Melaka Trip Part 5: Nadeje Patisserie Cafe, Melaka Raya, Melaka

Eat your heart out by Baby Sumo

Before The Unc left for Melaka, I gave him specific instructions to buy some mille crêpe from Nadeje Patisserie Cafe for me if he had the time. Fortunately for me, him and his mates made a quick detour to Melaka Raya just before they made their way back to KL.

You're coming home with me tonight

Nadeje in Melaka Raya

Mille crêpe, also called thousand layer cake is a French cake made of many crêpe layers. Each cake at Nadeje has around 18 t0 20 layers and everything is made by hand and hand-layered. When The Unc arrived at the shop, he called to ask how many slices of cakes I wanted. Because they would only get back around midnight and the lady in the shop said that the cake would not keep, I just told him to get 1 slice for me to sample.

We went for their bestseller, the Original flavour. The mille crêpe consists of homemade custard cream with Tahitian Vanilla Beans mixed with fresh cream and topped with caramel. Rich in taste and light in texture, I fell in love as soon as I took my first bite. It was smooth, fluffy and absolutely luscious! I regretted immediately not getting a few more slices.

Simply heavenly

My only consolation is that one of their competitors currently supply to several coffee outlets in KL and also deliver to KL addresses.

Opening times: 12pm - 10pm. Closed on Mondays.

Price: RM8.50 per slice.

Location: Nadeje Patisserie Cafe, Taman Melaka Raya, G-23 & 25, Jalan PM 4, Plazza Mahkota,75000 Melaka.

Tel : 06-283 8750

GPS Coordinates: 2.189539, 102.246419

Website: http://www.boom68.com/nadeje/

Tatsu

Eat Drink KL by Sean

Now that Nikko Hotel has become the InterContinental, its Japanese outlet, Benkay, has also experienced a name change, turning into Tatsu.

Not much else is different so far; the restaurant will be refurbished soon, but its menu remains reassuringly wide-ranging. This mix of mascarpone with bonito is a masterstroke, with the soft, smooth cheese blending unexpectedly well with the slimy, salty fish.

Grilled cod fish teriyaki, sandwiched with foie gras. Sounds heavenly on paper, but a preparation like this flops irredeemably when the liver is overcooked to the brink of being all dried out.

Chef's Special Maki, featuring eel, soft-shell crab & avocado with almond sauce. Delicious, but that's no surprise, considering the choice of components.

Omelet with mentaiko. Egg-lovers should be pleased with this recipe's luscious texture, though some might say its subtle flavors border on bland.

Shirayuki sake. Booze is dauntingly pricey here.

Tatsu,

InterContinental Hotel,

Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.