Taiwan 2019 - Apple About Pie 烤蘋果派的方法

During my recent 3D2N short trip to Taiwan, I managed to meet Debbie in Taipei on my last day of the trip! We have been talking about this precious one day for so long as it's really rare for me to visit her in Taiwan..haha! She told me that she has to bring me to this home dessert place called 烤蘋果派的方法 (Steps to bake an apple pie), the name is super cute! I didn't know this place is so hard to book until she told me, lol! 

So here are some information about this place:

-Reservation based, strictly no walk in

-Open for reservation on every 15th of the month, 9pm

-Slot available: 1-3pm and 3-3.30pm (2 groups of customers per slot)

-Reservation must be made on Facebook Page

-Dessert Choice: Homemade Apple Pie, Seasonal Dessert Platter (3 types of dessert) and Crepe Cake

-One dessert per person (you have to pre-order after your reservation is confirmed)

-No pets, no children under 12 yrs old

-Only accept reservation from 2-5 person

The owner will only release the date that she decided to open for reservation for that month few days before 15th of every month. Now this explain why this place is so hard to book! We were really lucky to be able to get the slot on the only day that I was at Taipei, haha! This place is located at the residential area in Da An District and the owner will open the gate for you after you ring the doorbell one time (yes, one time only).

The place is very very homey and the owner put a lot of efforts into those tiny details. It was literally entering into someone's house to have high-tea there, lol! Every corner is so pretty and photogenic I can't help but to keep pressing the shutter of my camera. 

We had the homemade apple pie and the seasonal dessert platters which consist of 3 different types of dessert according to the current season. This means that the owner change the menu every now and then to make sure you will always have new things to try when you visit again. The homemade apple pie is really delicious and comforting! The crust is so crispy, not too flaky, just the right amount and the filling is so generous with big chunks of apple which were slightly spiced with cinnamon, 吃了會有幸福的感覺！As for the dessert platter, we were given peach & blueberry jelly, mango and passion fruit cake and caramel banana cake tart. Everything is so nice especially the caramel banana cake tart!

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Malacca - Sin See Tai

The Daily Fix Cafe, known as the most popular cafe in Malacca has opened a new sister cafe - Sin See Tai 新时代 which means new generation or new era in Hokkien. It's a tiny cafe with only 16 seats available and it offers a smaller menu here. The place is decorated with plenty of greenery and wooden furnitures.

We ordered a baked egg and avocado bacon toast to share, food was pretty ok. The waffle and popsicle seems like a popular dish here but we didn't order it this time as we wanted to have dessert somewhere else, what a miss..lol! Anyway, the menu here is quite different from The Daily Fix Cafe, healthier choices are available here such as quinoa salad, chia seed pudding and home baked granola. Definitely a place to checkout if you are visiting Malacca.


Sin See Tai 新时代
18 Jalan Jawa, Malacca, Malaysia
Wed-Mon: 10am – 6pm
*Closed on Tue

Bearded Bella

Bearded Bella is a Melbourne inspired cafe opened by two coffee-lovers, one of them has won the Singapore National Barista Championship in 2016. It's located at Tanjong Pagar, tucked away at the end of Craig Road. Upon stepping into the cafe, you will love its quaint, minimalistic interior with wood elements and potted plants.

Bearded Bella is one of the cafe that produces their house blend which consist of 70% Ethiopian and 30% Honduras beans. I'm not a coffee person but I quite like their coffee, very fragrant and not very acidic, definitely worth a try even if you are not a coffee addict.

For the mains, we ordered smashed avo, spiced scrambled eggs and a chia pudding for sharing. Absolutely love the combo with quinoa, avocado(!!), pomegranate, sweet potato crisps and the grain toast. For the spiced scrambled eggs, i find it a bit oily but overall a good dish with yummy kale and mushrooms! Chia Pudding is definitely a good choice if you like something healthy. The greek yogurt was very light and refreshing, served with mango, kiwi and dragonfruit cubes and torched lychee.

Overall a good place for brunch with some unique brunch items and a good cuppa coffee although the price is slightly on the steep side.

Bearded Bella
8 Craig Road
Singapore 089668
Tel: +65 9880 0775
Daily: 7.30am – 5pm

Bangkok 2016 - Rocket Coffee Bar S49

Rocket Coffee Bar is one of my cafes to go in Bangkok, I have seen so many posts and pictures about this cafe especially the pretty marble tiles. We went there in the early morning and the cafe is quite empty, we literally have the whole cafe by ourselves, hehe! I ordered the scrambled egg (190Baht) with add on mixed mushroom (50Baht) and salmon (120Baht) while Anelie ordered the Roast Pork open faced sandwich (190Baht) with add on salmon (120Baht). You can refer to their food menu here! As for the drinks, I couldn't resist to order the hot cocoa which they serve a large cup of skimmed milk with chocolate ganache popsicle(!!!!) omg! The hot cocoa was really good! Overall, the dishes were nothing wow but it's really nice to have breakfast in this pretty cafe with such nice ambiance before we start our shopping spree!

Rocket Coffee Bar S49
46/, Soi Sukhumvit 49/12,
Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea,
Khet Watthana, Krung Thep Maha
Nakhon 10110, Thailand
Mon-Sun 7am - 9pm
Fri & Sat 7am - 11pm.

Saigon Alley

Visited this casual yet modern Vietnamese restaurant at Novena with Joanne last week after hearing so many good reviews of it. The menu features a wide range of comforting home style Vietnamese delights inspired by the street food of Vietnam with an emphasis on the modern usage of fresh ingredients and strong flavours. We ordered the northern Vietnamese beef salad ($12), crab spring rolls ($8), Australian beef pho ($14) and a sauteed lemongrass pork banh mi ($7) to share. Love how generous they are with the beef slices in both the salad and pho (the picture doesn't do them justice)! I always love banh mi when it comes to Vietnamese food, and their banh mi is really good especially their handmade crispy bread! Cheers to another place to fix our pho and banh mi craving!

Saigon Alley
273 Thomson Road, #01-05/06,
Novena Gardens, 307645
Tel: +65 6265 7662
Everyday 12-11pm

Bangkok 2016 - The Commons // Roast

theCOMMONS is known as 'Thonglor’s backyard', a place where everyone can spend quality time in the neighborhood while being a little closer to nature. It's opened by the people behind Roast, which was relocated here from Seenspace. (Read my 1st visit here!) The space is divided into 4 sections with different names which are Market, Village, Play Yard and Top Yard.

We had our brunch at Roast, which is located at the entire area of Top Yard. We ordered a roasted tomato soup (180THB), pulled pork burger (320THB), truffle alfredo (280THB) and a crab cake benedict (360THB) to share. The truffle alfredo is the bomb!! Please please order it if you are visiting Roast! Their homemade tagliatelle is so good, and cooked to the perfect doneness in rich truffle cream sauce, definitely one of the best pasta that I've ever had.

Besides Roast, there are also many other cafes and eateries that you can check out at the Commons, definitely worth a visit if you are traveling to Bangkok! 

The Commons
335 Thonglor Soi 17, Sukhumvit 55
Klongton Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Tel: +66 2 712 5400

Roast
Unit #T1 (Roast), The COMMONS

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