i need to find a new haunt for my much-loved kaya toast.

killiney and yakun just don't seem to cut it anymore. i used to be decidedly partial to yakun, but now they're both pretty interchangeable to me. i remember the day when i visited yakun's very first franchise at far east square with my family. back then the bread was still served piping hot and very crispy. that was probably the day i discovered kaya toast, and it was a huge revelation. now the bread is usually lukewarm or not even warm. it feels like they pre-grilled it in mass amounts and then just spread kaya and butter when ordered ... no longer made to order. even the original killiney shop i went to on wednesday was not as good as before. in fact the best kaya toast i've probably had for a long time was at a random drink stall at commonwealth food centre (or at least that's what i think it was called ... the one near holy cross), and that was last year before i left.

so how?! on one hand i'm glad i can find a yakun practically anywhere i go, but on the other hand i'm pretty sad (don't even get me started on toastbox - they serve brown kaya which i don't like, and their butter doesn't even come in slats).

+ posted by M @ 3:06 PM