Posted in Food and travel on Jul 5th, 2009
It’s already Day 3, but I’d yet to try the most acclaimed Penang dishes like assam laksa and char koay teow! Well, this was going to be THE day! Our friendly taxi driver “uncle” took us to Lorong Selamat for the famous char koay teow in front of Cafe Heng Huat. Apparently, Lorong Selamat is [...]
Posted in Food and travel on Jul 4th, 2009
So here’s what really good char koay kak tastes like! The sad, soggy version I had on the first night is nothing like the real deal! This was an unexpected find. Ricky and I were walking back to Traders Hotel after breakfast at Toh Soon Cafe. From Campbell Street (Lebuh Campbell), we walked down Cintra [...]
Posted in Food and travel on Jul 4th, 2009
So I sauntered cheerily into the executive breakfast lounge, only to be stunned that Michael Jackson had suddenly died of a heart attack. I’m not a big Michael Jackson fan, but still, I admire him for his incredible talent and the musical legacy that he leaves behind. RIP, Michael Jackson. You’ll forever be the King [...]
Posted in Food and travel on Jun 26th, 2009
Hubby has been in Penang, Malaysia since Monday to conduct training at USM. By the time I checked into Sunway Hotel, Georgetown on Thursday, it was nearly 9pm. Hubby and colleague already had dinner. I wasn’t very hungry either, after all that free food and plane meal, but I just couldn’t resist the bustling street [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Singaporean on Apr 14th, 2009
Ricky aka Hubby/the Neanderthal (heh, private joke!) works in Tanjong Pagar, so naturally, he has his regular favorite lunchtime haunts in the area. One of them is 合记 Braised Duck at Tanjong Pagar Food Centre. He’s been raving so much about it that I thought I should try it myself and see if it’s really [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Singaporean on Oct 30th, 2008
They live up to their claim: the braised duck here is indeed authentically Teochew! Being a true-blue Teochew and having a mom who makes the best Teochew soy sauce-braised duck, it’s not easy for me to find one that’s worthy of recommendation.
Posted in Eat-Out: Singaporean on Oct 25th, 2008
Hubby works in Tanjong Pagar. Hubby likes to go to Amoy Food Centre for lunch. Hubby says the famous lor mee stall’s business is so good they occupy two units, has 6 people manning the stall, and at lunchtime, the queue snakes all the way to the staircase! After hearing so much, of cos the [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Chinese on Oct 16th, 2008
My love for the roast meats here goes way back to when it used to be at the now-demolished Outram Park HDB estate. I remember my mom ordering a whole roast duck for special occasions. Now, it does a roaring business at the refurbished Chinatown Complex. A minimum 10-minute wait during lunch or dinner is [...]
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