One of the popular social enterprises, Eighteen chefs is a for-profit eatery that offers jobs to ex-convicts. I love businesses that are always contributing to the welfare of society.. especially when it gives people second chances! How does food taste like now that eighteen chefs have been around for several years?I ordered the Creamy white cheese baked pasta with chicken sausage (SGD7.80). With student privilege, it's only $6.40 with iced lemon tea and ice cream! The baked rice was delicious.. extremely tantalizing although really small portion!My friend ordered the Mushroom Chicken with Aglio Olio at SGD12.80. It was topped with mushroom sauce, not real visible mushrooms. The pasta tasted a little too salty and the chicken tasted like it was defrost from frozen meat! Nevertheless, we enjoyed our meal at the restaurant.

Yellow Cup Coffee has officially opened on 26th Jan, and it was a great honour to be part of their pre-opening launch!Google "Yellow"and you will see that yellow is actually the colour of GOLD! It is the mission of this cafe's owners to let their customers enjoy a golden standard of coffee. Each cup is handmade on a La Marzocco Strada machine which has been dubbed the "Ferrari" of coffee machines! No picture of the coffee machine because you should go and see it for yourself! ^^;Popular marvel heroes are plastered across the walls, granting the atmosphere of being in a downtown New York cafe. According to the boss, they're going to purchase more of such posters to fill the entire wall!This is how the feel of the cafe looks like. Cozy, warm and fuzzy... here's where you can share your secrets with your loved ones comfortably.Lovin' all stuff yellow! Their staff is as trendy and quirky!
We had a free flow of coffee and pastry and I had a great time trying each and every one of the pastry!From left to right lies the Apple Muffin, Chocolate Scone, Seaweed bread and orange peel muffin. The price ranges from SGD2.50 to SGD3.50. You can have fun trying all of these except the seaweed bread, which was a tad too oily and tasted quite plain. It felt like I was eating a piece of white bread with seaweed on it. Slice through the orange muffin and you can see how moist the inner parts are. There are no flaky residues that would leave your plate messy and thus, it isn't a challenge to eat their desserts glamorously!The Apple Crumble (SGD4.20) has a dust of icing sugar. The nutty crust holds a light-as-a-crowd pastry cream, and slices of apple are visible at the crown of the pastry. It was a lovely confectionary accompanying the coffee!The snow pear danish (SGD4.20) is DEFINITELY my favourite. It's a great accompaniment with the coffee, delivering that perfect blend of pure indulgent pleasure. It has a fluffy crust with sweet-tasting caramelised pears to go along with it. It wasn't too sweet, but the puffiness of the danish is a go-to fix for the perfect dessert.The chocolate croissant (SGD2.70) was a little too flaky, and it doesn't taste as good as the one you can buy at deliverance. I could hardly taste the chocolate because it has been overpowered by the strong flavour of the flaky bread! I wouldn't recommend this one.The barista at Yellow Coffee also makes great latte art as well! You MUST try their coffee at Yellow Coffee, because their coffee machine is the 'ferrari' of all coffee machines. I'm a relatively experienced barista and a strong coffee-drinker, and as good as it sounds, their Yellow Coffee is indeed the most premium coffee I have tasted in Singapore. Their coffee ranges from SGD5.70-SGD6.30. You may ask for decaffeinated drinks if you are sensitive to caffeine, and if you are health-conscious like me, do ask for low-fat (skimmed) milk as well at no additional costs.Some of the latte art may be a bit abstract, like the one above. It actually showcases two swans, though I thought it looked like a leafy plant on the soil.

Here's a list of Q&A that would help you enjoy a cozy experience in Yellow Cup Coffee!
How's their service?
It may be bias to say that their service was great because I went for their pre-launch. However, the barista was really helpful and friendly. They make customised orders too... it was quite slow on that day but they had a LOT of orders and I really thought it was worth the wait.

What desserts should I order?
They actually have a full-day brunch but they're still experimenting with it. So just go ahead and try their brunch if you're a daredevil. On the other hand, I really recommend the snow pear danish. No matter what, don't forget to order a cup of coffee. The names and prices may be subjected to change!

How do I enjoy myself at the cafe?
People usually do cafe-hopping in a group or with friends, but I think Yellow Cup Coffee is a great place for you to read a book and drink a cup on your other hand. The staff is really friendly so I won't be surprised if they chat you up. Who knows you might make some new friends there?

One does not need to go very far to find a place with cozy atmosphere and good food. A crowd pleaser like Pasta De waraku makes a great place for dining in with your loved ones!There is usually very few people in the restaurant. The service, however, is quite slow and the staff wasn't very friendly. We changed our order a few seconds after ordering and she grimaced at us, saying 'tsk, haiz' to show apprehension.That aside, the restaurant is famous for its pasta! This bacon and ham carbonara pasta (SGD9.90) is quite small in portion, and I felt hungry even after finishing it. It comes with rich creamy sauce and a mouth-watering oily sheen. It was a treasure hunt for the bacon, but thankfully they were quite generous with their ham! The pasta was soft and evenly cooked throughout. We ordered this as an a la carte (a separate menu from the set menu).I really love the set menu which grants a sharing portion between two people (friends, lovebirds, family) at an affordable price! The total set meal, which consists of a drink and a soup of the day, costs SGD26.80.You can choose from a wide variety of food items. If you're a pescetarians, fret not as there are salmon steak to go along!We ordered the iced lemon tea soft the drink and mind you, it was so refreshing that I really wanted to order another cup! It was not too sweet and the tea was strong in flavour.This is how the food looked like when it came. We asked for an extra plate so as to share the portion. Don't belittle the look of a small portion, it was actually quite filling!Cabonara Waraku Sauce
The carbonara waraku sauce pasta actually contained deep-fried bacon & poached egg yolk with Carbonara sauce. Here's a tip: if you don't like your yolk to be half-cooked, do inform the waitress of your preference! The pasta was a light creamy taste instead of the usual rich flavour, and the bacon wasn't too oily or fat. The side dish was a fried tofu and potato salad (at the background). Anyway, don't be deceived by how it looks! Despite looking like the one you can buy from supermarket and cook yourself at home, the fried tofu was quite delicious! The potato salad, however, tasted a bit stale.Salmon Steak with Teriyaki Sauce
moving on to the salmon steak, i thought the teriyaki sauce did a GREAT job masking the awful smell of the salmon. It is a truly decadent addition to the meal!

If you're looking to visit Pasta de waraku, here are some tips for you.
1. Don't be surprised if there isn't anyone serving you while you queue outside. Just walk in and sit yourselves as the waitresses, well, pretends to be busy in a restaurant with almost no customers.
2. Look out for food deals online from Pasta de Waraku. The restaurant usually upload great deals (e.g: Groupon) online!
3. Visit in the evening or when the sun sets. You are able to watch a beautiful view of the Singapore river!

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As of 2013, Wan Chai Hong Kong Tea Room is now 12 years old since its opening. In all that buzz and fuzz, the cafe mimics the cosmopolitan city of Hong Kong. They served the food lightning-fast, but it took quite awhile to make payment.[THE NEGATIVE]
Sadly, the concept of a 'tea room' is nowhere near its title. I felt uncomfortable eating in the restaurant because there were no partitions for privacy. With the open-concept restaurant near Daiso Japan in IMM, anyone who passes by would naturally want to take a look at what you're eating.
The menu doesn't clearly state that payment must be made when you order, and it is not surprising to spot a queue at the counter.If you're there, it's a MUST to try their Noodles!I ordered a bowl of Shrimp Wanton Noodles, while my dining partners ate Dumping Soup Noodles (水饺面）for SGD4.50 each. One can't really tell the difference between the two.Take a closer look and you will find that the Dumplings are larger in size as compared to the Shrimp Wanton.
The fillings of the Shui Jiao consisted of minced meat and chopped vegetables. The wanton's filling is made of minced pork, coarsely diced shrimp, finely minced ginger, finely minced onions, sesame oil and soy sauce. I can't help but find a close similarity with the Italian tortellini or Jewish kreplach. We also ordered Fried Brinjal with pork floss for SGD3.00. It was crispy, delicious and fragrant all at once! I would definitely recommend OpenRicers to try it.

Recommended Tips
1. Go really early, avoid lunch peak hours and dinner peak hours. We spotted a really long queue. The entrance of the restaurant is at the Daiso Japan's side.
2. Avoid bringing bulky bags because there isn't really any space for you to place your belongings.
3. The lighting there is great to take good pictures of your food!

Lady M Confections has recently opened another outlet in Singapore at One Fullerton. But I have decided to visit the older branch at Marina Square to see if any changes were made. Walk right in and one feels like one is walking right into an Apple store in New York. The white-washed background and white furniture give you a sense of indescribable peace and calm. In fact, the tables and furnitures are also white in colour, giving off a feeling of being in paradise.The logo is pretty well-designed and so are their confectionaries. It involves highly-detailed and skilled artisan chefs to come up with each cake, and each slice is accurately measured and evenly proportioned.Gâteau aux Marrons (SGD8.50).
It is delicate with a fine crumb, two layers of almond hugging a soft whipped cream in the center. Crosshatch pipings of chestnut-infused cream, it is lush and true to flavour The cream graces the entire surface of the gâteau. For an elegant finish, it has roasted walnuts and snow sugar.The sprinkle of nuts was delicious to chew along with the soft sponge-cake. Along with the sweet-tasting cream, it was a mouth full of exciting flavours!Milles crepe (SGD8.00).
I would confess the standard is highly comparable to that in Europe. This world-famous signature cake of theirs features no less than twenty paper-thin handmade crêpes layered with ethereally light pastry cream. Delicate and irresistible, the top is gently caramelized till golden. Sink right in, and alternating crêpe and cream layers literally melt in your mouth leaving a subtle sweet finish.Look at those fine layers and see how soft it is! I really loved how easy my fork can sink into the slice of cake.Sit near the sunlight and you can truly enjoy the radiant glow of the miles crepe. I love peeling it off slice by slice, but it can be said that it is best eaten whole!If you would like to take away, you have to walk-in to this shelf of cakes. You can easily spot this as it is located near the cashier.Some recommended tips for OpenRicers:
1. Each slice of cake is not enough for two people to share & it's highly possible that you would want more!
2. You don't have to order drinks because there is free flow of water (iced or warm).
3. However, tea
makes a great companion with cakes!
4. It's very difficult to get the attention from the service crew, so please go ahead and sit near the cashier and kitchen as possible.

For full review, do visit http://www.littletinysun.com/2014/01/ladym-mille-crepes.html