Sunday, June 6, 2010

Quest for best dessert joints I


I'm on a quest for search for the best dessert joint in singapore based on my own terms. It'll have to provide good tasting, yummy desserts that cannot satisfy a craving for more, be generous in its portions (only a plus), decently priced.

Thus far, I've paid a visit to Max Brenner's chocolate bar and i came out not too impressed. I went there for the chocolate but the chocolate drinks and desserts weren't chocolate-y enough. I appreciated the concept, porcelain mugs and steel straws though. The ambience and decor were aptly set up, with bags of cocao on shelves, Max brenner's tale, arty pictures and woody furniture etc. Yet, at the heart of it as I had mentioned, Max Brenner's didn't live up to its name as a chocolate bar.

Tried the hazelnut creme crepe, chocolate granita, chocolate soup, orange smoothie, hot chocolate and marshmallows, mexican spicy hot chocolate and eighties' milkshake.

The drinks got a little je-lat after a while. Perhaps we were rushing through our drinks but I'd think that the drinks were quite sweet. I liked the mexican spicy hot chocolate. It kicked up a little spice in my life and such zest really matched the cocoa taste. No wonder the mesoamerican cultures mixed such an elixir. I'd love to stir up a such a concoction one day. Throw in some cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and milk in the right proportions and you'd get a really divine mayan xocolatl drink.

Just yesterday, I set out to serangoon gardens with my pals to explore the famed ice3 dessert parlour. It ended off with utter disappointment. The choco-banana mudpie and crepe with ice cream were total disasters. One was ice cream in the shape of a block and the other was crepe with preserved fruits and tasteless blueberry ice cream. When I returned home, I searched up reviews and saw that indeed, it was an island-wide let down. Too bad I had to experience it for myself with a pinch on my wallet.

And so, I continue my quest for the best dessert joints in town.