Addictions

Met up with J for a movie. I was still getting used to driving in Singapore and so I was still not certain of the roads and routes. Had my GPS to help me and the bloody thing literally kept me going circles around the war memorial in town ! Thank goodness I had a rough idea of where Marina Square is and so managed to find the carpark and parked. Phew !

We were early and so decided to have dinner first. But we had no idea where. So we just wandered around Marina Square hoping we'd see something we like.

Addictions was pretty empty and so we were reluctant. We continued to wander around but nothing else really grabbed us. So we decided to dine at Addictions.

The menu is mostly western with a  little asian twist here and there. I ordered the truffle fries ! I love love love it ! And it was wonderful !!! Shoestring fries - tick, hot from the fryer - tick, heady aroma of truffle oil - tick, parmesan topping - tick, sauces - tick , tick tick tick !!! Amazing.

Truffle Fries with Dips

I had the Eggs Royale - which is english muffins, smoked salmon, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce.  It was ok - nothing much to swoon about. But I loved that their water is pink. I thought they were serving us a soft drink and I asked for water. The staff went on to explain that they steep cherries in the water thus the pink hue. Ooh ! how creative !

Eggs Royale with mushrooms

J had a tortilla wrapped chicken sausage which she said was really good. She couldn't finish it all and the staff gladly helped her put it in a takeaway container.

Tortilla Wrap, Truffle Fries and Eggs Royale

We didn't have dessert as during the time we wandered around, I had seen a Lady M and was hell-bent on getting a crepe cake. I remember Oprah raving about it in one of her shows.

All the other cakes looked so good but we were pretty stuffed by then. So just a slice of the crepe cake. It was heaven in a slice. A gazillion layers of thin french crepes held together with creme pattisiere. The final layer caramelized with a blowtorch. It was absolutely decadent. Light, delicious, what I'd imagine heaven to be like. Sigh.

Mille Crepe Cake

Addictions Cafe and Remedy Bar
6 Raffles Boulevard (Inside Marina Square)
Singapore 039594
T : 63389969

http://addictionscafe.com.sg/

Department of Caffeine (D.O.C)

D.O.C

U and R invited me for brunch one Sunday morning and they suggested Department of Caffeine. It's located at Duxton Hill which is near where they live.

It's a small cafe, possibly able to hold about 20 to 30 people.Once we walked in, the space is rather narrow and we were showed to our table after a few squeezes her and there and 'excuse mes'. The cafe has a very modern industrial design and feel to it. Big entrance door, timber and black steel interiors, polished concrete floor. Strong coffee smell. There is an open coffee station where the barista seemed to be intensely engaged in his craft. The place definitely has character.

The Coffee Station

A quick look through the menu and we decided on the following: U was having salmon quiche, R was having D.O.C Breakfast Platter and I was having Sundried Tomato and Herb Waffles. U ordered coffee and I went for the Elderflower lemonade. You see I don't drink coffee (yeap I'm one of those wierdos that never developed a liking for that bean) and U was worried about the place as it is called the 'Department of CAFFEINE'. Haha, I told her to fret not as I was confident there would be other options for me.

U got her coffee first and it was so pretty. It's such a talent to master coffee art. The leaf on her coffee was perfect.

Coffee Art

Soon after, the food arrived quickly and looked amazing. R got his first and so we told him to start as we wouldn't want the food to turn cold. He had thick toast, with roasted whole tomatoes. meat loaf and scrambled eggs. We received ours a bit later. I managed a bit of U's quiche and it was ok. The salmon taste was a bit too strong for  me and the quiche was actually an item on display. So I felt that it wasn't warm enough.

D.O.C Breakfast Board

My waffle was super light and crispy. Eggs perfectly scrambled and glistening. There was bacon on top and it came with a serving of maple syrup. Once again I love that play between sweet and salty.

Waffles with Scrambled Egg and Bacon

Department of Caffeine is a great place to chill and catch up with family or friends. I haven't had the opportunity to have dinner there. Definitely going on my list.

A messy but yummy brunch 

Department of Caffeine (D.O.C)
15 Duxton Road
Singapore 089481
T : 62233426