Mar 30, 2008

Maison Kayser in Taiwan

Maison Kayser is a famous and well-known bakery joint from Paris.
Where more than 15 stores scatter throughout the area,
Over 20 stores overseas such as Japan, Greece, and Italy,
They also opened one branch in Taiwan, Taipei,
How lucky we Taiwanese are.

Eric Kayser is the store owner, the founder, the master chef,
His baguette is a must have,
But don't forget other wonderful goodies in the shop,
Delicate cakes, croissants, pain chocolat,
I assure you that all these items will never let you down.

The branch in Taiwan is located in a shopping mall called Breeze Center,
The bakery is designed with two sections,
One for patisserie, and one for breads.
The smell of fresh baked flour kept flowing into my nose,
So me and my mom decided to bring some goodies home-


Despite all the fresh breads in front of me, I was initially drawn by this dessert,
Mont Blanc-


I'm never a fan of dessert made with chestnuts,
But it was sitting in the counter, waiting for me to take it home...
*Ok, I'm making excuse here for my greediness.
After I had my first bite,
The strong aroma from the chestnuts just burst into my mouth,
And it was smooth and creamy,
Right at that moment,
I converted myself into a mont blanc fan.

Just go try it if you ever get a chance!

Maison Kayser
http://www.maison-kayser.com/

Taiwan Branch:
Fu Shin South Road, Section 1, Number 39.
Taipei, Taiwan.
台北市松山區復興南路一段39號

Mar 26, 2008

Thank You My Mom & Dad, and My Lovely Friends

Happy birthday to myself!!!
Well, happy belated birthday to myself!!!

I just wanna say thank you here to my parents, and all my lovely friends,
All of you are the reason for my happiness and joy,
Seriously,
I can't imagine any single day without you!

To some of you, even though I don't get to see you guys often,
Maybe even less than couple times a year,
But you still remember my birthday,
I'm deeply touched,
I'm so glad that I met you guys at some points in my life.

Let me share some pictures on the date of my birthday,
I went to a Taiwanese style shabu shabu place with my parents,
This is the picture for the interior of the restaurant-


My parents were somewhere behind the camera,
I think they're too shy to be on my blog,
If my mom found out that I posted her picture here....
Mmm.....I don't even wanna think about it.

Went to Barcode with some of my friends (Barcode = one of the lounge bars in Taipei),
Two of them were playing with the giant horse butts painting in the back-


My tricky birthday cake-


Took me a while to blow the candles out,
The fire kept coming back!

Making a wish, actually, 3 wishes-


And time to finish up the cake-


I don't know what to say,
Thank you my mom and my dad,
And thank you my forever friends,
I wish you all the best!