Bangkok Jam

Phoebe, Noreen, Em-J and I decided to meet up for our final dinner before I head back home. Instead of our usual sinigang date at Lucky Plaza, we decided on Bangkok Jam at Wheelock Place.

The place gives off a very cool vibe with their modern design and Bangkok inspired wall decos.

We really weren't that hungry but we were pleased with food that we ordered that we couldn't stop eating.  

Seafood Pad Thai (11.90 SGD, 391 PHP)

Shrimp Paste Rice (11 SGD, 362 PHP) - serving is good for just one person

Bangkok Mixed Grill (23 SGD, 756 PHP)

Soft Shell Crab in Mellow Yellow Curry (15.50 SGD, 510 PHP)

Tom Kha Gai - Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (7.90 SGD, 260 PHP) - Being my favorite Thai dish of all time, my expectations were a big high. This was, while good, just okay; I've had better. 

Avocado Milk Shake and Green Mango Shake with Mint (7 SGD, 230 PHP) - You can skip the drinks as they were a bit underwhelming. 

The restaurant was busy and I'm not sure if they were understaffed but service was bad. It took almost forever for our orders to arrive and it was difficult to get assistance from any of the waitstaff.

Thanks to Phoebe, Noreen and Em-J for their very special treat.

Bangkok Jam

Wheelock Place

501 Orchard Road

#02-04/05

Singapore, 238880

www.bangkokjam.com.sg

Latte Art

While we were trying to pass the time at Orchard, Ronald had this idea of going to a coffee shop other than Starbucks and Coffee Bean. He suggested we go to a coffee place where there's latte art.



My first actual encounter with it would have to be when we went to Spinelli and Ronald was served his green tea latte below.



I honestly don't know where to go so we Googled it up and saw that Jones the Grocer at Mandarin Gallery serves their coffee that way.







Liking what we saw, we looked up several latte art places and found out that the owner of Oriole at 313 was Singapore's best barista for 2010 so we headed there when Ronald went back to visit.







We weren't that impressed.

Ronald lucked out one time when he and his friends had coffee at Robert Timms. He sent me a photo of three coffee cups with the cutest teddy bears. We went there the day after, unfortunately, we were told that the barista was not familiar with complex latte art.





We went to the one at Wheelock on Ronald's last night here and was lucky that the barista there knows how to make an angry bird.



This photo was taken at Robert Timms at Somerset when I went back there this time with Em-J and Phoebe.



I certainly love coffee but the best part for me would have to be dessert!



Do any of you know where else to get latte art?

Skinny Pizza

Ronald, a good friend, introduced me to Skinny Pizza and I have to say it was love at first bite.



First off, I love their interiors. I love it so much that I didn't take a lot of photos but as you can see from the photo below, it's fun and there's a wall dedicated to pop culture.





The menu is also well thought of.





Their pizzas are very unique because the crust is very thin and crunchy. The ingredients are also very fresh and healthy so there's no guilt feeling even if you finish one whole pizza all to yourself.

The first pizza that I tried was the most interesting, Squid Ink Pizza with a black crust. Sadly, I didn't take a photo. The others below were also very nice except for the last one, it was curry flavored and didn't sit too well with me.

Meatball Napolitana


Wild Truffle Mushroom Pizza


English Breakfast


Ginger Butter Chicken


The pièce de résistance for me are their truffle fries. It looks plain but it sure packs a punch.



The other side dishes we tried were the seared brie cheese and the harissa prawns. An order of one side dish is about $6 - $7, if you order three, you get all at only $15.





If you're not yet full, do check out their dessert menu.

I forgot the names but I love tangy desserts so this first one is my favorite. The banana bread is all to simple so you can do away with it.







Here are our customary group photos: