Forty Hands

The sun is out holidaying in KL these 2 days , and i know when she's back she will be checking to see if i blogged. if i have not posted a new entry here, she'll be pretty bitter since the last 3 posts were all by her. So here it is ! hahahaha. i know you too well. cant wait for u to be back (:

Once in awhile, i would plan a day full of activities for us on the weekends. and I would keep her in the dark about where we would be going. i like the suspense so i can surprise her when we arrive at our destination! Sometimes, she would guess it right and sometimes she wont. Well, most of the time she wont and my face would be brimming with my smugness.

I took her to forty hands at yong siak street for brunch on one of our weekends. She has been wanting to visit there and i read many good reviews about the place including awesome coffee, the sun's favourite. Forty hands is located among old shop houses and walk-up apartments. sitting in an old estate like tiong bahru, gives it a rather vintage and rustic feel which i kinda like.

Upon entering forty hands, it was packed (dont be fooled by the picture above) Given the small size and narrow layout of the cafe, its seating capacity just could not cope with the demands from its popularity. We were rather lucky and managed to get our seats pretty soon and the sun starting snapping away at the cute little things all around the cafe.

chalkboard menu

counter top

baristas

The sun ordered a dish with salmon potato soup, toast and truffle fries. And i had the "horniest" tau sar bao. Omg. i have to say that their food are reeeaaalllyyyy goood! i love the soup and the truffle fries. The soup was creamy with huge chunks of salmon and the truffle fries were just crispy and delicious. Dipping the toast into the soup followed by a mouthful of that fries is just heavenly.

And their tau sar pau is easily one of the best i've had. For me, the bun of the tau sar pau has to be fluffy and soft. It is the key to a good tau sar pau afterall you cant really go wrong with sweet red bean paste. And this , was pau at its perfection. I might have exaggerated abit, but no kidding their food is good. Its a pity we didn't order more to try.

hot buns.

hot chocolate.

For our drinks, the sun had this hot chocolate and i had an iced latte. I think this time it is real chocolate which suits the sun's taste while my iced latte was ordinary which is a tad disappointing since they are also known for their coffee. But the tasty food more than made up for it!

cute little poster which we used to grace the column on our blog! i dont mind being horny everyday if i get to eat those hot buns!!

I would certainly want to visit forty hands again to eat that tau sar pau and order more food off their menus. Just thinking of it is making me salivate. If you want to have good brunch , think no more, this is the place.

★ ★ rating of food : 9/10 (highest yet)

★ ★ rating of place: 6.5/10

love,

★ ★

Special Post #2

Here's to my favourite boy who loves his icecream with marshmallows and gummybears.

I used to think that The Star is weird because he adds marshmallows to his icecream. Like, who does that??? Haha. Okay, actually I still think it's weird haha. And he thinks I'm weird because I add oreo to green apple froyo. Even though The Star has his weird style of eating his icecream, you will just look past his weirdness when you see how happy he is when he's eating it. Hahaha. Everytime I buy froyo now, I add marshmallows and gummy bears although I don't eat them. This is to shut him up so that he cannot complain that I am mean. HAHA no lah, I'm just kidding. Of course I add them in specially for him [:


















This was at Swirlart when I refused to add marshmallows and gummy bears. HAHA only added one marsh and like maybe 3 gummy bears to appease him.


Because of him, I've learnt to try new things. Like The Star made me eat oysters, green bean soup, avocado juice, tau sar pao etc. This may sound a little strange but it's because I am extremely picky when it comes to food and I don't eat ALOT of things. And by alot, I really mean alot. Like I've never eaten watermelon and strawberries before. Yes, that's pretty messed up and insane I know. But The Star has opened up my tasting world to food that I'll never have tried if not for him. Even though I'll never try some for sure. Let's just say that I'm lucky that God has placed him in my life to bring me to more glorious food haha.

After we started dating, we've both put on alot of weight because of our eating sprees. We're constantly on the search for good food, especially desserts. It's no wonder how when we stepped on the weighing scale, we both got a shock of our lives hahaha. But I love food hunts with him nonetheless. And I love how he puts so much effort into planning them, into surprising me and into making sure that the food hunts run smoothly. Such a thoughtful boy <:

It's now 5.03 am and The Star has just gone to bed. It's time for me to turn in too.
I can go on food hunts with you forever. And I hate to say this but I guess we'll really grow fat together hahaha
Goodnight xx

Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of The Star : 10.5/10

Perla's Pastry Boutique

After the failed trip to Perla's the other time, we have been anticipating her re-opening. Situated in Rifle Range Road(very much secluded), are Valentino, an Italian restaurant and Perla's, a pastry boutique. They are managed by a family. Valentino is really famous and you might not even be able to get a place there despite an attempt to make a reservation two weeks in advance. I have never tried the food at Valentino but I've heard that it's really awesome. I will definitely go there sometime soon.

Anyway, we finally got to taste the famous cakes at Perla's!

Chocolate Crumble, $10.80

It was pretty good at first but as you go on, it gets pretty hard to swallow as it's very dry and quite hard. The middle part is filled with the same chocolate they used in the Perla's salami chocolate and I like it. I'd recommend the tart to be shared by at least 3

Banana Chocolate Mousse(I forgot the price)
The Star LOVED it. Haha it was really smooth and it literally melts in your mouth! And not to mention the heavenly combination of banana and chocolate. How can one not fall in love with this cake?

A muffin on the house! It was too hard for us to say it's delicious. But when we manage to bite into the middle, it is nice! If only it was in the daytime and the muffins were fresh out of the oven, I think that this muffin would be well worth a mention


I like Perla's. I like the friendly staff who joked with us and made us feel at home. We arrived at about 9pm and they were supposed to close then, but the staff told us that we could stay till 930! Really nice of them [: I'll definitely return to try more of their pastries!



Address: 7 Jalan Bingka
They close at 9pm


Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of Perla's: 8.5/10

Tai Hwa Bar Chor Mee

The Star brought me to Crawford Court one evening to try the BEST bar chor mee in Singapore(supposedly)























































Apparently, they have been around for a really really long time and they are pretty famous! There was an almost constant queue when we were there on a Sunday evening. The Star queued for pretty long for two bowls of BCM

















Our BCM



















I quite like the BCM except that there was just a tad too much vinegar. The Star cleaned his bowl nice and sparkly while I left a few strands of noodles because those at the bottom were too vinegar-soaked for my tastebuds to handle.

He insists that I have to post a picture of my leftover noodles. Sorry if it spoils your appetite haha







































Ohyes and this is the horrible tasting ice lemon tea that I did not take another sip of.

If you're a fervent BCM lover, you've gotta try this place out! I always thought I prefer Meng's Kitchen BCM until I went back there a few days later and realised that Meng's standard has dropped and now pales in comparison. Let's just hope it was an off-day for Meng's and that they wouldn't disappoint me again when I return. Anyway speaking of BCM, the Bedok 85's famous BCM has presented my tastebuds with an alternative and delightful form of BCM. Interesting and like i said, delightful! Nothing better to do on a Sunday? Go on a BCM food hunt my friends! PEACE

Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of the BCM : 8/10

Special Post

Today's special post is for the Sun! She used to work at dog centre, has a dog and is a dog lover! i like dogs too, but cant be considered a dog lover. However, after spending so much time with the Sun and waffles, her affection for the animal has kinda rubbed off me a little. i became more interested in dogs and is hooked onto shows shown on the tv like "dog whisperer" and "dogs 101". I wanna know more, share that affection of hers (:

this is waffles before his disastrous hair cut. such a cute dog, makes it damn easy for people to love him. We had loads of fun bringing him along for our dates at the beginning! and here's one episode from dogs 101 about malteses!

love ,

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District 10

The Star wanted to bring me to Perla's but unfortunately it was under renovation when we got there. He always insists on bringing me to places that I've never been to so he can happily say that he's the first to bring me to that place. Haha very irritating but definitely sweet <: So he went through his extensive list of food places to decide where to bring me. He takes note of which places I've never been to before and I must say that that's really very thoughtful and sweet of him [: It was decided that we head to District 10 to try out their desserts. District 10 is located at Winstedt road, near Newton. It can be quite difficult to get there because the roads there are all one-way lanes and you can only enter from a specific road. Anyway, I quite like the place. It was pretty chill and there were pretty lights! I like pretty lights haha




















There was an indoor dining area but we chose to sit outdoors. Although it was too dark for my liking but I like how the atmosphere was pretty laid back. The Star and I got a Chocolate Godzilla or something if I didn't get the name wrongly. It was like a platter with a few chocolatey desserts. It was nowhere near impressive at all and I would definitely not go back there for their desserts. I've not tried their main courses and such so I wouldn't know if they are worth a try. Maybe someday I'll head back there for their signature dishes


















I'll recommend this place if you're looking for somewhere chill to unwind or a place for drinks with friends.


Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of the dessert : 5/10
Sun's rating of the place: 7/10