Sukiyaki/Shabu Shabu Japanese Kuroya Sukiyaki: Tomato Sukiyaki It wasn’t so long ago that a photo of well marbled Wagyu beef would have caused ooohhhs and ahhhs and at least a few hundred
THE MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Joo Heng Restaurant: Cantonese Style Comfort Food Joo Heng has been famous for the longest time and it was one of the first zi chars which blogged about in 2006 when I
Hawker Centre Hawker Food Roxy Laksa: Preserving our hawker heritage Roxy theatre used to be the most happening place in the Eastern part of Singapore. Built in 1931, it provided entertainment to generations of Singaporeans
THE MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Legendary Bak Kut Teh: The future is bright for BKT! In recent years there has been a spate of new Bak Kut Teh restaurants opening up. We can probably attribute this trend to the success
Japanese Omu Rice Hoshino Coffee: What’s New on the Menu Hoshino coffee is one of the few cafes which I frequent quite regularly. The dark wood decor and wait staff dressed in black and white
Teochew Restaurants THE MUST TRY LIST ChaoShan Cuisine: Teochew Ah Bah Revisited It’s been a few years since I last wrote about Ah Liang and his then newly opened Chao Shan cuisine restaurant. Since then he has
THE MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Ye Shang Hai Teochew Porridge: Taxi Driver’s Haunt This Teochew Ah Hia is your typical “hao lian bah“. The saying goes that Teochews are “hao lian” (like to brag), Hokkiens are “dua bian”
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs THE MUST TRY LIST Ah Li Japanese Fusion Mee Pok! After the meepok is tossed in the sauce, it is topped with a generous amount of sliced pork, pork balls and minced pork. Then tender
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Old Airport Road FC Roast Paradise: Turning over a new charsiew It is good to see our two young hawkerpreneurs, Kai and Randall doing so well at Roast Paradise one year on. When I initially posted
THE MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Hougang Oyster Omelette and Fried Kway Teow: Big Oysters yeah! This is one of the few stalls I know who still insists on using pork lard to fry the oyster omelette. Their typical plate of
Michelin Star Restaurants Resorts World Sentosa Curate: Esben Holmboe Bang Signature Menu Curate is Asia’s first Michelin Chef showcase restaurant. Every quarter, it hosts a culinary pop-up event called “Art of Curate” where showcase the signature dishes
Seafood White Beehoon Ang Mo Kio Seafood White Beehoon: Beginning of a new trend Years from now, when you sit down with your kids (would be grandkids for me) for a plate of seafood white beehoon and they ask
