There's Always Room For Ice Cream!

I remember having my first Magnum bar. It was like the Rolex of all ice creams (on a stick) for me then, and even till today, I still kinda feel the sense of "atasness" when I bite into a bar. Well, I did not grow up with a silver spoon, so a Magnum was then quite a grand treat for this simple small town girl. Now that I am older, and have a bit more means to sample frozen treats of all kinds, I still go back to that familiar deliciousness once in awhile. Well imagine my excitement when I saw that Magnum opened (an aptly named) Pleasure Store at Ion Orchard. It's like the MTV show "Pimp My Ride" where a bunch of normal looking cars got a makeover inside out, this Pleasure Store is the Pimp-My-Ride treatment of the humble ice cream on a stick.

Oh-So-Pleasing-To-The-Eyes
Dark Chocolate Coated Magnum Bar with Pistachios, Chilli Flakes, Sea Salt and White Chocolate Drizzle @ $8.00

Reddy's Comfort Food - Ippudo

Ippudo. The name synonymous with a good hearty bowl of ramen - where there is just that little something extra and something different that is so addictive, and it makes me drool myself silly at the very thought. Ippudo was founded in 1985, in what is called the "Ramen Capital of Hakata", by Mr Shigemi Kawahara. Fast forward to present day, Ippudo have since flourished to over 80 stores in Japan alone and about 40 more worldwide. In my opinion, what sets apart one bowl of ramen to the other is nothing but the broth. At Ippudo, the color of the broth seems about the same as everywhere else, but the taste? Oh, the exquisite taste! There is so much depth and aroma to each spoonful, which can only be possible with meticulous and painstakingly time consuming extracting of all the wonderful goodness from hours of boiling of bones and meat (basically that's what I understand from making ramen broth, haha). Ippudo was then my favourite ramen joint, is currently still my favourite ramen joint, and probably will remain as THE favourite ramen joint for some time to come.

Appetiser of Goma Q (Chilled Cucumber) @ $6.00

Maiden Post

Lunch With The Crowd (Solo Series) - Paul's @ Takashimaya

The day has come, that we put up our first post on our very own blog page! Yay!

Paul's is a family owned business that grew from it's humble beginnings in rue de la Mackellerie in Croix, near Lille, France. The business flourished when they took over the business of a famous bakery belonging to the Paul family. The name of the bakery, PAUL was kept from the takeover, and the rest, as they say, is history. Paul's today has branches across the globe in 25 countries, where they continue the tradition of producing deliciously freshly baked goodies.

The outlet in Singapore is located at THE place to see and be seen. Food is good, service can be better (sullen faces don't make quite a good impression unfortunately), and the view is great.

Sea Bass with Sauteed Spinach and Cream Sauce
Not too heavy on a hot afternoon