Big Mama Korean Restaurant

A gathering with ex colleagues at Big Mama Korean Restaurant. I just did a quick count and surprise surprise.. I have known some of them for almost 9 years. This happy and fun bunch of people were people from my first job. 

Big Mama Korean Restaurant is located on 2 Kim Tien Road, a short 6 minutes walk from Tiong Bahru MRT. Based on the 2 who live nearby, this shop is always bustling with people every night. 

We got started with 6 side dishes, refillable. I like the lotus roots side dish. Very crunchy. 

Haemul Buchu Jeon - Pancake with cut chives and seafood. The cute waitress helped us sliced the pancakes into pieces for easy eating. Prawns are fresh, pancake thickness is just nice. 

Haemul Kimchi Jeon - This pancake is different in taste. Though the ingredients are similar. 

Dakgalbi Spicy Grilled Chicken - this is delicious. The chicken chunks are tender and chewy. The chilli sauce is a little too spicy for me (I do not really take spicy). There are rice cake and vegetables in the pot too.

After we finished the Grilled Spicy Chicken ingredients, we had rice stir fried into the remaining sauce to get fried rice. It is delicious. 

After the heavy lunch, we headed to Kayes's place to visit his new flat and newborn, Baby Aidan. He's sooooo adorable. I love his place. The view is terrific. We can see RWS and the sea south of Singapore. 

Kayes treated us to cupcakes from Plain Vanilla. Pretty looking ones. Tasty too. Although it's a little too sweet for me and the other guys. Great for sweet toothed. 

Big Mama Korean Restaurant
http://bigmama.sg/
Address: 2 Kim Tian Road, Singapore 169244
Tel No: 6270 7704

Plain Vanilla
http://www.plainvanillabakery.com/
Holland Village  •  34A Lorong Mambong, Singapore 277691
Tiong Bahru Estate  •  1D Yong Siak Street, Singapore 168641

Paris Baguette Cafe

I had always wanted to try Paris Baguette. The place was one of the to-try, highlighted by misslittlepatches. Paris Baguette is a Korean based bakery which has outlets in countries like China, California, New York, and others. A new addition in the Singapore food industry. The first outlet is in Wisma Atria.

Ying was bored from the home-work-home routine, so we arranged for dinner at Jem, the newest shopping mall in Jurong East. Our original aim was to shop with our birthday gift vouchers from Chyi. But first off, dinner. We were hungry. And I remembered the pretty cafe in Jem, so, we went. Luckily we managed to spot an empty table.

The cafe is located on the 2nd level. From the linkway between the MRT and the mall, turn right, and you will be able to spot the cafe easily.

The queue for the food is long and non-stop. Luckily it was pretty fast. Though I wasn't so lucky, as they were all too busy for me.

The Royal Pudding seems like a must-try. Everyone's raving about it. I wonder is it really that nice. Pretty bottles, and a little pricey too.

Lots of tarts, bread, pastries to choose from.

They have pretty cakes!

Tray for eat-in. Cool eh. But it was a little difficult to hold from the height over the counter. 

Pad Thai Noodle Salad [$8.50] - Ying's main. With everything mixed in, chewy noodles, fresh ingredients with the sweet sour sauce, it's pretty delicious.

Seafood Chowder bread [$6.00] - My main. A little disappointed. The soup is great, with one fresh prawn. But the bread is sooooooo HARD. Difficult to pull apart even using both hands and difficult to chew too. HARD.

Crunch Crunch Choco [$6.50] - I love this. Dessert. Treat from Ying. Chocolate cake with crispy coco balls in between the layers. Decorated with two grapes. Green is yummy, red was yucky sour with seeds. haha..

Strawberry Royal Pudding [$4.50] - Yet to try this. Bought this home for the hubby. Pretty and expensive. haha..

Overall, love the place, love the food. But it's on the pricey side. Would love to go there again and when I feel richer or when I wanna pamper myself. haha...

Paris Baguette Cafe
Jem, 50 Jurong Gateway Road #02-20/21, Singapore 608549
Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, 435 Orchard Road, #02-48/53, Singapore 238877