EcoValley Produce – Organic vegetable delivery in Moldova.

 

Last year, I learned about EcoValley Produce. It’s a program people I knew subscribed to in order to get a box of fresh vegetables in Chisinau. It’s a great program that is happening in Moldova as a whole, but also a great service to have for a healthier family life. I want to subscribe to it this year. Knowing that my produce is coming from a safe and caring farm is a pleasure I am looking forward to. If you are interested, go to their website - www.ecovalley.md - and go to Take 2013 Survey to express your interest and also to suggest something new to grow. I suggested sweet potatoes. I miss those! You can also place an order there to get the box of vegetables! I will post more about it as I learn more in the near future! Let me know if you have already received EcoValley produce boxes.

 

 

Peach Cheesecake at Tucano

From the way I seem to keep posting about Tucano Coffee cafe, you would think I’m getting paid for it. And I wish that was true! But it’s only because I keep finding myself here for a date with myself and end up getting inspired by the music and art inside. And that creates a perfect mood for writing.

Today I am trying their new peach cheesecake, and my old time favorite capuchino. (Together for 72lei). And the cheesecake is yummy if you like that peachy taste, which I do.

Kira’s Club – A Nice Place for Drinks

 

Since I became a mother, my husband and I don’t stay later than 10 PM. We are tired by then and just love to crash and get some sleep. But, sometimes, it’s nice to push ourselves and try out some new places for a good time with friends. One Saturday night, we decided to do just that. We went out for dinner at 513 and then to Kira’s Club for drinks. And we really enjoyed our time there. The drinks were pretty nice, and the service pleasant. The room had a similar vibe as 513, with different decorations at each table and corner.

 

We sat at a table that had bills from all over the world.

 

Kira’s Club is located right in the center on Veronica Micle 7, between Eminescu and Aleksandrii street. If you are walking from Eminescu towards Aleksandrii, the club will be on your right, and you kinda have to keep a close eye because  the entrance is not right on Veronica Micle. It is a nice place to go after dinner, and it also has live music sometimes. Visit their Facebook Page to find out. But, I wonder if there is a better way to know their life music schedule? …

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Enjoy!

Tortik – An Adorable Bakery & Cafe

I have been meaning to go to Tortik for a while now and I finally went the other day. I went in there just to take a picture of it, because I knew it was so cute in there. The whole store reminds me of the famous Lauderee macaroon cafe in Paris. It has the same colors – light green and gold – and yummy cakes and cookies.

Instead of eating or buying things, I just wanted to stand there all day and stare at everything in there. Things are sooo cute there, did I mention that? So cute.

It has a little sweet room in the back where there is only about three adorable seatings where you can be all cute and eat a cute cake and cute coffee and stuff.

This is a place you can order beautiful cakes for special occasions. They are however, more expensive than other places I have seen, but I have been in a birthday party where the cake was from here and it was one of the best cakes I have ever tasted. And I’m normally not a fan of cakes.

Go there and try it! It’s not right in the center, but still a walking distance if you are near the center.

During the week days they are open from 9AM till 7PM, but not sure about the weekends, and I can’t seem to find it in their website.

Enjoy!

BR-Baskin-Robbins ice-cream in Moldova

Baskin Robbins ice-cream in Moldova?

Yes. It’s located in the biggest shopping mall – Malldova!

But it’s very expensive. I think it might be even more expensive than the Baskin Robbins ice-cream in the U.S. Still, we did try it out. The verdict? Not really necessary when there is ice-cream in the same food court for half the price of the smallest scoop of Baskin Robbins ice-cream. I guess I would go there if I really wanted an American style Banana Split. But, I’m not really an ice-cream person, so I probably won’t go back. Anyone who really likes this ice cream shop?

 

513 – a Cozy Restaurant in Chisinau

 

 

 

This is a fun place to go into. The interior design is very funky and playful. The Tripadvisor has good reviews too. I have been to this place several times and always had a good time. The service may be slow at times (especially when there is a big crowd) but the food is descent and the drinks are cheaper than some other restaurants. I have tried the Mamalyga, Zama soup, Greek Salad, Spaghetti Bolognese, and some steaks here and all were pretty good! There was one thing I ordered that I didn’t like, and that was the Calamari appetizer. I would choose the fries instead if you want a snack for a drink.

They don’t seem to have a website, but here is the Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/513/439427156109381

Their phone number: 0785 13 513

Their address is a little tricky to find. It’s in the center of Chisinau, on Eminescu, where the Theater Eminescu is, between Stefan Cel Mare and Veronica Micle street. There is no grand sign but there is a 513 sign made of light high above on the building. There is a little gate that is easily missed that leads to couple of stairs going up into the underground restaurant. It’s kind of fun to find it though. Below is the map of this area and I tried to point out to where the restaurant is:

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Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Cream Cheese in Chisinau

At our house we like to have smoked salmon with cream cheese on special weekends. Cream Cheese is sometimes hard to find in different countries, but I’m happy to say Moldova is not one of them. You can find the Philadelphia Cream Cheese in most of the grocery stores most of the time. But what I like even more is that there is an alternative to Philadelphia that is less expensive and that tastes the same as the Philadelphia Cream Cheese. I am talking about the BUKO Classic by Arlo. Has anyone tried this, and does anyone know of other brands that make cream cheese?