Food: J's Restaurant

The cosy interior is really a wonderful and romantic place for small groups or couples. 

Located at Purvis Street, J's serves modern European cuisine greatly influenced by a Latin flair. For us both, we have no idea what to expect. @amsyarstifler wanted to surprise me by bringing us both here for our anniversary dinner. (But as usual, the surprise failed along the way there because I'm a good guesser ;p)

Photo credits to MollyMia. Click to check out her review on J's too!

Following our iOS maps, we were led to this small and cosy restaurant distinguished by the purple signboard in front. Although it was a normal weekday, the restaurant was packed with diners and several tables had reservation signs too.

Therefore, make sure to chope your place beforehand HERE or via their website especially if you're planning a visit on a weekend or on special occasions such as Valentines' Day.

Snippet of their menu. You can view their full menu on their website HERE

Back to the food, we ordered Jalapeño Poppers! as our appetizers, Chicken Quesadillas for our main and for our dessert we chose the Bocas Negras which is basically a chocolate lava cake served with chocolate ice cream. Other favourites from their menu would include their paella (available as single or double serving) and churros served with mango mascarpone.

While waiting for the food to be served, we exchanged gifts. :)

A pop-up card I made for him.

A cardholder he made for me :')

Everything was served hot and really lovely for the tummy. I could feel the sincerity in the food we tasted and even the presentation was top-notched. We totally have no complaints and their serving size is HUGE too!

Poppers ($17)
Served with side salad and guacamole + salsa dips.

 The poppers are basically jalapeño peppers stuffed with mozzarella. It wasn't as spicy as he worries it to be. The heat of the pepper plus the hotness of the gushing mozzarella was a killer combo. This is definitely a great appetiser for us because it made us super excited for our main.

It's a big serving for one! We're glad we chose to share.

Chicken Quesadillas ($22)
Served with side salad and sour cream + salsa dips.

The quesadillas were really filling and you can also substitute the chicken for beef at an additional of $2. The flavours are all in harmony with one another and I can totally imagine every single bite singing their way into my tummy. hehe :p

Bocas Negras ($12)
Chocolate Lava cake with fresh berries on edible soil, citrus espuma, chocolate ice cream and sesame tuille.

I hope we're not being mean by showing you this video...

They helped me packed our leftover chicken quesadilla for me to bring to work cos we were already too full. And even after heating it up in the microwave, the smell and taste of herbs and cheese still makes me salivate. 

Complimentary selfie from us both. lol 

Overall, we really recommend you to try J's Restaurant at least once. They're halal-certified and they cater to vegetarians too! Price-wise, it may seem a bit pricey at first glance but it's all worth it based on the quality of the food served and the serving size.

To tell you the truth, as I'm writing this post, I am seriously craving some of their quesadillas :'(

Hope you liked reading our first food review! Let us know what you think and do let us know of nice restaurants or cafés which we could try out in the future :)

Till next time,

Happy eating!

J's Restaurant
http://www.dineatjs.com/
7 Purvis Street, #01-01, Singapore 188586
+65 68874787

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DIY : Heart Surprise

Hi everyone!

Want to surprise your partner or your friends with something cute and easy to make? I'm sure everyone agrees that a handmade gift or card makes us feel extra loved, so why not make one for someone today! Read on to learn today's make-it-yourself craft :)

2 years back, I made this for the Mr. It was the same idea, but I didn't have a proper way of presenting it. He kept it inside his wallet for some time... So today, I'm doing an improved version of what I did before.

These are the materials you need:

Coloured paper (I'm using post-its, you can use anything you have)
Pencil

Black marker

Scissors

Glue stick

Eraser (optional)

With a pencil, draw any character you like on a piece of coloured paper. It can be an animal, a boy, a girl or even a cartoon/anime character. 

On another colour paper, draw a heart shape which is approximately the size of your character's tummy.

I drew a cat because we both love them. :) Keep it simple for now. You can follow exactly what I have done so far. 

Next, outline with a black marker. Add on details for your character. I'm giving my cat a tuxedo. (!!) On the heart, draw a paw on each side. I erased my pencil lines after this. 

Just cut out the two pieces with a pair of scissors.

Trace out the paws using the leftover coloured paper and cut them out as well. Glue them in place over the heart.  

You're almost there! So you have 2 pieces now. One of a cat with his hands behind his back. And one of a heart with paws on the sides...

But if you align the heart on your character like this, it will look like it's holding the heart! :)

So next is just finding a way of presenting it to your loved one. For me, i'm doing a mini card today. 

I glued my cat on a small piece of paper and added some dialog. You can be creative here. 

It's better if you are using a thick paper or card material. I'm using normal A4 paper so the ink had seeped through. I solved the problem by gluing another piece of paper to the back.

Now we need to make a mini envelope for the surprise. Draw lines (using pencil) similar to what I did above. The idea is to contain the heart in the middle box. Do not make it too small because it will be hard to take it out later on. 

Cut out according to the top line that you have drawn. Fold in according to the 3 sides (left, right, bottom).

Apply glue to only the 3 folded edges. Paste it to the back of your card like this:

Draw an envelope design. Any way you like. 

Here you can faintly see that i have slotted my heart inside the 'envelope' through the top. Write a mini note somewhere so that your partner will know that there's a surprise inside! You can also write a letter and slot it in together. Or throw in some stickers,etc. if your friend/partner loves them.

So when they receive your card, they will be like, hmmm.. Okay.. What is it? Where is it?

It will not be obvious to them at first. But they will definitely be surprised after realising that these are like 2 pieces of puzzle. ;)

It's especially lovelier that you had made this for them yourself. You can also replace the heart with a rectangle banner with the words 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' for example. 

So why not try it today? It doesn't have to be a special occasion for making someone smile, right? And shhhh... I only used the stuffs i found at work. :p 

Hope you liked the Heart Surprise tutorial. Try it out and let me know what you think! I would love to see your creations and characters too. :)

Happy crafting~

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