Shell To Fry at Platinum Fashion Mall Food Centre (Thailand, Bangkok)

Going to Bangkok, Thailand? Watch this space! With this post, it marks the start of a series of posts on what to eat / makan in Bangkok! If you are keen to know what to eat, what not to eat or what is a die die must try in Bangkok, this series of posts will be very helpful to you!  

As we stayed at Baiyoke Boutique Hotel, (naturally) Platinum Fashion Mall's Food Centre was the first place in Bangkok we stopped over for a quick late lunch. The mall was 10 minutes walk away from the hotel, provided that you do not get distracted or tempted by Pratunam Market or the many street stalls while walking to this mall. 

Platinum Fashion Mall

The Platinum Fashion Mall, a shopping haven place would most likely be on most foreigners' itinerary. It is Thailand largest wholesale and retail fashion mall with many shops selling clothes, accessories, bags and shoes at wholesale prices.

Platinum Fashion Mall Directory

The Food Centre (Food Court) is located at Zone 2, level 6 of Platinum Fashion Mall (as seen in the above directory) which is the same level as where the all the souvenirs are.

Place to purchase Coupon Card

Before you can purchase your meals, you would need to buy the Pre-loaded Card. You can decide on the value to purchase. If you have balanced unused money (value) left in the card, you can proceed to the counter to get a refund. 

The Food Court is huge with many stalls selling a wide variety of food. In addition, there are lots of seats and tables. Each table had a box of tissue on top of it. If only this concept (tissue box) can be replicated in Singapore.  The other incentives of visiting this food court was that it was clean and air-conditioned. 

The Stall P11 - Shell To Fry was one of the several stalls which was widely raved about. As its name suggest, the stall specialises in fr food such as Fried Oyster, Fried Mussel and Fried Noodle (including Pad Thai). This stall is conveniently located at the centre of the food centre. 

Prawns, oysters and mussels

This was one of the most popular stall in the food centre. Even though it was past 4pm, this was the stall with the longest queue (around 7 person) gathered in front of the stall. Some were waiting for their food while some were trying to order. It was quite chaotic ordering the food as there was no proper queue. 

Fried Oyster (Hoy Tod) 75 Baht (S$3.13)

Fried Oyster (Hoy Tod) 75 Baht (S$3.13)

The Fried Oyster (Hoy Tod) more commonly know as Fried Oyster Omelette was executed differently from what we taste in Singapore. The Fried Oyster Omelette instead of being in small pieces was served as a whole piece. It was crispy at the edges while the centre was soft accompanied with a generous amount of oysters. Underneath the egg mixture, there were lots of crunchy beansprouts. Sinfully addictive. If you are a fan of Fried Oyster Omelette, you should try this. 

Pad Thai with Prawn 75 Baht (S$3.13)

Pad Thai with Prawn 75 Baht (S$3.13)

The Pad (Phad) Thai with Prawn did not disappoint. It was quite well fried. The chilli flakes, crushed peanuts, sugar, spring onions and even beansprouts are placed near the counter to allow customers to add according to their preference. We added the chilli flakes and crushed peanuts, and mixed it with the Phad Thai. The Phad Thai was unique its ingredients included oyster and mussel. The Phad Thai was delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed it although the prawns were not fresh. 

Give this stall (Shell To Fry) and let me know if  you like the food. It is one of the best stall in Platinum Fashion Mall Food Centre

Shell To Fry at Platinum Fashion Mall Food Centre (Thailand, Bangkok)
Stall P11, Zone 2 Level 6  Platinum Fashion Mall Food Centre
222 (Pratunum) Petchaburi Road
Ratchathevee, Bangkok, Thailand
Opening Hours: Daily 9am to 8pm

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Lady M Confections Singapore (Marina Square)

Lady M Confections has opened a store in Singapore at Marina Square! This is its first store outside of US. Interestingly, this is only Lady M Confections' fifth outlet! The other four stores are located in New York and Los Angeles. Now you do not have to travel all the way to US to try this! 

Lady M Confections first opened in 2001 in New York and is well known for its cakes especially the mille crepe cake which uses a combination of French pastry techniques and Japanese etiquette of precision. In fact, many have claimed that Lady M Confections is the one who started the milli crepe cake craze.

We visited Lady M Confections Singapore on a Saturday at 5pm. To our surprise, there was a queue of around 5 persons in front of us although there were a few empty tables. From observation, it seemed that there was insufficient staff. Some of the tables were still not cleared. We waited around 10 minutes before we got into the cafe. 

The store looks similar to the other stores in US with white theme used for its setup and furnishing. It was a pity the ambience was noisy, making it hard to hold a decent conversation. In addition, with 56 seats, if you are coming in a group of more than 5, it may be hard to get a table.

Cake Menu

The cake menu is appended above. It was a pity the Green Tea Mille Crepe was not available. 

Vanilla Mille Crepe $7.50

The signature Vanilla Mille Crepe cost $7.50. This mille crepe cake was essentially a layered caked made up of more than 20 layers of paper thin crepes, with a vanilla cream filling between each layer. Each of these cakes are handmade over a period of 10 hours!

The top of the Vanilla Mille Crepe was lightly caramelized. The more than 20 over layers of crepes were incredibly thin with a soft texture. The light aromatic pastry cream with a hint of vanilla flavour complement the layers well. The Vanilla Mille Crepe was delicious on the first few mouthful. However, towards the end, we felt that it was too sweet and had difficulty finishing it. 

Checker $8

The Checker $8 was a checkered vanilla and chocolate sponge cake covered in chocolate ganache. The cubes of chocolate and vanilla sponge cake were alternated to form checkered pattern. Each of these cubes were separated by light pastry cream. Personally, I thought that the layer of cream between each cube was too thick. The rich and bitter chocolate ganache complemented the sponge cake well. At $8 per slice, I thought that the cake was pretty ordinary. I would have expected something better for this price.

I am not particularly wowed by the cakes I had at Lady M Confections Singapore. In addition, the service needs to be improved. The staff had a tendency to look straight and not look around the surroundings. It was a challenge looking for one to take order or to even ask for the bill. If you are dining in, there will be a 10% service charge. I doubt I will be back anytime soon.. unless they have the Green Tea Mille Crepe (which is something I want to try).

Good news for fans of Lady M. By October, a second outlet will be opened in One Fullerton.

Lady M Confections Singapore (Marina Square)

#02-103 Marina Square Shopping Mall 

6 Raffles Boulevard  

Singapore 039594

Opening Hours: Daily 11am to 9pm

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SAFRA: 50 Cents Buns Promotion for SAFRA Members at Breadtalk (25 & 26 Oct 2013)

Source: SAFRA

SAFRA: 50 Cents Buns Promotion for SAFRA Members at Breadtalk (25 & 26 Oct 2013)
SAFRA members get to buy selected buns (Coconut Ball, Croissant, Ham & Cheese, Tuna Bun, Smart Aleck for $0.50 at BreakTalk.

Valid at the following outlets:
25 Oct 13 : Harbourfront Centre, CityLink Mall, Toa Payoh Hub, JEM & Changi City Point
26 Oct 13 : Wisma Atria, Jurong Point, Compass Point, Tampines Mall & VivoCity

- Limited to the above promotional buns only
- SAFRA card must be presented upon payment to enjoy promotional price
- Each SAFRA card member is entitled to purchase of up to 4 buns per transcation
- 5,000 promotional buns are available daily
- While stocks last