C.E.O. lah

surrounded by cookies

2010-12-12T23:00:00.006+08:00

our friend alice brought us to this lovely place.

we had afternoon tea and coffee surrounded by cookies.

the cookie museum

8 raffles ave #01-02 s(039802)

tel: 6333 1965

www.thecookiemuseum.com

different types of cookies for sampling.

tried the laksa flavour and it was quite good

the waitress will push this trolley over and serve the tea to you.

cuppucinno

amarula mango cake

drink this baileys after eating the mango cake to clear your platelets.

rose cake with white chocolate

baileys irish cream cake

imo: v good

a homely meal

2010-11-25T22:29:00.005+08:00

always feels like home when we dine at cafe de hong kong cafe's new creation - mui chai fried rice

fried long beans

fish head soup

pork belly cooked with this prawn paste which champagne got from hong kong

my meal will be incomplete if i leave without drink this cuppa of milk tea

long long Q

2010-11-13T22:57:00.002+08:00

be prepared to Q for 1 hour if you want to eat this famous wanton mee.

enjoyed the wanton mee very much.

tiong bahru food centre & market

2nd level

imo: v good

give us this day...

2010-10-30T11:40:00.003+08:00

The Lord's prayer - Matthew 6 : 10 - 14

Our Father in heaven...give us today our daily bread...

provence bread

modern version of malay curry puff

2010-10-18T20:34:00.005+08:00

richie's crispy curry puff

block 47 tanglin halt road

i would say this is a modern version of the malay type of curry puff.

between this and the traditional types, i like the latter.

imo: so so

dim sum

2010-10-09T19:53:00.008+08:00

a wonderful place to have dim sum.

seems to be quite popular with japanese.

imperial treasure nan bei restaurant

391 orchard road #05-12 ngee ann city s(238872)

tel: 6738 1238

boat congee

carrot cakes

beancurd skin with prawn

har kow (prawn dumplings)

siew mai

glutinous rice wrapped in lotus leaf

custard buns

egg tarts

imo: v good

baked by cranberry

2010-10-03T15:19:00.002+08:00

our friend cranberry who can bake very well, baked these muffins for us.

aug mini break in phuket

2010-09-18T09:41:00.006+08:00

was in phuket for 3 short days and 2 nights with a few friends last month. it was our mini break.
we chanced upon this rather authentic thai food place opposite jungceylon shopping centre.

simple egg but this will help to determine whether the chef is good or not.

and it was good.

very crispy

spicy spicy tom yum soup. hmmmm love it

not so traditional fish cakes

green curry

lobster. so so only.

bbq fish

imo: good

gaint fish

2010-09-14T21:21:00.007+08:00

our friend alice brought us to this "jem amongst jungle" place last friday.

yuan wei deep sea (giant grouper) fish porridge/steamboat

add: 1001 serangoon road

tel : 6297 7255

it was also alice's lunar birthday.

friendly lady boss was so thoughtful as to cook a bowl of mee sua for alice.

fish liver - very soft and tender

salted egg prawns

slice fish - tough meat

fish skin

hor fun

complimentary from lady boss

cheers to alice :)

imo: good

catch up over crabs & durians

2010-08-14T22:36:00.003+08:00

at a friend's place to catch up with each other after many years of "lost touch".

she lives in a cosy flat. her pretty orchids.

amen to this.

fried red rice with olive

mao san wang

tai tai life

2010-08-09T20:38:00.006+08:00

we were tai tai for 1 afternoon here over chinese tea and nice food.

tea bone zen mind cafe

38a seah street

tel: 6333 5400

opening hours: 11am - 7pm

closed on sundays

open concept kitchen

rose tea

shui sian

tea wings

tea egg

orange cake

imo: good

kaiho sushi

2010-08-01T20:18:00.004+08:00

we thought we cannot get to eat nice sushi in singapore ever since our japan trip.
lo & behold, our friend alice brought us to this wonder sushi place for lunch yesterday.

kaiho sushi

5 koek road #03-01 cuppage place s(228796)

tel: 6738 1315

chef bernard

homemade choya

chirashi set - $28

kaiho bento set - $28

sesame, chestnut & strawberry flavour

all set lunch come with chawanmushi & dessert.

felt like in japan once again :)

the food was excellent.

yakitori

2010-07-31T10:25:00.004+08:00

armed with zero ability to speak of read japanese, we went into this very japanese yakitori restaurant. menu was in japanese and waitress could only understand minimum english. thank goodness my friend managed to get a pile of photos of their food. we ordered our food the charade style...by pointing and body gesture :0)

the friendly chef who bbq our yakitori

asakusa nakamise shopping street

2010-07-19T22:15:00.003+08:00

this street is full of vibrancy.

you will find small little souvenirs to bring home and

yummy local snacks to munch as you stroll down this street.

sushi sushi

2010-07-10T16:39:00.005+08:00

we ate sushi so many times in singapore but to eat sushi in japan was a totally different experience altogether. it was Superb!!!

this is one of the famous sushi shops found around tsukiji fish market.

the friendly chef who prepared all our yummy sushi

tokyo disney sea

2010-06-28T22:38:00.003+08:00

we spent 1 full enjoyable day at tokyo disney sea

it's spring time!!!

hot gyoza buns saved the day cos we were really hungry and cold

yummy :)

tokyo - tonkatsu

2010-06-24T21:22:00.005+08:00

on friend's recommendation we went to this restaurant - katsukara.

located on the 13th floor of takashimaya, shinjuku, tokyo

never tasted such delicious tonkatsu. the best part about this - the salad, miso soup and barley rice are free flow !!

wondrous beef

2010-06-20T15:30:00.004+08:00

this part was the most wondrous part of the tour in hokkaido.

we ordered kobe beef for our dinner.

juicy & tender kobe beef...marvellous!!!

sashimi

2010-06-13T22:18:00.004+08:00

lunch at otaru

king crab & sea urchin sashimi

otaru

2010-06-09T22:09:00.003+08:00

a charming town - otaru

if not for the fact that we had to follow the tour timing,

we would have spent more time here to explore.

had a cuppa here
you can keep the cup as souvenir.
price is inclusive of the cup

hokkaido trip - may 2010

2010-06-06T15:03:00.003+08:00

landed in hokkaido early morning of 12 may.

hungry....got this from convenience store in the airport.

had proper breakfast shortly after...

back

2010-05-28T10:27:00.003+08:00

have not been posting as we were busy with our pre & post japan trip.
will come back again soon to post some of our finds in japan.

5 friends and BKT

2010-04-24T23:26:00.006+08:00

the thunder, lightning and rain did not stop us from meeting our secondary school friends for dinner on a relaxing friday.

friends of more than 20 years met over chinese tea and ba kut teh at

song fa bak kut teh stall

1 rochor road #01-506 s(180001) opposite The Central

tel: 65336128

after dinner, we proceeded to tcc at the central.

cuppucino

missy y had this tiny and expensive coffee drink with nutella

to let you see how "tiny" it was

dark devotion

missy q's recommendation

it was really good

3 cheers to our long lasting friendship!!!

cantonese jem in a hawker centre

2010-04-11T20:17:00.006+08:00

stall name: yuet loy

blk 335 smith street #02-151 chinatown complex

(red sector) S(050335)

closed on thursday

a friend of ours, alice, brought us to try out this place yesterday.

she has actually patronised this stall for about 18 years already.

we find this stall a jem too.

fried egg with prawns

chicken cooked in white wine.
the black pieces of meat are liver lup-cheong with XO which alice brought from hong kong. and she brought them over specially for the cook to add them in.
the combination was simply heavenly.

tofu with bean sprouts

fish head (chopped into smaller pieces)

beef with kailan

had a cup of teh-o.

love the design of this cup. very retro.

generous alice brought this korean rice wine for us to try. it was good.

imo: v good

morning brunch

2010-04-03T23:02:00.004+08:00

fook weng seafood restaurant

3 seng poh road #01-01 s(168891)

tel: 6536 1691

had dim sum for brunch on good friday morning

imo: so so

pasta pasta

2010-03-27T22:36:00.005+08:00

homecooked food is still the best

relax with a glass of red wine

cooking demo at mayer's live kitchen

2010-03-20T23:19:00.010+08:00

organised by www.ieatishootipost.com

ieat demostrated the making of fresh pasta and alice demostrated the making of blueberry cheesecake. we were surprised to know that it is not difficult to cook and bake at all.

truly enjoyed ourselves.

mayer's live kitchen is located at orchard central, level 7

colourful mixers
wonderful machines

missy d hands-on on making her own pasta

the curry powder is from australia.

alice said we can get these from japan. not expensive.

we used this to cook pasta and the result was good.

ieat

curry flavoured pasta. yummy.

hot hot weather

2010-03-07T21:56:00.004+08:00

cold rock

holland village branch

http://www.coldrock.com.sg/

the weather is so very hot these few days
have a cuppa ice-cream

imo: so so

yeah got wok hei

2010-03-01T16:49:00.005+08:00

nan zhen seafood

abc brickworks food centre

blk 6 jalan bukit merah

fried mee sua

mussels with chilli kind of paste

food are with lots of 'wok hei'

yummy

rate: v good

chinese new year

2010-02-12T23:42:00.006+08:00

chinese new year is just around the corner.

yearly without fail, we will indulge ourselves with all these goodies

pineapples tarts are a MUST

kueh bangkit in the shape of dragon

bak kwa
this is from clementi central's chai hao

peanut cookies

green pea cookies

spicy shrimp rolls

raisin and kwa zi cookies

here's wishing everyone a happy and healthy roaring year of tiger.....roar roar

chef kang

2010-02-02T22:07:00.009+08:00

fook weng seafood restaurant pte ltd

3 seng poh road #01-01

tel: 6536 1691

had dinner with a few forum kakis and new found friends here last thursday.

towards the end of the dinner, chef kang actually came into our private room to greet us.

all thanks to our makan kakis' connection, this is the first time i came so close to a chef (of a restaurant). it was indeed a wonderful dining experience.

lobster salad

fried rice

hor fun

fried brinjal with pork floss

one of their specialities

3 cups chicken

toufu

3 eggs spinach

coffee pork rib

fruit fish

the fed the fish with fruits only. the meat was smooth & soft.

mango with pomelo

we spent $27.27 per pax (11 of us)

this restaurant does not charge gst and service charge.

rate: v good

wholesome

2010-01-24T21:02:00.002+08:00

am going to wake up and start my week with a wholesome breakfast

1st

2010-01-17T12:55:00.003+08:00

1st birthday celebration of 2010 was for chanmalichan.

she is a january baby.

so off we went to ju shin jung korean charcoal bbq.

add: 27 west coast highway #01-18 yess centre

tel: 6464 0872

http://www.jushinjung.com/

got to book a private room. the room is f.o.c if you spend more than $200.

a waitress was there to help us bbq & serve us at no extra cost.

healthy row of veggie to go with the bbq food

pumpkin kind of dessert

cold noodle
one of our friends love this
but missy s finds it "rubbery"

kimchi

circles of small side dishes
free flow

pancake

bbq beef in the making

soya base seafood soup

6 of us spent about $223.

rate: good

merry christmas

2009-12-25T12:48:00.000+08:00

from fairmont

chocolate crispy classic logcake

have a merry little christmas and a
fabulous 2010 !!!!

rate: good

christmas eve

2009-12-24T15:30:00.000+08:00

spent christmas eve with missy d's sister's family.

missy d's sister, bro-in-law and their maid busy cooking up a yummy feast.
beef stew

fresh steamed prawns

traditional turkey

durian log cake from 717 trading

ipoh hor fun

2009-12-19T15:48:00.003+08:00

stall: tuck kee (ipoh) sah ho fun

hong lim market, 2nd level

531a upper cross street

hor fun comes in 3 sizes

S, M & L

imo: very good

take time

2009-11-28T10:01:00.014+08:00

dim sum places are very popular in hong kong. round the clock you will see people crowding dim sum restaurants, catching up with friends, taking time to read their newspapers and drinking their chinese tea. not in a hurry, taking their own sweet time.

went to this nice dim sum place in singapore. it was a weekend morning and to our surprise the place was not crowded at all and food was good.

kam boat chinese cuisine (shaw centre)

add: 1 shaw road #05-14 shaw centre

tel: 6732 4675

start from 10am

shrimp dumplings

pork porridge

prawn fritters

carrot cake

glutinous rice

imo: v good

happy birthday to missy d

2009-11-22T15:31:00.008+08:00

missy d is a nov baby.
together with a few good friends, we celebrated missy d's birthday at golden spoon.

add: 62 seng poh lane (opp tiong bahru market)

tel: 6536 2218

golden dragon chicken

fresh jumbo oysters

braised bee hoon with sri lanka crabs

they are now having a promotion

$3/- per kg

fish head with bittergourd

toufu

& one more spinach veggie dish (no pic)

sparkling wine. a toast to missy d

total bill: $189.50 for 6 pax (excluding drinks)

after dinner, we proceeded to coffee club at tiong bahru plaza for a cuppa.

rise & shine...breakfast time

2009-11-18T22:46:00.004+08:00

once again...rise & shine...breakfast time.
love to eat breakfast, especially during weekends whereby i dont have to rush & no work...heavenly.

stall: rong yuan (with a big red sign)

blk 20 ghim moh road food centre/market

closed on mondays

glutinous rice

yam cake

stall owner made her own yam cake and glutinous rice.
she also sells chee cheong fun.

rate: very good

crabby friday

2009-11-15T21:02:00.010+08:00

ieatishootipost organised a "ieat crab fest"

on friday at chin huat seafood.

at $50 per pax we got to eat 8 different types of crabs

cooked in 8 different ways. what a good deal right.

add: 105 clementi st 12 #01-30 (sunset way)

tel: 6775 7348

the tools to make the task easier

alaskan king crab steamed in chinese wine
usually sold at $98 per kg

butter blue swimmer crab

stired fried cromer crab in superier broth

served in pan fried mee hoon

chilled vegetable with wasabi

golden sauce indonesia crab

salted egg indonesia crab

black pepper dungeness crab

chilli sri lanka crab

gong

fried man tou

red flower crab porridge

dessert was on the house :)

imo: good

what a feast

2009-11-07T11:40:00.011+08:00

restaurant: golden spoon

add: 62 seng poh lane

tel: 6536 2218

had a feast with some of our forum friends.

food was good, so were the company.

fresh, big & yummy oyster

bamboo clam

3 cups chicken

fish was fresh & tasty too

fallopian tube
closed up of the tube

tofu

veggie

fish head with bittergourd

braised mee hoon with prawns

chicken with 7 spices

10 of us spent about $34 per pax with a 10% discount.

imo: good

london : 3 things

2009-10-31T12:47:00.003+08:00

3 things i love about london:

1. visiting buckingham palace and having a cuppa coffee in the palace cafe

2. town of bath

4. portobello weekend market. you can practically find everything and anything along this street.

london beach

2009-10-28T11:36:00.004+08:00

went to the seaside at bournemouth with my friend's family.

we had harry ramsden's fish and chips for lunch. it was so much tastier (& cheaper!!) than the one we tried in a london restaurant.

we tried this purbeck ice cream too.

creamy & smooth

vanilla chocolate chips.

relax....friday is 2 days away...yipee

london: homecook food

2009-10-25T14:05:00.005+08:00

our london friend cooked for us one of the nights.

baked chicken breast meat wrapped with bacon strips

it was so simple to prepare and the taste was superb!

going to try to cook this tonight :)

wish me every success okie.

london: we cooked & cooked

2009-10-22T22:17:00.007+08:00

we visited and stayed with our friend in london for a few days. during our stay with her, missy d cooked & cooked to bring home nearer to our friend.

our friend and hubby enjoyed missy d's cooking. we too enjoyed because we miss home too.

fried mee hoon

missy d at a chinese wholesale supermarket

fried hokkien mee with seafood

2 pots of curry chicken

a slice of malaysia in london

2009-10-17T10:09:00.004+08:00

malaysia kopi tiam in london.

how to resist especially when both of us are so asian.

it is located in chinatown. the manager is a very friend chap. he told us a few days before we went, our singapore mediacorp together with chen hanwei went to this restaurant to flim on their food. oh so we are in the right place :)

fried carrot cake

curry chicken noodle

fried kway teow

rate: good

a slice of hong kong in london

2009-10-12T21:32:00.002+08:00

our 1st chinese meal in london, chinatown

pretty good

singapore style fried mee hoon

fried rice

london

2009-10-11T23:08:00.004+08:00

goodbye paris.

we took a 2 hours train journey via eurostar from paris to london
st pancras train station

would i fall in love with london?

paris : 3 things

2009-10-09T23:10:00.002+08:00

3 things i love about paris:

1. the beautiful flower shops around

2. louvre museum

3. eiffel tower

paris cont: we found it !!

2009-10-06T23:19:00.006+08:00

missy D wanted to eat chinese food so badly that she googled this restaurant which is "near" our hotel. but missy S was overly confident and made missy d walked one big round in the rain before reaching the restaurant. thank God we found this place and it was still open! or else...i will be roasted instead.

mirama restaurant

17 rue Saint Jacques, 75005 paris

roasted duck noodle

wanton mee

in paris, you can always end a meal with wine.

rate: good

happy mid autumn

2009-10-03T10:52:00.006+08:00

tried this snowskin 100% pure durian mooncake

from home's favourite

http://www.homesfavourite.com/

here's wishing everyone a happy mid autumn

real durian filling

imo: good

paris: paul

2009-09-30T22:00:00.003+08:00

we tried this paul bread as missy s' sister said their bread is nice.

missy d loves it, esp the thick thick cheese.

www.paul.fr/uk

champs elysees' branch

hot coffee

ham and cheese

paris: chinese food

2009-09-29T21:54:00.008+08:00

we got a little sick of eating bread and missed chinese food terribly.

chanced upon a chinese restaurant and we dashed in without any hesitation.

you can find quite a number of such "buffetlike" concept restaurants in paris. they are sold by "weight". you can find such concept in their supermarkets too.

(clockwise) fried noodle, stired fried black pepper beef, fried rice & mixed veggie - 20 euro

we ate in but food was still served in plastic containers as they need to be microwaved.

taste wise is between so so and good.

paris: heavenly ice cream

2009-09-28T22:09:00.005+08:00

berthillon

31 rue St. Louis en L’Ile, 75004

you can cross over the bridge and take a short 10 mins walk to this place after visiting notre dame cathedral.

2.20 euro

rum & raisin flavour

eating ice cream during autumn can be heavenly.

and the taste of this ice cream is simply heavenly too.

holiday: paris and london

2009-09-26T13:15:00.006+08:00

we have just returned from our holiday in paris and london. will start a series of our food experiences during our stay there.

here's day 1: arrived in paris on 13 sept 09. having to cope with jet lag and trying to explore the vicinity of our hotel for food, we ended up eating mc donald's !

euro 10.90

daily bread

2009-09-09T14:00:00.003+08:00

provence bakery & cafe

17A lorong liput, holland village

tel: 6467 6966

www.provence.com.sg

mini chocolate roll bread

comes in a pack of 8

i love to eat bread. this bakery serves interesting and fresh bread daily.

a little pricey compared to those neighbourhood bakeries but you get real good quality bread.

imo: good

a 60s feel coffee house

2009-08-24T13:37:00.007+08:00

prince coffee house

587 bukit timah road #02-15 coronation plaza

tel: 6468 2088

every piece of furniture and decor is so 60s

chicken soup was thick.
garlic bread was not warm enough though.

beef hor fun
beef was tender and as you eat you will feel that
the wok hei of this dish is great.

seafood mee hoon
i find the mee hoon a bit hard for me.

hainanese pork chop

coffee and fruits

for 2 pax

love this cashier...so ancient & beautiful

imo: good

ice kachang

2009-08-18T18:46:00.003+08:00

stall: annie's peanut ice kachang

blk 6 tanjong pagar road market/food centre, 2nd level

good to have something cold especially when

the weather in singapore is so hot at times.

imo: good

100

2009-08-15T21:46:00.000+08:00

Yipee CEO lah has reached 100 postings.

a simple teochew muay

2009-08-11T12:00:00.003+08:00

stall: meng cheong teochew food stall

block 20 ghim moh road food centre/market

closed on sundays

not a usual teochew stall with "ton" of dishes to order.

this is a simple teochew stall with maybe 12 dishes to choose from.

simple but the taste of their dishes are amazingly satisfying.

imo: v good

grrrrr

2009-08-06T22:21:00.000+08:00

it is the problem with uploading of photos again...hmph
have been trying for days...still cannot upload pictures!
migrating is on my mind now.

rising western food

2009-07-30T20:21:00.007+08:00

stall: rising western food

40 holland avenue coffeeshop

coffeeshop has undergone a facelift recently.

it has a modern & cosy look now.

fish & chips

one of my favourite low econ western food stalls.

i will always go with the coffeeshop's homemade ice lemon tea.

imo: good

cafe de hong kong

2009-07-29T22:06:00.002+08:00

cafe de hong kong

http://www.cafedehongkong.com/

went for ieatishootipost makan session last saturday.
it was an enjoyable evening meeting new friends over good food.
11 courses of dishes at $30.00 per head.
here are some of the yummy pictures...

egg white treasure bag

deep fried fish skin with seafood rolls

stir fried red grouper slices with roast sauce

supreme toufu with broccoli

crispy roasted chicken

fried salted egg prawn

french thick toast

hong kong milk tea

& ieat's own creation of kiwi pudding dessert. it was a pretty refreshing dessert.

imo: v good

rou gu cha

2009-07-26T01:02:00.006+08:00

outram park ya hua rou gu cha

7 keppel road #01-05 PSA tanjong pagar complex

tel: 6222 9610 / 9824 1066

closed on mondays

if it is raining (heavily), try eating this.

the feeling of drinking hot soup in a cold weather is great.

the soup base is peppery type.

imo: good

strawberry dreams

2009-07-18T14:18:00.005+08:00

tcc the coffee connoisseur

http://www.thecoffeeconnoisseur.com/

strawberry romantasia.

had this at t3 airport and daydreamt about travelling

round the world with lots of cash in the bank.

imo: good

heng hwa food

2009-07-15T20:27:00.015+08:00

mingchung restaurant

67 maude road

tel: 6296 3428

closed on mondays

celebrated friend's birthday here last saturday.

this restaurant is housed in an old coffeeshop with no aircon.

the crowd will normally start to come from 5:30pm onwards.

heng hwa food...similar to hokkien food.

this is their famous lor mee.

fried mee sua and mee hoon

stirfried kai lan with tau ki

prawn balls

spicy la la

imo: v good

durian

2009-07-14T21:47:00.004+08:00

717 trading

22 yio chu kang road #01-01 highland centre

tel: 6487 2777

http://717trading.com/

mao san wang

mangosteen

rambutan

durian session is ending soon...or maybe it has ended

because those we ate last weekend were not the best.

imo: so so

between sindy durian and 717, we prefer sindy durian

laksa & prawn mee

2009-07-12T00:28:00.002+08:00

stall: wei yi

tanglin halt road food centre

coming back to missy S' childhood place.

this stall usually closes by afternoon during weekends.

so do go early to avoid disappointment.

imo: v good

cuppa happiness

2009-07-09T21:08:00.008+08:00

starbucks

www.starbucks.com.sg

when i drink coffee on mondays, it is because i want to perk myself up.

if i drink it on fridays, it is because i am happy that friday has arrived.

friday is coming...i am going to be foaming with happiness again.

imo: good

curry & mee rebus

2009-07-08T22:12:00.004+08:00

stall: goody and jolly mee rebus

80 marine parade

parkway parade

basement foodcourt

authentic curry chicken

mee rebus

this stall also sells mee siam, tau huey and curry mee.

imo: v good

chin mee chin (c.m.c) confectionery

2009-07-07T10:00:00.001+08:00

chin mee chin (c.m.c) confectionery

founded in 1925

204 east coast road

over the decades, they are still around

retro box

toast buns

kaya is not too sweet. just right.

egg tart

the filling is smooth. taste better if served hot.

luncheon meat bread

so soft...so soft

cuppa kopi

simply fell in love with this coffeeshop.

love the fact that it stays the way it is amongst the many many modern coffeeshops.

imo: v good

at last

2009-07-06T21:35:00.003+08:00

have tried (almost) all ways to upload pictures to blogspot but without success.
getting frustrated and cold turkey for not being able to blog for so many days.
at last, found a "conventional" way to upload pictures.

our re-connected post will be about a old coffeeshop.
think the olden days people could live longer because they do not have to fuss over not being able to blog!! could imagine them enjoying great chit chat over kopi and toast with friends instead. life should be so...take time and enjoy.

i wonder why

2009-07-04T14:55:00.003+08:00

i wonder why i cannot upload pictures??!!
will be back soon after i solve this problem.

spice peranakan

2009-06-28T17:16:00.012+08:00

spice peranakan

at their new premises

if you are driving there, it might be a little tricky if you are not familiar with the west.

after ministry of education --> turn left
go straight --> keep left and go up the slope
look out for carpark A which is on your right
turn into carpark A --> go down to B3 of centros building
park at yellow sector
take the lift to level 1 --> walk out of the glass door and turn right

the ambience is great for corporate lunches or evening family gatherings

beef rendung

chap cai

sambal sotong

cin jia lok fried egg

kueh kueh - complimentary from the manager dino

as we were too full to have anything else he thought we could try their

mini size kueh kueh as dessert. how thoughtful of him.

ever since the TCS drama series "little nonya" everyone seems to be more aware of peranakan culture and food. no exception for us either.

food, ambience and service of the manager were excellent.

imo: v good

gen shu mei shi she jia

2009-06-26T10:31:00.001+08:00

stall: gen shu mei shi she jia

blk 74 lorong 4 toa payoh #01-03

toa payoh vista market food centre

closed on mondays and usually sold out by lunch time

steamed chicken with salted fish
(background) lotus soup

yam cake
softer than the usual ones

dessert after brunch
peanut pancake opposite gen shu's stall
imo: v good (gen shu) / good: peanut pancake

durian 猫山王

2009-06-24T21:00:00.009+08:00

ah teck/ah loon roadside durian stall

(the stall shares the space in front of shop

keng kei foods enterprise)

231 east coast road (opposite jago close)

tel: 9751 4828

last saturday, we joined the ieatishootipost's forum's "durian degustation" session here. it was an enjoyable night making new friends and eating good durians. paid $20/- and we got to taste about 6 different types of durians. to name a few : black pearl, red prawn, hu lu, D13, etc. the highlight of the night was 猫山王.

how do you tell the real King from the fake one?

look for the Star at the bottom of the fruit and you will find the real King

(the brownish portion shapes like a star)

猫山王
imo: good

happy steamboat

2009-06-22T20:28:00.005+08:00

having monday blues?

how about having a happy steamboat to cheer you up

durian durian

2009-06-21T12:24:00.005+08:00

one of the best durians i ever tasted

sindy top quality durians stall

D24
buttered durian

usually after eating durians you can eat
mangosteen to bring down the heatiness.
kiwi might do the trick too
imo: v good

CP shrimp wonton

2009-06-18T21:50:00.005+08:00

within the box comes with 12 wonton and

2 packets of seasoning for making the soup.

per box costs about $5 plus

cooked this for my friend and her family the other day.

each wonton is wrapped with a whole shrimp and it is quite fresh.

i added veggie. a simple soup to cook & good to eat.

imo: good

cafe de hong kong

2009-06-17T19:42:00.011+08:00

cafe de hong kong

586 balestier road #01-01 eastpac building

tel: 6255 3865

beancurd with scallops

crispy roasted chicken

pork rib with mongolian sauce

a 2 years old restaurant. the owner is a hong konger himself and a nice chap.

foodwise, i must say the dishes are delicious and special.

if you are driving there, parking space is very limited beside this building. however, you can park at the hdb blocks behind - blk 101/102/103 jalan dunsun (ah hood gardens) and take a short walk.

imo: good

jones the grocer

2009-06-16T20:47:00.001+08:00

jones the grocer

blk 9 dempsey road #01–12

tel: 6476 1512

http://www.jonesthegrocer.com/

jones the grocer breakfast - $20 (excluding drink)

my friend went to this place & had brunch with her family on a sunday. this place was packed. breakfast menu is not full of varieties but food came in 'big' size (by ladies' standard). beside food, they sell groceries [obviously =D].

imo: good

pocky

2009-06-15T22:10:00.005+08:00

i always remember the pocky advertisement song that went "ok pocky, choculate or strawbeli". this time round i chose strawberry flavour. this is the japanese version of pocky. the strawberry is very strawberry. nice.

imo: good

he ji wu xiang

2009-06-12T23:16:00.002+08:00

stall: he ji wu xiang

maxwell food centre

i prefer this stall to china street fritters.

the beancurd is soft & fresh.

imo: good

cuppa tea

2009-06-11T20:50:00.001+08:00

have you had your cuppa tea today?

zhen zhen porridge 真真粥品

2009-06-09T21:02:00.004+08:00

stall: zhen zhen porridge 真真粥品

maxwell food centre

fish slice, chicken & century egg porridge

porridge is thick and ingredients are well marinated.

imo: v good

daily scoop ice cream cafe

2009-06-07T23:25:00.007+08:00

daily scoop ice cream cafe

41 sunset way, #01-04 clementi arcade s.597071

tel: 6463 3365

love to come to this little cafe to chill out

with friends over ice cream.

rather crowded during evening of weekends.

imo: good

http://www.thedailyscoop.com.sg/

queenstown poh pia

2009-06-06T23:44:00.007+08:00

stall: queenstown poh pia

blk 40a margaret drive #01-484

poh pia party anyone?

can order the ingredients and poh pia skin &

make your own poh pia.

minimum order $50/-

lim hp : 9781 6307

opening hour 7am to 5pm

imo: so so

instant noodle evolution

2009-06-05T23:24:00.004+08:00

instant noodle has been around since i was born.

i used to like maggie mee and nissin chu qian yi ding but now i have evolved to eating korean ramen. got to be spicy ones too. yummy.

白い恋人cookie by ishiya patisserie

2009-06-03T22:38:00.009+08:00

my colleague came back from her hokkaido trip recently and gave me these cookies "白い恋人" by ishiya patisserie.

chocolate filling

white chocolate filling

imo: v good

http://www.ishiya.co.jp/goods/

http://www.ishiya.co.jp/english/

good morning nanyang cafe

2009-05-30T00:20:00.008+08:00

good morning nanyang cafe

133 new bridge road #03-01 chinatown point

(closed on sunday)

teh si

scones with or without raisins
not too dry. served hot.

orange ciabatta kaya toast

to be able to drink my teh si and eat my breakfast leisurely at this place is a luxury.
simply love the way this cafe prepare their drinks and bread.

imo: good

bbq

2009-05-28T22:03:00.005+08:00

had a mini bbq party with good pals at

chervon jurong last saturday.

this is not "zhen zi" setting the bbq fire. this is me, an ex-girl guide trying to set fire. in any case, i set the fire on the wrong level of the pit!! i wonder did anyone from the nearby pits saw me making this stupid mistake.usually, we will eat the very standard food at bbq...chicken wings, fishballs, mee hoon, etc.

so this time round, i prepared some "unusual" food. inspiration came from my visit to a japanese yakitori restaurant.

baby tomatoes wrapped with bacon strips

asparagus wrapped with bacon strips

tip on preparation: rinse the bacon strips in water

once so it will not be too salty for comsumption.

taiwan sausages
mini portobello mushroom with cheese

all my friends love the unusual ones and the after taste lingers in their mind until now.

ember

2009-05-25T21:58:00.007+08:00

restaurant ember

50 keong saik road, hotel 1929

tel: 6347 1928

It's my best friend birthday, so we went out to have a nice good lunch to celebrate her bday..

i do not know what species or ingredients were used

but this soft and warm bread was superb.

foie gras

scallops

angels hair pasta with sakura ebi

roasted pork belly

chilean seabass with mushroom and

bacon ragout with truffle-yuzu butter sauce

macaroon with strawberry sorbert

warm valhorna chocolate cake with vanilla bean ice cream

freshly brewed coffee

food were served to us like pieces of artwork.

they tasted as good as they look.

imo: v good

streets cafe

2009-05-24T16:28:00.006+08:00

streets cafe

raffles city, basement

milk tea

prawn fritters
a bit expensive for 3 little oily pieces

macau rice with chicken chop

shrimp dumplings wanton mee
the wanton mee was quite springy and
dumplings' ingredients were fresh.

overall, i wish i was in hong kong eating all these rather than in singapore.

imo: so so

abc food centre

2009-05-23T00:08:00.011+08:00

location: abc food centre

6 jalan bukit merah

stall: wow wow west

fish & chip

$5 + big portion = value for money

the store owner was a ex-convict turned christian.

imo: so so (for the fish & chip)

i prefer their chicken chop/cutlet

stall: [shall update next time bcos i hv forgotten the name]

mixed porridge with you tiao

imo: so so

patisserie glace (part 3)

2009-05-17T14:23:00.004+08:00

patisserie glace

new product: fromage syun

delicious low-fat cheese on a fragrant tart base. having the full taste but half the calories.

imo: v good

popeyes chicken & biscuits

2009-05-10T23:25:00.002+08:00

popeyes chicken & biscuits

singapore flyer, level 1

opening hours: daily from 9am - 12mn

juicy in the inside.

biscuits. a bit too dry for me.

mashed potatoe

i prefer this to kfc's.

imo: good

marina south curry and prawn noodle

2009-05-09T22:32:00.002+08:00

location: tiong bahru food centre (new)

30 seng poh road

stall: marina south curry

you will either like this or dislike this because it depends on

your degree to take REAL HOT stuff.

imo: good (because i like it HOT)

stall: min nan pork ribs prawn noodle

friendly stallowner cooking yummy prawn noodle.

imo: good

mee hoon fried with pork lard

2009-05-09T00:06:00.002+08:00

stall: holland village fried mee hoon

1 lorong mambong, holland village

mee hoon can be fried in many style and many ways but

i find that mee hoon fried with pork lard is the BEST.

imo: good

malacca makan trip

2009-05-05T22:23:00.007+08:00

location: malaysia, malacca

1 to 3 may 2009

it was an enjoyable trip together with friends and colleagues.

tcs drama 'little nonya' was filmed in malacca. we love to watch this drama series. hence, we wanted to retrace those places which were the filming sites and try out peranakan food, desserts and kueh kueh.

view more pictures at http://www.malaccatrip2009.shutterfly.com/

lu tien seafood

2009-04-30T21:10:00.004+08:00

stall: lu tien seafood

amoy street food centre #02-119

open for lunch & dinner

closed on sunday & public holiday

sambal clayfish

sambal kang kong

hong shao dou fu

fried oyster egg

the name of the stall seems like a restaurant but actually it is a hawker stall located in the heart of the central business district.

total bill : $20.60
imo: good