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Out & About #511 | Partial December Visuals

12/12/2018

 
It's that time of the month again. (Please excuse the not-so-obvious fact that I've also lumped a few November extras into this post.)

​1) Butter Baker

As if the Tiramisu slice and Matcha Cookie hadn't been enough to deter me from a second visit to overpriced bakery, I decided to give the prime location patisserie the benefit of the doubt and try a Matcha Latte. Of course, this was largely due to the facts that cravings had crept up before Tsujiri's slated opening time of 11 AM and Starbucks' lineup was too lengthy.
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Quite possibly one of the ickiest green tea lattes I've tasted to date, Butter Baker's costly variation was gritty and bitter - devoid of the fragrant grassiness found in other specialty shops. While the distinct microfoam heart earned vast visual appeal, the overall value of the product was shockingly low. It was on par with The Library's equally disappointing version, actually.
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2) CoCo has always been known to be extra-festive during this time of year
3) Redeeming Monopoly rewards as post-OT dinner
4) McDonald's $1 Premium Roast Coffee is too fabulous of a deal to pass up, especially when a Muffin Pairing only tacks on an additional one dollar and thirty cents.
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5) Homemade Matcha Lattes (Feat. Momo Tea's Matsu) remain the best.
6) And now, we bid farewell (and good riddance!)
7) Cuppa Tea has unfortunately banished their convenient glass milk tea jars due to extreme temperature variances in the wintertime.
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8) Making use of a Labothéry coupon for Brown Sugar Oolong Milk Tea
9) Spotted at The Disney Store: Monsters Inc Sheet Masks?!
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10) Marathon Donuts & Coffee

Renowned for their Hong Kong Milk Tea (and not donuts), the Scarborough café is anything but suave. One ought to think that the champion of a 2012 Milk Tea contest would retain a certain degree of spectacularity in order to maintain their title. Alas, the location is a nightmare and the interior is as unrefined as any other low-key Chinese diner. Situated in the same plaza as Snow Time and Dear Fro, finding parking is nothing other than a migraine-inducing task. Residual cigarette fumes and a chilly atmosphere were not particularly welcoming either.
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I was not acknowledged upon my entry, nor did the girls behind the counter make even the vaguest attempt at fulfilling their basic duties.
Four dollars and five minutes later, I walked out with a Medium-sized HK Milk Tea. The drive had been annoying to start, so I must admit relief at departing with a reasonably-priced cup in hand. Its contents were warm and excessively milky, with not much scent to be wafted.
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Interestingly enough, the concoction garnered depth with chilling. That said, the fragrance factor persisted at an all-time low. Cuppa continues to reign above its east end contenders.

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