Cerita Kuliner Monolog Quality Coffee Co. @ Street Gallery Pondok Indah Mall - nuraisya blog

There's time we've gotta say good bye to our comfort zone and dare to start a new beginning in our live with full of hopes and dreams eventhough we're still not sure what things will be ahead of us. For that specific reason I chose this place as a farewell place with my besties at my old office, yup it's time for me to move on. Farewell doesn't always related to good bye and tears, more to good luck at the new place since we're still gonna meet anyway in the future. And I think Monolog is a perfect place for the three of us with two of us like to take the picture of our food while the other one love to take selfies before eating. Why you ask? Because there's plenty spots here really really good for taking pictures, especially beside the windows and the terrace. But for terrace only open at special occassions.

Monolog's famous crema

Actually this is my second time here, the first one also with one of my besties Tika during monoshot lesson from @inijie and @captainruby. Thanks to them we've manage to know this cool place for hangout. So here we are...

Here you can enjoy various liquor too, cool place for weekend hangout

The terrace, only open for special ocassion or at night

A little souvenir from monoshot session

And now here are the few of many choices of menu you can find at Monolog. Don't hesitate to ask to the waiters if you want to know more about the foods on the list.

My menu of the day

Curry Wurst

IDR 65.454

A wurst poured with tomato curry sauce accompanied by mashed potatoes and vegetables. I like the unique mix between sour from tomato that help eliminates the smell from curry which some people not really fond of, and of course elevate the taste as well.

Egg Benedict, Beef

IDR 72.727

Tika's pick, manage to taste a bit of it. Just like any egg benedicts, enjoy it at their best while still hot. Really really suitable for your breakfast, and you can eat your breakfast here at Monolog from 7am.

Smoked Duck Rice

IDR 80.000

Vika's pick, steamed rice with smoked duck and mozarella cheese on top. Looking for a big portion of lunch, this is your pick.

Hot Spicy Dark Chocolate

IDR 38.181

My favorite, hot dark chocolate with a sprinkle of spiciness from ground chilli. Strange at first but the more you drink it the more you fell in love.

Hot Hazelnut Mocha

IDR 34.545

Oreo & Vanilla Shake

IDR 40.909

*All the prices above are subject to government tax 10%

Another shot during monoshot session with Tika as the hand model

And that end our lunch at Monolog that day, time to go shopping ladies yeayyy. But that doesn't mean the end of our friendship, as long as there's still time and good place to meet like Monolog. Love you girls... Already miss you all... 

Monolog Quality Coffee Co.
Street Gallery 1st floor No. 101 B, Pondok Indah Mall 1
Jl. Metro Pondok Indah - Jakarta 12310
P +6221 2952 9775
Instagram & Twitter: @monologcoffee

Cerita Kuliner Genji Shoppe: Be Creative With Genji Pie - nuraisya blog

Okay, this time I have good news for Genji Pie's fans. You can eat your favorite Genji Pie in style at Genji Shoppe, a pop-up store at Pondok Indah Mall Street Gallery (PIM 3) that only open for a month. Located outside of PIM 3 right in front of North Gallery Lobby entrance, you can notice it right away from the white color that dominate the outdoor display of the shoppe.

Oops I almost forgot to ask is there any of you still don't know what Genji Pie is? Forgive me for keep babbling without explaining it first. Genji Pie is a heart-shaped biscuit from Monde Biscuit Indonesia that came in packages. Available at almost every store and supermarket  with many variants so the whole family can join the fun enjoying this tasty pies. Whilst for Genji Shoppe with it's motto Eat Share Love, brought up with the sole purpose to introduce Genji Pie to the young generations. That's why at Genji Shoppe, you can also see beautiful murals that born from the hand of five young talented artists Rukmunal Hakim, Lala Bohang, Ykha Amelz, Muhammad Taufiq (Em Te) and Monica Hapsari. Hoping their creativity can be both attracts people to eat at Genji Shoppe and encourage other young generations to follow their steps in pursuing their own dreams. Their arts not just decorating the shoppe's walls, for you who love and want to own their works, at the corner of the shoppe you can see many creative original products made by them and various young talented artists. Start from canvas tote bag, iPhone and iPad casing, Genji Pie Mug (which I think is cute), nutcracker soldier, and many others.

Left: Many variants of Genji Pie products on display inside the shoppe
Right: Genji Shoppe with it's motto

One of the mural beautifully painted by Monica Hapsari

Another wild imagination of Ykha Amelz

Interior of Genji Shoppe, still dominated with white
(sorry for a slight appearance of me in the picture)

Unique merchandise that sold at the corner of Genji Shoppe

And here where you eat your dessert, yup it's outdoor
(sorry Elsye for the candid, didn't mean to but since this is the only eating shot I have so...)

These are the desserts, quite tempting right?

And now we're reaching to the most waited part, that is food tasting. All the desserts available at Genji Shoppe are using Genji Pie as their main ingredient, there are 9 menus available plus one make your own mix of Genji Pie. I'm quite lucky that day I join the other members of Indonesian Food Blogger (IDFB) reviewing Genji Shoppe, so I can taste all of the menus listed. Not waiting any longer, I present you the creative creations of Genji Pie...

When Sour Meets Chocolate

IDR 32.000

Suitable for sweet lovers, dessert made from layer of original genji pie and chocolate malt enriched with hazelnut for the filling. Finished with chocolate ganache coating and spring fruits salad to balance the sweet taste.

A Bag of Loves / A Jar of Hearts

IDR 20.000 / 100 gr

A bunch of mini genji pies with chilli chocolate or salted caramel for the filling, you can choose either one or mix of them. Suitable as a snack to accompany you while chit chat with your friends or while watching movie with your family. I take these beauties as take away for my family and they totally loved it.

This is Not a Martini

IDR 25.000

Layered of white and chocolate mousse, a perfect combination to share with your loved one. Dip your mini genji pie to get the perfect taste of this dessert. One of my recommendation. Who can resist the temptation from crispy genji pie with a touch of mild from the mousse?

Make Your Own

start from IDR 5.000

Choose various toppings for your original genji pie to make your own genji dessert. You can choose for single, double or triple scoops of ice cream from Spiky Smooth (hazelnut, chocolate, not so sure for the last one but I think it's cream cheese), sauce (chocolate, white chocolate, pink chocolate) and other toppings (peach, strawberry, pistachios, almonds, mochis and many more). Mine that day consist of Original Genji Pie as the base, one scoop of Hazelnut Ice Cream, spread of Chocolate Sauce and finally pistachios on top. For the taste undoubtedly very tasty and refreshing for a hot day like that day, so dare to try your own Genji Pie Mix?

Sweet-sweet Love

IDR 35.000

One of the jack in the box dessert among the menus. You can find a heart shaped melting brownies between two original genji pies, hiding behind the line up of raspberries not until you give your first bite to this tart.

Ratatouille Goes Berries

IDR 25.000

This dessert absolutely a fan service for cheese fans. A sweet combination of cream cheese, fresh blueberries and strawberries with genji pie's crust for the base. Even though I'm not a fan of cheese, but this should be in my recommendation list. I love how they make genji pie as the crust and it turn out tasty too.

Sleeping Beauty

IDR 25.000

Another jack in the box dessert, from many who order this menu quite shock when they find out this is not ice cream. Despite it's appearance, this dessert actually a fresh from the oven. A moist strawberry pinkish sponge cake with mini genji pie hidden inside and served with a choice of chocolate or strawberry sauce.

Autumn in April / Magic Cinnamon Pie

IDR 28.000

Crispy genji puff pastry with assorted spiced fruits, add a sprinkle of magic abracadabra it turn to be a tasty and fancy dessert. Don't worry it's not real magic, what I mean with magic here is cinnamon just like it's name Magic Cinnamon Pie.

The Corleone's

IDR 28.000 / 6 pcs

The name remind me to The Godfather, a movie about Italian mafia. And speaking of Italia and food, one thing that pop up in my mind, pizza. With original genji pie replacing the pizza bread, you can select one or mix of cheese lovers and spicy salami for the topping.

Smokey Burkini

IDR 28.000 / 3 pcs

Tasty chicken burger with smoked chicken, barbecue sauce, lettuce, tomato and cheese on top of original genji pie. Another one to add into my recommendation list, for those who avoid sweet this is the perfect option for you.

Cute packaging for take away

Overall I truly enjoy my visit here, not just because I love arts, cool place for hangout, fancy dessert with affordable price, but also because of the waitresses in cute apron that always smile and give their best for customer satisfaction. A little reminder though for you who want to spent the weekend here, because of the limited seat you must come earlier or just be patient to wait for empty seats. That's all I can write about Genji Shoppe for now, before I wrap up this review I want to add a little information about an event for this 26-27 April High Tea With Marie-Antoinette where you can purchase Genji Dessert, get pictured in Marie-Antoinette's style and watch cos-play community in action (for exact schedule please check the fanpage). So, come eat, share and love at Genji Shoppe while it still open. Don't get left behind, since this cool artistic shoppe only open until 11th May 2014.

And I have another update for you all, up till 6th May 2014 there's a program called #GenjiBuddies.
Genji Shoppe will give away 35 prizes, including iPhone 5S, and Samsung Galaxy S4.
To find out more how to win those prizes just follow Genji Shoppe's facebook or twitter account.

Genji Shoppe
Pondok Indah Mall
Street Gallery - North Gallery Lobby
Genji Pie Fanpage
Twitter and Instagram: @genjipieid