Daisy Chains.

Hi all, last week I got invited down to Jolt to take some photos and do a review. If you haven't heard of them already, Jolt are a coffee brand from Saudi Arabia that have now opened up in London.

On the counters for those who don't fancy picking up a coffee, there are a wide array of juices and smoothies by Press that you can pick up instead. For those of you who avidly follow their instagram, you know that you're here for their famous marbled flavoured coffees.

The food was wide ranging as well with a variety of sandwiches, wraps and salads to choose from at their counter.

For those of you with a sweet tooth, there were also an array of cakes and pastries for you to choose from.

When it came to ordering, I settled for the Salted Caramel Latte with Oat milk and Nicola ordered the pistachio latte for herself. Both arrived with ample ice, and the gorgeous marble effect that their iced lattes are known for.

The salted caramel latte I had was incredible, it was just the right amount of creaminess and it was not overly sweet. Nicola really enjoyed her pistachio latte and said it wasn't like any latte that she had before. Before hearing of Jolt, I had no idea what a pistachio latte was and didn't even realise that it existed. The most 'exotic' latte flavouring I had of heard of was just rose. Both of these lattes, are definitely game changers.

If you're up for getting some cake, I recommend trying out their milk cakes which are all the rage at the moment.. They have two in store, one being the saffron milk cake and the other being the pistachio milk cake. Both sit in sweet and flavoured syrup and are topped with some garnish.

Nicola and I agreed that the Saffron cake was pleasant but unusual as we both had never had saffron before. It was therefore a new taste and to be honest I can't quite place what it reminds me of. The only thing I can note is that the after taste of this cake. The closest thing I can compare it to I suppose would be honeycomb as the after taste tastes a bit like it.

The pistachio cake tasted as I expected it to be, without being chalky which is a taste that nutty cakes often suffer from. Out of the two, my preference definitely was for the pistachio cake which I would definitely have again.

Nicola also picked out the pistachio pastry which was wow, really really good. The pastry wasn't too flaky so it didn't crumble apart and the pistachio paste in the middle of it was delicious. As it wasn't a pistachio filled pastry, you could tear little segments of the pastry and dip it into the pastry.

Lastly, whilst this was mostly for the #gram and I almost never eat dairy unless I have to I decided tried a bit of this and it was actually really good. The bread was well toasted and the cheese was well melted. Apparently there are five cheeses in this one: Manchego, Monterey Jack, Gruyère, Cheddar and a bit of Brie. Whilst this was delicious, I could not envision myself (even my cheese loving former self) to be able to finish the whole thing as this is incredibly rich and filling!

Overall, we had a splendid time at Jolt and throughly recommend it to everyone. Be sure though to get yourself a pistachio cake and latte as no visit is complete without either!

Nikki xo

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Last Wednesday, a friend of mine and myself went down to the Notting Hill branch of Juicebaby. Juicebaby currently also have another branch on the King’s Road in Chelsea.

I discovered the cafe after having seen it on one of my favorite instagramer’s stories. Just as I saw it I knew that I had to have an açai bowl as soon as possible.

Upon arrival at the cafe, we were greeted by Nadin who was very cheerful and friendly. She took us through the different products available at the cafe. There were different bottled juices, various plant milks in one fridge in the next there was an array of food. The food ranged from raw desserts to healthy soba noodles to taco bowls to sandwiches and soups.

The options do not stop there, there are also a wide selection of freshly prepared items such as açai bowls and a wide array of smoothies. Lining the walls of the cafe are packets of granola that you can also buy to have at home.

Obviously, I was overwhelmed with choice as there was so much to choose from. Eventually I decided that since it was the photos of their açai bowls that drew me to their cafe in the first place, I needed to order that. Nicola on the other hand ordered a pink daddy smoothie. We couldn’t resist ordering some of their raw desserts as well.

We ordered a vegan snickers bar, raw brownie and hazelnut tiramisu to share.

When our food arrived the lovely ladies had arranged them on a plate decorated with both goji berries and blueberries. They even brought over an iced matcha latte made with coconut milk which I had not originally ordered! The latte was nice malty exactly how I like it and reminded me of the green tea kit Kats that you can get back home in the Philippines.

Nicola let me have a sip of her Pink Daddy smoothie which was really delicious. I was surprised as the the smoothie contained strawberries, bananas and dates and pink salt and I usually do not enjoy anything that contains dates too much. But this particular smoothie tasted summery and fruity without a hint of the earthy flavours of dates.

The açai bowl came out being bigger than I had expected and I genuinely had little idea of how I was going to eat it all by myself. So I decided to share this with my friend. The açai bowl contained, kiwis, coconut, chocolate granola, raspberries, blueberries, raspberries, bananas and peanut butter. This was absolutely delicious, creamy and refreshing. I know however in the future that this is incredibly filling and when I order it in the future I will be sure not to order anything else. I love how this was sweet and reminded me of a sundae although I didn’t feel gross after eating it like I do when I used to eat ice cream.

The snickers bar tasted exactly like I remember snickers tasting like and I definitely would be buying this again. The raw brownie which one of their best selling items blew me away with how good it was. At first I was not sure whether I liked this as the first bite is quite bitter. However, after a few more bites you can taste how sweet this is and honestly this brownie is incredible. I’ve never been skeptical of raw desserts but this brownie has definitely changed my mind. The hazelnut tiramisu was incredibly creamy and tasted like what I remember tiramisu tasting like. This is the only dish that we could not finish, not because we didn’t like it but rather because it waste last thing we tried and we couldn’t fit any more into our stomachs as we were so full. I definitely recommend this though.

Overall, I throughly enjoyed my visit to Juicebaby. I definitely will be back probably at the Chelsea branch as it is nearer to my work and flat. I’m already planning to head back sometime next week to get an açai bowl and hopefully get to also try some of their juices. I throughly recommend giving them a visit and I’m so thrilled to have discovered them.

*please note that this meal was complimentary

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