Posted in Food and travel on Sep 9th, 2009
Before you groan, “Not another Penang post!”, this is the FINAL post on our June ’09 Penang trip. We were supposed to leave our hotel at 3pm to catch our flight back to Singapore. Because we had a late, big breakfast, we still weren’t hungry by 2pm. However, I was determined to squeeze in one [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Japanese on Sep 9th, 2009
Rick and I finally checked out ION Orchard last week, nearly two months after its soft opening. Yeah, we intentionally went on a weeknight to avoid jostling with the crazy weekend crowds. What to do? Old already, no energy to out-squeeze the youngsters… So many exciting new F&B players, but only one tummy. Ginza Bairin [...]
Posted in Food and travel on Sep 7th, 2009
I just realized that there are still a couple of posts left on our Penang trip in June. Here are pics from our dimsum breakfast on our 4th and final day in Penang. Thanks to CK Lam’s recommendation, we had a fabulous meal at De Tai Tong Cafe in Cintra Street, which is a short [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Singaporean on Sep 6th, 2009
I was here to review their signature fried Hokkien prawn mee, but couldn’t resist trying the oyster egg 蚝煎 as well. Overall, it was very likeable, which means a lot considering I’m not a fan of oyster omelette. The eggs are fried till crisp, and the starch mixture isn’t too gooey. There’s about 4 plump [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Singaporean on Sep 4th, 2009
On the same day I bought muffins from Bliss Haven, I also checked out the 枪摊 Fried Hokkien mee stall (the stallowner is a single mom with a teenage son). I do enjoy this series for its entertainment value (the episode where that tattooed dude Jason withdrew was damn drama, right??!!). And even though recipes [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Sweets & Munchies on Sep 3rd, 2009
“Mmm…what have you got in the box? Smells so yummy!” exclaimed the taxi driver, moments after after I got into his vehicle. “Eh, muffins!” I laughed sheepishly. “Are they good?” he asked. “Dunno,” I replied. “It’s my first time buying them. They smelled really delicious, and I saw lots of people buying, so I’m bringing [...]
Posted in inSing.com feature articles on Sep 2nd, 2009
The latest Tried & Tested feature is up. This time, it’s a comparison of five highly acclaimed fried Hokkien prawn mee in Singapore. Honestly, it wasn’t easy to rate them, as all five were good in their own unique way. So, who’s our favorite? Click here to read the full article.
Posted in Eat-Out: Singaporean on Sep 1st, 2009
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