not very sweet to my liking. 

If you happen to be around the area, no harm popping by to have this dessert!

Cendol Melaka

Address:
Blk 1 Changi Village Road
01-2046
S500001

St Marc Café @ Marina Square

What's beat a hot weather? Definitely a cold dessert! 

Decided to head to Marina Square as, in our humble opinion, a quiet getaway place in town area. So, the early-comers managed to find seats in St Marc Cafe and there we stayed for hours, chitchatting, taking photos, and of course, eating!

Okay, a little about St Marc - it is a Japanese chain that serves pastry, coffee, parfaits and more. They also serve sandwich which make it a place for you to have a proper meal as well. 

At 3plus in the day, desserts become a great choice for me. Ordered the Classic Fuji - very nice! What can go wrong with ice cream and pastry. They took around 5 minutes to prepare the order - so when the buzzer buzzed, the freshly toasted buttery flavour croissant is served hot, topped with cold ice-cream with caramel sauce, red bean and macha. The croissant is pipping hot and crispy. I like!

Classic Fuji

St Marc Café Marina Square
6 Raffles Boulevard, Marina Square
#02-105/184/185, Singapore 039594

Hoshino Coffee 星乃珈琲屋

Not the first time to Hoshino Coffee 星乃珈琲屋 at Plaza Singapura and the queue was normally long. I reckon is the waiting time for the food to be cooked and served to the table. I always have this mindset that Hoshino would prepare the food only when they received the order. Thus, it will always take more than 15 minutes for the food to be served. Thus, let's do some maths. If we took 5-10 minutes to decide what to order, than another 15 minutes for the food to be prepared, it will be 20-25 minutes before we started to eat. With another 15-20 minutes of eating and maybe another 10 minutes to dilly-dally a bit, it will be 35-45 minutes before the table can be freed up for the next diner. Woooow... 

Anyway, I always forget that the curry base served in Hoshino is cooked with beef. Thus, if you do not eat beef, then skip the rice section. I like the fact that the serving crew makes the effort (without fail) to remind diner of this clause - very responsible!

So in the end, the curry rice order became void and I ordered the Lobster Bisque Soup Spaghetti. So basically, drink the soup and eat the spaghetti. It's 2-in-1 dish, worth the $16. The spaghetti was simply al dente and went well with the bisque soup. With ingredients like tofu and prawns, this pasta simply makes it to one of the top place in my Japaneses pasta list. 

Desserts is simply a love-hate dish in this world. Chocolate Fondant cake with softee - a heavenly combination of the chocolate lava cake with ice cream! This lava cake took real long to be served - more than 15 minutes since we ordered it. I wondered if they actually started preparing only after the main course is being served or when we were half way through the meal. 

Cut the cake into half and see the chocolate flows out. Eat together with the soffee and it was marvelous. The portion was not that big, but was well enough for us to indulge in it. A nice way to end the meal. 

Top:  Lobster Bisque Soup Spaghetti
Bottom: Chocolate Fondant cake with softee

I simply love the service received at Hoshino Coffee - the crews were attentive. Will be back if the queue is short! 

Plaza Singapura
68 Orchard Road #03-84

Ice Chendol @ Ghim Moh Food Centre - Golden Swallow Dessert

What beats the hot weather than a bowl of Ice Chendol - was around Ghim Moh Food centrre and decided to pop by to beat the heat. Saw the queue at stall 53 - Golden Swallow Dessert - and decided to get a cold dessert to down the heat - BBF J always tell me that this stall seems to be closed almost every other day and it would be hard to find it open. I happened to visit this food centre a couple of times and well, this stall is forever packed with a queue. So, I wonder if she is telling me that this stall does not open in the late evening - that's the time for working adult's dinner. 

So for $1.30, I managed to get a bowl of ice chendol. With all the ingredients like red bean, grass jelly underneath the heap of ice shave, the stallholder poured over the condensed milk and Gula Melaka Syrup. Nice and sinful dessert!

Chendol

Golden Swallow Dessert

Ghim Moh Food Centre
Blk 20 Ghim Moh Road
#01-53

I love Ice Kachang!

Hot weather again and I got to work outdoor. No office work means no aircon to beat the heat especially when the area you were at does not have a nearby shopping mall. So the next best thing to do is to eat something cold. Ice kachang was the first thing that came to my mind and I went to search for it at Ghim Moh Food Centre. I remembered BFF J told me about a stall at this food centre that sells good local desserts and that the stall owner does not work daily. She mentioned that it really depends on luck if you want to try out the desserts at this stall. But the couple of times which I went, the stall is always opened. Probably I had better luck than her?

Anyway, there were a couple of people in queue when I reached. I guess hot weather will bring good business to desserts stall. Most of them ordered Ice Kachang as well. For the price of $1.30, definitely worth it to get another bowl. But the artificial colouring deters me from doing so.

I remembered, as a kid, I love to eat Ice Kachang. I guess it got to be due to the fact that my family seldom dined out. So in the event that we ate at hawker centres, my parents would order ice kachang for us. As kids, having to eat shaved ice was like a luxury. Eating ice kachang brings back childhood memories. 

Ice Kachang

Ice Kachang is not purely shaved ice. It has hidden 'gems' under the shaved ice. The ingredients that this stall had are red beans, corn, attap seed, and some jellies. Quite a good deal and remember to mix them in order to taste the best of ICE KACHANG!

The hidden ingredients

Golden Swallow Dessert
Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre
Blk 20 Ghim Moh Road #01-53