Blue Spoon Gourmet and 2am Dessert Bar
Contrary to what many people think, I'm not the type who only goes for "atas" food or drinks. Really... It's just that I believe in eating good food (which doesn't have to be expensive). Food should always be enjoyed, it just isn't an end to hunger. So while paying a premium may get you good food, but I also enjoy hunting for places which quality food at a reasonable price.
A while back, I read about this place, Blue Spoon Frozen Gourmet about how they specialize in Frozen gourmet food and I hear that while the food is frozen, it still tastes good after a good heating. It's the cheater's guide to preparing great food for a party. Just buy them from here and all you have to do is heat them up and it's like you whipped up a full meal on your own. I've been wanting to visit this place, but its location at Ghim Moh has been quite a deterrent.
Anyway, I finally made my way there with Pet to check out this place. It's my first time there, so I really didn't know where it was, so I parked at the carpark at the back of the store, not realising that there is one in front of it. But, it's still not a far walk, so it was good. While they do serve other western and asian foods (eg. steaks, lamb n pork chops, chinese beef stew, ayam buah keluak, curry debal etc etc.), we decided to go for their pies which I heard they are famous for. I added on the meal (add $3 for a bowl of soup and a drink). The soup of the day was clam chowder, and while it may not be the best I've ever tried, but it is good. The chowder is thick and flavourful and it's got quite a bit of potato and carrot cubes in there, and definitely it isn't the canned stuff.
Ahhh... And the shepherd's pie (we had the chicken version). It is really very good! I haven't tasted Shepherd's pie this good before! The mashed potato is sufficiently salty and creamy without being overpowering. It's good to eat on its own or together with the meat portion at the bottom. And the meat at the bottom was very tasty and still moist! Considering that this was frozen food, this is very good stuff. Much better than Shepherd's pie that I've tried at other places which are supposedly freshly made. Oh, and the whole dish is moist and doesn't suffer from that drying effect of typical frozen food. Super YUMMY!
The lasagne was good too, but didn't fare as well as the Shepherd's pie (I've tasted better ones). We went for the beef version. I like that the beef didn't have that strong beef smell and because they had it baked on the spot, the cheese was just flowing and oozing. However, I don't like that the lasagne pasta bits stick to your teeth and it tastes a bit too floury. Maybe it wasn't so well cooked.
I was pretty much blown away by the Shepherd's pie ($5.50 for eating there and $5 for the frozen tabao version) that I bought one back home. I haven't tried it yet (apparently it can keep for 3 months in the freezer!), but when I do, then I can tell you whether this place is really the party organizer's cheat sheet to gourmet food. I also bought the ayam buah keluak ($5 for tabao version, $5.90 for eating there - which i think is served with rice). And, my parents and I were impressed that for just $5 there were 3 huge chunks of chicken and a huge buah keluak nut. While I would have preferred a more spicy version, this was good for only $5! Plus, ayam buah keluak is not easy to prepare (it's super time consuming having to prepare especially the nut) so, for a huge bowl at $5 it was very good. And, the chicken was well kept, it didn't break out into pieces like most frozen pieces do. (I was told not to keep it too long before eating).
Back to my dinner, the other hilight for the night was desserts. And since we were near Holland V, we headed to 2am dessert bar for desserts. I have been dying to try this place. Mostly because I am a fan of the chef. The chef in question took part in Sam Leong's show (Star Chef) and every time I see it, I am convinced that she's the best of them all. Maybe that's because she looks so professional and she makes super yummilicious desserts (and I'm a sucker for desserts). So, when she didn't win the title of Star Chef, I was quite disappointed. But, hearing that she opened her own place, I had to come here to try her creations.
And, I am so glad I came here. Firstly, it has an open bar concept and walking into the dessert place immediately reminded me of a typical New Yorker restaurant's bar area. (It brought back fond and heart warming memories! Oh, how I miss New York, Austin, the US!) Although I made a reservation (so typical of the working me) in the hope of them giving us a nice seat, we were left with a couple of seats by the bar area. Disappointing, but at least we got a seat. There were some people after us who were told that they had to wait for others to move off as there were no more seats available. Some of the people just take this place as a chill out area, so moving their butts takes quite a while.
Recommendations were for the Chocolate tart with Blood Orange Sorbet which we ordered. And, for the chocolate fix, we ordered Hot Chocolate (almost too literally) which came with home made churros.
Let me begin with the chocolate tart. It was heavenly, nothing quite like what I've ever tried before. Firstly, the tart pastry is light and fluffy, not too flaky, but still able to hold its piece when cut. It tastes good on its own, but pair that with the chocolate filling and it doesn't the least overwhelm the chocolate tart filling (which many other chocolate tarts do, and you end up with more "biscuit-y" kinda morsel in your mouth from the tart pastry), but instead just enhances the tart filling. The filling is heavy, bittersweet (MMmm... My favourite!), thick and just goes fantastically well with the tart pastry. It's like every bite into it almost seems to bring you to cloud 9. Oh, and did I mention that this tart is served warm and the chocolate filling literally oozes out when the tart is split into 2... Simply fantastic... Such a heavy piece paired with a tarty yet refreshing blood orange sorbet (which i would have preferred if it were more sour) was a unique combination that went well. Not quite like the tried and tested chocolate lava/chocolate brownie and vanilla ice-cream combination, but a match that could possibly be made in heaven too. We polished off the chocolate tart in a few minutes and that was what made us order our last dessert (Tiramisu).
The Hot Chocolate, of which we witnessed the heating preparation of (they have the chocolate in plastic bag kinda thing and heat it up in a water bath before pouring it in a cup), is an awfully sinful chocolate drink that is not for the faint hearted. Let's just say this is almost too literally a cup of HoT CHOCOLATE and not a cup of hot chocolate DRINK. It's way too sinful to be called a drink and even if you are a chocolate fanatic, that drink will probably curb your chocolate cravings for the rest of the evening, if not for the next couple of days or so. The hot CHocolate has a slight bitterness to it (good! I like) and is thicker in comparison to any other hot chocolate drink that you find outside. In fact, it was a little too thick for my liking, and the 2 of us had problems finishing the drink. Got a bit jelat at the end, too chocolatey, and each spoonful became too much to handle. But, maybe that's cos there were only 2 of us sharing it and it was too much to stomach at one sitting. The churros however were fantastic (we should have ordered just a plate of homemade churros instead). They were served warm and coated with a mix of cinnamon and sugar. The warmth from the churros helped to bring out the fragrance of the cinnamon and sugar and made each mouthful such a delight. Crispy on the outside, light and soft on the inside. Sadly there were only 3 pieces which were gone in no time.
We were so blown away by the chocolate tart that we were determined to try yet another of Janice's desserts. Sitting at the bar of the open kitchen, we pretty much saw what people were ordering and the presentation of the tiramisu looked the best and most tempting. So we ordered it. Hmmm... It was ok, I guess. Not too sweet (which is good!), but let's just say I've tasted better. But, the coffee gelato that came with it was power packed and so were the 2 kahlua jellies by the side. You can actually taste bits of the coffee bean in the gelato and it's not the sweet sweet type of gelato, in fact because of the coffee, it kinda made the gelato bittersweet. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I sure did enjoy it. Oh and the kahlua jelly (I wish she served more of it!) was so delectable and cute. Too bad, one pop in the mouth and it's GONE. Oh well...
I really do like 2am dessert bar quite a bit, and I'll definitely be back here to try out her other desserts and of course to get another dose of the chocolate tart. YUM YUM!
Bluespoon Frozen Gourmet And Snack Bar
Block 21 Ghim Moh Road, #01-213
Tel: 6455-6455
Opening hours: 8am to 7pm daily
2am Dessert Bar
21A Lorong Liput
Holland Village
Tel: 6291 9727
Hours: Mon-Sat: 6pm - 2am (Closed on Sun)
A while back, I read about this place, Blue Spoon Frozen Gourmet about how they specialize in Frozen gourmet food and I hear that while the food is frozen, it still tastes good after a good heating. It's the cheater's guide to preparing great food for a party. Just buy them from here and all you have to do is heat them up and it's like you whipped up a full meal on your own. I've been wanting to visit this place, but its location at Ghim Moh has been quite a deterrent.
Anyway, I finally made my way there with Pet to check out this place. It's my first time there, so I really didn't know where it was, so I parked at the carpark at the back of the store, not realising that there is one in front of it. But, it's still not a far walk, so it was good. While they do serve other western and asian foods (eg. steaks, lamb n pork chops, chinese beef stew, ayam buah keluak, curry debal etc etc.), we decided to go for their pies which I heard they are famous for. I added on the meal (add $3 for a bowl of soup and a drink). The soup of the day was clam chowder, and while it may not be the best I've ever tried, but it is good. The chowder is thick and flavourful and it's got quite a bit of potato and carrot cubes in there, and definitely it isn't the canned stuff.
Ahhh... And the shepherd's pie (we had the chicken version). It is really very good! I haven't tasted Shepherd's pie this good before! The mashed potato is sufficiently salty and creamy without being overpowering. It's good to eat on its own or together with the meat portion at the bottom. And the meat at the bottom was very tasty and still moist! Considering that this was frozen food, this is very good stuff. Much better than Shepherd's pie that I've tried at other places which are supposedly freshly made. Oh, and the whole dish is moist and doesn't suffer from that drying effect of typical frozen food. Super YUMMY!
The lasagne was good too, but didn't fare as well as the Shepherd's pie (I've tasted better ones). We went for the beef version. I like that the beef didn't have that strong beef smell and because they had it baked on the spot, the cheese was just flowing and oozing. However, I don't like that the lasagne pasta bits stick to your teeth and it tastes a bit too floury. Maybe it wasn't so well cooked.
I was pretty much blown away by the Shepherd's pie ($5.50 for eating there and $5 for the frozen tabao version) that I bought one back home. I haven't tried it yet (apparently it can keep for 3 months in the freezer!), but when I do, then I can tell you whether this place is really the party organizer's cheat sheet to gourmet food. I also bought the ayam buah keluak ($5 for tabao version, $5.90 for eating there - which i think is served with rice). And, my parents and I were impressed that for just $5 there were 3 huge chunks of chicken and a huge buah keluak nut. While I would have preferred a more spicy version, this was good for only $5! Plus, ayam buah keluak is not easy to prepare (it's super time consuming having to prepare especially the nut) so, for a huge bowl at $5 it was very good. And, the chicken was well kept, it didn't break out into pieces like most frozen pieces do. (I was told not to keep it too long before eating).
Back to my dinner, the other hilight for the night was desserts. And since we were near Holland V, we headed to 2am dessert bar for desserts. I have been dying to try this place. Mostly because I am a fan of the chef. The chef in question took part in Sam Leong's show (Star Chef) and every time I see it, I am convinced that she's the best of them all. Maybe that's because she looks so professional and she makes super yummilicious desserts (and I'm a sucker for desserts). So, when she didn't win the title of Star Chef, I was quite disappointed. But, hearing that she opened her own place, I had to come here to try her creations.
And, I am so glad I came here. Firstly, it has an open bar concept and walking into the dessert place immediately reminded me of a typical New Yorker restaurant's bar area. (It brought back fond and heart warming memories! Oh, how I miss New York, Austin, the US!) Although I made a reservation (so typical of the working me) in the hope of them giving us a nice seat, we were left with a couple of seats by the bar area. Disappointing, but at least we got a seat. There were some people after us who were told that they had to wait for others to move off as there were no more seats available. Some of the people just take this place as a chill out area, so moving their butts takes quite a while.
Recommendations were for the Chocolate tart with Blood Orange Sorbet which we ordered. And, for the chocolate fix, we ordered Hot Chocolate (almost too literally) which came with home made churros.
Let me begin with the chocolate tart. It was heavenly, nothing quite like what I've ever tried before. Firstly, the tart pastry is light and fluffy, not too flaky, but still able to hold its piece when cut. It tastes good on its own, but pair that with the chocolate filling and it doesn't the least overwhelm the chocolate tart filling (which many other chocolate tarts do, and you end up with more "biscuit-y" kinda morsel in your mouth from the tart pastry), but instead just enhances the tart filling. The filling is heavy, bittersweet (MMmm... My favourite!), thick and just goes fantastically well with the tart pastry. It's like every bite into it almost seems to bring you to cloud 9. Oh, and did I mention that this tart is served warm and the chocolate filling literally oozes out when the tart is split into 2... Simply fantastic... Such a heavy piece paired with a tarty yet refreshing blood orange sorbet (which i would have preferred if it were more sour) was a unique combination that went well. Not quite like the tried and tested chocolate lava/chocolate brownie and vanilla ice-cream combination, but a match that could possibly be made in heaven too. We polished off the chocolate tart in a few minutes and that was what made us order our last dessert (Tiramisu).
The Hot Chocolate, of which we witnessed the heating preparation of (they have the chocolate in plastic bag kinda thing and heat it up in a water bath before pouring it in a cup), is an awfully sinful chocolate drink that is not for the faint hearted. Let's just say this is almost too literally a cup of HoT CHOCOLATE and not a cup of hot chocolate DRINK. It's way too sinful to be called a drink and even if you are a chocolate fanatic, that drink will probably curb your chocolate cravings for the rest of the evening, if not for the next couple of days or so. The hot CHocolate has a slight bitterness to it (good! I like) and is thicker in comparison to any other hot chocolate drink that you find outside. In fact, it was a little too thick for my liking, and the 2 of us had problems finishing the drink. Got a bit jelat at the end, too chocolatey, and each spoonful became too much to handle. But, maybe that's cos there were only 2 of us sharing it and it was too much to stomach at one sitting. The churros however were fantastic (we should have ordered just a plate of homemade churros instead). They were served warm and coated with a mix of cinnamon and sugar. The warmth from the churros helped to bring out the fragrance of the cinnamon and sugar and made each mouthful such a delight. Crispy on the outside, light and soft on the inside. Sadly there were only 3 pieces which were gone in no time.
We were so blown away by the chocolate tart that we were determined to try yet another of Janice's desserts. Sitting at the bar of the open kitchen, we pretty much saw what people were ordering and the presentation of the tiramisu looked the best and most tempting. So we ordered it. Hmmm... It was ok, I guess. Not too sweet (which is good!), but let's just say I've tasted better. But, the coffee gelato that came with it was power packed and so were the 2 kahlua jellies by the side. You can actually taste bits of the coffee bean in the gelato and it's not the sweet sweet type of gelato, in fact because of the coffee, it kinda made the gelato bittersweet. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I sure did enjoy it. Oh and the kahlua jelly (I wish she served more of it!) was so delectable and cute. Too bad, one pop in the mouth and it's GONE. Oh well...
I really do like 2am dessert bar quite a bit, and I'll definitely be back here to try out her other desserts and of course to get another dose of the chocolate tart. YUM YUM!
Bluespoon Frozen Gourmet And Snack BarBlock 21 Ghim Moh Road, #01-213
Tel: 6455-6455
Opening hours: 8am to 7pm daily
2am Dessert Bar
21A Lorong Liput
Holland Village
Tel: 6291 9727
Hours: Mon-Sat: 6pm - 2am (Closed on Sun)
