Paris Baguette @ JEM

Paris Baguette the famous bakery that sounds like it is a French bakery but turns out its actually one of the top bakery in Korea. 

So lucky for the west side people as Paris Baguette open its second outlet ( First outlet at Wisma Atria) at newly open JEM mall. Weeeeheeeeee for me

I love how they display mostly their products and thats the way you need to pass by to make order and payment. Seriously everything look so good and I usually want to try everything! 

The first time I went, I tried out mostly things that are displayed. Lets just say I was so super duper disappointed. The prices are pretty expensive and the taste wasn't really there. 

BUT

I was so glad I went back to try out the things in their menu. It was Y-U-M-M-Y. I mean seriously I was so super upset during the first trip at the taste, the price and we had to wait 15 mins to get a sit. Oh its free seating so if there is a lot of people, if there are many people waiting too, kinda need to snatch the table when somebody finally leave.

Came here to try the menu item but as I was passing by the display, this caught my eyes. Queen's Muffin ($3.50) It is actually blueberry muffin with a crust and blueberry jam with pieces of blueberry on top. Great buy! It was really moist and there were blueberry at the bottom part of the muffin too. The jam was not too overwhelming and it went great with the plain vanilla cake part. Having those chunks of blueberry popping adds texture and flavor. Yum yum! Plus the price is pretty ok also. 

After payment, they will send anything that is ordered from the menu to you. 

This is the Mango Latte ($9.00) which is found at the "Fresh Fruit Juice" section at the menu. It is freshly made mango puree mixed with milk. As you guessed, mango puree and milk would taste totally good, looks pretty too.

The item that made me revive all my hopes on Paris Baguette arrived! This their PB Style Homemade Dynamite Burger ($17.00) This is a legit 9 layers burger. First you get the top bread, a layer of sauce that taste similar to BBQ sauce but the milder version, super crispy onion ring pieces, strip of bacon, melted cheese, beef patty that is super juicy, tomato, cabbage, bottom bun. Wedges served on the side with chili sauce on a saucer.

WHATTT?!

One great burger isn't it?! Quite big portion so it would be alright for two. Not totally full but filled.

Definitely cannot forget to talk about their Royal Pudding which is why everybody is talking about Paris Baguette. The right is the Original one and the left is the Mango one. They have a lot of flavors but except for the original one, the other flavors varies everyday. Really creamy and smooth and a thin layer or caramel sauce at the bottom of the bottle. Its really good but I personally think its a bit expensive. Its $4.00 for the original and $4.50 for the other assorted flavors if I didn't remember wrongly. Still, its worth a try!

The outlet at JEM have lesser seats than Wisma Atria. I try to avoid going at peak hour so that there will be seats available. They have Korean employees that might be a bit slow in taking your orders during payment, so kinda be patience with them and check your change just in case.

Address :

#02-20

Jem 

50 Jurong Gateway Road

Tofu wrapped in Bacon Strips

Recipe #2  

I cook pretty often, like maybe more then twice every week so I always watch Youtube video to have more ideas on what to try out. This time I found this recipe that only need two main ingredient!

Main Ingredient
Silken Tofu (preferably the one that state "ideal for frying" on the package)
Bacon strips
Flour ( I use all purpose flour)
Oil for pan frying

This is probably the most time consuming things to do because in order for the tofu to be fried up a little better, we need to drain the excess water out of it. 

Remove the tofu from the packaging, wrap it with kitchen paper ( those tissue that are thicker and rougher ) , put it on a mesh strainer and put something heavy to give it some pressure. Leave it for 15 mins to half hour

I have limited bacon strips on hand so I slice mime into 6 pieces. It is quite thick in size but that's fine for me.

Now comes the fun part! Row the tofu piece in one bacon strip. Need to be a little gentle here so that the tofu won't break apart.

Lay it in one layer and dust flour to both side of the pieces. The flour will create a thin layer of crust. 

Flour going everywhere :/ A little messy but that's fine, gonna be yummlicious /thumbs up/

Time to pan fry! I use about 1 tablespoon of oil. Wait for a few minutes for the oil to be hot before putting the pieces in.

Flip it when the side turned golden brown! Yeah one piece kinda broke here :( but all is good , I get to eat that piece hehehe

All done!! Ingredients are as simple as 1 2 3. I ate it with shredded cabbage and slice tomato but can definitely eat this with white rice or noodles because the bacon makes it a little on the salty side. 

Next time I would probably let the bacon go for a little longer because the "fats" on the bacon haven't really crisp up yet.

Most probably I might use those thinly slice pork used for steamboat instead of bacon to make this a little healthier. 

Lady M @ Marina Square

Lady M Confections is famous for their Mille Crepe Cake. Origins from New York, this is the one and only outlet in Singapore. They pretty much serve mostly dessert.

Interior design is white and simple giving a very clean and classy look.

The cakes are all displayed behind this glass panel. Something unique is that most of their cakes are not cut. Only when there is an order, they then slice a piece. 

As a banana lover, I had to order the Banana Mille Feuille ($8.00 / slice ). A layer of vanilla sponge cake, golden puff pastry, whipped cream and BANANAS

Strawberry Mille Feuille ($8.00 / Slice ) perfect layer of puff pastry , whipped cream and fresh strawberries. 

The famous Lady M® Mille Crêpes ($7.50 / Slice ). Layers of crepes piled above one another with light pastry cream in between.

 

Tarte a la Mangue ($7.50 / Slice ) which is passion fruit curd above shortbread crust and topped with freshly cut mango. This kinda reminds me of Carpenter and Cook Meringue passion fruit tart.

Overall, this is a place that served most of the desserts that are filled with cream like taking a bite is filled with 3 quarter of cream. I am not really a fan of cream so I have to admit that I am a little disappointed at the taste. If I were to go back, I will most probably try dessert that don't have the "a layer of whipped cream" in the description. If I am a cream lover, I would like the Mille Crepes and the Banana Mille Feullie

Address :

Marina Square Shopping Mall
6 Raffles Boulevard
#02-103
Singapore 039594

Yellow Submarine @ Toa Payoh

Yellow Submarine is a fast food chain that is famous for their cheese steak and cheese fries. It is a less than 5mins walk from Toa Payoh Mrt Station. I think this is pretty famous around the neighborhood because when we reach there, it was about three quarter filled with people.

After searching and walking for a bit, this two level eatery is quite hard to miss.

 I personally think that the concept of theme is cute. I mean look at the menu board, isn't it cute?

After ordering, you will have to wait for your food behind the counter. The number on your receipt will light up when food is served and it will be ready for collection.

I ordered the Yellow Submarines Classic Meal ($9.90) that comes with the Cheese Fries and a Drink. The other order is the Oregano Submarine Meal ($9.90) that comes with the Cheese Fries and a Drink. 

The Oregano Submarine is chunks of chicken that is seasoned with the herb oregano which I think makes it very flavorful. 

I love the Cheese Fries. I kinda think that they squeeze the cheese with care because not only the fries that are on the top level have cheese, the cheese did coated those on the lower part too. They gave plenty of cheese and every stick of my fries is coated with it.

The Yellow Submarines Classic is beef slices with onion and cheese sauce in the loaf of sandwich bread. I must say, this is a little more boring compared to the Oregano Sub because most flavor just comes from the cheese sauce and the cheese sauce is the same one that is in the Cheese Fries. So its a little boring cause the main and the side tasted the same. But then again, its my first time trying Cheesesteak so maybe it is suppose to be like this.

Wouldn't mind visiting this place again. I have to admit $10 for fast food is a little bit on the expensive side but as a cheese lover, maybe occasionally will do no harm hahahaha. From the two type of sub I tried, I would recommend the Oregano Submarine instead of their "Must Try" Yellow Submarines Classic.

Address:

• Blk 177 

• Toa Payoh Central #01-110

• Singapore 310177