ARE YOU A COFFEE PERSON?

A coffee person is naturally more interesting compare to a tea person.  

...Okay, that’s a little bias because, ehem.. Yours truly is a hard core coffee addict. Yes, I can barely concentrate if I don’t get my shot of caffeine in the morning. I would not hesitate to put my money down at the latest coffee house around my area just to try out their signature coffee. In stressful moments, I even day dream about a nice cup of coffee while I curl up with a book. *daze away* Coffee makes me a better person, so today I am about to share with you guys on hot spots of cool cafés in K.L. So if you are also a big time coffee fan, just stay tune and marvel at my choice of top cafés in hectic city Kuala Lumpur!

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PLAN B ROASTERS

The biggest strength of Plan B Roasters that located within Publika’s Ben’s Independent Grocer is the varieties of beans. Their house blend is a roasting of Indonesian, Brazilian and Ethiopian beans. The original form of this dark, pure brew is an espresso. Every sip is especially rich and with a little hint of chocolate. If you are a fan of long black, you should opt for their many single origin blends expertly pulled by their skillful baristas.

For more details on this cafe', visit here 

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THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE

The Departure Lounge is one of the primary cafés in KL which have introduce specialty coffee which is called as smooth latte, which is also a big favorite among the regulars of the café. With less complex choices of flavor, the now in-famous Five Senses beans from Western Australia are really quite good. This will lead you to keep order more cups without feeling too overwhelming. The espressos are made into the right temperature, and every sip is inviting indeed.

For more information on this cafe', visit here.

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ESPRESSOLAB

Espressolab gets their coffee from farms around the world and roast the beans inhouse. The result is complicated at the same time, perfectly balanced notes that strays from the acidic tendencies of KL coffee houses. The latte especially is milky with full foam, but nicely well-rounded and silky in your mouth. Remember to bring along a book, and enjoy a cup of rich, excellent cuppas you’ll taste in the city.

For more details on this cafe', visit here.

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MOLLYDOOKER’S COFFEE BAR

The coffee bar is a nice, decent hideout in the corporate building. The beans used at Mollydooker's Coffee Bar are alternate between single-origins from Brazil and Columbia. The Brazilian roast is a dark sinister one, suitable to be ordered in an espresso or long black. However the Columbian is fruitier with a diverse roasted aroma. Enjoy your coffee, and have a slice of chocolate chip-studded banana bread. A perfect indulgence indeed.

For more information on this cafe', visit here.

Franchise vs. Street Food

So today, I was craving for a bowl of Kai Si Hor Fun and I was annoying almost everybody in the office about it. And yes, as always I managed to get myself a bowl of Kai Si Hor Fun at one of the famous kopitiam franchises. As I was waiting for my food to be served, they were chitter chatter about the food I ordered and how it is being too commercialised that it has lost its authenticity.

Check out this place for one of the best Hor Fun!

Most of the people I worked with are Chinese and they were telling me how good and refreshing is the bowl of Hor Fun that they get to enjoy back in Ipoh, the birthplace of Hor Fun. So, when the food arrived, I put aside all my thoughts and I indulged on a bowl of perfection, at least to me it is. And they were still saying how good the hawker food is compared to all the prestigious places people would actually go to eat. So, for today I guess, it is only appropriate if I were to cover of franchise food vs. plain old good street/hawker food.

So the question is what makes people go to the expensive franchises outlet instead of the good street stalls? It is a matter of choice and preference. Simple, basic, everyday example would be coffee. Why on earth would you go to an expensive coffee shop and get a black coffee when you can get a fresh one brewed at the warung? The way I see it, coffee is coffee. It is made of coffee beans. You may add sugar or cream to it. Again, it’s preference and choice. Of course I too believe that people buy things with brands that they are comfortable with and they trust.

When a food is too commercialised, it will lose its authenticity. And it is a sad fact that people are still consuming it, well for the sake of eating. But do they enjoy the food? I believe not. Again, it all goes back to preference and choice. And just recently I was reading some online article about youngsters are more inclined in joining the F&B business and opening up a restaurant rather than open up a hawker stall. Why, you ask? Well, it’s simple. 40 years ago, they’ve seen how hard their parents worked under the blazing hot sun opening a hawker stall selling their family’s authentic dish made with love to provide a shelter.

However, this is not the case in this present time, as more and more people wants things to be done easier! Did you see the salad pack at the supermarket? They even have ready-made vegetables used as coleslaw and not forgetting Caesar salad packed in plastic bowl ready to eat! People are getting lazier, aren’t they or we, for this matter? Opening a restaurant and selling food (not good food) seems like a simple matter and everybody can venture into it and what attracts them most is the profit margin that is waaaaaaaaaaaaay higher in comparison to street stalls.

I’m actually running out of idea to talk about this matter. And I strongly stand by my opinion when I said it’s all the matter of choice and preference and most of the hawker stalls are one of a kind and it’s a lost for people to only go to franchise outlets and not acknowledge the goodness of food at the roadside. Till then, toodles!