Le Croissant Shop : Your Neighbourhood Croissant Shop

With so many pedigreed dough-punchers everywhere in Japan, Le Croissant comes off as the down-to-earth neighborhood bakery where people takeaway the bread and have them on the go. The hottest item is of course, the original croissant that is 100% made with Hokkaido wheat and brushed with a sugar syrup concocted in-house. Available either in petit sizes (¥40 each) in a bucket of about 6 or regular sizes, these buttery treats are airy and chewy...

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META: Avant Garde Cuisine @ Keong Saik Road

The most wonderful thing about the full 8-course menu here is that it includes not 1, but 3 desserts. It's a good healthy number since most lunch/dinner courses end with only one or no dessert at all, hanging my heart (and stomach) in mid-air without a sweet ending to a meal. Opened only in end October last year, Meta is dedicated to modern avant garde cuisine without the pressure and rigidities of fine-dining. The 30-seater space is sleek,...

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World's Richest Matcha Ice Cream Now in Tokyo

Look no further than Tokyo Asakusa for the richest matcha ice cream in the world! Yes, you are not reading wrongly. It's Tokyo and NOT Kyoto. Shizuoka's famous green tea gelato parlour Nanaya has collaborated with Tokyo tea shop Suzuki En 壽々喜園 (since 1848) to sell its famous matcha ice cream in varying degrees of intensity. Tasting is believing as the No.7 matcha gelato is outrageously rich in matcha taste. The first lick left me dumbfounded...

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Kikunoi Kyoto Kaiseki on Singapore Airlines

I used to think that airplane meals are unpalatable or even tasteless but I now take my words back after having a delicious Kaiseki dining experience on-board the Singapore airlines business class flight from Narita (Tokyo) back to Singapore. In fact, I recalled that having similar in-flight kaiseki meal back in 2012 and looks like improvements have been made to the meals.Kaiseki or any Michelin-star restaurant, is not a top priority...

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Strawberries Sweets 2016 @ Grand Hyatt Tokyo

February is the month of love, chocolate and .......strawberries. My eyes instantly lit up at the gorgeous display of pink pastries, which left me highly anticipating for the spring season after the chilly winter. Since I won't be in town for Sakura, why shouldn't I live the moment and catch the freshest strawberries when they are in season? Running from now till mid-March, the strawberry sweets is an annual affair at Fiorentina Pastry Boutique that...

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Green Tea Restaurant 1899 Ochanomizu: Where Everything Turns Green

You may have seen all kinds of matcha desserts but how about having matcha in savoury dishes? Although I have written previously about the Japanese Tea Kaiseki Meal at Fukujuen Tokyo, that experience wasn't as "extreme" as the experience at 1899 Green Tea Restaurant. As the name suggests, this place is all about infusing Japanese cuisine with "ocha". This couldn't be a more appropriate theme for this restaurant that is opened by the prestigious Hotel...

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Spinacas: Hearty Salads Delivered

I am a huge vegetable lover and those who have dined with me would know that I am always the one who clear up any remaining side greens on the plate. Hence, I don't run away from any vegetables or find it a chore to consume salads. Nonetheless, finding the right place that offers nutritious salads that does not skimp on ingredients has been quite a hassle until I was introduced to Spinacas, an online salad delivery service started by Phyllis...

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BAKE Revisited : Valentine's Day Special

Looks like BAKE has rapidly expanded its territories not only in Japan but also overseas. Nonetheless, there is always long queue for its one and only item on the menu-Cheese Tart. It's Jiyugaoka outlet is a sleek white two-storey building with cafe seats on the 2nd floor. Something not usually found in other outlets in the Tokyo Milk Soft Serve (¥400), a spiraling "Eiffel Tower" that sat precariously on a delicious crunchy cone. It's smooth,...

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