Category Archives: SET B

忠于原味 Wanton Noodles – 我为何决定 “不见天”

Posted on May 19, 2013 by P • 0 Comments

Having spent most of my past 1.5 years away from home, I often faced occasions when I had strong craving for Wanton Noodles. I blame these cravings on 忠于原味Wanton Stall… Favorite stall to go to for my Wanton Mee fix – expect to queue for approximately 15 minutes during the weekends. Bearable, in my opinion….and definitely worth… Read More

Filed Under: Hawker Centre, Local, Outram

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine – Dim Sum Joy

Posted on May 17, 2013 by K • 0 Comments

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine is a great find in the posh Marina Bay Sands. They provide diners a wide variety of options from mid-priced dim sum/Chinese food to extravagant set menus. The restaurant actually served a $12,888 set menu during Chinese New Year (probably targeting the high rollers in the Casino)! Baked BBQ Buns… Read More

Filed Under: Chinese, Promenade, Restaurant

Queues, Queues & Longer Queues

Posted on April 28, 2013 by K • 3 Comments

It is getting so difficult to avoid long queues for food in Singapore. See below for the three “infamous queues” in town recently. Jollibee Singapore (Image by Sheere Ng, Makansutra)  Jollibee is one of my favourite fast food restaurants and my “must go” whenever I visit The Philippines. I love the juicy beef steaks  and… Read More

Filed Under: Chinese, Dhoby Ghaut, Fast Food, Filipino, Hotpot, Japanese, Orchard, Restaurant, Take-Away

Bar Stories – Personalized Cocktails

Posted on March 3, 2013 by K • 0 Comments

This is one bar that is probably reviewed to death in the blogosphere and does not require more introductions. Bar stories is all about personalized drinks & interactions. The best seats are definitely at the bar counter where you get to see the melodramatic actions from the over friendly bartenders. [LEFT] Passion Fruit Tiki –… Read More

Filed Under: Bar, Bugis

Waku Ghin – Wowed

Posted on February 12, 2013 by K • 1 Comment

Waku Ghin was recently voted as the #2 best restaurant in the annual ranking of Asia’s top 20 restaurants held by the Miele guide. I heard many good things about Chef Tetsuya Wakuda’s second restaurant and that was my choice for a celebrity chef dinner when a dear friend returned to Singapore for a visit. THE GOOD… Read More

Filed Under: Fine Dining, Japanese, Promenade, Restaurant

Majestic Restaurant vs. Chu Dao

Posted on November 24, 2012 by K • 0 Comments

Majestic restaurant and Chu Dao are both known for their innovative Chinese cuisine in Singapore.  We decided to go out of our Chinese restaurant comfort zone i.e. Imperial, Paradise Group…. and try out the two well reviewed restaurants. Majestic Restaurant                         Majestic restaurant is housed in a boutique hotel on Bukit Pasoh Road The Must OrderStewed Mee Sua with Baby… Read More

Filed Under: Chinatown, Chinese, Fine Dining, Fusion, Paya Lebar, Restaurant

Ding Tai Fung – Truffle Xiao Long Bao

Posted on November 18, 2012 by K • 0 Comments

I love Ding Tai Fung. DTF = Outstanding quality, reasonable prices and consistent standard. It is one of my favourite meal places. Truffle Xiao Long Bao (with DTF’s signature 18 intricate folds) – This is sinfully good but after the second piece, the taste became overwhelming. I guess I prefer my truffles on fries. The truffles were… Read More

Filed Under: Paya Lebar, Restaurant, Taiwanese

Marutama Ramen – Still My Favourite Ramen

Posted on November 14, 2012 by K • 1 Comment

Marutama Ramen at United Square There is a ramen craze in Singapore with big names opening every so often.  Even one of the top restaurants in town (Iggy) jumped on the ramen bandwagon recently and opened Uma Uma ramen. Marutama Ramen entered the Singapore market several years ago and expanded to the current 4 branches. The flagship store in Central is still attracting long queues during… Read More

Filed Under: Japanese, Novena, Restaurant

Hatched – Again

Posted on November 12, 2012 by K • 0 Comments

[LEFT] Hatched at Evans Lodge. The all-day-breakfast cafe has a second branch in Holland Village now. [RIGHT] Similar to P – I really like the interesting salt & pepper designs. Every table has a different set. FROM LEFT - Sir Benedict & Smoked Royale It’s an eggs benny day! The eggs here were pretty well done. However, I can’t say the… Read More

Filed Under: All-Day Breakfast, Botanic Gardens, Café

Wilton Fondant & Gum Paste #4 – My Little Blue Box

Posted on November 11, 2012 by K • 2 Comments

My Finale Cake - Simple can be harder than complex (Well said, Jobs). This classic design turns out to be more challenging than I thought. It is so much harder to cover the corners of a square cake vs. a round cake – The fondant tears easily at the edges. Well….I guess I can’t make a Tiffany using… Read More

Filed Under: Dessert, L'ÉCOLE, Newton, Product, Wilton Decorating Course