FIGARO GELATO GANDARIA CITY

New gelato in Jakarta!! Yeah! Located at Gandaria City, right across XXI, it's Figaro Gelato! We found this from Instagram and what interest us is their Pear gelato with pretty edible flower but unfortunately it was not available when we came.. *cry*

SUNDAY'S COOKS AFFAIR : FRENCH PASTRY GALORE

Everyone!! Meet my heaven on earth.... Just kidding.. But this is what I imagined when the word happiness pops up. On May 11th 2014, I got a glimpse of heaven on an event called Sunday's Cooks Affair at HYDE Kemang, the new upcoming restaurant in South Jakarta. 10 amazing cooks, each with various backgrounds yet together by one cause; their love for culinary, has team up to create this event! Warning: This post will mostly contain just a little bit of fun facts.

Sooo psyched that I got to this cool place and try all of these yummy treats with other fellow foodies; Yulie, Shelmi, Veggy, Verdi, Edy, Inez.

I even got to meet some of these amazing cooks;

Anandita Makes (@ananditamakes) - owner of Passionee Jakarta. 

Ayu Anjani (@anjanirahardjo) - owner of Ann's Bakehouse & Creamery.

Guillaume Lansoy (@guiguitaiwan) -  National Trainer Manager under Hero Group.

Isaura Theonardy (@iscaketory) - founder of Iscaketory.

Mitha Tiara - founder of Thatiara Cakes.

Odie Djamil  (@odiedjamil) - founder of Chef Nation & Cooks Affair, dessert consultant at HYDE Kemang.

Putri Miranti (@putrimirantiindra) - Co-founder & Chef at TREE Food Concept & hosting her own cooking show Bittersweet.

Ray Janson (@rayjanson) - founder of Chef Nation & Verjus.

Kimmy (@kimpangestu) - owner of Kimmy Patisserie & member of Verjus.

Yuda Bustara (@yudabustara) - food stylist & host of Urban Cook, member of TREE Food Concept.

Now that the information thing is done, it's time to make you all drool!!

ELLE & VIRE BUTTER CROISSANT IDR 20K

Made by Guillaume Lansoy, the French Guy. Just look at all those beautiful brown layers!! And you can smell the butter oozing of it... I didn't really get to try it but from the looks of it, I can just see how amazing this would taste. Come on.. Those perfect layers must mean something, right?

CINNAMON ROLL IDR 35K

ZEBRA CAKE IDR 45K

First thing that catches my eyes is this unique cake! It's white with a zebra twist on the inside and it's huge! There's no way you can miss it... The taste is okay, just your everyday yummy soft cake.

DARK CHOCOLATE ECLAIR IDR 35K

Made by Kimmy, this dark chocolate eclair is not just an ordinary one! It's topped with salted caramel and peppermint which by the way, is that lips thingy on the top! What a major flavor explosion that combination is, so sexy and bold!

LEMON MERINGUE ECLAIR IDR 35K

Another creation of Kimmy, this time she decided to give something more bubbly. Perfect combination of sweet and sour with a beautiful decor.. It's a fresh twist that'll turn your frown up-side-down!

STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH TOFFEE SAUCE IDR 30K

Made by Putri Miranti, who received the "extremely talented in pastry art" note, this certainly proves a point. Such simple yet sweet presentation with a taste of pure happiness and the strawberry definitely gave it a nice kick of color.. I love the cute tube with toffee sauce in it!

CANELE DE BORDEAUX IDR 20K

CRUNCHY BAILEYS TART IDR 45K

My favorite one! The slick simple yet shining looks that I don't know why just made me drool... The beautiful creamy texture with crunchy base... The sweet taste of baileys, vanilla, and chocolate... Everything about this cake is just wonderful! Not to mention Baileys is my most tolerated liquor!

CHOCOLATE BAILEYS CHOUX SABLE IDR 30K

Made by Ray Janson. This one also has that tube thingy stuck into it, but this one has Baileys liquid in it. This small fellow can't be underestimated! Just looking at it made me want to take a bite and I just know that it'll be all chewy and sweet and heavenly! When you take that bite and the Baileys just burst into your mouth.... Yum~my!

Such a pleasant day I had!!! Even though we sat at the outdoor and the sun is blaring hot, I still had a lot of fun! HYDE was soo crowded and I'm guessing that the event went well..

THANK YOU COOKS AFFAIR & HYDE KEMANG FOR THE GREAT EVENT, ALSO THE CATERING ASSISTANCE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL TABLE DECORATING AND FILIPUS VERDI FOR LENDING HIS CAMERA!

HYDE Kemang
Jl. Taman Kemang 1A no. 8
Kemang
Jakarta Selatan 12730
021-56103888

Opening Hours :
Sunday - Thursday : 6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Friday - Saturday : 6:00 pm - 2:00 am

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PASSIONNEE BAKERY AND PASTRY

Bonjour!

Yes, today is about a French-y bakery at Kebayoran Baru. It's called Passionnée Bread & Pastry and opened in March 8th 2014. I had a bit of a hard time finding the place cause it's literally located between a residential. It's easily mistaken for another house if it weren't for the sign, which is very small by the way, so you really have to pay attention.

Well, anyways~ This beautiful bakery is a very simple traditional french bakery, it's not like the fancy kind of bakery, but just your everyday homemade neighboring bakery. It's like in the movies and the character that lives in the country just went to buy a Baguette, this is the kind of place you would picture them coming to.

This place is really like a home sweet home in a countryside. It's really homey and cozy and just makes you want to keep coming back.

CANELE IDR 18K

I'm a sucker for caneles and this one here is worth the try. It's so soft on the inside and the caramelized crust is really good. It might be small but it's deadly good! 

TARTE AUX POMMES IDR 40K
If you don't know, Tarte aux Pommes is just fancy french word for apple tarts. The apple tarts here is the favorite one here and I can see why. It's really delicious, there are generous amount of apples and the cinnamon on top is just perfect. This is highly recommended to all apple lovers out there.

ECLAIR AU CHOCOLAT & CARAMEL IDR 14K
These look so yummy but unfortunately I did not order these cause I was really full though, but I might definitely try it the next time!

The place is full with plants and flowers, it really embraces nature, which is what we need more here in Jakarta. They don't really have many sits to dine-in because they have a bakery concept and is mostly for take away. The prices are not actually wallet-friendly but still okay. I like places like this, overall it's a fun and refreshing experience.




Passionnée Bread & Pastry
Jln. Brawijaya Raya no. 4
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta Selatan 12160
0812-9004-0030

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Tuesday - Friday : 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday - Sunday : 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed on Mondays

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FITZROY GASTROBAR

Another review within a week.. We're so glad that this blog is getting more and more alive! All support will really be appreciated, so please give this blog your support..

Today is gonna be about a really interesting place called Fitzroy Gastrobar, located in the heart of South Jakarta and near SCBD. This place accentuate in Eclectic Bohemian decor, which made it very unique and their icon is a fox. See the photos below and you will understand what I mean.

(Outdoor)

The eclectic bohemian style was inspired by the 19th century trend in France of living the life of a starving artist.
The decor mixes old with new, rustic with exotic, for a laid-back style with a dramatic flair.
Read more: here

PICOLLO IDR 20K
The coffee here is not bad, well it's like normal coffee. But we guess it's worth the try. Was hoping for a more unique latte art though, considering the place is a masterpiece.

TWO BAGS FULL EGGS IDR 55K
Slightly stewed spiced tomato, mushroom, and sausage.
Topped with two eggs cooked over easy style.
Served with toasted baguette bread.
Now, we recommend this to those who likes- no, not eggs, but tomatoes. The tomato literally dominates the whole dish. The eggs is still there though, and it's half-fried so it still has that creamy beautiful taste of eggs, so it's not recommended for those who doesn't like slightly raw eggs.

CHEEKY CHURROS IDR 38K
3 pieces of Spanish doughnuts with 3 flavours of melted chocolate
The churros was not as what I expected. They're a bit hard rather than chewy and the 3 flavored chocolate was like 1 with different colors. Well, it's nothing that can't be fixed.

Talking about their decor is fun and all, but the taste level is actually mediocre, and their presentation needs just a little bit more improvements, especially for the churros, cause the ones we ordered, one of the churros was broken in half :( I mean, it's such a downfall to waste such an outstanding ambiance with mediocre foods, right? The service here is okay, but no harm in improving it as well though.

They have divided the place nicely, there's the outside (the front of the restaurant), the inside, and the terrace which was the outdoor. All with different yet same atmosphere.

Your bill will be placed on this cute little tea box? (Maybe?) and they come in different flavors. So, which tea box did you get when you visit here?

Fitzroy Gastrobar
Jl. Gunawarman No.30
Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta Selatan 12110
0821-1111-2410

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