Out of the 3 main islands of Japan, Okinawa is the only island that I have not visited yet. So, if I can’t visit it right now, I can try out their cuisine from the restaurant Nirai-Kanai, located at the basement of Liang Court. I like the decor of the place but I was too...
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Review of Dim Sum at Canton Paradise
We finally went to Canton Paradise as a family for dim sum, although it wasn’t quite planned that way. From the top right in a clockwise manner, we ordered their signature crispy char siew (barbequed pork) bun, steamed chicken feet and prawn dumplings (ha kao). The crispy char siew bun was a hybrid of bo...
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Comparing XLB – Crystal Jade
Finally had the chance to go to Crystal Jade and try out their fancy flavoured Xiao Long Bao. It’s not 8 international flavours at the Ngee Ann City Branch/ Paradise Dynasty but it’s still rather similar. This steamer of 4 XLB is S$6.90++ and the flavours are: Original (white) Vegetable (green) Truffle (black) Spicy Sichuan...
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Steaked out at The Chop House
I had a craving for beef. I think it’s because it’s the time of the month and I need more iron. Plus, I haven’t had a good piece of steak for ages. Thus, the family got dragged along with my craving to The Chop House, a restaurant under the Wooloomooloo group, where they serve up...
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New York Grand Kitchen – more cajun actually
That, my friends, is Beef Fajitas (S$20.90++) from newly established New York Grand Kitchen (NYGK) located at Suntec City Fountain. How did I chance upon this place? Well, I actually wanted to go to Peroni for their $14.90++ set lunch but the queue was too long so my colleague and I just went to the...
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Making Wagashi (和菓子) and a Bento Lunch with Mum
As part of the World Gourmet Summit here in Singapore, Hashi Japanese restaurant in conjunction with 5th generation wagashi masterchef, Uchida Hiromori, held a Wagashi making class today followed by a bento lunch. First, there were balls. We were actually given 2 large ones first. We then dipped some red food colouring onto 1 to...
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Typical Japanese Fare at Yayoiken
If you want something that it distinctly Japanese without much fanfare, a good place for set meals would be Yayoiken. Visited their branch at 313 Somerset and ordered their Tekka don and On Udon set (S$17.90++) for lunch. Firstly, I’m all for the use of new technology and I quite like ordering food via iPads...
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8 International Flavoured Xiao Long Bao – Paradise Dynasty
I admit, I was enticed by Paradise Dynasty’s floor to ceiling advertisement of their 8 International Flavoured Xiao Long Bao (S$14.80++) at Vivo City (proof that marketing does work). It has everything that I love wrapped in tiny parcels that are delightfully colour coded. So…off I went to try ALL flavours (much to the shock...
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Savour 2014 – Celebrating Delicious Food and Chefs
03/09/201403/26/2020Brunch, Festival, Foie gras, Food, Friends, Japanese Food, Michelin Star, Restaurants, Reviews, Singaporeby melfann
Despite the heat, throngs of people were making their way to The Promontory @ Marina Bay and I couldn’t help but get excited when approaching the entrance and the waft of food smells greeted me. What were we all here for? Savour 2014 – a 4-day event which celebrates Michelin starred Chefs and panders to all...
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Sushi-kansen at Genki Sushi
Through my friends, I heard about Genki Sushi’s new interesting way of delivering food to your table and I finally had the chance to experience it! I’d like to call the bullet train (shinkansen) used here the sushi-kansen. They also have the F1 car version…so would that be called the F(ood)1 service? Ok, enough with...