Chapter 99 - Reminisce Descendant of the Sun at dal.komm coffee at Damansara Uptown, Petaling Jaya

A cup of coffee and a slice of cake accompanied by background music is what you need the most, marking the beginning of a short break. Celebrating the Raya Eve, bestie and I headed to dal.komm coffee at Damansara Uptown - a place where I have longed to go since the airing of Descendant of the Sun.

Like a bubbly child, I happily entered this cafe, reminiscing every single moment where Captain Yoo had with Dr Kang in this place. What makes me more excited is no other than seeing a photo shoot area where the "girlfriends" of Captain Yoo and Sergeant Seo Dae-Young are happily greeting the guests. 

I smiled. This was just perfect! Alas..How I wish I could bring the dolls back...

                      

Salute, Captain!

While I was excited with all these, bestie was at the counter, ready to order some drinks. Some of the drinks caught my attention and I opted for Bubbling Cappuccino whereas bestie ordered Chocola' deShake. We too ordered a slice of New York Cheese cake to journey the rest of the evening.

You will be notified once your drink is ready through this beep.

                       

Chocola' deShake and Bubbling Cappuccino

There are two floors (referring to dal.komm coffee at Damansara Uptown). Suggested to sit on the first floor to have a better view. However, as many people flock to the first floor, the place will eventually become stuffy and hot. Like myself and bestie, although we prefer to have our coffee at the first floor, we decided to just stay at the ground floor as it is less noisier (since there was a huge crowd on that day) and it is colder.

At the first floor, if diners are bored, they can play around with a couple of iPads pre-loaded with a variety of songs. Simply put the headphones and enjoy the music tunes as you enjoy the view out there. 

Food and beverage 

                  

Chocola' deShake (RM18.90)

Looks tempting - the ice cream is good! However, we do not really fancy much once we start to drink it. This is because the ices that are used are course and rough instead of a finer ice, causing the chocolate taste to be diluted. Is this how the shake is in Korea?

Bubbling Cappuccino RM 14.90)

Nice presentation! How am I supposed to drink it with the chocolate powder on it? I took a sip of it while handling the drink with a very careful manner. Yumm...Both coffee and chocolate taste are not that strong hence, they blend pretty well here.

                  

New York Cheese Cake (RM13.50)

Delicious! Cheese taste is so strong and it truly melts in my mouth. This cake is comparatively good like the ones that I had in Royal Selangor. Suits people who love cheese.

Other than these, there are other offerings too like pastries, cakes, toasts and popular Bingsu. I have no idea why but lots of people actually ordered Bingsu - a cup of shaved ice dessert that is served in a number of ways, be it in terms of flavors or toppings. Suggest to try it with a group of friends rather than having it all by yourself. By the way, you can help yourself with a cup of warm water at pick-up counter at anytime you want.

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Calling for all Descendant of the Sun fans'!

The Snap & Win Contest is running now where you can stand to a chance to win the original Bonicrew Toy where we address it as 'cute dolls" by following these 3 steps:

1. Take pictures creatively with Captain Yoo and Seo Dae-Young's girlfriends at dal.komm coffee.

2. Upload on Instagram with hashtag #dalkommcoffee #descendantofthesun

3. Screenshot the image and send in to marketing@dalkomm.com.my

The contest ends on 31 August so good luck!

I really want to win this toy hence, this is my post in Instagram :)

                  

Ambient : 8/10

Price : Reasonable

Food : Light snacks and dessert

Service : 4/5

Verdict : Try dal.komm coffee!!

dal.komm coffee

Address              : No.61G & 61M, Jalan SS 21/37, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

GPS Coord.        : 3.13598 N 101.62328 E

Tel                      : 03 - 7722 5199

Operation hours : 9.00am - 12.00am (Mon to Thurs), 9.00am - 1.00am (Friday), 10.00am - 1.00am                                 (Saturday), 10.00am - 12.00am (Sunday)

Website              : www.dalkomm.com.my

Others                : Accept credit card, wifi available

Regards,

Foodiestravel

Chapter 77 - Visit Royal Selangor Visitor Centre, Kuala Lumpur

On Malaysia Day, bestie and I headed to Royal Selangor Visitor Centre, tagging along relatives and friends from London to the place where it is known with quality pewter, design and craftsmanship. Never in my mind I would step into Royal Selangor Visitor Centre nonetheless, I did not regret for going. Instead, I foresee myself to visit that centre again =).  

Founded in 1885, Royal Selangor Visitor Centre is home to the world's foremost name in quality pewter, and to its precious metals brands Comyns and Selberan. I was literally putting myself in a knowledge of history and science between metal, tin and pewter, thanks to the guided tour which is offered in 4 languages and also, my dedicated tour guide who generously explain the story of Royal Selangor. At the end of the tour, we were greeted with a retail space that hosts a wide array of pewter gifts and homewares.

After we were educated with some history on how Royal Selangor is established, we were greeted with a cup of 100 Plus before continuing our pewter education on how the items are being made.

There are few stages to how a pewter item is made. The first stage is known as CASTING. At approximately 250'C, pewter is casted; it doesn't just reproduce every single detail in the mould but also makes a stronger and robust article.

Second stage is known as POLISHING. Pewter is polished to impart a soft lustre using tropical vine Tetracera scandens' abrasive leaves.

Third stage is known as FINISHING and I believe this step has put Royal Selangor items into a different level. Though we are embraced with modern technology, each piece of Royal Selangor item requires handwork in order to attain the desired finish and quality.

(Left): Before polishing (Right): After polishing

Lastly, is the HAMMERING stage. According to the tour guide, the staff of Royal Selangor is usually trained for at least 6 months to 1 year before they can start hammering; this is because if the stylization or shaping of the fine pewter is not consistent, they will not be able to use them.

I believe there are more stages in order to make a good pewter however, the abovementioned ones are pretty much the basic stages.

How the factory looks like

If you have some free time to spend, you can join one or two interactive workshops namely The School of Hard Knocks or The Foundry. In The School of Hard Knocks, you will be taught step by step on how to make a pewter bowl between 30 minutes to 45 minutes whereas in The Foundry, you will be creating an object with molter pewter such as jewelries in an hour.

If you can't make it on that day, then head off to the retail space where you will be greeted with tons of pewter-made items.

Since I did not intend to buy anything, bestie and I went to The Cafe - I must say that it is a must to dine in there. Offering a spot of tea or coffee, visitors like me get to indulge in a delicious selection of homemade cakes and pastries. We ordered three cakes and I must say that they are worth trying! The cheesecake is really, really delicious. Same goes to their Guiness Chocolate Cake..Ahh...that's life - indulging these lovely cakes in a sunlit space with garden views.

Spent literally about 2-3 hours before we called it off a day. Well-spent Thursday, I would say =)

Royal Selangor Visitor Centre,

4 Jalan Usahawan 6, Setapak Jaya,

53300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

royalselangorvisitorcentre.com

03 - 4145 6122

Regards.

Foodiestravel