FoodStep 2 Tous Les Jours Bakery 뚜레쥬르

                                      

Tous Les Jours (뚜레쥬르) Bakery and Cafe

Newest Bakery and Cafe Joint in town that astonish the customer with their outlet design. Warm yet sophisticated ambience radiated from the wooden counter and seating. The New Recently Open is the one in Kota Kasablanca. Amazing thing about the Mall is, The big 3 Bakery Joint located in Walking distance at their LG Floor, Bread Talk, Bread Life and Tous Les Jours.

A little History i know

Tous Les Jours is a South Korean Bakery Franchise owned by CJ Group ( A Multi Business Group that focused on  Food & Food Service, Bio Pharma, Entertainment Media, and Home Shopping & Logistics). Started on late 1997 in korea. Open its 100th Store in 1999 and start expanding franchise business to USA and other country. in July 2008 opened their 1000th store worldwide.

The Key of their success in my opinion is because they develop Internet-based Total Information System (TIS) for franchise operations and their frozen dough technology.

The Product

Its basic is French and their variety and taste are developed with Asian taste bud. They also keep the French favorites or altered the taste for the customers. The classic Croissant in example; a golden dark brown with a robust smells pastry. The Variety for Asian Taste bud in example are the GreenTea pan Bread,Sesame Roll, Melon Bread, Mocha cream bread and many more.

 The main Idea of the brand is a freshly Baked goods with their 

Promise "You'll be delighted by the baked goods we make right on the premises."

The display is extraordinary. Simple yet elegant 

The product is also Premium. The good point is they cover all the bread on display with transparant plastic so for the people who are concern about germs and bacteria can be a little relieved.

End up buying a Classic Croque Monsieur; Old time favorite 2 half white toast with ham inside. Soft Bread with Crusty crust on the outside. Muffins Tried the Chocolate, Vanilla and Cheese. Soft, buttery and Creamy Muffins. A perfect companion for your Coffee. A bread with Blueberry Cheese Cream; a perfect combination of Creamy Cheese and Sour Blueberry Jam. A Small freakin Funny Ball. forgot the name but it was a Sticky Rice Flour with a bean Filling inside. Sticky and Funny little bread indeed!

The marketing strategy they do in present  is  buy Rp 65.000 of the product and get a ticket to win various prizes. the Grand Prize is a trip for two to Korea ! Pretty good marketing  Program, since i end up buy more in order to get that 1 ticket :)

FoodStep 1 Bandung Trip

Bandung Trip With "Anak Kost-an"

A Sweet Little Escape from our daily routine is a good refreshment!

2nights and 3 days trip to bandung Thanks to Mr. Dion Rafael who Lend us Villa Babeh.

Marvelous view from the balcony with superb  breakfast  

Yellow Rice with all complimentary dish of fried Tofu, Tempeh,StirFried Sweet Tempeh, Yellow Herbed Fried Chicken and Specialty Vegetables of Sundanese ( Cucumber+Lemon Basil Leaf)

dont forget for Super Spicy Chili with Shrimp Paste as a condiments

A Superb Villa Located near "The Valley" Dago Area. The View are freakingly amazing. with a refreshing pure air of Bandung. It's suitable for you who are looking for a peace break or take a quite time for reflexting our life :p   with its 5 Bedroom+ 3bathroom and super spacious Living area can hold up to 15 person in my opinion. Our Trip was 14 pax and we sleep comfortably. Suit for small group religious activity, retreat, or Simple Reunion. Check Their Facebook Page For more details

Villa Babeh Facebook Page Click Here

Jalan Lembah Pakar Timur F6-F8, Bandung,

0812-8109-0238

Day 2

HummingBird+Hartwood

We end up only using Bathroom of Hummingbird. Due to massive troops we got, we are not able to get the seat and end up going to Hartwood.

We Fortunately see a glance of the magical of hummingbird. First impression: Cute and Girly. Our group sat around a bit to see the food they served and all the decoration they got. we can tell that they want a perfection. The Concept of the Dining Hall is amazing. and i saw some food that they served. The Plating, Food Placement and Condiments saucer are carefully selected to give a very nice presentation. the ambience is very very nice. to bad we don't get a chance to try the food but we definitely will try em on our next visit to Bandung.

Hummingbird Eatery & Guesthouse

Jl. Progo No.14 
Bandung 
 022-4212582

Mon - Fri: 07:00 - 22:30
Sat: 07:00 - 23:30
Sun: 07:00 - 22:30

http://www.hummingbird-eatery.com/menu/food/

HARTWOOD

First Impression: Classy and Elegant Place to hang out. it consist of two part of dining area. Outside with full glass window with black frame. and inside with white rustic brick. the Design was exceptionally nice and the food are International western.  i tried a Chicken Salad and BLT Sandwich. also tried some of Chicken Penne Cream, Salmon Cake and Fish&Chips.          

Overall Food taste is Good and Well Cooked. The Price is Surprisingly cheap. with the result of the Ingredients of the food being low and cheap. What i really praise is how they make a good use of cheap material and produce a good taste. in example, they use regular National Brand of Cheddar cheese and Margarine in substitute of butter .

Salmon cake: Breadcrumbs Composition dominate the cake while the salmon meat smells fishy maybe because they use frozen Salmon. (frozen one tend to be more fish in my experience)

Chicken salad and BLT Sandwich: the Value is good. that means the Chicken meat is thick enough to not make us disappointed and the taste is fair. The BLT sandwich is  Good the chicken is juicy ( while usually other restaurant serve freakingly dry Chicken breast) and the vegetables, mayo and the cheese compliment each other nicely.

Fish and Chips: Nothing new.same old same old.

One other Plus Point is the Interior is nicely decorated. Our narcism level is getting higher over there supported by the heavy rain that hold us there :p 

Hartwood - Gourment  & Grind

Jl. Cimanuk 12, Bandung

Ph: +62224240655 Twitter: @Hartwood_

 Supper @ Takigawa Sky Meat Bar.
Late Night at Dago Area,  we tried the newest Place in Bandung. i believe they open around end of October 2012.
The Location is Super OOOWESOME! double O no A !
its like Build a whole 5 Floor Building and make only the 4th and 5th as the dining area in order the customer can feel the Sky concept.
i will Give 11 out of 10 for the Location.

the downside is the Material inside. In my opinion the Inside matrial (in this case wooden Floor and Wall, Decoration) did not match with the Awesome structure they build. its like they spend all their money to erect it but no left money to decorate.
The Takigawa Mostly Japanese Food. in this Place they add Meat bar concept and serve steak and other western food. the Japanese didnt match perfectly with the concept but the  Meat bar section helps a little. I expect more Sophisticated food and Decorations.

Food i tried is Japanese Rolls Fair Price and taste. a Chahan ( is a Japanese Fried Rice)  with seafood; Fair taste, small portion.
Mushroom cream Soup; The best food i have that night. Flavorful  and thick. Served hot.
I also tried chicken Katsu Ramen. kindda weird taste. Sweet and Salty dashi-Soya sauce taste ramen Broth.  lastly the salmon spaghetti with salmon roe. the Price is cheap. thats maybe why i can count the salmon roe. its Seven ( if you know what i mean)

Overall: Good Place to hangout.Superb view of Bandung city not a place to eat.



 Takigawa-MeatBar in the sky 

Jl Bukit Pakar Timur IV No 8 Dago Pakar Bandung

Phone : 022-8253090

Fax : 022-8253091

Operational Hours :

Weekdays : 11:00 am - 22:00 pm

Weekends : 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

http://www.takigawaresto.com/id/home.html

Bandung: Awesome Escape Play Saboter all Night long. Good Time Good Friends

Pizzeria and Osteria Mozza

This is the very first review i did back in 2011.

Menu and Taste may change by the time but the Review style will be a benchmark for the next one.

INTRO

Pizzeria and Osteria Mozza are side by side together just across The Sands Theater at Marina Bay. Went There about 9PM and we did a last minute Reservation about 8PM. Lucky we did the reservation otherwise there is some line waiting up for walk in guest. We decided to go with the Pizzeria. We definitely should try the Osteria on our next visit. We took a glance on the Osteria Mozza Menu, it has Full course menu (Anti Pasti, Primi; consist of pastas, Secondo, Selection of Cheese from Mozzarella bar and of course, Dolci or desserts). Too bad we already ordered our food so we can’t change table to Osteria.  We don’t regret it what so ever, because Pizzeria Mozza give us excellent experience through the food, heart warming interior design and friendly service.

From the Menu, it has some selection that Osteria doesn’t, such as Brucette, Panini, Piatto del Giorno which is like Main Course of the Day, and huge selection of Pizza. On Dolci(dessert) selection these two share the same gelati selection other than that, all dessert are different.

About Mario Batali and Other owner

Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich (Writer, Restaurateur, and Wine-maker) work together in NYC opened up their Restaurant called Babbo. Mozza is a collaboration these two restaurateur with Pastry chef named Nancy Silverton. She is titled Pastry Chef of the Year by James Beard Foundation in 1990.

Service

            Coming around at 9PM, the restaurant is still busy and I can still see some customers lining up for walk in. We were Greet with one of the Reception with big smile and agile move .She told us to wait for the table or want to take the hi-table by the window instead. We took the table; it’s a pretty high table but its still confortable for us to eat.

From the menu we decided to order some items to be shared. The waiter are super friendly, very handy and polite. He explained to us every “hard” word that’s written on the menu. While we look through the menu, we decided to order Scarbolo-Merlot ’07. Cost us about SGD $87 after tax and service. They set the price pretty high. Outside price is about US$18.

On Bruchette section they offer: Fett’unta (google it!), Bruchette with White beans, Chicken liver and Ciccioli. None of them interest us so we skip with it. For the Antipasti, we Choose Arancine Alla Bollognaise. It’s a Deep Fried Italian Rice Ball. Lighty battered with flour. Served with Heavy thick and tangy Tomato sauce. Topped with generous sprinkle of Grated Parmesan cheese. The taste is pretty strong for a starter but the rice texture and the wine helps. Inside, the Rice is soft and fluffy with melted cheese and soft tiny minced beef. The cheesy filling mixed really well with the tangy tomato sauce. The Wine is sweet, fruity and a little bit dry. The end taste is an excellent  harmony of bitter, sweet yet salty and dry sensation on your mouth.

Salad ; Insalata mista. Literally means Mix Salad. This is simple mix salad yet really amazingly flavorful. Consist of Frisee Endive, sliced Radicchio, Red Chard and also arugula. The dressing is a Salty and sour yet sweet with a hint of black pepper. The sweet taste I believe, comes from balsamic and Olive oil. The result is a refreshing sweet, sour salty and tangy sensation. It so fun to eat the salad, so refreshing!

Mains 

We decide to order pizza and sandwich.

From all the menu on the list, we decided to try Pizza with Salumi Piccante, Mozzarela, Tomato and Fresco Chile. The meaty, salty and spicy pizza goes really well accompanied by ScarboloMerlot, we can taste the tannin pretty high that gives us numb taste on the top of our mouth but didn’t stop us from eating and drink the wine. Some point that disturbed me is the smell from the fresco chili. In my opinion the smell of raw chili skin just disturb other flavor. Noted that the Pizza is Super Crispy and thin, the taste is a little bit too salty to me. But, if we ordered wine, the saltiness brings the sweetness of the wine out.( the state of our taste bud; after eat salty food,  sweet became sweeter)

The dough is really good though. Its thin but also a little chewy in the middle. Makes us didn’t get bored from eating it.

Same wine we drink for the next order.

Sandwich. 

Panini bread filled with Mortadella, Prosciutto from Parma and Salame from Tuscany topped with semi hard cheese; Aged provolone. When we Ate them. The bread is no longer crispy, the waiter fire the Panini and the pizza together. We took our time to eat the pizza and end up with stiff Panini.Totally our fault. Other than that the combination of Cured sausage (salami) Dried Ham (prosciutto) and Mortadella (fatty Italian sausage) with Rustic Panini bread, lettuce jalapeno and Aged Provolone is exquisite. Say no more and I believe you can imagine how heavenly all of those bursting flavor combine in one bite.

And to close the deal we order 2 

Desserts. On the list, many famous Italian dessert like Gelati, Budino, Key Lime Pie, Copetta (Mixed Cream Caramel Marshmallow and Spanish Peanuts).  Coconut gelato pie and Olive Oil gelati comes out to be our choice of the night.

The Coconut gelato pie is served with Thick Hot Fudge and salted almond. A really good combination and texture between sweet creamy yet bitter end taste fudge with the crunchy salted almond. This two combination is a perfect combination to accompany the Coconut gelato.  This dish is almost perfect for me, too bad that the crust is overwhelming.  I believe it’s made of some kind of dark chocolate cookie dough, has a strong bitter almost burn taste at the end. The texture it self is too crunchy so ruin the dish a little because it’s contradict the almond. Other Good also Bad point is they Topped up the dish with Toasted Shaved Coconut Meat. Why I said its both good and bad point is because; Its add extra minor taste on the dish with Smokey yet sweet flavor but when it combined with bitter pie crust it create undesirable bitter taste. The Coconut Gelato it self is pretty good; light and not to overwhelming other ingredients. That’s how a good dish should be. It’s the Primary ingredient but the taste doesn’t ruin all the toppings instead it unites and connects the flavor all together.

Olive Oil Gelato. Good Presentation. Topped up with Crispy Waffel, and salty olive oil on the top give an extra kick for the dish. Makes u want to eat more and more. Most of the gelato is like southern type of gelato. It has less creamy taste and texture yet elegant and enjoyable. I don’t taste too much of the olive oil yet I notice a hint of limey taste and I believe its taste comes from Basil.

Overall Good Food! Good Time!