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  • Ippudo – Jakarta , Indonesia

    Ippudo – Jakarta , Indonesia

    I finally got the chance to experience the famous Ippudo Ramen.I’ve heard a lot about this successful ramen restaurant and that it’s open worldwide.Luckily, while I was at the Pacific Place Mall, trying to find the “I Love Ugly” x Jansport backpack, I was excited to see that Ippudo was nearby and that we’d be going there for dinner.The Ippudo brand was very modern and had some cool manga/deco-inspired pieces.

    I loved the art installation and the owners really made this place a mix between modern Western and Eastern cultures.

    Since I’m an art person, I tend to always check out a restaurant’s menu and I like to see how each company brands themselves. I find inspiration in branding and marketing. The Ippudo menu is really well-designed with a simple layout.

    Let’s chow down! Here’s where we decided to sit.

    SALMON SALAD / Freshly diced salmon served with assorted greens and wasabi dressing.

    SAIKORO STEAK / Grilled rib eye steak cubes on hot plate served with asparagus, carrots, and broccoli topped with teppan sauce.

    SHIROMARU MOTOAJI with Shiromaru Tamago / IPPUDO’s original tonkotsu broth served with ultra thin noodles, pork loin, bean sprouts, kikurage & spring onions. Classic Hakata-style ramen. You can even choose how hard you want your noodles!

    Address: Pacific Place Lt. 5, Unit 5.37, SCBD, Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Indonesia

    Phone: +62 21 57973339

    Be sure to check our next blog post soon!  For more pics on Instagram, type in: #spikisjavaadventure.

  • En Dining Jakarta – Jakarta , Indonesia

    En Dining Jakarta – Jakarta , Indonesia

    After a busy day at “Brightspot Market,” we decided to try a local Japanese restaurant called, “En Dining.” The interior was very urban and modern.We ordered a lot of food!

    Salmon Salad

    Chicken Soboro Ramen

    Tonkotsu Ramen

    Sashimi Moriawase

    Macha & Ogura Toast

    Crispy Diced Toast

    A quick thank you to all my friends who came out dinner (Miss Sunshine).

    Restaurant: En Dining

    Location: Senayan City

    Address: Crystal Lagoon Area LG Floor, South Jakarta, Indonesia

    Phone number: (021) 7278 1603

     

    Edited by: Larnna Thompson

     

     

     

  • Brightspot Market 2015 / Food culture – Jakarta, Indonesia

    Brightspot Market 2015 / Food culture – Jakarta, Indonesia

    Last year I attended the local fashion trade show called, “ Brightspot Market,” in Indonesia. The show was great and had some really nice high-end, local indy brands. This year’s event was even bigger and featured food, home goods, and clothing.

    Andry Suriaputra, which is one of my favorite chefs and the owner of The Fctry Bistro & Bar, attended the event and showed off his new treats, @dopenutsid. I was able to try his amazing green tea and red bean donuts. Or should I say DOPEnuts?! They were DELICIOUS!

    Check out @dopenutsid for more information. Homemade donuts available at: The Fctry Bistro & Bar @thefctryid and ask.dopenuts@gmail.com. LINE: @Dopenutsid – #dopenutsid #MessyDonutsDontCare http://brightspotmarket.com/ Edited by: Larnna Thompson

     

  • Brightspot Market 2015 / Vendor – Jakarta, Indonesia

    Brightspot Market 2015 / Vendor – Jakarta, Indonesia

    This year’s “Brightspot Market” was broken up into different sections — food, home decor, and apparel. I was able to check out what’s cool from some local brands. I was really impressed with the quality produced by the local brands and it was very interesting to see the trend and style growing amongst local designers.

    Check out some of our local friends, such as, “Lima Watch” which is a line of designer wooden watches.

    Printerous

    goodguysneverwin toy co.

    other booths.

    This was probably the coolest item in the whole show — a SUSHI backpack!!!

    Senayan was always busy, no matter what time of day it was.

    Edited by: Larnna Thompson

     

  • Brightspot market 2015 – Jakarta, Indonesia

    Brightspot market 2015 – Jakarta, Indonesia

    Finally I made the 2nd time in senayan city for BrightSpot market. This city is none stop busy and traffic jams.

    This year Plastic Culture x The Tin Industry are team up few local artists mural booth by @mrkumkum @davidthekiller @jeffry_burhanbros and @kendytan amazing mural for their booth, is such cool event hang out with Joshua and other local friends in Brightspot market,

    Thanks Joshua Artono the Co-Founder of the Plastic Culture so me spiki can be part of this event. Such amazing awesome talent friends I ever had. Want to know more Joshua follow his IG @joshuaartono.

    Over all this amazing event have great food and check some cool brand from local. for sure you need check this out!

     

  • Common Grounds Coffee and Roastery – Jakarta, Indonesia

    Common Grounds Coffee and Roastery – Jakarta, Indonesia

    While in Indonesia, I really wanted to visit some of their local cafés. Part of Spiki’s Java Adventure 2015 was a mission to try as many different restaurants and cafés as possible. My friends, Joshua and Indra, highly recommended this local spot called, “Common Grounds Coffee and Roastery.” It did not disappoint — the coffee was amazing!

    Located in: Citywalk Sudirman

    Address: City Walk Sudirman Lantai Ground, Jl. KH Mas Mansyur Kav. 121, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 10250, Indonesia

    Phone: +62 21 25558963

     

    Edited by: Larnna Thompson

  • Spiki Moments at Popcon Asia 2014

    Spiki Moments at Popcon Asia 2014

    I want to share all the awesome Spiki moments during PopCon; and want to again thank all of you – my fans – for supporting my work!

    Tamish Aswani/ Founder of Pronto Pixel

    Anastasia Praditha  News Anchor TVRI | Top 15 Miss Indonesia – Banten 2012

    MC acara Popcon Asia 2014 ~ Rinintha Pradiza

    The Good Habit

    Carlo Andrada Cacho (wetworks)

    Timothy Istianto

    David Cornelius Tan

    Rendy Pranata

    The Toy Project

    COSPLAY!

    Thank you to everyone who came out to hang out with Spiki. We will definitely be back soon

  • May Star Restaurant – Jakarta, Indonesia

    May Star Restaurant – Jakarta, Indonesia

    After arriving in Jakarta, my local friend, Natasha Victoria Lucas, TV host of “Yummy Traveler” and food stylist, greeted me with an awesome dim sum breakfast at May Star Restaurant located in the Emporium Pluit Mall.

    Dim sum time! I started with a nice tea.

    Overall, I really enjoyed the quality of food. What a great start to my trip!

    Restaurant: May Star Penjaringan, Jakarta, Indonesia

    Phone number: 021 66676280

    Location: Emporium Pluit Mall, Lantai 4, Jl. Pluit Selatan Raya, Penjaringan, Jakarta

    Photo by : Natasha Victoria Lucas

    Edited by: Larnna Thompson

     

  • Spiki’s Java Adventure 2015 – Orlando to Jakarta

    Spiki’s Java Adventure 2015 – Orlando to Jakarta

    One year ago, it was just an idea. This year, that idea became a reality when Spiki’s “Java Adventure” went on the road and headed to Indonesia. The project started in Jakarta and went on to Surabaya and Bali.My journey began from Orlando to Washington, D.C., then to Japan, and finally Jakarta. It took more than 24 hours to arrive in Indonesia!

    Early morning choice: Starbucks or smoothie. I decided to go the healthy route and chose the smoothie as the winner! (Shoutout to my red lucky Spiki cat for being my my travel companion!)

    This was my first time stopping in Washington, D.C. I had to take the subway train to get to international terminal.

    I arrived at Narita International Airport in Japan 13 hours later.

    Looks like we were still on time to Jakarta but still have another 8 hours to go.

    I finally arrived to Jakarta, Indonesia. Special thanks to Joshua for picking me up!

    More to come in the next blog 🙂

     

    Edited by: Larnna Thompson