Find of the week

I simply love anything that's fresh from the bakery, especially a good chocolate chip brioche. Unfortunately, if like me, you're a busy working girl (or have the odd kitchen disaster), then you would know how difficult it actually is to find time to visit your favourite cafe and savour your freshly baked pastry or what have you. However, i have since found the best substitute ever.

Ta-dah - introducing Spiralo's chocolate chip brioche.

Smell: Distinct smell of (almost) freshly baked brioche. Texture: soft, yet a little chewy. Taste: Light and buttery with just the right amount of chocolate chips. Extras: And, it has the bonus of being individually wrapped, just for when you happen to be working nights!!! Price: Totally reasonable 1.18 for 6.

Overall rating: *****

It is so good, i have yet to stop at 2. I think i need help, or more brioche.

Currently doing: Just watched the Bourne Ultimatum. It was great. In fact i held my wee in for 1/2 of the show cos i simply could not leave halfway... (p.s. hmm...hope they don't figure out what that wet patch is...JOKING LAH)

New Chinese Supermarket in Town!

Those of you who live in London and do Oriental food shopping would understand the pain of shopping in a chinese cash&carry - the aisles are much too narrow, too many customers huddled within the shop space (it must be against fire safety regulations) etc etc.

However, the latest supermarket to hit town was a delight to shop in, not to mention you also get a 5% discount if you show your Peninsula Restaurant receipt (of which we are regular customers er-hem). First of all, it's all nice and new. The supermarket is actually a supermarket and not a warehouse. There is air-conditioning and chinese pop-hits playing in the background. The selection is great, with an abundance of Malaysian and Singaporean imports, hell, they even have my beloved Brahim's! There's a little cafe within the supermarket to have coffee and chinese bakery snacks. You can even pay by card!!! OK, i guess the catch is that things are a tad more expensive, but it was nice to shop and actually browse the aisles. I didn't even have to go in "war" mode where you have a list in your head, chiong to get the stuff and chiong to queue up at the never-ending till - the whole outing taking less than 30 mins. In fact, we stopped at every single aisle. How's that even possible?

It was all very pleasant and civilised, to my delight.

Currently doing: Recovering from a bout of general malaise. I think i've caught a cold or sumthing. Feel really ill and my joints ache. Maybe its just rheumatism. And i'm supposed to be on holiday! Poo. Poo. Poo.