I was so excited to visit the Magnum pop-up store. Not bc I like the icecream (prefer Haagen Dazs) but bc I'm a sucker for gimmicks. I love marketing and I love customizable things so I just had to check out this whole experience.. esp the whole 'pleasure'/high end concept and success of word-of-mouth and social media. For $6 the ice cream wasn't cold/hard enough, but it was worth it 'cause it was fun! I chose vanilla ice cream x dark chocolate coating with toffee bits, macadamia nuts, crushed macarons (I wanted green but they only had yellow at the time) and rose petals with white chocolate drizzle. Didn't bother asking for golden touch... The other one is chocolate ice cream x white chocolate coating, dried strawberries, dried coconut, dark chocolate drizzle - white choco is super sweet but a nice contrast for photo purposes! Pop-up store now extended to the end of August!



1. Choose Ice Cream
2. Choose chocolate coating
3. Choice of 21 toppings.
4. Choice of chocolate drizzle

After Magnum.. made one last stop to Butter Avenue. Finally got to try their famous macarons. Matcha & Passionfruit were too sweet for my taste but I liked Sea Salt Caramel and Earl Grey the best; Rose/Lavender okay too. 

ALBACORE TUNA SASHIMI wasabi oil, melon, cucumber and shiso

CHILLED SWEET CORN + ONION SOUP chili oil and basil

Surprisingly very refreshing sweet corn taste! Personally don't like cold soups.. I think this would taste good served hot as well.

SLOW COOKED LAMB SHOULDER pesto couscous, piperade and toasted pine nuts

I don't like couscous but I ordered this 'cause I like pesto and pine nuts! The sauce was pretty good.. pesto for couscous and tomato sauce with onions/red peppers for the lamb shoulder. Lamb shoulder was tender but I prefer texture of lamb chop/steak cut.

MUSHROOM + RICOTTA LASAGNA peas and pecorino cream

Love the smell of oyster mushrooms with the cream!  So earthy paired with the ricotta.. Quite heavy afterwards but pretty good.

COCONUT MILK + LEMONGRASS PANA COTTA pineapple, passion fruit and mint

This was my favorite course of the three. Pana cotta was so soft, silky smooth!! So milky with a hit of citrus.. and all the concentrated lemongrass flavor sitting at the bottom.

LAVENDER PEACH cornbread and verbena

Cornbread was dry and hard..

Overall I'd say the Mains and Pana Cotta were the best prepared..
After this lunch.. food journey continues to Magnum Pleasure Store & Butter Avenue!