RESTAURANT REVIEW
TEXT
SUSAN WONG
PICTURES
KARAN KHALSA
In a perfect
world, I would
eat my Eggs
Benedict on
Croissant with a
Double Espresso
three times a
week
LEFT
Chef Brian
folk music hum in the background
and instead of the parking exit of
ABC Place, I imagine a Parisian street
scene: cobblestone pathways and
women cycling in their stilettos.
However, I will admit that it is
quite entertaining to watch drivers
struggle to manoeuvre their cars
once they realised they can’t pay for
their parking at the exit.
Mama’s Fine French Patisserie &
Bakery opened in 2013 when the
new addition of ABC Place was still
under construction. Its menu is
French-inspired, and its strength is
formidably expensive sweet treats
and pastries, which its ingredients
up until the moment it’s presented in
the display case, have been imported
from all corners of the world.
In a perfect world, I would eat my
Eggs Benedict on Croissant with a
Double Espresso three times a week,
with no regrets and no plaque in
my arteries or protruding belly. In
Mama’s case, though as delicious as
my Eggs Benedict was, I would stay
away from the jello-like Hollandaise
sauce, thankfully served on the side.
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