Tampines Round Mkt & FC Nasi Lemak Nasi Lemak Specialist: Basmati Rice! The idea of using basmati rice for nasi lemak is not new. Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak at Adam Road Food Centre had built its reputation
Heritage Hawkers Yuhua Village FC Jiao Cai BBQ Seafood: Origins of BBQ Stingray My quest for the origins of Singapore hawker dishes has brought me to this BBQ seafood stall at Yuhua Village Food Centre where I met
THE MUST TRY LIST Farrer Bakery Brera: The Evolution of HDB Bakeries I still remember the bad old days in the 70’s when there was only one type of bread. Those were the days before Gardenia introduced
THE MUST TRY LIST Song Fish Head Eat First! 食之為鮮 A Tale of Two Brothers Once upon a time, there was a man who ran a very successful restaurant serving traditional Cantonese style food. This man, Mr Chai Kok Hoong,
THE MUST TRY LIST Golden Mile FC Charlie’s Peranakan Food is Back! You really can’t keep a good cook out of the kitchen for too long! When I last wrote about Charlie’s Peranakan in 2009, he was
Bak Chor Mee Mee Pok Yong He Bak Chor Seafood Noodles: Surf and Turf Bak chor mee has always been an understated Singaporean dish. At least it was until last year when Hillstreet Tai Hwa Minced Pork noodle become
Heritage Hawkers Double Boil Soup Si Yang Steam Soup: The Trials of the Hawker Life The couple behind Si Yang Steam Soup have been diligently serving their steam soup since 1982 and had built quite a good business at Ang
Serangoon Zi Char Uncle Lee’s Eating House: Yummy sand skin chicken I think the challenge for anyone entering the zi char business is to be able to come up with one or two signature dishes with
Toa Payoh Hong Kong Hong Kong Style Kitchen (港式小炒): Cheap and Good Zi Char Cheap and reasonably good zi char food. You can’t really complain when the steamed grouper costs only $15 and the fish handpicked by the chef
Alexandra Village HC Heritage Hawkers Lina’s Confectionery: Good olde Nonya Kueh! The first thing that strikes you about the lapis is how many layers there are. Then as you peel the layers, just how stretchy they
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Kuehs/Dumplings Kim’s Kuehs: The End of Teochew Kuehs? I really hate to be a naysayer, I really do. But just as I said that it is “The End of Char Kway Teow”, traditional
THE MUST TRY LIST Restaurants Hana-hana: Cheap and Good Omakase The food at Hana-hana is very good value. I am not saying you will get top class Japanese food, but for a Japanese omakase meal,
