LOVE LIFE, CHERISH MOMENTS

   I am always a firm believer of quality living. It is not about living luxuriously, enjoying exclusive items and designers' brands, but it is all about treating yourself the way you deserve, living the moment and enjoying the beautiful world God has created for us. After a long day of work, i will make sure i get some me time, be it making a cup of soothing chamomile tea or simply watching my favourite reality TV show would end my day in a perfect note. Some days, when i'm feeling a little more energetic to drag my butt out of the house, i would also treat myself with some good and hearty brunch, to make my rest day even better. Today, i'm going to share with you a new found brunch cafe in Publika, Mont Kiara that has taken over Instagram with its minimalistic interior and hearty breakfast items--Pan & Tamper.



   Located within the vicinity of Solaris Dutamas, this white cafe is easily spotted at the corner lot of Block D1, on the ground floor. I visited this place with Mr J and Zheng when she was in town for a short getaway. We were warmly welcomed by a team of energetic young people, and were led to our table with their simple menu. Pan & Tamper likes to go for simplicity in the menu, offering a few items on each section--brunch, lunch, desserts and beverages. We were tempted to try their pasta but decided to safe it for our next visit. Hence, we ordered their popular dishes like I'm A Fun-Ghi, Pan and Tamper Bake Your Egg and of course their Cave Man Breakfast. For the drinks, Mr. J and i went for a black and a white coffee--Long Black and Flat White.

I'm A Fun-Ghi--RM 28 Potato rosti crafted with an assortment of wild mushroom sauteed with thyme, accompanied with cooked baby spinach and topped with 63 degree Celcius egg.

Pan and Tamper Bake Your Egg--RM 28 Chicken meatballs, baked egg, piquillo peppers, assorted beans, toasted almond, sauteed spinach and yogurt , served with 2 pieces of wholemeal toast.

Cave Man Breakfast--RM 28 Grilled turkey ham and chicken sausage, sauteed onion and baby spinach, baked cannellini beans, fried potato rosti and egg of your choice (scrambled/sunny side up/poached), served with wholemeal toast.

Flat White--RM 10

Long Black--RM 9

#flatlays

    As you can probably tell, Pan & Tamper is being real cheeky when designing their menu. Each and every dishes here have their own unique and hilarious names. For instance, I'm A Fun-ghi? I'm a fun guy? Jokes aside, the execution and presentation of this dish is totally restaurant level. This vegetarian dish is designed beautifully, combining all kinds of earthy flavours such as potatoes, mushroom and eggs, each component bringing different texture and taste, producing a sophisticated and eye pleasing dish. We would prefer the dish to be warmer and less greasy. My baked eggs was top on the notch too, with another unique flavour combinations. I love the addition of yogurt as it offers acidity and a tinge of freshness to this heavy dish. However, i would love to have beef balls instead of chicken beacuse white meat doesn't go well with tomato base. Lastly, Mr. J's Cave Man Breakfast was another interpretation of the famous Big Breakfast, with little twist on its presentation. Coffee was good, with strong acidity and fruity body. Flat White was executed beautifully, with the right foam and art. We couldn't complain much about the caffeine.

Wide selection of unique cakes for sweet tooth

   Overall, Pan & Tamper proved to be a significant force in the cafe scene of KL, with its consumer friendly pricing, lovely service and comfortable dining ambiance. I would definitely return to try out their pasta dishes. Till then, xoxo.

More Information~
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/panandtamper/
Address: 9, G3, Block D-1, Solaris Dutamas, Mont Kiara.

    Many friends and readers love to ask me, since you are a food blogger and always go for cafe hopping, where would you recommend as the best place for brunch? You guys have no idea how difficult this question is to me! This is simply because there are way too many decent brunch cafe in Klang Valley, i couldn't single out one. However, when people talk about the most popular one, it has to be The Red Beanbag in Publika!

   The Red Beanbag can be considered as one of the pioneer brunch cafe in KL, started by a few food and coffee enthusiasts. Since few years ago, this place has been a hit and the fever for good breakfast and coffee never stop. Owner Jason Loo is also one of the most successful barista that made Malaysia proud with several barista championship winner under his belt. I've been here a couple of times and was never disappointed by their amazing service and good quality food. You can check out my previous visit to RBB here!

   Whenever we visit RBB, i'll make sure to get myself a cup of coffee and a breakfast item. For this visit, i ordered a cup of cappucino as usual as well as Skyscrapper. Laine had Portobello Pancakes while Jo had a simple Banana Bread. A meal is never complete without dessert. We had a slice of Salted Caramel Cheesecake with Peanut Butter for sharing. Their menu is actually quite simple, with The Light Side and The Dark Side. The dark means something heavier and in huge portion.

Cappucino--RM 10+

Skyscrapper--RM 20+ Stacks of fluffy pancakes, drizzled with maple syrup and dark chocolate sauce, served with caramalised fruits.

Portobello & Pancakes--RM 24+ Stuffed Portobello mushrooms served with 2 poached eggs, hollandaise, tomato chutney and fluffy pancakes.

Banana Bread--RM 16+ Home baked banana bread with walnuts served with espresso butter & maple syrup

Salted Caramel Cheesecake with Peanut Butter

   T.G.I.F! I can't believe it's Friday already. After a long week of assignments, classes, presentations, projects and more, i can finally hit the off button, and have some 'me-time'. What's better to take some time to sit down and write about a new blog entry to share with you guys another new cafe i visited recently right? The star of the day is again, coffee & cake (what else is new?) from Fahrenheit 600, Publika. I went there 2 weeks ago with some of my crazy girlfriends. T'was a fun day out indeed! :)




   Fahrenheit 600 is located just behind Ben's, Publika. It is well known for its brick oven which they use to bake their signature pizza at the temperature non other than 600 F. The ambiance itself has an old Italian feel, with bricks, woods and warm lighting.

Strawberry Royal Cake--RM 10.90++

   A simple sponge cake, soaked in syrup, sandwiching some fresh whipped cream and fresh strawberries. This is a very feminine and simple dessert. I like the softness of the sponge cake, but it was too sweet to my liking.

Hot Cappuccino--RM 8.90++

   My cappuccino was good, but not memorable. I like its richness, nutty, earthy coffee flavor, along with creamy goodness of the milk. The best thing was the unique coffee art i received. I am still trying to figure out what exactly the barista gave me. A swan perhaps?

Hot Mocha--RM 9.90

Salted Caramel Latte--RM 9.90

   A special flavor coffee that you hardly get elsewhere. However, i would still prefer Kaffa Espresso Bar's version.

Latte--RM 8.90++

   Overall, their coffee was enjoyable, desserts was delighting. I would love to try their brunch and pizza menu next time. I believe i will be impressed since those are their specialty. Nevertheless, i enjoyed the service and ambiance that day. You can truly relax and unwind yourself with friends, over a cup of good caffeine. That's all for the day, enjoy your week ahead! xoxo

me and the girls!

Contact info~
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fahrenheit600

   Greetings world! I can't believe that 2013 is coming to an end in one more day! It felt like yesterday, when i was still at home writing my new year resolutions and poof, here i am, blogging one last post for the year before welcoming 2014. The year 2013 has been rewarding and challenging to me as a student, blogger, young lady, daughter, sister and friend. I've learnt and grown so much and am looking forward to what the new year has to offer. Well before we start on 2014, let's have a recap on my favourite cafe so far. It's purely personal preference and nothing to do with any scoring system. So sit back and enjoy!