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Bizen: Japanese Wagyu at really good prices

I first met Aston when he opened “Astons Specialties” along East Coast Road back in Aug 2006. At the time, he had just taken the bold step of moving from his western food stall in the corner coffeeshop into his own shop space. I would never have imagined that Astons Specialties would grow to become […]

3 The Value For Money List, 8 Orchard Road, Eat

Chef Kang Noodle House: Michelin Star Chef Wanton Mee

What can you expect when a Michelin star chef makes a humble dish like wanton mee? Well, you would expect that every component of the dish to be meticulously sourced and prepared. The noodles, for instance, are specially imported from Hong Kong. They are full egg noodles with very little “kee” smell and when cooked […]

8 Toa Payoh, Eat, Wonton Mee

Fook Kin Roasted Meat: Hipster Hawkers Cantonese Roasts

The last decade has been an interesting time for the evolution of Singapore cuisine. Our hawker food is gradually moving out of the hawker centres into their own standalone eateries and our next generation of Singaporean hawkers are doing it in style!

8 Orchard Road, Char Siew, Charsiu

Yaloh! Herbal Roast Duck!

If you are a fan of Dian Xiao Er’s herbal roast duck, then you should be happy to know about this little hawker stall in Golden Mile food centre which serves a similar herbal roast duck! If you have never tried herbal roast duck before, then now you can have a small portion served with […]

9 Golden Mile Food Centre, Eat, Roast Duck

Leslie’s Cendol Recipe

This recipe is something I came up with after several trials using recipes from various chefs* as well as the internet. It isn't difficult to do and will take you about half an hour. The only challenge is in getting your hands on a cendol press which I finally found

Cendol, Cook, Recipes

Cheng Hoo Thian Restaurant: Old School Teochew!

You can always judge a Teochew restaurant by the quality of its pomfret. If it is anything less than super fresh, you will be able to pick up its fishy odour since it is always served either steamed or in a simple clear soup! That is why passionate restaurateurs like Jimmy Koh, 67, make the effort to buy their fish direct from Senoko every day!

3 Heritage Restaurants, Eat, Teochew

Shi Mei Roasted: Good Charsiu up North

As you may know I have been looking for the perfect charsiu rice for a while now. For a “perfect” charsiu rice, the trio of charsiu, chicken rice and charsiu sauce must all come together in sublime symphony! So far, I haven’t found a stall that excels in all three. Most charsiu rice places don’t […]

8 Marsiling, Char Siew, Charsiu

Siglap Kueh Chap: The Typical Teochew Man

The adage “Teochew lang haolian” (Teochews love to boast) never fails to validate itself whenever I meet with a (good) Teochew hawker. This time it’s Mr Tay Ah Liat, 73 who has been selling kway chap for almost 50 years! He started his craft as a young 20 something year old at the now defunct […]

1 THE MUST TRY LIST, 3 Heritage Hawkers, Eat

Singapore’s Top Ten Zi Char Dishes: The Ultimate Zi Char Trail

Previously I took you on a Food Trail for ten iconic hawker dishes, this time we are going to visit 10 zi char stalls for 10 signature dishes! These are some of the most memorable dishes that I have eaten over the last 12 years while writing this blog. If you wanted a whirlwind tour of the Singapore zi char scene, you could hop on a cab and just visit each stall for the one dish and it could all be done in a day!

1 Best of the Best, 1 THE REALLY MUST TRY LIST, 1 Top Ten

Chey Sua Carrot Cake: White only no Black!

Of late, I have started re-visiting some of the hawker stalls which I have written about years ago. When I first wrote about Chey Sua back in 2009, it wasn’t that easy to interview hawkers. In those days, social media was a relatively new and so an inquisitive blogger was greeted which much suspicion. Nowadays […]

1 Best of the Best, 1 Famous 5, 3 Heritage Hawkers

[email protected]: Modern Hainanese Coffee House with Ramen, Mee Sua and McMuffins!

Remember the old school Hainanese Coffee House? It’s a place where you can get western food, Hainanese pork chops, hor fun and a good cup of sock brewed coffee! They were operated by Hainanese chefs who wanted to give Singaporeans a cheaper alternative to European restaurants in the old days. In Hong Kong, they have […]

1 THE MUST TRY LIST, 8 Bukit Timah, Breakfast

Famous Treasure: Modern Nanyang Chinese Cuisine

Picture this scenario: You have some important guests in town and you want to bring them somewhere to taste some local Chinese cuisine. Your first choice is your favourite zi char place, but you want somewhere a little more clean and comfortable. You could bring them to one of the many Chinese restaurants around, but […]

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