Comments on: Peranakan lunch buffet @ Spices Cafe, Concorde Hotel

By: Camemberu

Camemberu — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:35:32 +0000

Nyum nyum! But I’ll be too nervous and excited on Monday – meeting Bob Blumer (Surreal Gourmet) for makan trail! He’s such a hoot!

BTW – Are you going to the Singapore Food Festival launch tomorrow evening?

By: Julia Khoo

Julia Khoo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:58:13 +0000

@X-Wings: No worries, this buffet is quite modest in size, so you won’t have to work out as much.

By: Julia Khoo

Julia Khoo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:56:26 +0000

Hi Betty, if possible, ask your nephew's wife if she can get you this cookbook: Singapore Heritage Food by Sylvia Tan. Lots of traditional and favorite Singapore dishes. Recipe for loh kai yik is also inside.

By: X-Wings

X-Wings — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:44:28 +0000

Hi Julia,

Thank you for this post and the nice pictures….I will try to get a reservation either this week or next and share with you my experience….

The pictures and descriptions just make me feel hungry…now.

More gym work first, I guess….

: )

Regards

By: Betty

Betty — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:07:05 +0000

Julia,

How interesting Baba Jolly Wee story of hawkers cooking in front of his family home doorstep. Back in Honolulu in 1960 there were dim sum man or known as manapua (steam char siu bao) man. He carry two metal containers of dim sum to sell. He goes around neighborhoods ringing his bell. Walking not driving those days. People love it not having to head to Chinatown for dim sums. Now it manapua truck doing it.

I will ask my nephew’s wife since she from Singapore for recipes of those dishes feature in your entry.

By: Julia Khoo

Julia Khoo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:20:08 +0000

I’ve just checked with them. Tauyu bak will be available next Monday!

By: Camemberu

Camemberu — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:35:40 +0000

Wow this looks like a good deal! Is tauyu bak on next week??