p.s. good night.

it was frankie's birthday, so we decided to gather for an evening meal.. so we decided to go back to dempsey (yay!). frankie made reservations at ps cafe (yay! yay!)  i was quite happy, as you know i have enjoyed the brunches a la ps cafe.  and i was ok with a splurge for an evening meal.  its a new year, so lizzie and laura have gone on with their travels; the expat life in singapore is not for them. but kathy was there as well as isabella (again yay!)  i miss isabella as she lives half here and half in toronto.. she is damn funny.

we had a lovely time.  wine and chatting all round.  kathy has a posh new job at one of the more pretigious schools in singapore netting over 15000 a month. what?  i know... i do not have a great job...and i am sick of working in singapore for singaporeans that are really big bullies.  get this.... as 'civil servants' we are inundated with racial harmony propaganda, there is literally a 'racial harmony day' to remind everyone to be nice to each other.  but then, THEN for CNY, the singapore government gave all civil servant employees of chinese descent ONLY a 'festive bonus'.  yes, they got their pay a week earlier than everyone else because they were of chinese descent.  i am no expert, but that is rather, um, how shall i say this, damn racist!!  but no matter...i have great prospects!  right now i am in a bidding war with two different job offers.  one here in singapore, one in thailand. both international employers. thailand is the land of my dreams... and as much as i love my brunch girls and the hectic chaos that is singapore, my heart is really leaning towards blue waters, white sands and no chaos for awhile...

and back to the night... in which ps cafe, comes alive.  its lit inside making the trees outside look magical. still the large bunches of flowers.  still the awesome row of cakes at the front.  i ordered a moroccan stack of coucous.. which was divine!  so good, i stopped talking for about 20 minutes and just ate and savoured. and it was vegetarian.  and on the menu.  ahhhh..

then i ordered dessert.  of course i ordered dessert. but i think i ordered wrongly.  but how to choose? so many damn good choices.  i ordered pecan pie, but it was pecan chocolate pie and more like a brownie in a pie crust than the southern sugar overload of pecans and sugary toffee filling i was expecting.  no matter.  really, no matter. i was already so happy with my morroccan stack that nothing could dampen my mood.  not even the bill. (which wasn't that bad this time. i didn't have wine and i was prepared)

P.S. Cafe
Dempsey (you know where it is)
www.pscafe.com

gastronomia... fack yeah.

i haven't been here for brunch yet.  but does it matter?  you need to get your ass in here. stat.

it is an italian/french deli type place that serves ready made food.  like freshly made pizza. and freshly made pasta.  and grilled eggplant and zucchini strips.  and croissants. and french loaves. and pasta dishes.  which all look fantastic.  and desserts to die for.  especially ESPECIALLY my two favourite things in all of the world... and now singapore.  lemon chocolate curd and toffee shortbread.  so i have a sweet tooth.  and a greasy food tooth. and a fack'n good food tooth.

my nanny (that is.. for you singaporeans... my grandmother, my father's mother, not a woman my parents hired from the philippines to do our laundry and live under our dinning room table) used to make it for dessert.  not the full lemon meringue pie.  just the lemon filling mixed with the meringue topping.  yummm....  so tart. and good. and creamy. and this place, this gastronomia genius of a place has added chocolate mouse and a chocolate gauche top.  what?  i gives a fack if its vegan.  its orgasmic. i just love it. and its packaged in single serving (well probably more like a double serving for a romantic shared dessert) and sometimes i actually can halve it and save the other half for later. yes, that has happened never.

the second favourite is toffee shortbread.. which is this delightful breadcrumb crust with soft toffee covered in a layer of chocolate.  and it is single serving about 4 bites of crazy sinful sweet heaven.  to be honest the rest of the food looks awesome, and lizzie said the scones are lovely, but i haven't tried anything else. i only have eyes for my two loves.

so.. for this lovely.... 4.5 stars.  (and that's just based on the two items. there is really no where to sit. and its kinda expensive, the lemon curd goes for about $8.50. someday i may try the other options... god knows what else could be better.  is that even possible?)  there are many locations around singapore.  i usually head to the one in holland village (across the street in bee gardens) or the one.. yes... just around the corner from my school.. like a 10 minute walk.. how did the universe plan that so well?!?.... in serangoon circle.

Gastronomia De Paulo Group
Holland Village (other locations)  43 Jalan Merah Saga
Tel: 6475 1323