Bangkok - Pastels Motel Cafe

May 28, 2018

Dear Fork,

I stumbled upon a hidden cafe in the heart of Sukhumvit Area. Pastels Motel Cafe recently opened in the beginning of May 2018, a residential house nicely converted into a spacious yet cozy cafe with its own garden. It offers all day brunch and coffee and of course wi-fi, purrrfect!

Enter on Soi Sukhumvit 36 and Sub-Soi Napha Sup 2. ( Right on the opposite of Trinity International School)

The shop is decorated with different designs with photo-ready corners for customers to enjoy. They also sell ceramic plates and cups, all handmade.

Let's move on to the most important bit of the journey, FOOD. Without hesitation, I went for their signature drink, Iced Pastelsmotel (140 THB), latte with a twist, coffee with pink milk topped with cream foam. Signature Cocoa. Loved it! Signature Cocoa (120 THB) - thick cocoa drink topped with cream foam.

Grilled Prawn with Pesto Sandwich (248 THB) - served with salad. This was surprisingly delicious! The garlicky, pesto-ey baguette gives this dish a good combination and flavor.

Here comes my favorite #dishoftheday, Egg Benedict with Tomato and Fresh Mozzarella (298 THB). Not so much of a poached egg type thing, but this was amazing. It's just like Caprese aka my favorite salad, but add bread and egg with hollandaise sauce to it.

This one dish though attracted me the most, as each and every table ordered it. A must-try signature dish of Pastels Motel Cafe - Pastelsmotel Pink Pasta (268 THB) - carbonara pasta with beetroot dyed spaghetti, giving its a kick of pink color that goes perfectly well with the cafe name itself. It was served with garlic bread and bacon. Give it a try and let me know. ;)

Pastelsmotel Pink Pasta (268 THB) — **Pastelsmotel Pink Pasta** **(268 THB)**

Well, certainly put this on your cafe hopping list I tell ya!
Love,
Spoon

Pastels Motel Cafe
Address: 23/7 Napha sap 2, Bangkok, Thailand 10110
Tel: 02-077-9994
Business Hours: TUE - SUN 9AM - 7PM
Parking - off street
Price - ฿฿฿

Reno: Campo

September 23, 2015

9/20/2015

Dear Fork,

You made my weekend worthwhile. I loved going food hunting with you. You always make me feel so much better. Today, we got to go to Campo together. It was my second time here. I just love the vibe and food here so much.

Campo is an Italian restaurant located near the downtown river walk, which also gives you the river view from the patio. The simple wood and cement decor gives you the hip and contemporary feel.

The glass has the word 'Milk' all over in different languages.

What attracted me the most was their dessert, but let's talk about their food first because they were also delicious! One of the most popular menu at Campo is their Kale Salad. Simple, yet amazing. It features crispy grana padano cheese, lemon-garlic vinaigrette dressing, which gave it a hint of freshness. It's topped with poached egg, beautiful! #eatyourveggies

Last time I got to try their pizza called Campo. When something is named after the restaurant, I had to try it, right?! Look how beautiful my pizza was. It has tomato (of course), mozzarella, sausage, salami and pancetta. For the love of egg, I had to add it on my pizza. #EGGCELLENT

Salumi Tasting -  $22 — Salumi Tasting - $22

Finally, I got to try their Salumi from Reno Provisions, yum! Salumi Tasting it is. It comes with six kinds of salumi.

Prosciutto di San Danielle (imported Italian ham)
Milano (red wine & garlic)
Mortadella (pistachio studded)
Coppa ( black pepper cured shoulder)
Calabrese (red wine & chile flakes)
Nduja (spicy, spreadable salami)

There is also a Grand tasting, which comes with items above plus three cheese. I was actually craving for some burrata cheese, but they did not have any on the lunch menu. So I asked if it was possible to get it and they were so nice and managed to accommodate us promptly. Thank you so much, everything was delicious! My favorite was the prosciutto, Nduja and the Mortadella.

Gelato Cookie Sandwich - chocolate chip with strawberry gelato.

Here comes the best part of the meal...dessert time! Sorry, Fork, I forgot you for a sec. Their dessert is everything. We got two items, a House Made Gelato Cookie Sandwich, AKA my favorite kind of sandwich. :P A MUST MUST MUST order dessert is the most famous Caramel Budino. It is a layered dessert in a cup of vanilla pudding, chocolate wafer crunch, topped with salted caramel and whipped cream. The different textures made this dessert a to-die-for! SO GOOD!

I can't wait to go back there again, of course with you. Thanks @camporeno, you're the best!

Love,

Spoon.

Source: camporeno.com

Reno: Heritage

September 22, 2015

9/19/2015

Dear Fork,

Are you enjoying our mini road trip together? I'm having a blast! It's a little weekend getaway to Reno, NV for some casino fun and of course, food hunting. Checked in at the Eldorado Reno Hotel. How about we start it off with a weekend brunch?

Inside of the Heritage. Here is our section of the restaurant.

We stopped by the Heritage at Whitney Peak Hotel. What a nice restaurant, with modern decor, huge with high ceiling. The waiting area is super cute with 2 hammock-like chairs hanging from the ceiling on each sides.

This chair is comfy! Can I be here all day? :p

Oh! Their Happy Hour menu is a steal. So many things to choose from with the price ranging from $3-$8. We started off with Fried Mac and Cheese ($5). It features green chile mac and cheese croquette, served on top of charred onion salsa. Nom.

This was my favorite! It was also on the Happy Hour menu, called Everything Bagel Dog. It was simply a hot dog but with an extra love. All-beef frank with cream cheese smear, everything bagel season on a French roll for $5! If I had more space in my tummy, I would love to try everything on this menu...Seriously. LOL

What's brunch without egg and cheese? I decided to go with the White Trash Croque Monsieur. What a name! It's a Grilled cheese, filled with egg in the hole, served with chorizo gravy and delicious crispy potatoes. YES! You know how I love 'em crispy.

Fork, thank you for sharing this wonderful weekend getaway together. It was delicious!

Love,

Spoon.

Source: http://heritagewph.com

San Francisco: Craftsman & Wolves

September 17, 2015

9/16/2015

Dear Fork,

I had a great day today, though, I wish I got to see you more. I went to Craftsman & Wolves since I have not been in for ages. I still love everything about this place, the people, the ambience, and of course their delicious looking pastries.

Speaking of pastries, as you've probably heard from me before, I'm so glad to be in this wonderful city, packed with tasty spots all over within a few minutes walk. Who doesn't like cafe hopping, right? (not to mention, bar hopping is fun too). LOVE IT.

The moment I walked in, approaching the counter, I didn't even look at anything else, but these beautiful goodies in front of me. How can I decide what to get?! Okay, let's do this... how about a couple of things at once! YEEEEEEAH

I loved how CAW pays attention to detail on their pastries. It wasn't only that they tasted good, but they are visually attractive! (yes, I mean the pastries LOL.) I got myself a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallow. Litchi Roll features milk chocolate, coffee cream. It's a fancy eclair roll-like but with a twist of the crispy cracker underneath the roll.

Hot chocolate with marshmallow, so good. I wish the cup was bigger! LOL

The Devil (not so deviled looking, it looks more like HEAVEN)

The Devil was so tasty. You know how much I love chocolate especially when it's rich! The Devil chocolate cake is filled with chocolate ganache and toffee. The three texture combined makes it the best!

Here comes the best of the best, a must-try at CAW, The Rebel Within. What is that? It's a breakfast muffin, filled with soft boiled egg. It's just perfect. It has asiago, sausage, green onion. SO GOOD! #bestoftheday

My morning was completely fulfilled with deliciousness.

Thank you for coming with me and help me experience my food life.

Love,

Spoon