Besaws: Est 1903, and here's to a hundred years later...

Besaws was started by George Besaw and Medric Liberty, they dreamed of starting their own beer parlor and gambling hall. Their dream finally came true and Besaws got pretty popular. It was a cafe that became the most popular meeting place in the neighborhood.

They serve 7 days a week, and they are pretty popular for their egg benedicts that they offer on every weekend from 8am to 3pm. They are located in Uptown Portland.

Weekend Specials!

We decided to try Avocado & Bacon from the Weekend Specials

Bacon - Avocado (US$ 13) Bacon, avocado, potato wedges, Hollandaise sauce, and some English muffins. I checked Yelp and there were so many people saying that this is so good. It was a little disappointing because I actually expected something more special. It was definitely good, but it was not something memorable. I loved the potato wedges, but for a Egg Benedict dish, I wish it's a little bigger and more sauce please! It was definitely a little dry, but the potato wedges were great! (3/5)

Chicken Fried Steak (US$ 15) two eggs, scratch biscuits, and roasted potatoes. It was definitely something new. This chicken fried steak dish is actually "ground chicken fried steak". It has such a nice soft texture, with a mix of crunchiness, with an addition of gravy. Yum! I personally liked this dish, simply because it was something new to my tongue. (4/5)

Chicken Fried Steak - you get to choose how you want your eggs cooked. We decided to go with sunnyside up, definitely no regret.

Croque Madame (US$ 12) Buttered Pullman brioche, shaved ham, gruyere cheese sauce, two over-medium eggs, chives, rosemary-garlic potatoes. Yum! It was good but nothing special, I actually liked their specialties courses (that they serve everyday) compared to their weekend specials. I am not a fan of ham, but this was not bad. The egg was delish and I think it actually tastes better compared to the benedicts, probably because I liked over-medium eggs better. (4/5)

We shared these 3 dishes for the 3 of us, it was a little too much, but if you are hungry, you can definitely go for one course each.

Check out their menu here!

Hours:

Dinner: 5 nights a week

Lunch: 7 days a week

Breakfast:  7 days a week until 3pm

Monday: 7am - 3pm

Tuesday - Friday: 7am - 3pm // break // 5pm - 10pm

Saturday: 8am - 3pm // break // 5pm - 10pm

Sunday: 8am - 3pm

Besaw's

2301 NW Savier St.

Portland, OR 97210

(503) 226 - 2619

Colette & Lola: Cute Desserts Alert!

I finally got a chance to visit Colette & Lola before going back to Portland, OR. This place is located in Jakarta, Indonesia, in South Jakarta - around Senopati area to be exact. It is one of the popular cute dessert places in Jakarta. I always trust Ismaya Group's restaurants, for their food and ambience - well, maybe not so much for Skye's food. This has got to be one of my favorite dessert place in Jakarta, there's definitely nothing like it. Click here for more selections, and they also do delivery!

Minion! This is a banana cake, the silvery thing is sugar. The strap is made out of chocolate. Yum! (IDR 32k)

Lollipop! Orange chocolate ganache, strawberry marshmallows, mint butter cream, with lots of candy pop rocks! (IDR 32k)

Chocolate Mint Baileys A giant mint macaroon with a shot of Bailey's and bits of chocolate chunks. (IDR 32k)

I See Green Japanese green tea mousse, red bean ganache, black sesame sponge, and crispy sesame wafers. This is probably everyone's favorite and also one of their signature cakes. It's Mike Wazowski! (IDR 32k)

PS: Don't come during the weekend because you might need to wait for tables, this is a small dessert place, so they wouldn't be able to occupy that much people all at once.

Photo Credits: Theresa Surya

Colette & Lola
Jalan Senopati Raya #64
Jakarta Selatan 12190

Japan: The Food Heaven on Earth

A few weeks ago, me and my family decided to visit Japan for a short holiday. It was both hell and heaven on earth to me.

NO NO NO NO, because:

• Language Barrier: Not a lot of people speak English.
• Weather: HOT summer, it was around 30 degrees Celsius/ 86 degrees Fahrenheit pretty much everyday.
• Transportation: It takes time to get used to the railway/subway map. See here.
• Price: When converted to Indonesia Rupiah, everything is quite pricey there.
  ( 1 JPY = 113 IDR = 0.010 USD) expensive in terms of entertainment shopping.

YES YES YES YES, because:

• Food: You will always find good food in Japan, all restaurants serve good food.
• Lifestyle: It's interesting to see their lifestyle. The busy, discipline, and clean lifestyle. Funny seeing almost all of the business people are wearing white collared shirts.

This post is going to be all pictures of food I ate in Japan..