Terrible Thursday

Because the exams have been taking a toll on me.

With a terrible breakout and the worst kind of sinking feeling ever.

There's much to be said about faith and blind confidence.

Or none of all that and instead, painful reality.

And she was in the same kind of situation.

A same same but different type.

We desperately needed a break.

Oz Specialty Coffee it was.

Now that would make terrible better.

Yes, it did.

But not till you get past the pursed lips of the girls behind the counter.

The cold shoulder.

The aloof demeanour.

Which made us feel entirely unwelcome.

On a day like today?

That was definitely not what I needed.

And I had half a mind to just cancel my orders and leave.

But really, who else needs a terrible Thursday right?

So we took the outdoor seats along the corridor.

(There's only 4 seats at the bar counter)

Their salted caramel and banana waffles.

Being Belgian liege waffles, they were full on jaw action.

I loved the crisp exterior contrasted with the dense chewy interior.

The premium vanilla ice cream scoop melted quickly in the warm heat and was barely enough for just one waffle.

The other waffle had only bananas for company.

It was filling and pretty darn satisfying.

This would be perfect if the bananas were caramelised.

My order of an iced chocolate was a welcome respite from the heat.

And her ice cream latte was good, she said.

My coffee fast is becoming quite the reality.

I'm hard pressed to come back here because of the kind of service I was given.

But their waffles do deserve a repeat visit.

I'll just have to find someone else to do the ordering. :)

Visiting Sir Antonio- The Tiramisu Hero

The sun was out in all of its oppressive heated glory.

And just like everyone else, we needed to seek respite from its angry rays before we melted into nothingness.

Oh the drama.

And so welcoming was the blast of cool wind. We decided to bask in all of its air conditioned loving arms whilst waiting for a seat in the bustling crowd of cafe hoppers on a Sunday.

Thankfully, getting a seat at their communal tables didn't take too long.

The creme brulee latte came with an overpowering scent but for what it served in smell, it failed to make up in taste.

These chicken wings looked like heaven.

But again, fell short of their pedestal.

Straight from the fridge to the oven grills left them with an unmistakable un-thawed taste.

The waffles?

On their own, they were decent.

But those two scoops of vanilla ice cream was less than stellar.

They tasted of low quality and ruined the entire waffle order.

The tiramisu was quite the saving grace.

Though a little costly for its size.

It's a shame though because I loved the decor,

the aircon was quite the blast :)

The happy colors in the washroom and the cute drawings of The Tiramisu Hero of course!

I'm sure they'll get better as the cafe continues.

Jiayou!

320 Below

 Along the same stretch of road as Noir Art Cafe,

you'll find an ice cream shop with huge bubble letterings 320 Below Nitro Cream Cafe.

To be honest,

the kiddy fonts and all too colorful chairs in the shop wasn't much of a draw for me.

But we just had some boiling hot hotpot and there's no better way than to seek relief from the cool comfort of ice cream. :)

Nitrogen ice cream wasn't a first for me. We first had it at the basement level of Terminal 21 in Bangkok in 2012 and decided that this might actually be a feasible business idea in sunny Singapore.

Suffice to say, we've said it about so many things and someone's always beaten us to it.

*shrugs

What else to do but enjoy the fruits of someone else's labour! :)

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This was a happy nightmare for me.

How does anyone choose from this extensive list?!

Well, I couldn't.

So I asked for some help from the friendly counter staff.

She's also awfully patient with our group of five indecisive diners.

Eventually, I settled on some Christmas horlicks.

With two ticks!

But it was actually the horlicks base that I totally fell for. :)

Inexpensive shelf decorations.

That contributed to a color splash.

And I have a team mate who has a cup that he drew there. :)

Which I recently just spotted in Osulloc in Jeju.

Wonder if that was where the inspiration came from.

Tim Tam Toff, Christmas Horlicks, Blackforest, Salted Caramel and Thai Coconut.

Made with the magic of Kitchen Aids and liquid nitrogen at below 320 degrees of course.

With no stabilizers, emulsifiers or preservatives, every cup is made to order.

The possibilities are endless and if you have a dietary restriction, these peeps would be more than glad to make the necessary adjustments for you where possible.

Everything tasted amazing.

And everyone loved theirs enough not to be switching/ snatching cups.

But the waffles were quite the let down.

For what it lacked in density, it also lacked in crispiness.

I asked for my ice cream to be served on the side.

But perhaps, they could leave the waffle as a whole and serve it with my ice cream drizzled with honey.

But first, to get the batter better before anything else.

Tip: Always go in big groups. There's a lot of love to be shared in a cup of ice cream creation. :)

33 Mackenzie Road 

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