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Nice Afternoon Cuppa @ aeiou on 28Apr2015

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flat white

flat white

after a satisfying big prawn noodles at why eat har, a friend suggested going to a retro place for a cuppa on 28.4.2015.

i guess the 2 of us were diehard kopi guys, so we drove in 1 car to king george’s avenue to this place called aeiou.

aeiou

aeiou

aeiou didn’t sound very creative? don’t know. it could be that they are a group that is also into children education, edutainment etc.

aeiou

aeiou

inside was quite interesting, retro as my friend said.

aeiou

aeiou

& there was a vertical landscape wall, though it didn’t look particularly attractive.

flat white

flat white

flat white was good, smooth & fragrant-

probably about the same as carpenters & cook

also about same as assembly coffee w/o the standard of latte art (not a great differentiator for me)

my personal preference where coffee is concerned –

chye seng huat is better

dutch colony also better.

torn tyre mirror

torn tyre mirror

a torn tyre mirror? pretty cool idea.

love...smile...hug

love…smile…hug

always remember to love…smile..hug…

oriental antique house

oriental antique house

i supposed cool chic cafe place can be a good way to bring traffic to the antique house. don’t know. 🙂

we did not try the cakes, so my friend suggested we may go again with some friends for the yuzu cheese cake, salted caramel cake & lemon tart. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

Coffee & Snacks @ Carpenter & Cook on 10Apr2015

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lemon drizzle cake

lemon drizzle cake

an old friend from my past life called. he bought me coffee & snacks at carpenter & cook at lorong kilat on 10.4.2015.

my daughter organised a family outing here just last week on 1.4.2015.^^ we enjoyed the pastries, coffee & time together. 🙂

this time i wanted to try the lemon drizzle cake.  it was nice as my daughter said, but after tasting it, i still think of it as a quite dense butter cake slight lemon flavoured & drizzled with some lemon on top. that was what i thought of it the last time. we did not try it then.

i took 1/2 & my younger friend helped me with the rest. not that i did not like it but got to watch calories etc, anyway you get the drift. haha!^^

pain au chocolat

pain au chocolat

friend ordered a pain au chocolat. i did not try. i guess it should be good but maybe also ordinary & it’s not my favourite anyway.

i still like the lemon tart & quiche we had the other day here.

flat white

flat white

i had my usual flat white & he had a iced long black.

c.h.e.f andy

Fresh Pastries & Great Coffee @ Carpenter & Cook on 1Apr2015

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banoffee, lemon tart, quiche

banoffee, lemon tart, quiche

son was back from london for a very short break. 🙂

he did 10km run with me this morning with my good friend & weekly running partner.

my daughter made the arrangements & we managed to find time to go for a 4pax family coffee/snacks at carpenter & cook this afternoon on 1.4.2015.^^ excellent outing this! wonderful food & ambience. 🙂

carpenter & cook

carpenter & cook

carpenter & cook

carpenter & cook

retro display

retro display

there were price tags on the quaint collections (i spied an old typewriter at S$800!) which included some enamel floral painted plates on the wall, tables & chairs etc. hence carpenter – we were told by the proprietress shenn, who is a pastry chef who pulls the weights for the other part of the name – cook. ^^

banoffee pie

banoffee pie

banoffee pie was excellent! there was a coffee infused top. shenn said it was rare. the toffee was freshly made, very mildly sweet & excellent flavours (different form what i learned for the internet boiling a can of condensed milk in water for 3 hrs).

well, shenn told us her bakery was just downstairs at the same premises & all the pastries were own freshly baked & not from a common supplier. ^^

my own banoffee pie was not too bad but this was of course better. 🙂

lemon tart

lemon tart

lemon tart was very nice also. very mildly sweet (which we liked) & nicely tangy, & a nice crisp tart base.

bacon quiche

bacon quiche

both my daughter & i wanted to try the quiche. we picked the bacon quiche. i thought it was really savoury & nice. we all liked it. i tried a mini quiche previously, not too great, maybe i may try it again.

flat white

flat white

the flat white was smooth & silky, micro foam well blended, & great flavours.

it didn’t have the latte art of assembly coffee. well i guess no latte art at all.

taste wise, it was as good as dutch colony & assembly coffee. maybe chye seng huat was better, couldn’t really remember. it was good anyway.

c.h.e.f andy