Sunday, October 14, 2018

Souffle Pancake Recipe

Note
- Trying out a recipe after the memorable Gram pancake in Bangkok
- nice, soft, fluffy, light texture 
- but different from Gram’s in terms of colour (more yellow) & texture (less cottony)








Gram (left) vs Home-made (right)



Recipe from Internet - Just One Cookbook







Sunday, October 7, 2018

L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon @ Bangkok






L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon Bangkok
5th Floor, MahaNakhon Cube
96 Narathiwas Ratchanakharin Rd
Silom, Bangrak
Bangkok 10500 Thailand
BTS Station Chong Nonsi - Exit 3

Note
- S$75 pp 3 course set lunch
- free flow bread
- coffee/tea not included
- smart casual dress code
- ladies - elegant + appropriate footwear
- gentleman - smart shirt, long pants, closed shoes 

1) House made bread (Rosemary, cheese, baguette, bacon, croissant, squid ink)



2) Amuse-bouche (Foi gra raspberry jelly + Lemon grass foam on squid ink crispy)


3) “Petit four”





Set 1 
1) Rock fish soup bouillabaisse style, toast with rouille






2) Caramelised pork pluma served with green risotto (basil)



3) Crispy meringue, Yuzu chantilly & coconut water granite






Set 2
1) Homemade pate en croute with duck foie gras & pistachio



2) Steamed cod fillet with green asparagus on a sea lettuce veloute




3) Caramel lightness accompanied of orange compote and mandarin sorbet







Saturday, October 6, 2018

Taling Pling @ Sukhumvit Soi 34, Bangkok




Taling Pling
25 Sukhumvit Soi 34
Bangkok
Tel: 02-258 5208 9

Note
- 2nd visit but different branch
- nice ambience with floor-to-ceiling windows
- S$25 per pax - 6 dishes for 4 pax








Salad - Cowslip creeper flowerets with prawns THB 185 / S$7



Crabmeat curry with wild betel leaf THB 250 / S$10



Roast duck red curry with taling piling fruit THB 185 / S$7



Chayote leaf stir fried with oyster sauce THB 135 / S$5



Fried - Crispy cat fish with chili paste & Thai basil leaf THB 165 / S$6



Deep fried sea bass with fish sauce taling pling styles THB 450 / S$18



Coconut ice cream THB 90 / S$4



Taling Pling fruit THB 80 / S$3 (known as belimbling in Spore)


Taling Pling drink


Taling Pling fresh fruit ( complimentary)




Gram Cafe & Pancake @ Bangkok


Gram Pancake & Cafe
Siam Paragon (G floor Food hall, near Pablo & Krispy Kreme)
Opens 10am-10pm

Note for takeaway “Premium Pancake”
- famed pancake from Osaka
-  THB75/S$3 each or THB350/S$14 for 5
- separate queue for dine-in & takeaway
available every 1/2 hr from 10am and every 1.5hr from 12pm 
- 10am, 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm
- 1.30pm, 3pm, 4.30pm, 6pm, etc
- check if they have stock even if it says “sold out” as we were lucky at 11.30am as someone apparently cancelled a pre-order
- super soft & fluffy with light cream as accompliment.