Om Nom Nom Nomz Kitchen

Om nom nom.

While no one can really confirm where the term originally comes from—Cookie Monster? Random people expressing the deliciousness of their food?—it is now known as the universally accepted expression of enjoying a good meal. So, when a restaurant is named similarly to that term, you know it has to give you a good dining experience. Meet Nomz Kitchen & Pastry, a less-than-one-year-old establishment at Grand Indonesia, Jakarta.

Nomz Kitchen & Pastry is the brainchild of Chef Arnold Poernomo, the MasterChef Indonesia judge, and Pastry Chef Kim Pangestu. Drawing inspiration from modern Australian cafés, Nomz Kitchen & Pastry offers a flavourful mix of Asian and Western dishes, served in a simple yet gorgeous presentation—a delight for social media savvies.

While the mains seem really interesting, we’re particularly drawn to the staff’s recommendation on the brunch list, Sunny Side Up. One look at it, and we know we’re in love. On the plate is a beautiful array of crispy pork, battered silky tofu, crispy shallot, watercress salad, and sunny-side up egg, spiced with light Thai dressing. Give that sunny-side up egg a gentle poke, and you’ll get a gooey egg yolk that nicely ties all elements together.

Dessert is an even trickier choice. With an eye-popping cake display and intriguing dessert list, picking one seems like the most difficult task in the world. Our pick falls on Amazeballs—which is totally, well, amazeballs. Aside from its futuristic appearance, it offers an amazing union between different forms of chocolate and passion fruit. My favourite part is when the little balls of passion fruit “caviar” pops in your mouth, giving a dash of acidity to your entire mouth and balancing the sweet chocolate taste. So. Good.

After that lunch, I would definitely add another word to the term om nom nom: om nom nom Nomz. Happy eating!

Credits:
Photo and Text by Alexandra Karman / omnivoreadventure.blogspot.com