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Attention everyone! The authentic and original The Cheesecake Factory from United States is coming to Jakarta on March 17th 2017, well technically it's here but it will be launched on that day because of course, eatandtreats got it first covered for you! The California originated cheese cake brand has chosen Food Hall Plaza Indonesia as its first product launching destination and soon followed by more places in short time.

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I remember back in 2015 I was very fortunate to be able to have the experience to dine at their Mall of Emirates outlet in Dubai and the outlet was very spacious with prolly 200-300 seating capacities and I remember vividly that I was seated at this spot where you could also see people playing at their indoor snow park, while the Indonesian franchise won't be exactly a restaurant, but it's still very nice to be able to sample some of their best selling cheesecakes, and boy let me tell you THEY WERE GOOD.

The kind peeps who brought the brand to Indonesia sent me some samples of their cheesecakes (as you can see below): Original, OREO Dream Extreme and Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake, and this entry will be me talking about their cheesecakes!

OK so as you guys probably know, I am not a cheesecake fanatic nor it's the kind of dessert that I look for the sweet closure of my lunch or dinner, I usually go with something with a hint of sour or the good old chocolate for dessert, and I remember having their cheesecakes back on that dining experience in Dubai and fell for them, something about their cheesecakes that generally wasn't overly milky/cheesy if you know what I mean, theirs were more to the sweeter side both flavor and fragrant wise (yes they did smell very sweet!).

Quick look from their packaging and you'll be thinking about ice cream type cheesecake that melt in your mouth, well half true, only the cheesecake wasn't exactly an ice cream cake but YES to the melt in your mouth creaminess!

(8 Sizes Cheesecake Packaging)

Original Cheesecake

OREO Dream Extreme Cheesecake

Ultimate Red Velvet Cheesecake

Their OREO Dream Extreme Cheesecake was surely my number one favorite out of the three sent to me! First, I think just by looking at the picture below you'll understand why I rave a lot about this!

By the time you purchase their box cheesecakes be aware that the factory serving would have it sliced and it will benefit your from that extra effort to cut the cheesecakes especially if you want to share it with people, and don't worry about the slices because they are very neat and each slice will be separated with this baking paper to keep it hygience and prevent it from 'touching' one another.

A cheesecake so pretty and made to be shown off on Instagram!

You should experience this beautiful chocolate aroma once you take the cake out of the box and plastic wrap, and this was my favorite for how each and every element of this cake works and complement one another! I assume that their chocolate cream was already infused with cheese but still giving the chocolate to dominate that layer, then there's this cheesecake layer with oreo biscuit, chocolate cake on the lowest layer and dressed with generous chocolate chip on the side! If you're not big on plain cheesecake then I believe this should be perfect for you because the chocolate really played a big role in this cake.

Their Original Cheesecake is my mom and dad's personal favorite for its simplicity, rich creamy cheese flavor and how fragrant it is! Told you earlier how their cheesecake is more to the sweeter side so don't expect those Japanese cheesecakes type which normally very bold with a hint of salty, this was sweet, creamy and melt in your mouth. This was that cheesecake that really made them famous and a classic recipe which turned a legacy!

Now moving on to the last but not least because this was my sister's personal favorite and I have to agree with her at this point because our taste normally don't cross (lol), this is very good because at one point you're getting this very familiar red velvet cake flavor and we all know how cream cheese played a big roll in red velvet but normally not at this presentation which looked more like half-half instead of a little spread of cream cheese, but fortunately, both the cake and cream did not overpower one another, instead making the combo such a delicious treat for the palate as you get the best of both, as well as texture, flavor and how pretty it looks!

If you're a first timer to their cheesecake, I would actually recommend you to get the original flavor first because the fusion one but honestly the choice is all yours and you can take all the flavors available! The pricing's to be announced but I heard they'll be releasing two sizes: 8 and 12 slices/package.

Mark your calendar, March 17th 2017 at Food Hall Plaza Indonesia! Soon to follow: Food Hall Senayan City, Food Hall Grand Indonesia, Food Hall Lippo Mall, Food Hall Plaza Senayan, Ranch Market Pondok Indah, Ranch Market Pondok Indah.

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So I literally just arrived back from Bandung, couldn't sleep and in the mood to write something, I slept the whole time on the way and now feeling so refreshed, especially after taking a bath, thought I just share you my experience visiting this very happening pop-up Yogurt studio located in Paris Van Java Bandung: Yoforia!

First things first, what's yogurt to you? A necessity, a running trend or a lifestyle? Well a little bit of everything for me but most likely something that I like and doesn't have to explain why, aside from being delicious, it's not a secret anymore that yogurt contains mainly vitamin & calcium and famously known as one of the "white magic" meal to help human lose weight. When it comes to me I never treat yogurt for the latter reason mentioned, it's a delicious sweet dessert that would perfectly end my meal, or simply something that I love munching on anytime.

Yoforia is a name inspired from the word "yogurt" & "euphoria" and it's their aim to make and spread the yogurt euphoria! It's located at Bandung's most well known shopping mall Paris Van Java (the 'walk' area Resort Level) and will be around for three months (as this post written they're on their second week), on the day of my visit, it was rather packed and I have a reason for that (keep on reading).

Yoforia from outside, should be eye-catching enough for you guys to notice.

Aside from the Japanese calligraphy, something about the overall logo design that gave me this Japanese vibe, maybe its simplicity.

The outlet also occupies outdoor seating area dedicated mainly for smoking guests (or simply those who need more natural air lol), simple wooden furnitures beautifully decorated the area.

The pop-up store wasn't entirely made for Yoforia alone, but they share it together with some other local brands like Sanoesa, Gammara and Morning Whistle. Sanoesa is the wooden furniture producers and seriously teasing me with their amazing crafts but I chose to shop online because I didn't want to carry heavy ass hand-carry, bought so many Kartika Sari cakes and pastries already barely have any space on my hands. Leather items enthusiasts can also pamper their eyes on Gammara's beautiful leather item selections (had my eye on the simple and posh laptop bag) and of course Morning Whistle, I own like 6 of their simple t-shirts and always my go to casual wear or simple tees that I can combine with good looking outer wear.

Sanoesa items

A little piece of handdrawn art made by talented urban artist/sketcher: Thufeil, you can see more of his great sketches on his Instagram @thufeil

Coffee here, what for?

Yogurt is definitely the main item sold here and creatively twisted to various yogurt drinks that you can choose here (more below), but aside from that, you can also find some light bites selections (they don't serve heavy meals here) such as potato wedges, chicken wings, Gomabo, salmon salad, pannacotta and yogurt smoothie bowl with price ranges from IDR 25-40k.

Price for their yogurt drinks creations is IDR 35k (regular) & IDR 45k (large)

Most of the creations here are made by the ideas and hands of my friend Chef Martin Natadipraja, my visit here was sorta like a mini catch up. One thing that I love about their yogurt base was that it's not overly sour, mainly sweet without completely leaving the essential sour factor, even though just a hint, making it perfect to be processed and combined with various further creations like the yogurt drink, sauces for the food here or direct consumption as well!

All my friends who've previously been here before heavily emphasized their favorites to the fruit based mix, but when it comes to me I have my own favorite, a little anti-mainstream but you'll love it: it's the Yofoccino, yes basically yogurt with shots of espresso and the answer to the coffee beans picture above.

Yofoccino - IDR 35k

Plain yogurt + espresso + caramel

Plain yogurt, espresso and caramel shaken together

The fact that the plain yogurt base wasn't exactly sour made a good match to the espresso mix, coffee can be very acidic (sour too) and when you mixed it to the lighter and sour yogurt I don't think it can create a drink with such a delicate taste like this one. I tried their initial serving with one shot of espresso and I found the thicker and bolder yogurt to overshadowed the flavor so I asked them to make me one with double espresso shot and THAT WAS MY KIND! The coffee finally had more role to this drink, still without overpowering the yogurt. I don't know if they can customize you with the double shot, but paying extra would be worth it, or else you'll have a very light coffee flavor, your choice.

Fresh caramelized strawberries

Mother of Dragon (left), A-Yo Strawberry (right)

A-Yo Strawberry - IDR 35k (regular), IDR 45k (large)

From their yogurt and fruit based drink selections, surpisingly their A-Yo Strawberry was my favorite for all the easy reasons: I am a huge strawberry fan and they managed to make a very good blended yogurt drink with very easy ingredients too, but again, their plain yogurt holds the main key! Overall I love this drink (especially when it's served cold) as it's very refreshing, perfectly sweet, fruity (with lychee fruit mix too) and natural, you can definitely taste the real strawberry flavor and I saw with my very own eyes too that they didn't use artificial ingredient.

Berry Smooth - IDR 35k (regular), IDR 45k (large)

Plain yogurt + strawberry + blueberry + peach + honey = fresh, sweet, fruity and flavorful

Mother of Dragon - IDR 35k (regular), IDR 45k (large)

This could easily be everyone's favorite due to the lovely blend of mainly banana and dragon fruit, the blueberry contributed in giving a hint of sour flavor in the right amount. Refreshing is probably the rightest word to describe their fruit drink creations, that's why it's super important that you have the drinks right off the kitchen to enjoy them on its best state.

Y.O.L.O - IDR 40k

GLAD THAT THEY HAVE THIS ON THE MENU! I have heard praises about this from my friends and after trying it myself I understand the rave, it was indeed very good. Prolly my first time having yogurt with chocolate and peanut butter, or yogurt as a smoothie bowl base. The flavor had such interesting blend of little sour + strong peanut butter flavor (PB always rule when you put it on the mix) and crunhy toppings to add texture and fun. Seriously highly recommended.

Salmon Salad with Dill Yogurt Dressing - IDR 40k

The dill yogurt sauce was homemade and made from the same yogurt base only with some tweaks done to make it salad dressing worthy. The smoked salmon was given pretty generously (as you can see from the picture) and paired with fresh lettuce + lemon to make it even more refreshing.

Chicken Nachos with Thai Sauce - IDR 35k

The chicken breasts were coated with yogurt mix to hold the nachos and flour together before beautifully deep fried. I could pass the sauce, not that it's bad but the chicken itself was already nicely marinated, something about the spicy seasoning that was tasty, spicy and fragrant in the same time, almost like this red-pepper kind of seasoning.

Yogurt Coffee Pannacotta - IDR 25k

Was kinda skeptical about this for its plain look but this simple dessert turned out to be one of those impressive pannacotta creations, it's been awhile since the last time I had pannacotta and it was a delightful comeback LOL. The pannacotta was velvety-creamy and paired with nice and sweet caramel sauce, they claimed to have coffee infused but I couldn't seem to a catch a note, anyway still delicious though.

Now special thanks to my talented buddy Martin Natadipraja, be sure to follow this good looking chef on his Instagram @MartinNatadipraja, very glad to be able to sample your delightful creations, seriously bruh they're SO GOOD.

From the last update, I heard that the studio will be around until March 17th 2017 so I suggest hurry up and explore their menu! Good creations sold for a very reasonable price tag, if you're on a healthy diet and are watching your weight, I suggest going for their smoothie bowl and their fruit yogurt blend drink to take away right after.

Thank you and best of luck Yoforia!