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Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Talent Cafe: More then What it Looks

Review ♥

Looking for a nice chill out place?
Looking for a place you could have small functions/gatherings/parties?
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You shouldn't give this place a miss then!

 Talent Cafe 
What is it all about?

Talent Café is a 2 storey cafe/bistro conveniently located at the end of Tras Street and in the heart of Singapore CBD and financial hub. 

It is a place for talents and diners to share their creativity or spark new ideas, where stories are shared, formed and told, where networks are built, great ideas are born and a lasting relationships formed forever. The coming together of minds to spark off new ideas and movements, have been our true inspiration. 

Comprising of 5 distinct space, where each room has individual themes; singular but broad enough for a piece/s of work to stand out, the environment hopes to provoke thoughts and inspires an action. Diner gets to enjoy a unique dining experience with combination of creativity and movements, coupled with good food and array of beverages and desserts, it will be an environment that is cohesive for dinners and talents to come together, experience, collaborate, create, perform, brain storm ideas or discuss business plans, chill out while engaging in food drinks and conversation that perhaps lead to business deals and a start of partnership or relationship. Diners can let go and have fun, discover their hidden potentials or see the other side of their friends. 

NOT only does Talent Cafe allows professionals to gather, create and spark ideas it also has the flexibility of becoming a space for exhibitions, performing stage or to transcend and cater for corporate events, launches, small engagement or birthday parties, workshops! The possibilities are just endless and it can be a space that only your imagination can bring to life.

Talent cafe's food is served from a variety of selection of dishes from European Comfort and Japanese Fusion menu. Each dish is carefully created while prices are kept affordable and with careful consideration of the environment, health and demands. 

The European Comfort menu was created with mind of dinners to experience real comfort of European home cooked food which includes varied salads, pastas, oven baked or roasts and desserts. While the Japanese Fusion menu eclectic approach was to create special homemade sauce and broth to suit all palates while indulging the health conscious diners. Japanese menu varied from sushi, sashimi, makizushi, temaki, yakimono, agemono, teppanyaki and menrui. Some signature recommendation from both menus will be Thumbs-up Meatballs, Ginger Orange Chicken Sandwich, Pesto and Spicy Prawns Olio Pasta, Marakesh, Volcano Maki, Oishii Maki, Tori Terriyaki, Sake Belly & Gindara Shio Sumiyaki, Ebi Tempura, Tori Curry Udon, Talent Café & Spicy Ramen and Tori Katsu Curry Rice.

Talent Cafe also has a wide range of beverages for those who enjoy a drink or two to keep themselves happy and right spirited. Their bar boast array selection of wine, beers, signature and classic cocktails, mocktails, aperitifs and distilled spirits to coffee, tea and soft drinks. 

With Happy Hours promotions features beers and monthly signature cocktails which starts 5pm to 9pm DAILY. So be entertained by creative happenings and performances while chugging down a pint of ice cold beer or sipping a glass of Talent Cafe's signature cocktails, Apple Martini or Melon Mojito.

Well, talent cafe is more then what it looks. Doesn't it?

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After dinner, what's next? Some tea/coffee along with yummy desserts yes?

Chance upon Talent Cafe once with my dad after dinner, but never had the chance to give it a try until that Saturday night.

It was a lovely saturday night after dinner at dad and mine, favourite Korean BBQ restaurant with mom, her friends and D (who came really late). It was a pretty random night, walking in ordering desserts along with different flavoured tea.

Talent Cafe manager, Paladin was really nice and kind to bring me on a tour round Talent Cafe. Telling me everything to clear my curiosity. Since it was an impromptu visit, I wasn't quite prepared. But thank goodness for cameras (I've learn to ALWAYS carry it around whenever I'm out). Well, as I've always said.. pictures tell a thousand words. Don't you agree?

I was always curious about Talent Cafe, wondering why are they called Talent Cafe. I initially thought, it's where talents would gather for performances and such. But it turns out Talent meant more then that. Talents refer to people who are talented in whichever area, from Cooking, Art, Painting, Performance, Drawing etc. It got me all interested, since i'm an Art major as well. (Well, not just arts but performing arts).

Besides it all, Talent Cafe has a simple design yet stylish and it gives you an artistic feel to the whole place. I love how the place is designed. It also gives a pretty cozy feel, a great place to bond and have gatherings with close friends with it's small capacity and space.



daddy & D checking out the menu


 green tea with red bean sponge cake

 oreo cheesecake
yums!

 apple crumble

tea I ordered.
Peppermint Rose (refreshing!)


meatballs



White Room 
(the Blanche)

Purity and neutrality, evokes purification of thoughts or actions.
The beginning of all things.
Seats 20 pax
Suitable for dining or group gathering
No minimum spending required.


 off we go.. up the stairs




Red Room
(the Rouge)

 Increase enthusiasm and stimulate energy, encourage action and confidence.
A room for entertainment, let go and have fun and show off talent
Seats between 42 to 47 pax and 50 to 60 pax with standing.
Suitable for events, launches, workshop, classes, wedding, engagement or birthday party.
Minimum spending of SGD 1,000.00 for any booking exceeding 3 hours.





Purple Room 
(the Lila)

Uplifting, calming to mind and nerves, offers sense of spirituality, mystic and royal qualities.
A room where food, drinks and people come together to create energy and spark ideas.
- Seats between 8 to 10 pax.
Suitable for small group discussion, meetings, brain storming sessions and or workshop.
Minimum spending of SGD 300.00 for any booking exceeding 3 hours.



Blue Alfresco 
(the Azure)

Calming and sedate, seen as trustworthy, dependable & commited.
Outdoor chillax while engaging in food drinks and conversation
Seats 15 pax including mini bar
Suitable for dining and for those who enjoys sipping wine or cocktails under the stars
No minimum spending required.

Lastly..
(apologies, no photo image)

Yellow Room 
(the Giallo)

Optimism and mentality stimulating, sparks creative thoughts with a promise of a positive future.
A room for brain storming and business plans are discuss with ambience for 
Seats between 18 to 20 pax and 25 to 30 pax with standing.
Suitable for small gathering for engagement or birthday party with friends. Small group meet or discussion or chill out by the bar and discuss business or plans.
Minimum spending of SGD 500.00 for any booking exceeding 3 hours.

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Talent Cafe

34 & 36 Tras Street
Singapore, Singapore 079026
Phone: 6536 7077
Email: info@talentcafe.asia 

Opening Hours:
Mon: 11:00 am - 11:45 pm
Thu: 11:00 am - 11:45 pm
Fri: 11:00 am - 2:00 am
Sat: 5:00 pm - 11:45 pm
Closed until Thursday 11:00 am - 11:45 pm

** Nearest MRT Tanjong Pagar ( 5 mins walk from Exit A )
Carpark available at Maxwell House 

For more information please log on to Talent Cafe's Facebook page: 


Till then.
xoxo

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Occasion: New Boutique Opening @ 100 AM Tras Street

100 AM??
Tras Street??

Just incase not many of you have heard of this new shopping mall, 100 AM at Tras Street (near Amara Hotel) neither have I!! I only realize this mall existed when Zerika told me to meet her there! Well, fred not cause here's a little info about 100 AM.

100 AM (AM pronounced as ‘em’), a brand new mall, owned and managed by Amara Hotel Properties Pte Ltd (“AHPPL”, subsidiary of Amara Holdings Limited) is the only full-fledged shopping mall in the west-end of the Central Business District.

100 AM aims to create a brand new shopping experience featuring a wide variety of retail, lifestyle and dining concepts tailored to meet the changing lifestyle in the new vibrant and dynamic hub of Tanjong Pagar.

Strategically located within a burgeoning inner city residential and business district with a huge catchment of residential and office crowd and tourists, this 127,000 sq ft mall with four levels of retail space will be a leading retail and dining destination.

The new façade comes alive at night when vibrant hues of coloured glass fins illuminate the mall and transforms it into a dramatically lit landmark in this historic part of the CBD.

100 AM is only 2-min walk away from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station.

Check out their website to find out more!


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 Next Up! 
Main topic for the day!

Have you ever been troubled about what to wear for prom, D & D, parties or getting yourself a lovely bridesmaid outfit for your buddy's upcoming wedding? Or what to wear for your special date? Occasion may be just what you need to help put your mind at ease with a variety of dresses and colors for you to pick from for ANY occasion! 

Thanks to Zerika, the bff (Check her blog out -> http://zerika-says.blogspot.com!) for tagging me along to this awesome experience and also for becoming my photographer for the day and vice versa since there was only just the both of us!

Occasion. 

It didn't sound familiar to me until I saw the store front and realize I've been to Occasion before! I went to their first outlet which is located at Raffles City (Cityhall) in search of bridesmaid dress since a close buddy of mine is about to get married this december. I even tried a couple of dress there, which I loved the designs. But because the bride-to-be's the boss, I had to head back to discuss with her. We ended up getting the bridesmaid dresses online and honestly, we regretted it so much!

Then, chancing upon Occasion again! This newly open outlet at 100 AM is slightly bigger compared to  Raffles City. There's more dressing rooms available as well as a wider range of colours as well as designs! First of first, before trying out the dresses we would need to take a good look around to see what the shop offers right?

As you will see from the photos below, Occasion has a very sweet, lovely and feminine looking layout. Besides having a wide range of dress, Occasion also sells similar coloured accessories for you to match your dress. And if you scroll further down, you'll also see shoes display as well as clutch bags! You can walk into Occasion and fully accessorize yourself with your dress before any event! And it's a plus point cause you can buy your favourite piece off the racks. If you happen to have a disaster wear on that similar day of your event, you can just walk into Occasion and pick your favourite piece and walk out looking all sweet, lovely and fully accessorized! (Of course, you will need to make payment first!) Besides that, you can select from a range of short dresses to long dress from sweet pastel to vibrant colours as well! They even come in sizes (S, M, L, XL)! So, fred not! (:

Short dresses ranges at $88 while long dresses ranges from $138 - $168. The prices are not very cheap neither are they very expensive, they are reasonable prices and what's more? The quality of these dresses are not made with cheap quality material, there's quality standard. With quality and standard involved, what is a couple of bucks more right? Furthermore, good stuffs are worth much more don't you agree? Wouldn't it also be better to buy a dress of better quality where you'll be able to wear it frequently like any other favorite piece of clothing for a much longer period of time before it wears and tears?

Zerika and I took awhile to walk round the shop and browse through the lovely dresses looking for ones that we really like and would fit into our style. We each managed to find 3 outfits which we liked before heading to the dressing room for fitting. Because we were busy snapping photos away of ourselves, and due to time constraint we only managed to try out 3 lovely outfit! (Scroll down and you'll see our "photoshoot" madness at Occasion).

Occasion also offers dresses packages that's available in:
 4 Dresses at $278 
 6 Dresses at $398 
 8 Dresses at $498 


As what I would always say, photos tell a thousand words! >.-


yummy cute cupcakes! *drools*

Zerika and Me with the lovely cute pastries! yum yum..






Photo credit: Zerika, Photographer: Zerika
Checking out the catalogue.

lovely catalogue photos


Photo credit: Zerika, Photographer: Zerika
Mad love this beautiful long white dress!
Makes a good bridesmaid dress doesn't it? Or even a ROM dress or Bride?

next up: Outfit No.2
this white silver tube dress, fits going for a night of sexy fun.
again, it can be used for any occasion! clubbing, parties, ROM, special dinner date etc.

next: outfit No.3

 Photo credit: Zerika
Thanks Andrea for the lovely goodie bag!

Photo credit: Zerika, Photographer: Zerika

Photo credit: Zerika, Photographer: Zerika
Thank you! And I'll definitely be back! (:

From the photos, I'm sure you can tell how much fun we had at Occasion! We were two happy girls that day! And Zerika finally bought a dress which is NOT black! Hooray! Can't wait to see her in that dress! As for me, I'll definitely be back! (:

Thank you once again Occasion! And also a very BIG thank you to lovely Andrea and the awesome Occasion staffs at 100 AM for letting us use your displays as props! (:

Head down to Occasion and check out WHAT'S NEW!

.Occasion Dresses Outlets.

100AM Tras Street 
#02-18
(Next to Amara Hotel
Tel: 66948801

252 North Bridge Road 
#03-29B
Raffles City Shopping Centre
Tel: 63388721

Check out Occasion Dresses FB page: https://www.facebook.com/Occasionboutique

Thanks to Mag as well! (Check her blog out ->  http://modgam.com)

Till then.
xoxo