Category Archives: Food Review

Quick Bites

April 6, 2012 – 12:32 am

I’ve been quite busy recently and I cherish every minute and every second that I have. When there is a pressing need for time, it means that we don’t have the luxury of sitting down to eat and enjoy the food, but probably getting quick bites. Its becoming a norm for me and I’m not too sure if its a good thing. Even at the cafe recently, I was so busy looking after Ezanne that when everyone wanted to leave the place, I’ve not eaten my cake or drink my tea yet. Well, but I supposed the quick bites that I’ve had will help to answer to the request my tummy have.

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Blk 85 Bedok Market

April 3, 2012 – 2:00 am

Its been months since the Blk 85 Market closed for upgrading and frankly, I’ve forgotten about this market until I saw a post from ieatishootipost. It was a posts that is appealing for people to visit the temporary market. The market is self funded and is located adjacent to Blk 84. There are approximately 28 stalls. There are limited seats and its really hot. The ventilation is actually quite bad. Well, I thought since the stallholders made an effort to serve us, we should just pay them a visit and help them in whatever ways we can. If there are not enough seats, probably you can buy take away, which was what I did.

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2011 Top 10 Blog Post

December 30, 2011 – 9:56 pm

From Singapore to Hong Kong, my Top 10 blog posts focused on food, the developments of Punggol and my March trip to Hong Kong. In 2011, 2 of my poly friends, wifey and I witnessed one of our friend’s wedding in Hong Kong. It was a time for wifey and I to spend some time together in Hong Kong and Macau.

No.10: Gong Cha in Hong Kong
I was quite excited when I saw a Gong Cha outlet in Central. At the point of time, I was still very much crazy about Gong Cha. In Singapore I had a cup or 2 everyday and so its no surprise that I wanted to have some when I see one in Hong Kong.

No.9: Local delights for breakfast in Hong Kong
Huifan and I went on a breakfast expedition on the 5th day of our Hong Kong trip which brought us to Shan Shui Po. It was a place where you can experience the life as a local. It is a place where their regular customers gather, usually senior citizens. I like the feel of the place as it was uniquely Hong Kong.

No.8: Take 5 at Novena Square
Once in awhile, I will do food reviews on my blog. In January, I visited Take 5, which opened a new outlet in Novena. It was not a positive review and that was my last visit.

No.7: Marina Bay Sands Skypark – A different experience for every visit
I’ve made many visits to Skypark since it opened. I blog about my 5th visit to the skypark because it was one of my longest stay on the skypark and it was the first time we witness sunset and nightfall at the skypark.

No.6: Mido Cafe @ Temple Street in Hong Kong
Our food expedition continues at Mido Cafe @ Temple Street which is famous for their baked rice. Mido Cafe is one of the traditional tea cafes that you would see in Hong Kong dramas where there are windows and blinds, simply no air conditioning.

No.5: Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium
The word aquarium was misleading since there is no aquarium in the first place. But the museum is still pretty much interesting, if you are boat person. What I was impressed with was the Typhoon Theatre which was a 360 degrees multi sensory display where we got to experience the rough seas that the ship had to go through.

No.4: Soya beancurd at Old Airport Road
Soya beancurd revolution? I’m not sure if it is but surely the recipe was improvised and we managed to get some really tasty soya beancurd of a different texture. Where are they located? All at Old Airport Road Market.

No.3: Official Opening of My Waterway@Punggol
I was invited to the official opening of My Waterway@Punggol. It was a development that was the highlight of Punggol as an eco-town. Its a waterway that cuts across Punggol where residents are able to run or cycle along it. White doves were released and as Punggol is an eco-town, the white doves were actually made of bio degradable materials.

No. 2: Punggol Waterway
Just before the official opening of My Waterway@Punggol, I got an exclusive guided tour conducted by HDB. It was my first visit to the waterway at night and it was simply impressive.

No.1: Our visit to Punggol Promenade
A new Promenade opens in Punggol in March this year and it has a bridge that brings residents from Punggol to Pasir Ris (Lor Halus to exact). Ethan and Ezanne enjoyed themselves, especially when they got a chance to take a photo at the bicycle park.

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Wah Kee Big Prawn Noodle at Pek Kio Market

November 13, 2011 – 11:13 pm

In Central Singapore, there is a market called Pek Kio which have quite a number of good food. One day, I got to try Wah Kee Big Prawn Noodle.

The minimum price for a bowl of prawn noodle is $5 and it can go as high as $10, although, my colleague told me that sometimes it can be as high as $15 (depending on the size of the prawns). The aunty selling the noodle is quite attitude but speak good English. For the sake of good food, I guess we can just tolerate her attitude.

If you like pork lard, you will definitely like this prawn noodle. They have put lots of lard into it which is why the prawn noodle is alittle oily and might not be suitable for those health conscience ones. If you purchase $8 and above, you will be given a free tissue paper. But what is a packet of tissue paper? Overall, the prawns are fresh and I thought the taste of the soup is acceptable and to my liking. If you want to try, be prepared to queue for at least 30 minutes.

If you want to try, here is the address, Blk 41A Cambridge Road, #01-15, Pek Kio Hawker Centre.

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A Tuesday morning at Strictly Pancakes

August 31, 2011 – 12:13 am

Its a public holiday and rather than staying at home, I brought the children to Strictly Pancakes for breakfast or maybe lunch? I’ve heard about this place and had been wanting to visit it for a very long time. From the moment I had more information about the place to the time I visited it, I’ve got these 3 points in my mind.

1. Awkward Timing
You may call me old fashion but shouldn’t we have pancake for breakfast? I’m quite disappointed with the late opening hours. Well, they open at 11.30am to 10pm on weekdays (generally) and 10am onwards on Saturdays and Sundays. Personally to me, I thought the time is really late.

2. Limited seats
You will need to be there early in order to get a seat. There are limited seats within the restaurant itself so you might want to be contented if you can get a seat at the outdoor dining area.

3. Not family friendly
Strictly Pancakes is a place for the adults rather than family. First, they do not have baby chair and second, other than providing plastic fork and spoon, the rest are pretty fragile.

The children generally enjoyed themselves and I even got them to take a group photo.

The pancakes were alittle thick and was actually quite filling. I was quite full after having 2 pieces. But it is at this place that Evan got his taste of pancake and I supposed he like it.

Personally, I think it is not a must visit place but if you have time, probably you might want to drop by. For more information, you may visit their website for details.

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Soya Beancurd at Old Airport Road

August 28, 2011 – 11:04 pm

Soya Beancurd or 豆花 has apparently taken Old Airport Food Centre by storm. Many people are queuing up for it and on average, customers like us will have to wait at least, 15 minutes. I must stress its AT LEAST. For 2 consecutive Sundays, I tried 2 different Soya Beancurd. The first I tried was 51 Beancurd. While I was queuing, I thought I will be buying Soya milk because the soya beancurd looked really watery. They had original, strawberry flavour and almond flavour. Unfortunately, all except the orginal was available as they were all sold out. Probably it was not refrigerated, the beancurd was so soft that it immediately melts in the mouth. One word to describe, Excellent.

The second one I had was 老伴豆花 or Lao Ban Soya Beancurd. Long queues were formed and I’ve estimate that I was probably in the queue for nearly an hour before I got mine. Just take a look at the queue, you can’t even see the stalls.

Just like 51 Soya Bean, they had another stall within the food centre and while queuing, we were diverted to proceed to their alternate stall to continue queuing. The queue had brought much inconvenience to the other stall holders. We were told to move and re-queue twice.

Back to the soya beancurd. It was alittle hard, probably it was kept refrigerated for alittle longer but it was still creamy and soft. If you ask me to compare, I can’t really tell which is better and I think both are equally good.

If you have time, do take some time to queue and try these soya beancurd and I’m quite sure you will not regret.

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Mr YouTiao

August 4, 2011 – 11:47 pm

While I was helping my colleague to buy lunch, I discovered a new place, Mr YouTiao. As part of my Project Lose Weight, I’m trying to find some less oily and simple food for my lunch, especially those with less fried stuff.

The porridge is the watery type, which is something that I like. They were not stingy with the sliced chicken and the You Tiao was really crunchy. You can have the option to add $0.50 for an additional egg, $1 for Soya Bean Milk and $1 to change the flavour of your You Tiao. The shop has 6 different flavours for their You Tiao which includes the classic one, Green Tea and Almond. You might think that its not really filling but I was feeling quite full after the meal.

You may visit their website or visit their shop at Novena Square 2 (Level 2) or Century Square (B1) to try it.

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I miss the oysters in Sydney

June 4, 2011 – 11:24 pm

This afternoon, I attended a function at TODAI, Marina Bay Sands. This restaurant offers international buffet and I personally thought the seafood is commendable. The salmon were fresh, the prawns were tasty and most importantly, they offers fresh oysters.

The oysters reminded me of those that I had in Sydney in 2009. They were equally fresh and somehow, I thought those in Sydney were tastier. I tried looking through my photo albums for a photo of it, but sadly, I realised that I didn’t take any picture of it. I guess I was enjoying so much that I’ve forgotten to take a picture of it.

Now, I’m beginning to miss Sydney.

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Awfully Awesome Chocolate Cake

June 2, 2011 – 11:14 pm

Every time during wifey, Ethan, Ezanne or Evan’s birthday, I will always think of what birthday cake to buy. In my opinion, a birthday celebration is never complete without a cake.

For wifey’s birthday, I was driving around the Katong area and wondering, should I just go to Parkway Parade and get a cake or where should I get it? I asked on Twitter and was glad to find some recommendation but in the end, I got it from Awfully Chocolate.

Don’t get a shock if you enter the shop without seeing any cakes, the cakes are kept at the refrigerators below the cashier counter. The cakes are available in 2 sizes, 6″ or 8″ and a 6″ can serve approximately 6 persons, quite reasonable I thought. We had a 6″ Chocolate Banana and I simply love it. 2 layers of bananas and bitter sweet chocolate.

Service is very important especially so when they want customers to keep patronizing. Unlike other cake shops, Awfully Chocolate helps you to “write” your birthday wishes on the cake itself and its available in several colours. Awfully Chocolate started in Joo Chiat, so if you want, you may visit their East Coast Road shop at 131 East Coast Road but parking is a problem though. But you can also visit their other branches at ION, Raffles City or Vivocity.

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Sakunthala’s Food Palace

May 22, 2011 – 9:34 pm

Friday was the last day of school we had with our AP and my classmates decided to bring him to Sakunthala’s Food Palace for our farewell lunch. In case you are wondering, our AP came from Queensland, Australia and loves spicy food.

According to my classmates, this restaurant is famous for their curry fish head. You can choose between Briyani rice or white rice. I chose Briyani rice and it went well with the mutton, chicken and fish head that I had. The lime juice that was served fitted perfectly for this meal.

The next time if you are at Little India and had no idea what to eat, you might want to head to Sakunthala’s Food Palace located at 66 Race Course Road for your meal.