As a promise to keep living my life fully, I'm serving you big time brunch news!

Over the past week I've tried a few cafes which I haven't had a chance to in the past and let's dig in (with your eyes)! This is the order of cafes which are my most fav, to the norm. I wouldn't say least since all the food is still pretty decent.

Forty Hands at Tiong Bahru

First and my favourite so far. The egg's ben with steak and roasted potatoes is just the perfect combination one can ask for! Usually at brunch places, it's normally served with smoked salmon, but here, you have an option to have it with steak or spinach, which is more unique.

Obviously, I went for the meat and this was 10/10 my palette, especially with the spicy potatoes option. The bread was soft, and the egg wasn't too runny, the steak was flavourful — it really felt like eating a healthy burger.

Not only the food here tastes amazing, any place with soy / oat milk options for drinks.. I'm in! Matcha ftw, can't be more satisfied with it.

Overall, I would 10/10 come back just to have the same thing, again and again, and probably try their desserts after.

Mother Dough at Bugis

Funny story, I saw people carrying this white packaging with their logo from this bakery but I did not know about this place until I walked past it, so this was an unexpected find...

I love how dainty this bakery is, even though it is quite narrow inside and honestly, their bakes look amazing so you wouldn't even care if the space is small or not! I came here to hopefully find some chocolate cookie, which is what they're famous for but wasn't successful on my first try... I bought their malt cookie instead, which tastes good too, but I would prefer it as a breakfast option.

Not to fear, I did try the chocolate cookie on my second try today, and it lived up to its name! Excited to try more of their bakes in the future! New unexpected fav bakery right here, sorry Tiong Bahru Bakery!

Next up on the review,

Earlier last week, I've tried their pasta, and it was just so so. This week, I went to try their rosti with bratwurst and their pandan pancake, not forgetting to order the chai latte.

I must say, the food that day, was good. One of the best rostis I've tried so far, so much better from Oriole Cafe in Somerset.... That was a big disappointment in contrast with this.

The Pandan pancakes remind me alot of Kue Serabi, which actually tastes really similar, and a plus point to have a taste of home. Equal of balance of savoury and sweet makes Pat happy.

Craftsmen Specialty Coffee

Didn't plan on coming here but it just happened because the weather was too hot and I just needed aircon and food. Ordered some savoury waffles (because I was craving for it) and the parma ham pizza. The pizza was a better choice than the waffles, and they come in 3 sizes, so I got regular for 2.

I would rate the food as just 6/10. It was decent, but maybe not something I would go back for. Something to tick off my brunch list at least.

Lastly, on today's bubble tea news. Oh its Heytea, supposingly one of my top favourites. Tried their new seasonal menu of Bailey's Boboshake. I love bailey's and I love bubble tea, I was expecting alot from my order. This costs $9.90, which is pretty pricey and yet, I'm left with a feeling of disappointment.

This tastes like an ice blended version which I did not like, I prefer bbt to be smooth, and the added whipped cream and nuts didn't help at all. You have boba, you have nuts, you have bailey's inside the drink already. This is too much. A 3/10.

So next time you go to Heytea, just get the brown sugar bobo, that's your best bet.

Hello readers!

I've finally come back to Singapore this past week and it has been a great time catching up with a few of my closest friends and relieving my craving taste buds for the clean and fresh local food here. Not to mention, I had an upset stomach after the street food in Jakarta just a few days before coming to Singapore.

Tucked away in a complex near Tanglin stands Boufe Boutique Cafe, a place I learnt from my junior Enabelle while asking about a location for my upcoming birthday ideas. To be very honest, I'm not quite sure that I will actually be celebrating it - the reason simply being as I don't have anyone to celebrate it with. All these years that have gone by without me here brought about many changes in friendships that I treasure deeply. People do change, and I can't stop them - I guess this is the start of adulthood where we just have to practice the habit of being by yourself and appreciate yourself even more.

It will be a much better idea if I had stayed in Jakarta all the way till my birthday is over, at least I'm able to celebrate it with my family but at the same time, the pressure of finding a job is haunting me. Sometimes I think about it day and night, even dawn when I saw a job listing and have not completed my application.

Anyways that is that for my personal life story, my food review starts here...

I went to the cafe together with my friend Elizabeth where she had the Triple B and I got my smoked salmon croissant. Just a brief side note, I was craving for smoked salmon like 2 or 3 weeks before in Jakarta but they only sell the frozen ones there, which will not taste as good if it was fresh. Just imagine how I savoured that croissant.

Lastly comes the highlight of the meal: The Cosmos Cake a.k.a paint your own galaxy, which I failed terribly - identified by the blue mousse cake at the very last picture in this post but saved it still with my composition skills ayeeeee :D

TIP* Pour the colour mixture unevenly and when you think the cake is beautiful enough, STAHHP. My cake became all blue because I thought I had to finish pouring the mixture.

Overall I think this is the most instagrammable food cafe I tried ever since I came back to Singapore and remember that they do give a free cake 3 days before or after your birthday. So if you are looking for a pretty cute and clean looking themed cafe and also have some fun in DIY cakes, you can find this at:

308 Tanglin Road,

Phoenix Park #01-01 

Singapore 247974