Artisan Roast & TopShelf.

After a stressful week, I finally had time to meet up with Ben for tea on Thursday after my mid term paper. We actually wanted to try out Dip N Dip but the moment we got to Telawi it started raining cats and dogs so we took shelter in BV II's Artisan Roast cafe. I've been to the Taman Tun branch numerous times so I knew I wasn't gonna be disappointed :)

Ben's Latte.

I opted for tea as I had a slightly annoying experience with coffee the night before. Decided on TWG's Silver Moon tea (which I love). I'm glad to see quite a few places have started selling TWG's teas. 

Lemon slice & Pecan slice (RM6 each).

I can't compare it to other places because it was my first time trying these flavored cakes but I enjoyed it both :) Especially the pecan slice because I LOVE pecans. Which reminds me, I really wanna try Alexis's pecan pie. It looks so good!

Last night, Hazel & I had one of our regular dinner dates at TopShelf, Taman Tun. The food overall was really good but the service was bad as they were very obviously understaffed what with a full house and only two pairs of hands.

We started with 3 entrées, followed by 2 main courses & a dessert.

(we are such fat eaters).

Les Escargots au beurre RM24.

snails served with butter and fresh herbs.

The taste was good but I wish they had more sauce for the dipping bread.

 Salmon ravioli RM23

stuffed with smoked salmon and ricotta cheese served with a seafood broth.

The broth and the stuffing complemented each other amazingly.

Crispy aromatic duck RM28.

shredded crispy duck with think pancakes, cucumber, scallions and hoi sin sauce (basically, peking duck).

Yummy :) I've always loved my peking duck.

For my main course I had, Boeuf bourguignon RM34.

slow-cooked beef in burgundy red with homemade pasta.

The sauce and pasta went well but the beef should have been more tender.

Hazel had the Confit de canard RM33.

duck confit, fondant potato, braised shallots & french beans.

The confit alone was salty but paired together with the cranberry sauce, it was really good. 

Creme brûlée RM18.

Still fell short of a good creme brûlée as it was way too eggy.

Boo :(

By the end of the meal, I felt like I could roll around. We ended our Friday night in, enjoying 2 bottles of wine :)

Just Heavenly Cafe & Nails #1.

Took my sister out for dinner at Just Heavenly Cafe, BSC as a post-PMR treat :) Glad I finally got to try the food here and I'm definitely going to keep going back until I try out (almost) everything on their menu! Seriously, it all looks so good & the best part, it seems relatively healthy.

Soba Salad.

So glad I ordered this even though I was tempted to order the Detox Salad (just to try out what Quinoa tastes like haha!). The taste was so fresh & I loved how all the flavors came together! 

Chicken & Avocado Open Sandwich with Cranberry Sauce.

I liked this too but they should have given more cranberry sauce to make the taste stronger (but then again I love cranberry sauce so maybe I'm being bias). Besides that, everything tasted fresh and yummy.

Lamb Burghini (I didn't get the pun at first.. I'm so slow).

One of the best lamb burgers I've tried. The lamb patty had just the right texture & moisture + the mint yoghurt sauce complemented everything perfectly.

Can't wait to head back and try the rest of their sandwiches & key lime pie which Ben recommended but sadly they had ran out :( Oh! I definitely wanna try their super big breakfast (I think that's what they call it?) which they only serve on weekends & Public holidays, all day.

On to nails!

I've been a loyal Amante customer for about 4 years now (oh wow I didn't realize it's been that long). I love the service that they give and it's also very convenient for me since it's in Aman Suria and I live less than 10 minutes away. I've bought two packages from them which is the RM1000 nails package where you get RM300 free and more recently, the RM1000 gel nail package which comes with 5 free gel nail removal (which usually costs RM40-50) and also RM300 free.

I got this done two weeks back @ Amante.

The basic gel manicure costs RM78 + RM55 for the nail art/stones.

I really loved how it looked but within a week, the stones started falling off and it bugged the hell outta me. So I decided to get my nails done again (it was my birthday weekend, so I'm excused). The only bad thing about Amante is that their color choices isn't very extensive which is a real bummer since I do my nails very often and I'm running out of colors! So I decided to give Color Culture a try.

OPI Strawberry Margarita (Gel).

RM40 for gel removal + RM90 for the manicure.

Well, obviously the color choices (even for gel) is muuuuch better but the service isn't as great. I prefer the comfy sofa chairs & warm atmosphere Amante has to offer. Also, from experience, I think Amante does much better nail art compared to a lot of places. I think I'll stick to Amante (besides, I still have my packages) and hope they bring in more colors!

Petaling Jaya @ Aman Suria
No. C-G-5, Jalan PJU 1/45

Tel: 03-7803 4664

* Note: they have 10 other branches if you're interested for somewhere more convenient :)