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Reviews

MIZUKI: My Birthday Treat at an Omakase Tempura Restaurant in Singapore

Dec 27, 2019

Mizuki is one of the few Japanese Omakase restaurants in Singapore who specialise in Tempura. I was blessed to have been treated to their mid-tier menu for my birthday!

Eating Now

3 Different Nasi Biryanis at Tekka Market

May 28, 2018

My friend, R, wanted to bring us to his favourite Nasi Biryani place at Little India, Singapore. Unfortunately, his stall was closed that day, and hence we rerouted ourselves to the timeless Tekka Market smack…

Reviews

Review of Gunther’s Restaurant, Modern French Cuisine in Singapore. Is it worth it?

Jan 02, 2020

.. I have long heard of Gunther’s legendary cold truffle angel hair pasta, and they appear to be the pioneers of that dish in Singapore, though I’m sure this fact would be highly debated by many. Nonetheless, I’ve always been eager to try it out, and finally the opportunity had arrived.

ReviewsTravel Stories

Review of Burgr by Gordon Ramsay @ Las Vegas

Feb 21, 2014

The wife and I were in Vegas for a few days on our tour of the United States, and I made a point to visit as many celebrity chef restaurants as I could. Gordon Ramsay’s Burgr was one of them.

Eating Now

Yishun 925 Chicken Rice, one I have been eating for over 20 years!

May 26, 2018

When it comes to Chicken Rice in Singapore, there are no shortage of recommendations. From the super hyped ones such as Tian Tian (of Michelin Bib Gourmand fame), to commercialised chains like Wee Nam Kee…

Eating Now

Kichi Kichi style Omu Rice now available in Singapore

May 25, 2019

Yes! Many of you have seen the viral videos of the happiest chef in the world cooking his masterful omu rice, if not, here it is. Naturally, I was stoked when I learned that a…

Memorum

In memory of Lewin Terrace

Sep 02, 2019

Once upon a time, there was a restaurant on the slopes of Fort Canning Hill called Lewin Terrace. Unfortunately, I only had the fortune of dining there once on their final year of operations in 2019.

ReviewsTravel Stories

My first Omakase and best sushi in Honolulu at Sasabune

Jun 09, 2017

Ok this one is some what of a Throwback Thursday post, recalling back to my notes on my first Omakase experience when I was visiting Honolulu for the 2nd time in 2016. Contrary to popular…

Reviews

Ultraviolet. The Shanghai Kid Review.

May 22, 2017

20th Sep 2017 EDIT – Ultraviolet was awarded 3 Michelin Stars in the 2018 Shanghai Michelin guide.  Well deserved. Ultraviolet. How do I begin? How can I even write about this whole dinner without spoiling…

Lists

10 types of foods you need to eat when in Shanghai for the first time!

Sep 26, 2019

Visiting Shanghai for the first time and have FOMO on the defining foods of Shanghai? This listing has you covered!

Eating Now

Chiew Kee vs Hai Kee Soy Sauce Chicken Noodles

Aug 15, 2019

Throwback to the time I tasted soy sauce chicken noodles from two popular outlets in Singapore, plus one bonus Michelin starred contender at the end of the article!

Reviews

Curiosity killed my palate at a ​hipster cafe, Curious Palette.

Aug 25, 2019

Visited the Curious Palette to check out their new menu, specifically, their cray fish roll that many were raving about.

Eating Now

Loo’s Hainanese Curry Rice

Dec 06, 2017

Sorry for the lack of updates people, I’ve been trying hard to post more often, but the past 3 months in Singapore has seen me running all over the place pursuing paperwork to get Lisa…

Reviews

Quick Review of Black Truffle Xiao Long Bao (Dumplings) at Din Tai Feng

Nov 24, 2013

I’ve long heard of the black truffle xiao long bao (XLB) from the famed Din Tai Feng, but never had a proper chance to try it. So when I had a guest over recently and…

Eating Now

Kim Hai Hokkien Mee is old school goodness at Circuit Road Food Center

Dec 12, 2017

I live up north in Yishun. Yet I’ve been to Kim Hai Hokkien Mee at Circuit Road Food Center about 4 times in the last couple of months. My dad, he has been eating there…

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Had prata, bought back from RK eating house after Had prata, bought back from RK eating house after my dinner at Chomp Chomp Last night. Good as ever, even after spending a night in the fridge, a quick toss on both sides in the pan get them softened and crispy at the same time.
Star of the show however, were the scrambled eggs I learnt from @kenjilopezalt latest video about the subject. Kudos for sharing the secret ingredient kenji! Turns out to get that Hongkong style scrambled eggs texture, NO DAIRY PRODUCT IS NEEDED. Anyway, go look up his video on YouTube to find out, I for one, am not so enthusiastic about sharing 🤣
Visited newly opened Yakiniku-GO at Seletar Mall f Visited newly opened Yakiniku-GO at Seletar Mall for lunch today. Queue time about 20mins.
Pretty Value for money, but the meats are otherwise quite mediocre.
My favourite amongst the lot was actually the small ribeye, which could be grilled to a medium’ish still tender and juicy texture. 
The rest of the meats were basically either chewy or dry, due to their thinness, it’s impossible to have a tender and juicy piece.
The sets and offerings make it quite convenient to choose what you want though.
Expect to pay on the average $20 per pax which is over half of what you’d pay at Gyu Kaku.
What’s up? Decided to support my pantry today, a What’s up? Decided to support my pantry today, and made wantan shoyu ramen with gifted mini abalone.
back at my favourite kuay chup for lunch today. Do back at my favourite kuay chup for lunch today. Don’t tell you all where!
On many days, lunch is just a 10min egg fried rice On many days, lunch is just a 10min egg fried rice with random protein in the fridge, in this case, smoked duck breast.
Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic. Christened my @l Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic.
Christened my @lecreusetsg with this classic French dish last weekend. My diners mopped the pot clean.
It amazed me how simple this was to make, yet the flavors were so complex and delightful.
Impromptu dinner last night at Man Man, Central. Q Impromptu dinner last night at Man Man, Central.
Quality of Unagi is good, but I felt the sauce was abit sweet, which seemed to persist at the back of the throat after the meal was over.
Interestingly, the dashi provided to eat the Unagi as a ochazuke was quite sweet and salty, a bit different from the usual lighter dashi that I’m familiar with for ochazuke.
It’s not bad, but personally, I prefer the hitsumabushi at @uya_sg 
Notably because the Unagi at Uya is less overpowered by the sauce coating, and you get to Savour the caramelised goodness of the charred surface of the fish.
Randomly threw in a steak to the dinner party last Randomly threw in a steak to the dinner party last weekend. Growing fond of the Australian ribeyes from NTUC finest.
Dinner the other day at Bruno’s, still one of if Dinner the other day at Bruno’s, still one of if not, my favourite Italian joints in town.
The frutti di mare (fruits of the sea) fritto is still the very best I’ve ever tasted, and we polished the plate clean before the other two dishes arrived.
The linguine with king prawn in lobster infused sauce was equally competant, whose freshness and succulence prawns were unrivaled.
The pizza Diavola is an all time dependable Favourite of mine, with mildly spicy rings of chilli giving each bite freshness and kick.
Business did not seem as hectic as a couple months back, I urge you all to give Bruno’s a try!
Made this damn awesome garlic noodles with crispy Made this damn awesome garlic noodles with crispy bacon for lunch the other day. 
Was totally blown away by the simplicity of the recipe, but delicious result.
These Garlic noodles are a American-Vietnamese creation originating from San Francisco.
The noodle of choice for me is spaghetti, because spaghetti retains sauce and doesn’t get soggy easily.
The par-cooked noodles are tossed in lots of minced garlic and a sauce consisting of light soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil and butter in agar agar proportions but less is more, because all of those sauces are salty.
Finish off with a sprinkling of freshly grated Parmesan.
Pair with shell fish or anything you like!
Homely Dinner for two last night, but someone was Homely Dinner for two last night, but someone was so busy on her phone she didn’t bother to eat with me. 🙄
1. Napa cabbage and pork belly soup with homemade dumpling
2. Spinach in abalone stock and.. abalone (these were from that same last can!)
3. Ginger pork belly 
4. Shrimp paste stewed egg plant
Made some pork and leek Gyoza for dinner tonight, Made some pork and leek Gyoza for dinner tonight, paired with this Instant ramen series from Nissin, which is delicious. Oh, topped with canned abalone, which my mum gifted me! It’s a lunar new year thing, don’t judge!
Anyway, I wrapped the Gyoza in the Japanese style and also taiwanese style.
I very much prefer the Taiwanese style which I haven’t been able to find in Singapore! The reason is not only because they are much easier to wrap, but they have a larger surface area to crisp and char up, as compared to the usual round shapes!
I just need some taiwanese sweet plum sauce to complete these.
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