Pick Me Up

I'm not a card-carrying member of the fraternity that believes that home-made food tastes the best. Sure, some things only mum (or dad, in my case) makes best, but there is some amazing food out there that really is worth paying for.

The perfect muffin!

I'm not a coffee culture whore, but I do know a good thing when I see and taste it. As such, I tell you verily that there has not yet been a muffin made at home that can rival those at Starbucks. Sorry, but the perfect mushroom top, the chewy cookie texture of the dome and the soft, gooey interior combine to make me melt. For RM5.90, the Banana Chocochip variant which makes a banana lover out of me, is for me, no bad thing. So hail commercialism!

Green Tea Frappuccino.

I also like Starbucks' Green Tea Frappuccino (Vendi, RM16) for the lift it gives me, without the caffeine buzz.
However, I can attest to one thing I won’t be ordering again. Their Éclair is pretty pathetic, since displaying choux pastry items is never a good idea. The chocolate cream interior was also whipped lifeless, so it resulted in a mouthful of flat foam.

The eclair is a no-no!

Still, I’ll forgive Big Green that since I got really cheerful service from a crew member named Ying at the Starbucks at the Giant Kelana branch.