The Morning After @ Jaya One

Our small family had brunch at this cafe over the weekend. 

We were actually following our lil' tot closely behind as she was contemplating on whether to use the main entrance or the side entrance. hahaha

Anyway, whilst the three of us were standing near the cafe, one of the servers by the name of Alam, stood by the door and looked at us. 

He immediately opened the door for us and gestured us in. 

As we were settling down at our table where there were three chairs, Alam brought an additional chair for me to place my huge backpack. 

He even asked if our tot needed a baby chair but we politely declined as she did not wish to be seated in a baby chair. 

I thanked him for being so attentive. 

As he brought us the menu, he noticed that our tot was sitting quite uncomfortably in the chair, he brought another chair and placed it on top of the existing one to increase the height. 

Wow, just wow. The level of attentiveness is simply awesome and the fact that he was so polite and courteous definitely won us over!

Once we've placed our orders, our tot became slightly restless so I ushered her to the cakes counter. 

The minute I saw this chocolate cheesecake, I immediately ordered it, upon the approval of my lil' tot who just LOVES cheesecake!

Lil' tot and I were both enjoying our cake and because it was just SUPERB, I coaxed hubby to have a taste too before the cake vanishes from the plate! tee hee hee

The breakfast which I ordered probably needed a bit more seasoning and the portion should be bigger (due to its price tag) and it would make the taste perfect. ;)

I had my latte and hubby had his caramel macchiato which he just LOVED! 

You see, hubby is quite particular in terms of food and drinks so he can immediately tell if it is awesome or good or OK or just terrible. 

Their caramel macchiato is a must-try! 

As I was impressed with the service provided by Alam, I conveyed my compliments to Victor, the cafe manager who was also manning the coffee machine at that time (he was the one who prepared the caramel macchiato). :)

Like Alam, Victor was equally polite, courteous and friendly too. 

Both of them definitely left a positive impression on us and it's safe to say that we will definitely come back! 

More pics of the cafe below :)

You may browse through their website for more details. 

Address: The Morning After @ Jaya One, L4-G-2, Palm Square, Jaya One, No. 72A, Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya.

(The entrance of this cafe is facing The School's main entrance)

The Grumpy Cyclist @ TTDI

LATTE - RM 10

Last Saturday morning, I wanted to try out nasi lemak at Santai, TTDI. 

Heard that the nasi lemak was good and the breakfast crowd enjoys the nasi lemak with lauk sotong.

Unfortunately, when we drove by Santai, it was closed for the day :(

Oh well. 

So we went driving around TTDI to find a breakfast spot. 

That's when I spotted The Grumpy Cyclist and told hubby, "Ok there!"

Truth be told, we had to make another HUGE turn around the block since it was a one-way street, aih! 

Luckily for us, when we were about to reach the cafe, a car pulled out of the parking spot so hubby manoeuvred our car into the vacant lot. 

That's when I noticed "Oooh, there's an Indian Cuisine restaurant, owh there's a Chinese Muslim restaurant, aha there's a local Malay restaurant!"

Suddenly, there were tons of choices available for us! 

No no, we should focus and head on in to The Grumpy Cyclist since I've read about this cafe somewhere. 

At that time, all the tables inside the cafe were filled with patrons so we placed our order at the counter, paid for it and headed outside to wait for our food to arrive. 

I felt a bit uncomfortable outside since we were with our toddler and all three of us were huddled on one long bench with an ashtray placed neatly at the end of the same bench. 

I moved the ashtray elsewhere and noticed that the fan wasn't really helping with the heat that was starting to warm up pretty fast. 

I prayed to myself, please please please Lord, have a table available for us soon.

When a couple emerged from the cafe, hubby quickly dashed in to check for an empty table. 

We managed to secure one table (thank you Lord!) and hubby brought in the latte and tea which were already served to us. 

There was a consistent stream of patrons, to the extent that some of the patrons left the place since there were no tables available. 

Frisky Goat has a much better control of managing the crowd as people would be lining up outside the cafe and the servers would usher the crowd in once a table becomes available. 

BIG BREAKFAST (THE GRAN FRONDO) - RM 18

Hearty breakfast meal :)

My latte had that heavy caramel sweetness aftertaste which I didn't fancy but hubby seemed to like it so it's a matter of preference. 

CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES - RM 12

Yummy fluffy pancakes, true to it's description as written on their menu board. 

The portion was huge and our lil' tot managed to finish off 2 slices whereas hubby and I shared a slice each. 

Shower, anyone? :D Yes, you're more than welcome to shower here too! 

I told hubby. 

I'm probably growing old already. 

I've outgrown this cafe hopping business. 

But for bicycle enthusiasts, you'd be welcome here. :)

Address: 36, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur









Phone:019-229 1658

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The Grumpy Cyclist being featured in The Star back in April 2014.

Our DIY Coffee Brewing at Home

I confess.

I love everything there is to it about coffee.

The smell. The taste. 

Whenever I think about coffee, I think of breakfast or cakes or cookies which would accompany my coffee. 

I think of a sunny morning. 

Nothing perks me up better in the morning than coffee. 

I'd probably feel that something is amiss when I start my morning without my cuppa. 

Seeing that I love coffee, hubby bought an espresso machine for home use. 

We've tried a few espresso machines, to be honest. 

We finally settled for this:

A Philips Saeco Poemia series. 

We saved up enough (a few months or so) to make this purchase and saved up on our coffee trips to the cafe. 

The size isn't too bulky and fits perfectly on our counter top, right next to our water kettle of similar color. 

Setting it up to brew coffee in the morning doesn't take too much time. 

Of course, before I was able to use it all by myself, hubby showed me the hows until I was confident enough to brew my own. (Cue victory dance here).

How to Brew Your Own Coffee

The steps below are for preparing a cup of latte.

Step 1

Steam the milk in a container like the one below using the espresso machine.

Before steaming, there'll be an indicator (green light) on the machine to show you that the machine is ready to be used. 

It should be hot enough (not scalding hot), to be poured into your coffee mug at a later stage. 

Once the milk is steamed, set it aside. 

Step 2

Use ONE scoop (provided in the kit) of ground coffee beans and pour this into the scoop as per the picture. 

Insert this scoop onto the machine. 

You may purchase coffee beans from your local cafe and request for them to grind the beans for you (notify them that it would be used for a coffee machine at home, not for commercial use). 

Alternatively, if you have your own grinder, you may grind the beans to your liking at home. 

Select the option to express the espresso into a small espresso glass shot.

As I love my coffee to be thick, you can see that I'm using 2 espresso glass shots here.

Step 3
Quickly pour your espresso shots into your coffee mug, immediately followed by the milk you've heated earlier.

Step 4
Once done, you may add sugar to your liking. 

There you go! 

Your freshly brewed coffee which you can enjoy within the comfort of your own home. 

Aaahhh ... bliss! :)