Waiting… so #selfie to kickstart the day. Hahaha. #tansgetaway (at Serangoon North Ave 1 Blk 108)

Artichoke, Singapore

I decided that I wanted some good food before my braces adjustment. So, with Diana and Grace, we decided to visit Artichoke on last Saturday. (p.s. my dental appointment was on Sunday). It is located somewhere in the bugis area, not too hard to find if you know your way around. Will include the address later. 

So here’s the weekend brunch menu. We ordered the scrambled eggs and mushroom, and, smoked salmon pancake. 

Okay, I don’t know much about how the scrambled eggs tasted but it looked really good. Sorry, I don’t have a picture here. But the smoked salmon pancake is really gooooodddddddd! Like, its both sweet and savoury cause the salmon is salty and the pancake is sweet. A unique combination. The pancake is really thick and yummy although it is not the soft fluffy kind. And the salmon, there are 3 huge slices of smoked salmon goodness. There comes a point where you think the salmon is too much for the pancake cause even when you’re done with the pancake, you still have salmon left. If you see the picture above, you can’t even see the pancake cause it is covered in so much yummy goodness! Oh right, did i mention it was topped off with egg mayo? I love egg mayo and the way they made it is really delicious too! 

After we chowed down the mains, we ordered the meringue tarts from Overdough, right outside of Artichoke. The lady was really friendly and you could just take your pick and she’ll send them in for you. 

So we ordered the Soursop and Passionfruit meringue tarts. I like sour stuff but for those that do not like sour food, you might want to  avoid these. Then again, among the 2 above, I prefer to Soursop one more. Felt that it was more unique and somehow, there was a overly-sweet aftertaste for the passionfruit one. Not a sweet person so… Soursop is the way to go! Hahaha. 

That pretty much sums up the entire cafe experience. And, I am starting to dread the next day - braces adjustment…

{ADDRESS}
161 Middle Road, Sculpture Square
Nearest Train Station: EWL/ DTL Bugis

Foodie Hide&Seek
-Elizabeth.

_{He’d never admit it, but there is one person, one young lady with whom Jackson shared a real bond. One person who can reach him, who can save him.}

This month’s colour light purple 💜 (Though it looks a little like pink) #EBJ622 (at Toofdoctor Serangoon)

2nd Braces Adjustment - 3rd month into wearing braces. So far it has been love and hate - maximum hate and minimum love actually. Hahaha. As you might be aware, I love to eat. And, with the braces on, it restricts me to what I can eat because I hate the feeling of food stuck between my teeth or braces. 

This month, it’s gonna be a new challenge because I’m putting on some rubber bands. Rather, one rubber band on the right side of my teeth. Why? Because there’s this one stubborn tooth that is not moving in with the rest. So it needs to rubber band to correct it manually. 

Hoping it’s going to get easier after today because the bands are really difficult to fit in and, it makes my daily routine longer than usual. HAHA. Also, gums really hurt after the adjustment yesterday. Can’t wait for next month’s adjustment. Hopefully, I can bid goodbye to the rubber bands. :)

p.s. ebj622 denotes Ellie’s Braces Journey from 22-Jun.

Cuppa Tea. (at Artichoke Cafe & Bar)

I learnt a new word. #Senso

SPRMKT - Food | Retail | Art

It’s a work day and we visited SPRMKT for lunch since it’s just across the street from our office.

Ambience was pretty good but food prices were a little high - especially when we were just trying to fill our stomachs for lunch. Cause D and I are suckers for salmon - raw, smoked, pan-fried, whichever way you do it, we ordered the Eggs Royale ALL DAY BREAKFAST. And she ordered truffle fries. Like I mentioned before, I’m not crazy over truffle fries but I have no idea why my friends around me all are. So ignoring the confusion, she ordered and we shared. I don’t really know how to tell good truffle fries with the not-so-good truffle fries but I felt this was pretty good. Seasoning or rather the taste of truffles was strong but not overpowering and the tint of Parmesan worked wonders. So they’ll get a fan out of me. Haha.

When the main course came, it looked really delicious. And it is served with a side salad with no greens. Well, if you don’t already know, I don’t eat leafy green salads because I just didn’t like how raw leafy vegetables taste. But I was really glad that it was only cabbage and lettuce with tomatoes. Awesome or what? The eggs were well cooked, rather, skillfully cooked so I have no complains about that.

Overall, the experience was good but I would re-consider going there again for lunch because it is pricey.

“RATE: 3.5/5

{ADDRESS}
2 McCallum St
Nearest Train Station: EWL Tanjong Pagar

{MENU CHOICES}
Truffle Fries
Eggs Royale

Foodie Hide & Seek
-Elizabeth.