quar/tet

If you're wondering what my weekends look like, you're looking at most of them right now. 

It all starts with the nose.

Just kidding. It always starts with the bloggers, everyone knows that. It's just the way things go and that's exactly how I knew what my past weekend was to be.

While the coffee hasn't strike a chord with me even on my second visit, their food does. The folks sure do know how to win hearts with those poached eggs and they certainly have mine. Quar/tet is fast making into my list of go-to cafés for a perfect weekday getaway and it helps that their brunch menu is available till sunset.

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mr. & ms. cafe

Last week's brunch spot brought me to this bustling neighbourhood cafe that is all about the American flair. Despite its corny choice of name, the dining room is definitely a crowd-pleaser, with big windows and convivial vibe.

Specializing in All Day Breakfast and other savoury mains, my order of the 'Vegan' Brekky came as no surprise, especially when there are eggs cooked to my own preference (poached) on wholemeal toast and an ear-sized portobello mushroom to replace their yet-unavailable button mushrooms.

There is definitely room for improvement, judging by how promising the cafe seems to look. For now, the food remains mediocre but I'll definitely return for other brunch options.

T.

cafe hopping, singapore

It was not too long ago since I'd last visited this gem of a country... seven months to be exact. Each trip left me longing for more but there never seems to be enough time! I definitely had more than my fair share of coffee and pastries here in the time that I had. Often, accompanied by the lovely and talented locals I was lucky to be acquainted with through instagram.

Oh the life of a Singaporean is indeed an enviable watch... A return trip is definitely in order!

Pictured 

Tiong Bahru Bakery
Flock Cafe
Kooka Cafe
Jimmy Monkey
Strangers' Reunion
The Plain
Selfish Gene
Toby's Estate
Smitten
Necessary Provisions

Not Pictured

Carpenter & Cook
Maki-San


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mukha cafe

Time flies really fast, yet the speed is continuously anticipated. More so because I finally decided to go ahead and pulled the trigger on a flight ticket to Melbourne this end of the year! To me, the greatest joy of travelling is in essence, to claim my rights as a young fool and see the world in all my naivety. When I was young, my mother would bring my brother and I along to her travels and the best part was more often than not, being able to see a 7-Eleven shop and be amused at its presence and contains. My dorkiness is probably why my mother stopped bringing me along and bought me key-chains instead.
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Last weekend brought me to two continents; America and the Middle East; to savour an amazing gastronomic infusion of Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon on Arab Toast and Shahi Arab Tea on the side. A total match made in heaven! Who would have known, for MYR26 and 30 minutes drive are all it takes for an international breakfast treat? Mukha easily makes it to the top of my go-to breakfast spots for their non-complex, comforting food, and laid-back ambience. Heck, the fact that they serve poached eggs all day is enough to sum this place up. Mukha Cafe (... they're also good for when you want to boast about your recent travels to two continents. *score!)

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yeast boulangerie

I have to admit, social media has gotten the better part of me. Should there be an Olympic Medal in checking your phone for new updates every 5 minutes or so, I would win hands down... and I ain't sorry.

While I was away from the blog-o-sphere of theweekendbrunch, I took the path most travelled and submitted to using Instagram as my sole food-sharing platform. The gastronomic adventure continues, but my old pad did not make the cut. It has been over four months now and I am still adjusting to this new cubbyhole... though, mostly in the kitchen.
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Amidst all the business, I managed to sneak and breathe out dust and stress steam, to inhale the scent of an operational boulangerie in the stylish suburbs of Bangsar.

Yeast Boulangerie, Bistro and Bar has a pretty long attribution for what is simply known as 'The place where everybody goes when Antipodean is full'. Looking back at my last visit, that was exactly how I stumbled Yeast.

Pictured below is my order of Oeuf Poché Bénédictins on Brioche Toast with Smoked Salmon, Béarnaise Sauce and Greens. In other words, I had a plate of poached eggs on French toast with smoked salmon, hollandaise-like sauce, vegetables and a bonus of French attitude. A requisite breakfast choice so much so that the table beside you probably beat you into ordering the same thing first.

As its name implies, Yeast Boulangerie serves an assorted line of fresh breads daily, a tantalizing fare of gourmet French cuisine as a Bistronomy and fine wine over at the Bar à Vin. But really, its probably their motive of serving simple French cuisine at an affordable rate that lures customers in. Besides Antipodean being full, of course.

Yeast Bistronomy, Bangsar

T.

// photos taken with iPhone 4's camera.