The Harvest Patissier and Chocolatier

Hi, thank you for visiting my blog and welcome for those who have just joined :D Hope you have a great time here! As my food journey continues, I realized that eating is such a pleasurable activity not just a must daily routine. To find a great balance for your body when consuming food is also what I discovered, keep your body healthy and in shape but also enjoy the wonderful culinary world.
Okay, it's another sweetness that I'm going to share in this post. Yes, it's literally sweet! A few days ago, I visited the newest branch of The Harvest Patissier and Chocolatier in Kebon Jeruk. The store is exactly next to Holycow! Steak House and completes 'the deadly trio of temptation' McDonalds-Holycow!-The Harvest OH MY WHY?! Managed to passed the first and the second but couldn't resist the third one that day LOL.

The Harvest is originally an European-style bakery and pastry shop chain where most of the items are cakes, french pastries, chocolates, ice creams, macarons and many others. But they also serve dine in request with limited space. I decided to dine in there before attending an event in the afternoon. I had taken lunch at home, so to complete it one piece or two cakes would do it. I was captivated by the quality of their products. I believe the pastries and all other products from The Harvest are made by passionate and experienced professionals, displayed and served beautifully, the best quality lies within the taste and create a good standard of pastry. Another point that I like is when you're eating it, you can sense the luxury of it :)
Here are what I got from my visit :

Chocolate Mousse (IDR 28k)
I'm a big fan of chocolate, so this is a must! Coated with premium dark chocolate, sprinkled with white sugar and dressed with chocolate spiral on top. Looks beautiful, isn't it? When talking about mousse, we shall not forget the cream inside. That chocolate cream inside was a masterclass. The cream was very smooth and had a precise level of sweetness. The sponge cake at the base was also great. A very delightful in every bite.

Red Velvet Cake (IDR 33k)
The popular Red Velvet Cake is also a must-try. You can see the luxury in that one slice of Red Velvet Cake. There are plenty of Red Velvet available with each of them has different uniqueness. The Harvest's has a strong red color. The cake was soft in texture and quite strong in taste. The berry taste was unbelievably amazing. Decorated with berries on top makes it a beauty! Good enough to try :)

Chicken Mushroom Puff (IDR 11k)
The Harvest also serves non-sweet menus, here is one of those. A simple puff with chicken and mushroom filling. The puff was great and delicate, perfect right after it was baked. The chicken and mushroom filling was in a fair amount. Of course the filling was delicious and enough for me. And hey, IDR 11k for this delicious puff is a great deal. A good choice for breakfast. Yummy!

Overall, the shop and services were nice, and most importantly it is VERY STRATEGIC! Definitely going back here for quality cakes and pastries.

*cheers*

The Harvest Patissier and Chocolatier

Jl. Panjang No. 19, Kebon Jeruk

West Jakarta

Ph : 021-5309124

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Honeymoon Dessert Taman Anggrek

So I'll continue my story from my last post. The next day, I went back to Taman Anggrek (again) with the same purpose, to watch The Amazing Spiderman 2 haha! This time I got the ticket to watch this box office movie. While waiting for the show, I got some times to kill. So to do it, I decided to visit Honeymoon Dessert just across the XXI.
Like the name, Honeymoon Dessert is a store that serves dessert as its main. Originally from Hong Kong, Honeymoon Dessert has well spread in Indonesia. With so many choices to enjoy desserts now in Jakarta, Honeymoon Dessert can be your choice to consider.

Desserts come in many types, like cakes, ice cream, fruits and many more. Honeymoon Dessert dominantly has fruits in its menu. The fruits are processed and mixed into many variants here. Pudding, pancake, snowball, iced as you like.

Thai Black Glutinous Rice with Mango in Vanilla Sauce (IDR 32k)
I like mango, so I picked this menu not because of its long name! Also I was also seeking something that could be refreshing and light in taste. The mango here was a bit sour, I was expecting  to be more balanced between sweet and sour. But the sourness didn't ruin this dessert, the black rice and vanilla sauce were pretty amazing. Two big scoops of black glutinous rice were irresistible! The texture was a bit dense but soft while eating it.

Durian Pudding (IDR 31k)
I'm not gonna write about this long, this pudding was simply great! Durian flavored pudding added with real durian flesh! What can you ask more? This is awesomeness! Period!
Another durian dessert that you should try is Durian Pancake which I didn't try this time. Many say it's good!

Watermelon Sago with Tofu Pudding (IDR 23k)

A very cute pinky dessert. With its relatively low price, this could be a good pick for you. The juiciness of watermelon in that big chunks of watermelon sago is totally refreshing. The smooth tofu pudding will only make this dessert delightful. Not too sweet but it's still there. Just an escape you need in this kind of hot day.

Honeymoon Dessert

Mall Taman Anggrek Lv 4 #401A

Jl. Letjen S. Parman, Kav. 21, West Jakarta

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Marugame Udon Taman Anggrek

So initially I headed to Taman Anggrek to watch The Amazing Spiderman 2, but unfortunately all the tickets were sold out (aargh, still haven't got the chance to watch!) so an 'emergency plan' needed. Yep, you guess it right! The emergency plan was to find a restaurant to eat :p
Finally I dropped my choice to Marugame Udon. Marugame Udon is a restaurant that has udon, tempura and rice bowl as its specialty. At Taman Anggrek, Marugame Udon is located very near with the Ice Rink.

The food can be directly ordered at the counter and then the freshly cooked udon will be added by meat and soup or other addition in just a minute! Way faster than instant noodle LOL! Here you go, you get your fresh warm udon. For side dishes (mostly tempura), you can do it by self-service.
The udon and rice bowl prices are ranging around IDR 33k to 50k, while the tempuras have pretty various prices, averaging around IDR 10k-14k.

Beef Curry Udon (IDR 50k)
Freshly cooked udon with sukiyaki meat and thick curry soup, added with chives on top. The udon is kinda thick and a bit spongy which is nice. I found the sukiyaki meat is soft and good. The curry soup, as you know, is thick and tasty enough. It could be spicier and stronger in flavor though. But overall this Beef Curry Udon still has the original beef curry taste and would be a good companion during cold weather.

Niku Udon (IDR 45k)
Niku Udon is udon with sukiyaki meat, poured with the warm kake dashi soup and chives on top. Looks like a classic udon, but the taste never lies. The broth is so nice and makes this Niku Udon delicious! Personally I really like this Niku Udon because it's simple yet delicious and for it's authentic taste.

Tori Tempura (IDR 12k)
The tempuras in Marugame Udon come in pretty large size so it's about enough to take one or two with a bowl of udon. I tried Tori Tempura and Ebi Tempura this time. Tori Tempura is a deep fried chicken fillet tempura. Decent enough :)

Ebi Tempura (IDR 14k)
Ebi Tempura is a deep fried shrimp tempura. It's deep, crunchy and big enough. Should have it to make things complete.

Marugame Udon
Mall Taman Anggrek Lv 3 #316
Jl. Letjen S. Parman, Kav. 21, West Jakarta
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