LOVE LIFE, CHERISH MOMENTS

   Good day earthlings! It's Sunday and i'm sure most of you would dread the coming on the Monday! I mean, who will like weekdays right? However, one of the reasons that make me love weekdays a little bit would be the affordable and money valued set lunch that many restaurants offers. Have you ever passed by a high class restaurant but startled by the sky high a la carte menu? Well, a tip from le foodie, is to go for their weekday set lunch which usually comes in a set of main course with appetizer, soup, desserts, drinks either or, in a lower price but same quality. Hence, today, i am gonna write about weekday set lunch offered by de House Cafe in One City Mall.





   Situated at the top floor of One City Mall, diners get to enjoy a bird's view over the busy city of Puchong, Subang and Selangor. It is easy to locate, just take a lift up to the top floor, it should be at the end of the floor. Dining with a magnificent sky view now comes in a more affordable price as we enjoyed the weekday set lunch offered by de House Cafe. It includes salad of the day, main course, dessert of the day and a cup of beverage.

 
   We got ourselves a Grilled Chicken Chop with Chip and a Spaghetti Carbonara with Chicken Ham and Mushroom as main courses, with a cup of hot coffee and iced lemon tea each.

Garden salad with sesame mayonnaise dressing

Grilled Chicken Chop with Chips and Black Pepper Sauce--RM 19.90++

Spaghetti Carbonara with Chicken Ham & Mushroom--RM 17.90++

Dessert of the day--Creme Brulee

Hot Coffee

Iced Lemon Tea

   We were quite satisfied with our meals. The salad was light and appetizing, chicken chop was tender and moist, carbonara was rich and creamy and drinks were alright. My only complaint was the creme brulee was too sweet to handle. Both of us did not finish as diabetes was yelling at our faces. LOL. Aside from that, i do think that this is an affordable and value-for-money set lunch offered by de House. I mean, what else can be complained when one gets to enjoy a simple, delicious set lunch with such a nice view overlooking the city? Thumbs up to the service and beautiful indoor decor!

Outdoor was closed due to the rain

   I hope you enjoy this simple write up! Have a pleasant week ahead! xoxo

Contact Info~
Address: Rooftop, SkyPark One City Mall, Jalan USJ 25/1A, 47650 Subang Jaya
Phone No.: 03-51150119

   Hello lovely people! How was your week so far? As usual, i am going to blog about a lovely cafe i visited not long ago. I first saw it by its specialty coffee--cotton candy coffee on Instagram. It was so popular that time and many had swarmed the place. As a wannabe hipster, i resisted the temptation to go but end the up visiting Oh Scooter Cafe in USJ 21 to get a taste on this specialty coffee that got everyone talking about.

Signature Coffee--RM 11.90+

Consists of a cup of hot milk, espresso and a homemade cotton candy

Cappuccino--RM 8.90+

   We ordered one Signature Coffee and one cup of Cappuccino. There are plenty of ways to enjoy this cup of fluffiness, but here's my way:

Take off the portion of cotton candy you would like to out in your hot milk

Put it in

Mix well until it melts

Pour in your desired amount of espresso

Stir well and walahh..enjoy your drink!

I prefer to munch on this little fluffy cloud..teehee!

    I understand now why this specialty coffee got everyone so excited about some time ago. It is really a fun drink to play with. It is visually presentable. I mean, who will not love a fluffy and sweet cotton candy? That's like everybody's childhood favourite! You get to alter and adjust the sweetness level of your drink by the amount of cotton candy you put inside the hot milk. If you are not a fan of strong coffee, you can also adjust the amount of espresso to be poured in. In other words, Oh Scooter Cafe offers you an opportunity to be a barista and create a drink of your own. Very creative indeed. However, i must say the cappuccino and coffee essence were not memorable and rich. A good effort though.

Scooter..scooters everywhere

Contact Info~
Website: http://ohscootercafe.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ohscootercafe
Address: Jalan USJ 21/10, Subang.

   Good morning world!! Yesh, it's the time for #foodiehitstheroad series no. 3 issue! Yea, i know this series has been quite silent recently but fret not, today i'm gonna write about my one day trip to Melaka with Mr. J and share with you guys some of the awesome food we found that day! So enjoy!

1. Baba Charlie's Nyonya Kuih

   I know most of the tourists only visit the famous Jonker Street whenever they are in town but do you know that Melaka, like Penang and Singapore was a Peranakan settlement once upon a time? Peranakan is basically a mixed race between Malays and Chinese during the 17th Century. Nyonya refers to the female while Baba refers to the male. It is also because their multiple culture, they also cook some really delicious food and today i'm going to share with you one of the Peranakan's pride--Nyonya Kuih, aka their specialty desserts, cakes and sweets.




   Baba Charlie's Nyonya Kuih is one of the oldest, most renowned and popular nyonya kuih seller in town. Located in the inner alley of Jalan Tenggera, this place is not easy to find. It is a red hut, which stores their kitchen, shop and also home is tucked in Jalan Tenggera Pantai 2. It offers a wide range of nyonya kuih and you will definitely be spoilt for choices.

Different types of nyonya kuih sold here

   To purchase, just grab a basket at the entrance, pick whatever you like and pay outside at the cashier. I am always a fan of nyonya kuih that's why i was jumping up and down out of excitement. I chose my favourite ondeh-ondeh, kuih koo hitam, kuih dadar, apam balik kelapa, kuih abu sago, kuih lapis, pulut inti, kuih tepung manis ubi.

Total sweetness

Favourite: ondeh-ondeh Love the addition of sesame seed, gave a fragrant aftertaste

Kuih Koo Hitam

Kuih Dadar (pandan wrapped coconut & gula melaka) It would taste nicer if the skin were thinner

Apam Balik Kelapa Chinese pancake with coconut filling

Kuih Abu Sago

Kuih Lapis

Pulut inti

Kuih Tepung Manis Ubi

A little bit too sweet and too stiff to my liking

  Overall, i think Melaka's nyonya kuih is good but my favourite has got to be those from Penang because i personally prefer those with milder sweetness and softer consistency. Nevertheless, if you like to have plenty of choices this would be a good solution. 

Contact Info~
Website: http://nyonyacake.blogspot.com/
Address: 72, Jalan Tenggera Pantai 2, 75200 Melaka.
Business Hours: 10am-4pm

2. Mods Cafe, Jonker Walk

   As i cafe lover, i will try my best to visit at least one coffee house whenever i travel. This time around, we stumbled across Mods Cafe while finding our way in Jonker Walk. I have heard some good reviews about it online, so we just gave it a try.


   Mods Cafe is located along Jalan Tokong, within the Jonker Walk coverage. It is situated right opposite an Indian temple. Its specialty has got to be its mobile coffee bar which is set up inside a cute little Volkswagen van. When you step into this petite cafe, this orangey-flowery van will immediately catch your attention before you even find a little corner to squeeze your butt down. Jokes aside, this mobile coffee van actually operated around the town before Mods found a permanent shop to house their coffee. To remember the past, i guess they just move this van in?





   After we feasted our eyes with the complexity of this orange van, the waitress came up to us and ask for our orders. She insisted that each of us have to order at least a drink to secure a place in this cafe. No offense but what the hell? I mean what kind of policy is this? If you are a sincere business owner, you would welcome all your customers with open hand instead of reprimanding them from not wanting to order your way. What if i just want to have a drink and some desserts? I understand the worker just following orders and the owner might be afraid of people which will swarm its place just for resting. However, i still disagree with it and did not have a pleasant experience here due to this policy and also very negative service.

The simple menu on the wall

   Since we were 'advised' to order 2 drinks, we got ourselves a cup of Flat White and Iced Cappuccino.

Flat White--RM 10

Iced Cappuccino--RM 15

   Forget about the bitterness prior to this, even our coffee fell below the standard. My flat white was so bland and latte art was horrible. Correction: there wasn't any art at all, just a pour of milk over the espresso. Come on, even i as an amateur can do that at home with my Moconna coffee! The iced cappuccino was a step away from tasteless and should be name as chill cappuccino rather than iced because there was not a single ice cube seen. For the price we paid, i was utterly disappointed with the quality.




 
   Aside from the drinks, the decor here was still pleasant to the eyes. They fully utilized their tiny space to display several antics, souvenirs from all over the world and some of their favourite toys. It is something like their own art space, representing their own identity, rustic and everywhere. My visit to Mods was not as great as what i would expect it to be based on all the online reviews. Some still rated it as the best cafe in Melaka. To me, it was just an over ambitious and inexperience youngsters running a supposedly high potential business. I sincerely hope Mods will look upon their flaws and try to make some improvement here. I guess no luck for finding a great cafe in  my trip to Melaka, hopefully in the future the Melaka peeps can catch up to the Selangor trend and keep the cafe culture brewing! xoxo

Contact Info~
Address: 14, Jalan Tokong, Melaka
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/modscafe