SOPHIE AUTHENTIQUE FRENCH BAKERY KEMANG JAKARTA

I've been anticipatedly waiting for the arrival of Authentique's second branch for a while and knowing that they're opening today, I wasted no more time and oh-so-ready digging in to what they have in store! I am such a sucker for bakeries, patisseries, boulangeries or whatever you name it that has to do with breads, cakes and desserts. I have been the first Authentique once and the place was petite, and I mean really petite, but for some reasons I sort of like the heartwarming feel to it, not to mention that particular outlet was also literally warm ._.

This new outlet was named "Sophie Authentique" and located in the Splash area and just across the highly well known Little Baghdad - you know, that Shisha place - and if you make your way from McD then take the one way turn and it's on the right hand side. This particular outlet was certainly bigger, way bigger! If the first outlet located in Kemang Selatan only accomodate maximum 10 people, this one could aaccommodate around 60 and they have indoor and outdoor seating. For some reasons, the overall look felt minimalist but a little undone to me, I am not sure if they're doing it on purpose but it wasn't quite there yet for me, I think they need to add in some pretty details to live up the interior.

The pastry display area was the one that I couldn't stop staring at because visually, their pastries were so beautiful if you're not a human you probably want everything! Just look at how freaking crispy and flaky those croissants are!

 If you notice that smiling guy on the background, he's the owner, all say hi to Alexis!

Their products ranges from everyday French pastries such as croissants, canele, breads, tarts, cakes, sandwiches, quiches, baguette and everything was very affordable (for me) for example one plain butter croissant for IDR 15k, so damn cheap, and they also highlight coffee as their specialties for the beverages, but they also have other options such as teas and fresh juices. The meal ranges from IDR 15k-IDR 70k and the beverages ranges from IDR 20k-IDR 40k, the only hideous thing I notice is when you want to ask extra ice and they're charging you IDR 5k for that.

Iced Cappuccino

IDR 30k

The serving of the iced cappuccino came with one cookies, I think I like this one, more like no problem but I just didn't find this anything special or significantly different.

Plain Croissant
IDR 15k
I adore the texture of the croissant: flaky and crispy, fragrant but all the way moist and gooey inside. I love that little salty and buttery flavor of the croissant. I don't like to use this word but this was really close to what a perfect croissant should be on my standard.

Almond Croissant
IDR 25k
Their almond croissant was also very-very good in overall! The texture of the croissant was the same as the plain one but the filling that they're using (that tasted like kaya jam with a little twist of almond) that did the most talking, not to mention the baked almond on top as the dressing.

Canele
IDR 20k
I must be honest, I am not a big Canele person, for me they are quite boring, but personal truth be told, out of the caneles that I've tried so far in my life, theirs is still probably the best I've tried so far, the texture was really good it somehow reminds me of a custard cake but the denser one.

 They also have the smaller ones but they don't sell them in pieces but per box, and each box consist of 4 mini caneles for IDR 30k.

Croque Madame
IDR 70k
Before I get into the review of this food, I want to share you a little knowledge if you're still wondering this: "what exactly the difference between Croque Monsieur and Croque Madame?". Well, basically Croque Monsieur is the base, it's grilled ham and cheese sandwich with melted cheese on top and Croque Madame is the Croque Monsieur with fried or poached egg on top, so the egg was the one that makes the difference. This Croque Madame from Sophie Authentique was just be-au-ti-ful and so de-li-ci-ous. Okay, as you all know I hate cheese so badly I could barf but this one happened to smell really good and for the first time ever I HAD NO PROBLEM having cheese, well I still hate cheese FYI, I was just blinded by the taste. The bread was also crispy and cooked perfectly on the right temperature. The ham was also so tasty and the fried egg made everything better. This portion was one amazing treat that you shouldn't miss! I highly recommend you to order this!

My visit to Authentique was beautiful and I enjoyed everything I ordered, had no regrets making my way from the West to the South just to fulfil my tummy and curiosity! If you've been to the old place then it's the same deliciousness, just different location, ambiance and atmosphere. Well, no matter where is it, when it comes to Authentique, the authenticity of your gut just keeps screaming for validation! Okay, I don't know what I am talking about here so sleepy have to catch some sleep!

Thanks for reading and if you still don't have any weekend plan yet, then go here! Till the next post! PS: prepare your cash as for the next two weeks they will only accept cash as the form of payment.

Sophie Authentique French Bakery
Jalan Kemang 1 No (across Little Baghdad)
Kemang, Jakarta Selatan
021 - 719 2222
Opening Hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
Pricing: $, IDR 100k for two
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BART: BAR AT THE ROOF TOP AT ARTOTEL THAMRIN JAKARTA

A few days ago I got invited by Artotel Thamrin Jakarta to join the food bloggers weekend staycation and one of the activities on the itinerary was this cocktail making class, as well as introducing their new rooftop bar which currently isn't yet opening so I really got the first watch here and the first to share not only the venue in general, but my experience as well. Their very own rooftop bar is called BART: Bar at The Roof Top, located on the 7th level of the hotel and it's scheduled to officially open for public this Friday (October 17th). If you noticed the blank canvases on the photo above well I have a story for that as well, so just keep reading :).

The design of the rooftop bar was simple, minimalist and personally I found it quite stylish. Basically, since it's a rooftop bar, everything was quite "open" like the bar seating area with direct access to Jakarta's landscape view, but there were several seating areas where they're being covered from the sun. The weather wasn't really pleasant when I got there because it's Jakarta man and it was very hot and humid all I really wanted was to sit down somewhere cooler (thank God they prepared some portable coolers) and sip their drinks! Can't blame them for the crazy weather.

The view from here wasn't bad at all!

I think the shadow could pretty much 'explain' how hard the sunlight was.

No longer can keep this a secret, yes we're going to paint later!

But first, cocktail making class! As you can see they're prepared and set everything. We made their signature "Spicy Martini".

I see vodka, simple syrup, rocks, shaker, flavored syrup and etc.

The bartenders demonstrating how they usually composed the drink!

Of course I "teamed-up" with my dear friend, Aline, no it's not a competition or something but I just love to get crazy with this sick girl, oopsie bestie! ;P

Okay, step by step to create this drink! First, we're going to have to muddle the flamed citrus to get the extract and aroma, and after that we're going to put in the vodka, the favored syrup and the simple syrup!

As simple as that and last but definitely not least, SHAKE!!! Everyone loves to "shake" just look at their happy faces.

Wanted to capture a chio shot so I asked Eddy to help me with this, trust me, this shot wasn't set at all, multiple shots and we're on board with gorgeous freeze shots!

Not a big alcohol drinker, this was a little heavy for me but still pretty much refreshing, especially at certain notes.

Cheers for good life and for tons of money in life!!!

After the cocktail making class we proceeded to the high tea session! The high tea included sweet and savory options, but my most favorite one must be the burgers! The patty was juicy and tasty and the buns were those kind of buns that Anaconda likes!

Mini tartlets and eclairs!

Chocolate cake, the texture was very light but the chocolate was flavorful

Cupcakes with butter frosting, since the frosting was buttercream (which I didn't like), hence I didn't try this. Still pretty tho for photo purposes!

On my plate: floss bread, garlic butter bread with sauteed mushroom and cheese, chicken bread and burger! They also served bottomless coffee and green tea latte which was good!

It was honestly one of the most enjoyable afternoon tea I've had so far, not only because of the food, it's more because I shared the time with those crazy fellow foodies. I've always loved spending either quality or not-so-quality times with them, both are the same fun!

Before the sky got any darker, it's time to paint! The guy with the tattoo was our mentor and he's also one of the creative dude in charge for Artotel and indeed he had good sense for art and color. He showed me this painting for his that's almost impossible (not impossible actually, I just don't have the diligence, so it's 70% impossible) for me to redo.

Loving this shot I took for Marius <3.

Basically we're given 30 minutes in total to create a painting, but it had to include the abstract and the geometry shapes. The first 5-10 minutes was spent for the draft, and the other 20 minutes was to put everything on the canvas (including the coloring). I didn't exactly knew what I was doing and my painting didn't turn out quite well (but still got the praise for the composition), and I actually wanted to take the pic but I left my painting with Anak Jajan. I guess I'm just going to show you the painting that got praised by everyone. It's Filipus "The Hungry Doctor" Verdi's.

This painting looked even better with my own eyes than in pictures and FYI this dude has hundreds of trophies from winning art competitions. Considering this was done in 20 minutes and with coloring. This was quite good!

AHA! I had a picture of me with my own painting, it looked slightly more artsy after it's being blocked by the canvas stand.

Well, I guess that pretty much sum up my experience in BART. Overall, I liked the ambiance but I still need to come back and try their drinks and comfort food so that I could 100% give my POV about this place, let's put this particular one at 70%. When I was browsing at their menu, they were quite affordable comparing to the "nowadays" rooftop bars!

Regarding to the high tea, I am not sure if they actually serve the high tea there, I think it was set for the event that day, but as soon as I get the update, I'm going to forward the news to you :).

I still have a few stories left to share from Artotel, including the overall staycation experience and the dining (obviously). Stay tuned and thanks for reading.

BART Bar At The Roof Top
Artotel Jakarta, 7th fl.
Jalan Sunda No. 3
Menteng, Jakarta Pusat 10350
021 - 3192 5888
Opening Hours: 
Pricing: $$, IDR 250k for two
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