Posted in Eat-Out: Chinese, Special events on Apr 21st, 2010
美食鉴定团又出发咯！This time, TheHungryCow and I joined 933FM DJs Jiafa and Weibin at Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant 南翔馒头店. The original restaurant in Shanghai (in Cheng Huang Temple 城隍庙 area) is more than 100 years old, and has a perpetual queue eager for a taste of authentic xiao long bao 小笼包 (soup dumplings).
Posted in Eat-Out: Non-Asian, Special events on Apr 19th, 2010
French food + wine? Oui! Pizza/BBQ wings + beer? Yeah, baby! But, French haute cuisine + beer?? A few weeks ago, Singha Beer — produced since 1933 in Thailand, and the most popular beer in its native country — commissioned celebrity Chef Emmanuel Stroobant of Saint Pierre to create a special beer-pairing luncheon. Naturally, I [...]
Posted in inSing.com feature articles on Apr 17th, 2010
Many of us grew up eating pandan chiffon, so the words “chiffon cake” usually conjures images of a green, fluffy cake. Well, chiffon cake no longer just comes in monotonous green. Check out the latest Tried & Tested feature for some of the best and most interesting chiffon cakes in Singapore! Click here to read [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Sweets & Munchies on Apr 15th, 2010
Last Friday, hubby and I had an impromptu date night at Holland Village. After dinner, we wanted to have dessert at NYDC. But when we got there, it was closed for renovation! Then we spotted Cold Rock a few doors away. Now, this concept of mixing ice cream with various toppings on a frozen marble [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Buffet, Eat-Out: Peranakan on Apr 14th, 2010
For just two weeks this month (2 to 18 April 2010), Ellenbororough Market Cafe (EMC) at Swissotel Merchant Court is serving a special Peranakan buffet. Following the success of last year’s Longest Peranakan Buffet at Singapore Food Festival, EMC has put together An Authentic Peranakan Gastronomy Buffet. As I didn’t get to try it out [...]
Posted in Hubby's breakfast on Apr 11th, 2010
What a memorable breakfast this was. If you know how rare it is for Rick to cook, you’ll understand why I’m making such a big deal over a simple egg dish.
Posted in Hubby's breakfast on Apr 10th, 2010
I was drawn to this shop ‘cos of its quaint Chinese name. In Teochew, 老婶 [lau sim] is “grandaunt” and 阿嬷 [ah ma] is “grandma”. Sadly, the Teochew kueh here tasted far from what my two beloved grandmas used to make (I’m a pure Teochew!). I was hoping for the traditional, opaque-white type of dough [...]
Posted in inSing.com feature articles on Apr 9th, 2010
From Korean fried chicken, we go on to another fowl and spicy dish! It’s widely available in Singapore, but a lot of work and care goes into making a good pot of briyani. Who will emerge champs in our briyani battle? Click here to read the full review!
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