Swensen’s Tampines – the House of To-Die-For Ice Cream

I am writing about Swensen’s for today, as promised. I’ve seen their website during one of my food delivery services hunting two days ago, and I instantly got attracted to it. I love to eat but hate to cook, so most of the time I order out and have the food delivered at my doorstep. But as for Swensen’s, I guess I will personally check the place out. Heard the place is really nice, and they say it’s really cool in there (literally and figuratively!).

Here’s what I found out about Swensen’s.

This to-die-for ice cream shoppe started out in the late 1940’s by a certain Earle Swensen. He used the tagline “Good as Father Used to Make”, thus we can deliberately say that this “America’s Ice Cream Man” came from a family where ice cream making is their bread and butter. So that explains the expertise.

Backed by the family’s heritage of ice cream making, Swensen’s now has 180 ice cream flavors, each of which is a must-try for guys and gals who usually cave in to their sweet tooth (that includes me!). They already have quite a number of stores around the word, and the number is still rising. Swensen’s set foot in Singapore in 1979 and it became a big hit to the Singaporeans since then.

Since Swensen’s is not limited to ice cream (they’ve got other foodies as well), anyone can surely have a blast of gastronomic experience! Their menu is quite extensive, and is divided into two portions – the Main Menu and the Sundae Menu. Sundae Menu definitely contains various sundaes in oh-so-yummy flavors In a nutshell, the Main Menu consists mainly of:

• Soups and Salads
• Sides
• Burgers, Fries, and Eggs
• Pizzas and Baked Rice
• Pastas
• Main Courses
• Barramundi Catch, Wagyu Beef Special, and Gourmet Burger
• Family Combo
• Asian Delights
• Drinks 1 and Drinks 2

Wow, that was really a whole lot of foodies to choose from! I’m definitely going to Swensen’s soon. By the way, their signature tiffany lamps are pretty relaxing. I think it will be worth checking out as well.

Cooking is a Passion but who cares? I’ve got IKEA Tampines!

Cooking is really a passion. I heard one of friends say that in one of our usual late night conversations. I ask myself, ”how come I didn’t get my share of that passion? Great. This is just so great.”

See, living solo in my flat actually has its disadvantage. I don’t get to taste home-cooked meals that often. I only get the chance to taste one when my friends drop by (the one who says that cooking is a passion), which happens very seldom.

But don’t get me wrong. I love eating! It just so happened that I’m not that blessed with what they call “passion.”

Then again, I must admit that I love hunting for good restaurants here in the metro. Recently I’ve come across IKEA in Tampines.

IKEA is an international home products company from Sweden. This store originally deals on anything about home and home furnishings, but for an added twist, they incorporated in their own version of a café. For coffee lovers, you can enjoy your cup of coffee here for only $0.50. They also offer cappuccino and latte for $1.50. Plus you can be assured that the coffee they serve is UTZ Certified. Good value for your money.

For their dishes, I love the Cheese Baked Saithe and  the Mee Goreng. You can have these two great tasting dishes for $8.00 and $5.50 respectively. For Muslim diners, they can check out their Nasi Padang and Chicken Wings. Both dishes are Halal Certified as well. And I must say their Chocolate Mousse is a must-try!

Now who says I need to cook when there are lots of restaurants out there who are more than willing to give what my taste buds craves? I’m eyeing on Swensens, the food there looks good. I will surely be checking their stores next time.