Fanny

HOW DO YOU MAKE SO MANY FLAVOURS WHEN YOU ARE A SHOP ALONG A STREET WITH NO PARKING AND THEN YOU STAY OPEN SO LATE AND — okay so the caps exclamation is to express how impressed I am at the commitment this business has. This isn’t their first store in Singapore, but is certainly a pretty big one (two stories counts as pretty big, yes). They’re on East Coast Road, and they’re open till 11pm most nights, which I think is an amazingly smart move, since I only popped by when I got done with a late dinner and was looking for dessert.
As the story goes, the founder is a French guy who started this business in Vietnam, before deciding it was a viably exportable brand. I realise at this point that I’m not telling you much about my experience here, so let’s change that.
I had a great experience here. The staff member at the counter was lovely — she patiently (and pretty cheerfully) let me try half a dozen flavours, and even gave me suggestions. I settled on the Young Rice flavour, which reminded me of rice pudding, in a very good way.
She answered all my inane comments and questions, and I remembered being impressed by how she handled herself and the shop alone. She helped make this walk in customer a fan. Yes, I’m a fan. Of Fanny.