Crepe Signature Crispy Crepe at Johor Prenium Outlets, Johor

This is embarrassing :P I have to admit that I fell in love with Crepe Signature's crispy crepes :) 



When Alex from Crepe Signature contacted me to try their crispy crepes at their Johor Premium Outlets branch, I was more curious than excited. After all, I am no teenybopper.


When I saw the bewildering choices of Crepe Signature's trendy colourful crepes, I wasn't sure how my taste buds will react to this faddish looking food. Might this not be just another food fab that comes and goes like morning mist?


Chocolate Banana Crispy Crepe RM4.90

When I took my first crispy, crunchy bite of my chocolate banana crepe, it was literary love at first bite :) Any scepticism I initially had just evaporated with that first bite.


The secret of Crepe Signature's crispy crepe is in its special batter. Every one of Crepe Signature's crispy crepes is made on the spot, made to order with natural ingredients.

This results in a rather thick crepe with a surprisingly crispy and refreshing mouth feel. The natural chocolate banana filling was also not overly sweet - it was just nice :)



The completed crispy crepe is best eaten straightaway, though I am told that it can be eaten two days later and it will still be as crispy.  



This Crepe Signature outlet at Johor Premium Outlets is the first Crepe Signature stall. Opened in 2011, it was so successful that now (just 2 years later), there are over 10 Crepe Signature outlets in Johor and the first outlet in Clementi Mall (Singapore) will be opening soon.

Obviously, I am not the only one bitten by the Crepe Signature bug. Try it and see if you can resist it :P



Restaurant name: Crepe Signature
Address: Johor Premium Outlets Branch (over ten branches in Johor)
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/D0XQI
GPS: 1.604566,103.621888
Hours: 10:00am to 10:00pm
Halal cert in process

Date visited: 17 Jun 2013

Passionfood Café and Bakery in Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru

Chi Ling invited me over to try out her new menu at Passionfood. This was my second visit to Passionfood at the invitation of Chi Ling, the owner. I was excited about this visit as I had a very good experience at Passionfood during my first visit.

 

Chi Ling is one of the new blood of Johor F and B entrepreneurs who are driven by passion. Chi Ling is a medical bioscience professional who couldn't resist dumping her white lab coat for her pink apron to pursue her passion for baking and cooking.

 

Oh, on that pink apron - pink is the theme of Passionfood, so you can see the feminine colour in their decor, furniture and even in their food.

 

I asked Chi Ling how the name Passionfood came about. Chi Ling said she was in Vietnam and the Vietnamese fruit passion fruit gave her the "ah ha moment". She like the name because passion is what Passionfood Café and bakery is all about.

Creamy Ebiko Crab Meat Pasta RM18.90

First to arrive was the Creamy Ebiko Crab Meat Pasta. The thick el dente pasta was smothered in a homemade savoury white cabonara sauce with white wine and crab meat.

 

The tiny savoury ebiko (Japanese prawn eggs) popping in your mouth added an interesting mouth feel and flavour to the whole dish.

 

Cheese Chicken Burger RM17.90

Next was Passionfood's Cheese Chicken Burger. I heard my friend Bryan spoke highly of Passionfood's chicken burger before and was looking forward to try this.

 

The thick chicken patty was sitting of a bed of fresh tomato slices, cherry tomatoes and sauteed onions. The chicken patty is blanketed by a layer of soft melted cheese that flowed down the sides of the patty. And, everything is held together between Passionfood's own fluffy charcoal bun, made right here at the cafe from scratch.

 

This is no industrial mass produced patty at average hamburger joints. Passionfood's thick handmade patty is made with hand chopped chicken thigh and breast meat with some herbs and condiments mixed in. The meaty, tightly packed patty had little grease or fat. You will never find bits of bone or rubbery sinews in Passionfood's handmade patty. 

 

 

French fries with ketchup are always simply, special to me :P

 

Passionfood has many interesting drinks on their menu. This is the signature Passion Paradise (RM7.50) - passion fruit syrup with soda water and rainbow jelly.

 

The Mango Tango (RM7.50). Mango syrup with soda water and mango puree.

 

I will be coming back soon to try Passionfood's cakes and pastries from Chi Ling's passion for baking.

 



Restaurant name: Passionfood Café and Bakery
Address: 14, Jalan Perang, Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru
Map: http://goo.gl/maps/SS9N3

GPS: 1.481626,103.773679
Hours: 11:00am to 10:00pm (Monday to Thursday); 11:00am to 11:00pm (Friday); 10:00am to 11:00pm (Saturday); 10:00am to 10:00pm (Sunday) Closed on Tuesday
No pork, no lard, no Halal cert
Date visited: 16 Nov 2012, 12 Jun 2013