Greasy breakfast after Campos Coffee

Following an awesome coffee at Campos, we walked down the street and stumbled upon a tiny cafe by the corner. Our aim was... "BACON and EGGs" which Campos dóes not serve. I couldn't recall the name of the cafe, but its theme was orange. Walls painted with bright orange, giving a sense of freshness and coziness for a scrumptuous breakfast! The portion was gigantic. Boy oh boy, the scrambled eggs were delicious!

Even my giant croissant, nicely toasted to crunchy perfection, served with butter and strawberry jam was yummylicious! Sinful....

After a grande breakfast, off we go! To the Sydney Opera House and harbour area!

Campos coffee oh so good!@Sydney

Our gracious host, Mr Trav says that this place serves the best coffee ever. That strong statement got us caffeine addicts excited altogether. This cafe is located in the viscinity of colleges and universities, hence packed with students, lecturers and then ...us!

A cuppa costs between 3-5 AUD. All 4 of us have a specific coffee preference. Myself, long black. Joy, latte. Neets, double shot cappucino. Trav, ice coffee with a scoop of ice cream, if possible.

Mr Trav was right. By far the one of the best brews I'd tasted. A little bitter yes, but the aroma was fragrant and the most importantly, the coffee wasn't burnt which happens quite regularly on long black nowadays.

When I took a sip of Neet's cappucino.. fuh! Deliciouso! Besides the perfectly roasted coffee beans, I believe the other key ingredient was its fresh milk. The milk in Australia is unlike the crappy, thin skimmed milk we get back home. The creamy, frothy milk really made the cappucino cuppa star quality material.

I'm missing Campos already!

They sell their beans too, if anyone wishes to barista in their own backyard. Some pastries and desserts were also sold there to complement a good cuppa coffee. We skipped the pastries, as our next destination..... big greasy fatty breakfast with bacon and eggs!

Weekend breakfast meals@Chawan & BEN';s grocer bakery, Publika SolarisDutamas

Publika's really becoming more and more happening, especially having flea market stalls here on weekends.

Bought a red bean bun and curry chicken bun for breakfast (rm6), coupled with home brewed coffee.. Accompanied by final episodes of Revenge season 1.

After Sunday service, i had a quick brunch with my church friends at Chawan. Kopi muar 434 and toast bread, rm10. Phew.

My church friend who happens to be a muarian who happens to live few houses away from the original muar434 coffee says that indeed the coffee is super famous there. But chawan's rendition, was only so so. Toastbread so so too.

This area is becoming my 2nd home. Damn, i should have bought an apartment up here. It is just too pricey now :(

Serene lunch@The Haven, Jalan Ampang Hilir

I am glad to have discovered this interesting dining place, quietly hidden in the midst of the hustle and bustle of KL city. Haven is a white coloured bunglo converted restaurant, with a wide open space of greeneries surrounding the house. The trademark signature of Haven, is its organic food servings, both dine and purchase. Above is a picture of the organic coffee station, each cup freshly brewed.

The mini grocery store selling organic products. Surprisingly, there were quite a number of people buying these items when I was there. It seems locals/expacts who are living nearby frequently come over to buy the organic meats and vegs. Wow.

A calming view of the compound to ease the tension off, before your meal. I was just imagining how great it would be if my dogs could run and roam around while I chill out by the porch.

Haven's credo for their food servings!

The big breakfast set, RM 19. Bread slice, with 2 choice of breakfast servings. The list contains the usual stuffs served at breakfast meals: eggs (cooked in the style you like), mushrooms, tomatoes, ham, bacon, pancakes, fruits etc. The selection of only 2 types, reminded me of an episode from "River Cottage" of AFC, whereby the chef says sometimes piling all sorts of fried food of every kind in one plate on one serving may dilute the whole feeling of a great breakfast meal and narrowed down to only 2 choices. This rendition, was not bad. Quite good I must say, the eggs were too creamy for my liking though.

The chicken pie was surprisingly delicious! It seemed normal looking when it arrived, but hidden underneath the pastry sheets, were steam hot creamy, tender juicy chicken chunks, with chopped mushrooms. Yums! I think it cost about RM 18 -23. Can't remember the exact price.

Fried fish fingers dish. This dish was average, however marination was not bad. Just nicely salted, coated with herbs and spices. The good thing is that, at least the fish fingers were coated with batter, like many places where you end up digging em' batters out exposing superbly thin slices of dory fish fillets. What you see in the picture, is what you get of the fish fillets.

Lamb ribs, Yums! Is it the organic lamb? Or is it the nicely grilled skills? I don't know. What I do know is that the lamb was tender and juicy. Worthy try! I think this was RM 35-40.

Molten chocolate cake, nicely baked. Not too sweet, and the molten lava chocolate goodie inside was really... finger licking good! I was actually more impressed by the presentation skills of the chef. The chef's sincerity in decorating a beautiful dessert dish can be seen from the well sliced fruits. RM 10.

The cheesecake, was also quite good too. It was not sickly cheezy creamy, just nice, and not sweet too. What made a big different was the drizzled over sour strawberry sauce that blended well with the creamy cheese cake. RM 10. Haven definitely has caught my foodie attention based on this first good impression I had. I sometimes feel that the overpriced organic food concept is a real rip off, because many a times they do not taste good, but this restaurant priced its food items similar to normal restaurants and they actually taste good! A great place for a long Saturday brunch over a cuppa coffee, newspaper and IPAD!

Good morning Lords Day!@Yakun Kaya, Holland Village

Its been such a long time since i last came here, probably a year since.

This place used to be the breakfast place i come on weekends, with newspaper and a book.

Sometimes i do miss my time in Singapore.

The branch over in holland village is run by several retiree ladies, happily working. I really enjoyed seeing them throwing in all their passion into bancuh-ing the best kopi, toasting the crunchiest bread, making sure their eggs are truly 50% boiled. Sweating through all that with smiles on their faces.

Anyway, their toast bread's really yums! Overly sincere with the chunks of butter in between the slices.

sgd 4.50 a set.

Good morning,saturday!@starbucks, Gardens Midvalley

On the 6th day, manna was gathered twice as much. I should keep to this statute. Covenant of the torch, very important message delivered: deu 32:7.

Spiritual and physical blessing.

The new cocoa cappucino, rm12, n apple grain muffin, rm5.90. Both average.

The must-say-never food of starbucks are their pie range. Bought a chicken pie, rm 8, with 80% crust n 10% chicken 10% potatoes. Rip off!

The starbucks card is a pretty cool idea tho, to lure loyalists.

Saturday brunch@Plan B, Publika, Solaris Dutamas

If I do not work on weeknights, they pile over and I have to sacrifice some Saturdays. The top flers would tell me to improve my priorities, time management, yadayadayada. If only they truly know the things we need to do. At least I do not outwardly show my 'hardworking'ness just for the sake of scoring praises.

Back to the foodie...:)

Another working Saturday. I ordered a egg sandwich. RM 10 only! Okay, yes, the ingredients were just smashed eggs, but hey the portion was quite big and it was served with some salads and chips. I thought it is quite a steal deal. Any time better than Subway.

 

My colleagues know me well. I brew my own coffee every morning and would be cranky if I start the day with lousy coffee/ no coffee at all. Pulls hair.

Dis cuppa cappucino. So so only. For RM 6. I ain't complaining much. 

Sunday brunch after Sunday service@Plan B, Publika, Solaris Dutamas

 After a great sermon from Sr Pastor, receiving much spiritual blessings, time to receive physical blessings too.. to me tummy of course! Pit stopped at Plan B for lunch. Plan B's big breakfast proved to be quite a worthy meal. I'm served with a cuppa orange juice and coffee. The coffee was a little too sour and rough for my liking.

When the breakfast set first arrived, I thought, "Hmm... not so BIG a breakfast after all." Little did I know, I struggled to finish it. I believed it could be due to the potatoes and also almost every item was fried. I liked the ham and sausages. Super meaty! The mushrooms and baby tomatoes were generously served too. Hidden under the eggs was a slice of overly oiled up toasted bread.

If I was really hungry (maybe after a workout at the gym) I might have enjoyed this meal even more. Quite a worthy try for RM 24 meal. Not a cheap brunch where people like me can eat everyday, but Ben's chefs are kind enough to serve at least averagely sizable portions.

Antipodean's version is quite huge also. I struggled to finish too, but the variety of dishes served were less than Plan B's, and it does not come with coffee and juice also.

I have yet to find the ultimate Big Breakfast in KL. Any recommendations?

Good morning Taiping breakfast!@chinese kopitiam behind Bismillah

I was glad that the journey back to taiping started at 430am. Else, i would have spent 6 hours on my brakes, yawning, frustrated and having to hold my bladder.

The journey only took 3 hours, just in time to see the sunrise and driving past the thick misty, hilly areas along ipoh to taiping ( you can only encounter this around 630-7am). Almost like harry potter and the chamber of secrets, your car driving in the midst of the fluffly clouds.

Once i arrived at Taiping town, kopi satu! Warm, sweet, refreshing. With a kaya butter toast to dip in with.

Breakfast ain't complete without a roti canai. Tapao! From Bismillah next door. And in addition to that, puree and thosai from the old indian lady who runs the stall under the wing of this chinese kopitiam.

It's good to be back home!

Happy Chinese New Year to all! stay tuned for BBQ food picts for reunion dinner tonight :)

Spiritual and physical breakfast@PKC church

 I was greatly humbled and genuinely touched by how the congregation had taken care of us visitors, from all over the world. We were given a really nice home to stay in the church, and after the night's rest from the flight and travelling, I was awakened by fresh air, bird chirping, and a great view of the beauty of this place.

 This was the breakfast provided for us, a mixture of local korean food and western also. All these were prepared by eldresses, who in many churches around, may not be doing all these hard work, with their titles. However, Sr Pastor says that they must all work even at jobs like these, to remind themselves to remain humble and serve the church with joy and gladness. This act, really brings an ache to my heart, as many times, pride depicts my actions and I too, must have a humble heart.

This is another breakfast meal I had before the Lord's day service. Couple of buns and a cuppa coffee. What a joy!

Breakfast at the hotel before a stroll at Florence's wet market and leather market

 I do wish that I get to have breakfast like this everyday. I love granola cereal and yoghurt, and the combination of both together is awesome! Coffee was bad though. I quietly stole a few more chocolate spread, which serve as my breakfast spread on some lazy mornings now, back at home.

 The moment I stepped into the main entrance of the market, this was the view. Wine, and ham, and salami, and pasta, and the list goes on. The rush of excitement immediately gushed in. I am guilty of not being like a real girl. Girls get the adrenaline rush when they walk into the shoppers' street with all kinds of luxury goods. I get excited over the display of delicious food.

 At the yummy wummy ham hung on the top, while fresh blocks of different types of cheese were displayed in the cooling counter. I wanted to just buy everything from here and bring it back home in my 20 kg luggage bag. Sigh.

 If our wet markets looked as fresh and as good and as CLEAN as this, I wouldn't mind marketing everyday rather than buying from frozen food from the major hypermarts. Fresh meat can be obtained in those pasar pagi and wet markets, but not convenient for me in terms of location, timing and.. most importantly, cleanliness! The smelly water puddles on the ground and leftover unwanted perishables thrown all over the place deters me from buying groceries at the wet market. The view of a pasar pagi when food stallers are wrapping up is always horrific. Rubbish everywhere, smelly. 

Locals just popped by this bakery and have a cuppa coffee standing by the counter while having a sweet or savoury pastry from the display below. In a 10 degree weather. This is life man!

50cents coffee@BIG, Solaris Dutamas

Greeted by a pleasant surprise!

On the way to church to receive spiritual blessing for the week.. BIG also helped give my church members and I physical caffeine awakening....

With their opening promo RM 0.50/any coffee. Limited to only 2 purchases per person. Only until 10th november.

People living nearby or like hanging out in solaris and love a steal-deal coffee.. Pop by for a a coin's worth of coffee :)

Compilation of my breakfast sessions@elite palace hotel, st.eriksplan, Stockholm

Buffet breakfast spread proved to be really awesome in Elite Palace. Not overly done with its choices of food, and not under either.

They had all kinds of pate, ham and salami served with cold herring and mackarel.

Cheese: chunks of brie, cheddar, goats, mozzarella. Burps!

Bread: wheat, rye, baguette, sesame etc the list goes on. What is the awesome factor? Its dairy products eg butter. Mygosh. So so so so fluffy, light yet creamy. Swoooonsssss.

They serve home made yoghurt also. Vanilla flavour tasted really good. Then, i added some fruits, walnuts, dried cranberries, macadamia etc.

Swedish meatballs were awesome... Mmmm.

And best-est of all, a cuppa hot fragrant aromatic black coffee to take away and sip through your walk to work. Bring along a piece of pistachio biscotti to munch while the bittersweetness of the coffee sinks into your bloodstream.

Ahh. Heavenly. If i could have breakfast like this everyday.

Purrrrrfect way of eating a stroopwaffle

Ive been taught to eat this famous amsterdam waffle this way.

Put a stroopwaffle on top of a hot, steamy cuppa coffee.

Let the steam melt its caramel filling and its outer part absorbs the coffee aroma and softens.

Take one bite, and take one sip of black coffee.

Bliss!

Im gonna buy more next time!

If only they sell the waffles mug size width. Mmmmmmmmmm delicious!