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Sunday 26 January 2014





About 2 weeks ago, I was invited to The Audacious Cakery for a tasting session. As you can see from the pictures above, the cafe is a quaint one tucked away in one corner of Everton Park.

Let's move on to the cakes.


Tea is from TWG but a lot cheaper, so brownie points (pun intended) here.






Diabetic list includes:

Lemon Meringue Tart
Chocolate Souffle Tart
Zacharie (cheesecake with passionfruit center)
Strawberry Shortcake
Exotique (coconut cream, papaya and mango)
Chocolate Obsession (dark chocolate)
Salted Caramel Macaron
Lemon Macaron
Matcha cupcake
Irish Cream Cupcake
Lemon Raspberry Cupcake

If you still didn't notice my sombre tone by now, you ought to be drowned in lemon meringue.

The cakes looked way better than they tasted, and honestly the only two I liked from the list are the strawberry shortcake and the chocolate obsession. Quite frankly you can get just as good strawberry shortcake from I don't know, Four Leaves? I don't think I need to mention the gulf in prices too, do I? I must concede that the chocolate obsession redeemed this cafe a little because I don't normally like dark chocolate, but I liked this. The mixture is quite the blend of sweet and bitter. Rich.

Otherwise, the lemon meringue and lemon raspberry cupcake took its name quite literally because both Mag and I scrunched up our faces the moment we took a bite. It's too sour and lacking in the sweet tinge that definitely exists in successful meringues.

Macaroons are my absolute favourite and I was looking forward to trying the two flavours. Unfortunately, the "shell" broke and crumbled upon contact with the cake knife. The fillings were not fully filled, and as a result the distinct taste of the salted caramel did not come through. Quite a miss rather than a hit. You'll be better off buying the cheap but good macaroons from Bakerzin, really.

Oh well, consolation is that we took nice photos! Credits to Jon (who was really nice and efficient in serving us) and Nic!





Yup, I had to face this cheeky face for 2 hours. Hahaha #nightmare



Some mandatory bicycle shots because, well, it was this bike that brought mag and my hunt for this cake shop to an end.

Tried to take some artistic shots to show you guys how pretty the inside of this cafe is, so here are some candid shots of us playing with the props.





Also, Nic volunteered to be my photog for the day so you may check out his shots below. He says "got feel", please tell me if you can feel this "feel". Hahahaha



If you're around the area, I guess you can head down for some tea and maybe a slice of cake (one of those I recommended, for your own good). 

Overall, I think the cakes are nice to look at, but my tastebuds don't feel the hype, so 6/10. Oh, my audacity. 


xoxo,
G.


Tuesday 21 January 2014



So I generated the names of the people who took part in my CNY giveaway last week (using miniwebtool's random-name-picker, for those curious),

aaaaandddddddd.....


Congratulations @lasthalfdance!

Perfect timing for this win because you're coming back from Australia for this Lunar New Year! :) Here's to hoping you have a lovely steamboat accompanied by yummy suki sauce with your family this festive season. 

Please email me your details at sohgail@live.com!

Thank you all who took part! It was heartwarming reading some of your emails to me. I see the bonds of family and friends coming into play :)

One more week to the dawn of an awesome new year, have a good CNY everyone!

HUAT AH!

xoxo,
G.


Saturday 18 January 2014



It was truly a night of egg-citement and egg-ravation when I attended the Eggs & Berries tasting session on Thursday evening with my mom.

For me, I love eggs and I can eat like ten per day (though this is highly not recommendable), so I was mighty pleased when I found out that this particular restaurant boasts one of the largest ranges of egg dishes in town. Especially eggs that are half-cooked and where its yolk bursts out of its white walls the moment its cracked. #yum

This outlet is on the second level of Westgate mall, conveniently located less than 20 steps away from Jurong East mrt's link bridge. Easily accessible. 

Knock yourselves out.


Price list, of course.


Their house-special Berries Berries & Sweet Groovy Mango smoothies


Truffle fries (I liked this)


Wagyu Beef Burger


Aglio Olio King River Prawn 



Italia Eggs Benedict Doppio


Wagyu Rump Steak


Now, as with all things, there are good and bad sides. Let's start with the good points first shall we?

I really liked the Aglio Olio; the spaghetti was perfectly cooked, and the egg-and-mushroom gravy went fantastically well with the big fresh prawn. Eggs Benedict was good with the caviar as well, though the rosti is nowhere near Marche's standard.

Unfortunately, not all the dishes were a hit, and I was disappointed with its much-raved about Wagyu Beef burger. The patty was quite dry and the buns were almost rock-hard. However, the Wagyu Rump Steak redeemed itself, in its juicy steak-y splendor with spiced black pepper sauce. That is way more delicious than the beef patty, in my opinion. Don't bother with the smoothies.

Dessert was special - the crepe, ice-cream, nuts and chocolate chips. You can't go wrong with ice-cream, can you?

Overall, I will recommend the prawn aglio olio and the eggs benedict, if you're heading there for a good and cheap meal. Truffle fries will serve as a good side!


Thank you Liqin for the invite!



Nic hit off so well with my mom the entire night, I even had time to Instagram, Tweet and Facebook at the dinner table. I even contemplated running off with his +1. Ha ha ha.

Eggs are good, Berries are a no. Egg-lovers, you may stake your claim. 


3 Gateway Drive, #02-06, Westgate
8am to 10pm daily
Tel: 64659189

5 Changi Business Park Central 1, #01-37/38, Changi City Point
8a-10.30pm daily
Tel: 66364212


xoxo,
G.


Sunday 12 January 2014


If you're my Facebook friend or a follower on my Instagram and Twitter, you'd have seen this picture that I posted last Tuesday.

What are Chinese New Years great for? I mean, besides collecting angpaos and playing blackjack of course. 

Yup, you've got it. It's steamboat! CNY isn't CNY without that piping hot soup and special sauce man.

I have been very generously gifted with Suki sauce, tom yam paste and organic Hakubaku somen from Dancing Chef this festive season, *firecracker* applause please, CNY has officially sealed its place as the favorite festive in my heart. /what is christmas/. 

YES, NO NEED TO GUESS ANYMORE, THIS IS A GIVEAWAY POST SO DON'T MOVE AND READ ON :)





This giveaway is open to everyone within the merlion borders. Stand to win a bottle of Suki sauce, a packet of yummy somen and tom yam paste. 

Spice up CNY 2014 with this great dipping sauce. If you're not interested, your grandma definitely is lah, so win it for her ok?

----- Not to be missed ----

To take part, simply email me at sohgail@live.com and tell me WHY YOU SHOULD WIN THIS.
Alternatively, leave a comment on my Instagram/Facebook picture so that I'm aware of your Suki sauce lust.

Giveaway ends 20 Jan 2014 at midnight, so start your saucy trail now.


Much red packet love,
G.


 
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