John’s Pizzeria – Sourdough Crust Pizza

14” NY Style Pizza - Pepperoni with Extra Mozzarella 

Earlier this year, we noticed John’s Pizzeria & Bakery (‘JP’) opened in Tanjong Katong area. This is JP’s second branch. The first branch is at Alexandra Road, opened in 2017. JP produces classic American Pizza using a sourdough base freshly made in-house daily.

John’s Pizzeria & Bakery - Tanjong Katong

Aside from freshly made sourdough base, JP also gives the assurance of NO preservatives, NO commercial yeast, naturally LOW in gluten and LOW GI. The sourdough base pizza comes in Deep Dish (Rectangular shape) and NY Style Pizza (Round). On top of that, JP also offered Gluten-Free Pizzas.

Ingredients for the pizza are source worldwide. JP’s 100% REAL pork pepperoni imported from the USA, Italian-seasoned sausages and creamy ricotta air-flown weekly from Australia.

When LD & I picked up our niece and nephew from school, they decided they want to get pizza for lunch. So, we ended up in JP. As it has passed the busy lunch hour, we can easily find a table indoor.

Cheesy Garlic Bread

We started our meal with Cheesy Garlic Bread ($10.90). Made with the same sourdough crust as the pizza. It is topped with Garlic, Oregano, Mozzarella Cheese, Parmesan Cheese and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The result is chewy and cheesy garlic bread. The combo of mozzarella and parmesan cheese, making it taste more like garlic pizza instead, but delicious.

Stretching Cheesy Garlic Bread

Our nephew chooses his favourite pizza, Pepperoni ($29.90) with extra mozzarella. This 14” NY Style pizza did not disappoint and come loaded with cheese. If you are looking for the pulled cheese for the IG shot, this pizza delivered. All of us have fun stretching the cheese to the max.

14” NY Style Pizza - Pepperoni with Extra Mozzarella 

The cheese is soft, chewy, creamy and it can be stretch for quite long. The sourdough base gave the pizza the moist and chewy texture that can carry the extra cheese in the middle part, while the exterior crust is crunchy. The NY style tomato sauce is sweet and tangy, while the Pepperoni is pack with OINK OINK flavours.

Check out the extra cheese

Our niece asks for Hawaiian pizza ($31.90). While the ham, pineapple and mozzarella cheese are the common toppings for Hawaiian, JP tossed in some red onion here. It might seem a bit out of place, however, once you bit into the pizza, you realise that raw flavour of the red onion offset the richness in the pizza and add a touch of its unique sweetness to it.  Yummy.

14” NY Style Pizza - Hawaiian

14” NY Style Pizza - Hawaiian

Each pizza slices into 8 (eight) equal portion. I think the max I can eat is about 3 slices and we have ¾ of a pizza that we take away. The décor is of the restaurant is a combination of pizza joint and diners in the US. Service is friendly. Our garlic bread come in less than 10 minutes followed by the rest at regular interval.

Part of the Indoor Area

Overall, if you are looking for American Style Pizza with sourdough base, give John’s Pizzeria a try. The sourdough base is solid and the pizzas are delicious. Cheers!!

Food & Drinks: 7.5/10

Value: 7.25/10

Service: 6.75/10

Ambiance: 6.5/10

Budget per Person: $11 - $25

John’s Pizzeria & Bakery

226 Tanjong Katong Road

Singapore 437053

W: https://www.johnspizzasg.com/

F: https://www.facebook.com/johnspizzasg/

IG: @Johnspizzasg

OH: Daily 10.00 – 21.00

Menu and Online Order is available through the website

[CLOSED] Quartier Singapore – Introducing Quartier Selection [Product Tasting]

Quartier @ Serangoon Garden

Quartier is a French grocery store in Singapore, stocking fundamental food products that all French households will normally have in their kitchen. The idea of one-stop shop that sells French necessities at reasonable price was conceived by six friends living in Singapore. This was after the closure of Carrefour Singapore, as they find it almost impossible to get French products at reasonable price.

In April 2013, Quartier open its first shop in the heart of Serangoon Gardens, nearby the French school. Although it was targeted to supply the French community in Singapore, Quartier is OPEN to GENERAL PUBLIC. Quartier also offer online ordering, home delivery service and store pick-up services as well. Check out my mini tour at Quartier below.

While you can find almost all the basic necessities imported directly from French at the Quartier, now you can also take home a French Chef with you. All right, not exactly a French Chef, instead it is ready French Traditional Dishes prepared by French Chef using high quality ingredients exclusively for Quartier. This is known as Quartier Selection. The Quartier Selection will include Fresh Soups, Pâté & Rillettes, and Frozen Main Dishes.

Some Quartier Selection Fresh Soups, Pâté & Rillettes 

Nassim Hill Bakery Bistro Bar - HGW GSS Food Trail Part 3 [Media Invite]

Baked Bone Marrow @ Nassim Hill

Nassim Hill Bakery Bistro Bar ('NHB') is an exciting bistro located in Tanglin Post office building. NHB are well known for their Hot Reuben sandwich using its famed malt-flavoured Guinness Stout bread; as well as their new interpretation of classic dishes such as Spicy Eggs Benedict and Chili Crab pasta.

For those who enjoy their booze, NHB has extensive range of beers, wines, liquors, champagnes and cocktails. With the dim medieval tavern setting and huge communal tables, you are encouraged to share tables and mingle with each other.

Our tasting started with Chilli Crab ($25). This signature dish of NHB, comes with big chunks of crab meat and homemade chilli sauce. The chilli crab sauce is thick, robust and aromatic, packs with spicy punch as well. The al-dente spaghetti is well submerged in the chilli crab sauce ensuring you can taste the sauce in each bite. It makes you feel like ordering a plate of bread to finish off their sauce. If you are the kind that like spicy food, you can request the chef to spice it up to your palate.

Chilli Crab

[CLOSED] Madame Patisserie: The Story of Sweet & Savoury

The first thing that come to your mind when you mention Madam Patisserie is of course Pastry. Burger, Shepherd's Pie or Teriyaki Salmon will hardly come across your mind. This time around I receive an invitation from HungryGoWhere on behalf of Madam Patisserie to sample their new bistro menu.

St. Marc Cafe – Anything, except for Chococro

Following our meal at The Chop House, we are looking for something to satisfy our sweet tooth. Quick check on desserts location around Vivocity, suggested St. Marc Cafe to be on the top of the list.

2013 B'day Episode 2.5 - Lady M – Mille Crepe the Birthday Cake

Original Mille Crepe from Lady M

A month before my Birthday, Little Devil ('LD') asked me what type of cake do I want for my birthday. I replied “Mille Crepe”. I even forwarded to her the article of which shop I wanted to get the Mille Crepe from. Alas, things always don't go according to your plan, but who knows it might turn out for the best such as this case.

[CLOSED] First Love Patisserie – Hokkaido Mille Crepe from Jakarta

Following our recent visit to Melaka for work and encounter with Mille Crepe there (Check out the post here), I was kind of hooked and in search for a patisserie in Singapore that made this fantastic cake. In case you are wondering, Mille Crepe is a cake made from layers of crepes. In between it will normally have a fresh cream and coated with maple syrup or different variety of flavours.

First Love Patisserie surprisingly originated from Jakarta. The Chef supposedly trained in Japan, so this mille crepe has the same style as mille crepe made popular in Hokkaido. Although they have many branches in Jakarta and surroundings, the shop in Ion Orchard Singapore is their first overseas outlet.

As a reward for picking up my Little Devil and her BFF that can't catch a cab from Ion Orchard, I got three slices of mille crepe. The Original, Strawberry and Oreo ($6.50 per slice). At first glance, I did not find anything special about the packaging. Packed in very thin and flimsy plastic container, it no longer has the flair as the printed box shown in other food blogs before.

Original Mille Crepe

First bite of Original mille crepe, LD and I found something a little off. There is a solid texture in the cream, apparently it is not fully thawed yet. The result is of this is the crepes does not melts in your mouth. The next time around, I had a chance to tried the Original after it is properly thawed. It is soft and moist, however it still does not melts in your mouth.

The Oreo flavour is quite interesting. Coated with chocolate powder, it does actually taste like oreo cake. This slice is better than the original, however the chocolate powder can be quite overpowering and cover the taste of the cream. It is also cause the cake to be a bit harder to swallow.

Oreo Mille Crepe

The Strawberry is our favourite. Unfortunately the strawberry toppings did not survive the journey home and got smudged. The strawberry really combines well with the cream and the crepes just melts in your mouth. This slice is good. Yummyyy!!

Strawberry Mille Crepe

There is no comment on the service and ambiance as they do not have proper seating place for their customers. Overall, the mille crepe they serve here is just okay. However, after trying the amazing freshly made version from Melaka, we can say that First Love Patisserie mille crepe is okay but not great.

Food & Drink: 7/10

Value: 7/10

Service: n/a

Ambiance: n/a

First Love Patisserie
2 Orchard Turn
B4-63, ION Orchard
ION Orchard Food Hall
Singapore 238801

Tel: 6238 8006
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/firstlovecake (FB page for customer in Indonesia)
Op Hours: Daily 11.00 – 22.00

Price: $6.5 per slice. For whole cake order 2 days in advance

Baker & Cook – Getting to know Artisan Bread

Baker & Cook is an European style Artisan bakery, brainchild of Kiwi origin Global Baker Dean Brettschneider. Born in New Zealand, Celebrity Global Baker Dean is citizen of the world, with working experience spanning from his native New Zealand, Europe, USA, Britain and Asia. Baker & Cook in Hillcrest Road is his first outpost in Singapore with the vision to expand a couple more bakeries in Singapore heartland should the opportunity arises.

When you step into Baker & Cook, you can see the bright, warm, modern but with slightly rugged finishing. Designed by top architecture firm in Singapore, Ong & Ong, the design drew inspiration from the breads texture, grains and crumbs. The products such as bread, cake, tarts, cookies, quiches, sandwiches or salads are proudly displayed on the counters and shelf in the restaurant. There is a humongous wooden dining table inside the restaurant for indoor dining and lots more table and chair for the alfresco section.

Counter - 01

Counter - 02

Counter - 03

Coffee Counter + Pie & Salads Counter

Eggs Benedict ($19) this is the main reason that I came here for. Two poached eggs, laid on two slices of Pain au Levin (White sourdough) bread, topped with hollandaise sauce with generous glaze of balsamic vinegar and chilli oil. You can choose bacon or salmon as the topping. The eggs are cooked to perfection, with the yolk ooze out when you break the eggs. The sourdough is firm but light with crispy edge, managed to absorb the egg yolks and hollandaise sauce. The balsamic vinegar and chilli oil act as the counter balance against the richness of the sauce. Yummyyy!!

Eggs Benedict

Next come the Pancake Stack ($17) served with compote of caramelized apples, Greek yoghurt and lashing of homemade toffee sauce. The pancake is quite generous in size. Although the pancake is moisty, the natural apple compote with cinnamon powder and greek yoghurt made the dish slightly sour and dry. Personally, it is not to my liking, but the Little Devil's ('LD') liked it.

Pancake Stack

LD also ordered sausage rolls with salad for her main dish. It was reheated, with a nice crispy texture on the outside and moist filling on the inside. Again, I am a meat pie person rather than a sausage roll, so I just endorse her opinion that it is good.

Sausage Roll

As a little greed sips into our marrow, we also ordered Baker & Cook Freshly Baked Bread & Viennoiserie Selection ($10). They are served with butter and three type of homemade jams (marmalade, mixed berries and blackberries). The jams are natural and not too sweet, as I used them to help me finished my share of the slightly dry pancakes. The whole bread basket basically went to a paper bag and brought home for the satisfaction of family members at home.

 Baker & Cook Freshly Baked Bread
& Viennoiserie Selection

The service staff here is friendly, good and efficient. However, just like the common practice in may café or food establishment in Singapore, you actually have to place your order in the counter and make payment first before you can enjoy your food.

Overall, we are glad that Baker & Cook brought European Atrisan Bakery to Singapore to satisfy the well-travelled food lover Singaporeans. They have some many delicious, yummy looking products, we just find one visit to this place is just not enough. We want to try the cake, croissants, bombolini doughnuts, cakes and many more. “We'll BE BACK!!!” Bon appetite !!!

Things on our hit list for the next visit:

Meringue 

Bombolini Doughnuts

Food & Drink: 8/10

Value: 7.5/10

Service: 7.5/10

Ambiance: 8.5/10.

Baker & Cook

77 Hillcrest Road

Singapore 288951

Tel: 6469 8834

Website: http://www.bakerandcook.biz/

Op Hours:

Sun - Thu: 07:00 - 20:00

Fri - Sat: 07:00 - 22:00

Eve of PH: 07:00 - 22:00

Menu available on the website and pdf format.

PS: Oh, how I wish I have a wide angle lens to capture the inside this shop!!

Other Branch:

38A Martin Road

Singapore 239703

Tel: 6636 5865
Op Hours:

Sun to Thurs: 8am - 6pm
Fri to Sat: 8am - 6pm

Antoinette – The Best Pancake in Town [CLOSED]

Since the first time we had our first Blinis (thick pancake) in Antoinette in Penhas Road (check out the review here), we're kind of hooked with it. So we promised our friend SH (the desserts queen) that we will bring her when she is in SG.

This time around we headed to Antoinette in Palais Renaissance for high tea. This is the first time, that we went to this outlet, and we were totally impressed. Lets just say, Antoinette and Palais Renaissance are made for each other. The French Monarch era decoration of Antoinette fits nicely with the décor of Palais.

So for high tea, we had Blinis with blueberries and maple syrup ($12) and Blinis with Strawberry compote ($12). Both served with crème chantilly (a fancy name for whipped cream ha..ha..).

Blinis with blueberries and maple syrup

Blinis with Strawberry compote 

Both of the pancakes are excellent. It is soft, moist and done to perfection. The blueberries were incorporated in the pancake, topped with maple syrup, while the strawberry compote has the nice balance of sweetness with the strawberries. The crème chantilly, which is soft, light with a dash of sweetness really took the pancakes to another level. I can have this everyday.

For drinks, I tried the Cafe Viennois ($6.5) for the drink – Antoinette Coffee served with crème chantilly on the side. The coffee has a nice aroma, slightly bitter but when you add the crème chantilly it has nice creaminess and a touch sweetness into it.

Cafe Viennois

Service in Antoinette is normally excellent. The staff from Antoinette are friendly, well trained and professional. However, during this visit I find they were slightly rude, arrogant and not keen to serve at first. Maybe because we were dressed so casually unlike the tai tai which normally visit this outlet. To be fair, the service got better after they took our order.

Overall, there is no doubt when it come to pancakes, Antoinette is still the place to go. Where else can you get such excellent crème chantilly. Vous revoir!! (See you again!!)

Food & Drink: 9.5/10

Value: 8.5/10

Service: 6/10

Ambiance: 8.5/10

Antoinette @ Palais Renaissance

390 Orchard Road

#B1-08/09/10C, Palais Renaissance

Singapore 238871

Tel: 6735 6392

Website: http://www.antoinette.com.sg/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Antoinette.sg

Op Hours: Daily 11.00 – 22.00

Menu available on the website

Patisserie G – A Patisserie with The G Spot

Patisserie G is established by The Cordon Bleu – trained pastry Chef Miss Gwen Lim. She is a purist when it comes to pastries and only use the traditional ingredients from French and good quality French Product.

Other the normal bread such as croissants, baguettes and brioches, you can actually find such sweet treats such as the following:The G Spot - Dark Chocolate mousse with chocolate meringue, sits on chocolate hazelnut praline crunch; Triomphe - Salted, slightly burnt caramel mousse with layers of hazelnut sponge; and Saint Hanore - choux puffs lightly glazed caramel, pipped with chantilly cream, seating on sable base.

The Counter

To satisfy our sweet teeth after our dinner in Tomi Sushi (See Tomi Sushi review), we decided to stop by at Patisserie G for a cuppa and cakes. The coffee bean from this place is supply by the artisan roaster Liberty Coffee. The coffee is smooth, rich and creamy. A perfect partner to the sweet treats that we are going to enjoy.

Cafe Latte

The G Spot has a nice balance of the dark chocolate, texture of the mousse and hazelnut crunch and well balance sweetness. Triomphe shown that salted and sweet can actually goes together, especially when it comes to caramel. The sponge is soft and moist. The Saint Hanore, is a bit though to crack on the top, as the caramel has hardened. Other than that, the puff, chantilly cream is just Yummyyy!!!

The G Spot

Saint Hanore

Triomphe

When it comes to the sweet treats here, we are totally impressed with what is to offer here. The taste, texture and sweetness are close to perfection. A perfect complement for your tea or coffee.

During our visit, it was only one server in the shop. His is very attentive, however due to the number of customers, it took him a while before we received our order as he need to do everything by himself.

Overall, if you are around Millenia Walk or Suntec City area, this is a place to try for the excellent cuppa and French Pastry. Bon appétit!!

Food & Drink: 8.5/10

Value: 8/10

Service: 7.5/10

Ambiance: 7.5/10

Patisserie G

9 Raffles Boulevard

#01-40 Millenia Walk

Singapore 039596

Tel: 6338 7578

Website: http://patisserieg.com/

Op Hours:

Mon – Fri: 7.30 – 22.00

Sat – Sun: 10.30 – 21.00