Publika and BIG at Dutamas

During the school holidays in June,

I went to Publika with my daughter, at Dutamas

 Here it is, the entrance to PUBLIKA at Hartamas

Big Pantry, stands for Ben's Independent Grocer

 What an array of crockery, even a little girl is engrossed

She thinks it is for "masak masak"

(a make believe children's game using minature cook sets)

 see though kitchen

 the area where the live cooking demo will be held

 this is what my future walk-in crockery pantry will look like

 for soups condiments and sauces

 to show you how big it is...all items are for sale

 of course...Daniel Green's cookbooks

 He is such a prolific producer of cookbooks, methinks I am going to challenge him when I retire

 lots of cafes within the independent grocer

 not only can you do your grocery shopping here, you can hang out and have a drink...

 or two.....

Don't chide Mum if she comes back late from the week's grocery stock up...she had yum cha with the girls

  even has trees and sidewalks to simulate street hawkers or mamak culture

 the array of goods for your picking...prices slightly inflated though...for all the ambiance created

 a walk around Publika revealed lots of quirky seats, all of different designs

 like this: geometrical shapes that defy gravity because they do not have legs

 gigantic hat and coat stand

 graffitti defaced seat that looked like they were tangerine oranges boxes from last Chinese New Year

 incredible that they could become some seats in a posh shopping mall

 this reminds me of Ikea's magazine stand, the one that you mount on the wall

 view of Publika from the escalator

 landscaped walkways outside

all at Solaris Dutamas