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Mos Burger @ Bukit Panjang Plaza 2008-03-24 10:01:48 I should have seen it coming really - because she was taking her own sweet time packing the takeaway for the customer 2 positions in front of me. She started off the next order with just a word of "Yes" - no "Can I help you?" or "Can I have your order please?" - I frowned."Hi, does the nuggets come in a set or meal""Erm... No""Oh in that case I will just have a nuggets then""Sorry we ran out of nuggets" ... o.O"Erm.. ok, I will have the Fried Chicken Set instead", pointing to the laminated menu "I will have the set that comes with the fries instead of salad and I wanna change the drink to a Hot Milk Tea"Waitress proceeds to key in the order, "That would be $5.05""Are you sure? The menu states $6.25 for the set, or you sure it's a set I am having?""Ermmm.... yes .... ermm... cos you changed Read more:Burger
, Bukit
MINT - Museum of Toys - Yebber's 1st Anniversary 2008-03-30 11:19:13 On Friday, it was an honour to be invited to Yebber’s 1st anniversary event. For those who do not know, Yebber.com is an online community site that essentially allows users to write reviews and recommendations, and those who wish to search for information on where to go or what to eat among many others. TrumPat and Bobo (L-R) - Yebber's AmbassadorThe event was held in Mint (Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys) – Museum
of Toys, across from Raffles Hotel. Showcasing an extensive collection of vintage toys from all over the world, it is regarded as one of the finest in the world and the largest in Southeast Asia. At the basement was Mint Café – Asia’s very first toy-themed café.I arrived early and did a quick tour of the place before the event started at the 3rd Level an Read more:Anniversary
Sydney Part 2 - Sydney Seafood Market (SFM) 2008-04-04 13:43:44 Click here for Sydney
Part 1 Whenever I visit Sydney, the one place I look forward to stopover is the Sydney Fish Market
(SFM).It offers the unique opportunity to experience a vivacious state-of-the-art working market in the heart of the city, and is the largest market of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's second largest seafood market in terms of variety outside of Japan. It auctions over 100 species daily, and trades close to 13,000 tonnes of seafood annually. For that reason, if you are searching for the ultimate seafood experience, combining a vibrant market atmosphere with Sydney's lifestyle, SFM is the place to be. The seafood galore was kick-started with an order of Seafood Platter consisting of Scallops, Baby Octopus, Squid Rings, Fish and Fries, along wit
Sydney Part 1 - East Ocean Restaurant 2008-04-04 04:26:49 One of Chinatown’s biggest and brightest yum cha stars, the 400-seater East Ocean
Restaurant is a vast expanse of white-clothed banquet tables and padded, high-backed chairs. An attractively modern Chinese space – even if the lighting is a little excessive – it is also here where you’ll find one of the better wine collections in Chinatown.Also if you still haven’t been made aware, many Chinese restaurants in Australia also practice BYO, or Bring Your Own (booze), as locals are not customed to eating Asian food with Chinese tea. I shall not bore you with details of the Dim Sum as I find most items average actually.However, special mention goes to the noodles dishes we ordered – the beef in the Fried Beef Hor Fun was tender, succulent and flavoursome, a sign that it was marinated Read more:Sydney
$129 CREATIVE Live! Cam Optia to be won! 2008-04-02 12:24:05 Sorry for the lacked of updates - I have been busy editing the Sydney photos and meddling with a new banner for this blog. What do you think - like it? I will be the changing the font type as well. Photos from my Sydney trip real soon, I promise!!!Meanwhile if you have not submit your entry of your most nostalgic dining experience, please do so - a $129 CREATIVE Live! Cam Optia is waiting to be won - details here.
Sydney Part 3 - Noble Court Chinese Restaurant 2008-04-06 05:42:00 Click here for Part 1Click here for Part 2Housed within the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, dinner was at a newly opened restaurant called NobleCourtChinese
Restaurant by the recommendation of a friend who knew the owner, Mr Johnny Lim. What marvelled me when I first stepped in was the unique adornment of East meet West – Eastern-themed decor mixed with a hint of modern Western architectural touch. The huge dining space is cleverly partitioned into more intimate sections by dividers made from traditional Chinese birdcages, red lanterns and bamboo steamers. Dinner was set in motion with the first dish for the night – Tofu topped with Preserved Olives Flakes and Minced Pork – the aromatic flavour of the olive flakes was brought out completely in this dish making this seemingly cheap an Read more:Sydney
Sydney Part 4 - New Shanghai Chinese Restaurant 2008-04-08 11:28:54 Click here for Part 1Click here for Part 2Click here for Part 3Winner of Ashfield Municipal Council’s inaugural “Welcome Shops Awards” for Most Improved Shopfront category, New ShanghaiChinese
Restaurant is truly an East meets West restaurant.Located in Ashfield, a suburb in the inner-west Sydney
, its population differed markedly from the national figures was in its ethnic diversity - just 40% of Ashfield residents were Australian-born with 14.5% born in China. Thus Ashfield is sometimes referred to as "Little Shanghai" due to the large number of Shanghainese shopkeepers along the suburb's busy business street. My first impression as I stepped into the place wasn’t all pleasant – it was noisy and littered with people and what’s worse was the reek of greasiness in the air, coup
Pietrasanta - The Italian Restaurant 2008-04-10 20:29:26 A quaint, tranquil neighbourhood nestled in the course of lush greenery off Portsdown Road, Wessex Estate is a colonial-style residential area with charming black-and-white houses. As a unique heritage area in one-north, Wessex Estate is slated for development into a creative enclave in the years to come while preserving a haven of old world charm.And it is at the converted ex-Judo Federation Clubhouse at Wessex Village Square that you will find Pietrasanta, The Italian
Restaurant – named after a town on the coast of northern Tuscany in Italy. Opened by Jennifer Tan and her husband, Loris Massimini, an experience Italian chef who honed his skills in Italy and Singapore, this restaurant will be officially opened on Saturday, 12th April. One of the things I like about this place is the sim
Prelude: Invitation to Friends @ Serangoon Gardens 2008-04-12 10:58:50 It all started after I published this post on hungrygowhere.com about their Friends
outlet in Jelita. It actually prompted Charles Lim, the Group Marketing Manager, to response. I replied. And we started corresponding via email (click image to view).It's April 12th today - and I just came back from the dinner. Will there be more drama unfold? Will they be up to scratch this time round? Was I given the VIP treatment? What did I order? Stayed tuned as I unfold the mystery.
Read more:Prelude
, Invitation
, Gardens
Friends @ Serangoon Gardens - The Verdict 2008-04-15 11:41:14 Things didn’t get off to a good start when my name was not found on the reservation list – it happens despite Charles mentioning in his final email that reservation was done. Thankfully it wasn’t a big issue as the crowd have not set in and they managed to find us a table. It so happen that it was Friends
“First Ever Barbecue Party” @ Chomps that evening, and we were told that they were only serving Barbecue Platter for mains and only the appetisers and desserts are available from the regular menu. As we were scrutinising the menu on what is available, one thing we did realise was that the tables were a little too close for comfort. Despite the classy décor and nice lighting to create a lovely ambience, the strident environment that evening marred it - in fact it stayed raucous Read more:Gardens
, Verdict
Crème Brulee - The HFB's Way 2008-04-17 11:07:41 ~ ¼ cup sugar~ 2 cups cream~ 1 tsp of vanilla oil~ 4 egg yolks Preheat oven 160 degrees C.Place cream, vanilla oil, ¼ cup sugar and egg yolks in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Stir (not whisk) continuously until well blend.Pour mixture into 6-8 ramekins depending on size. (Note: I do not happen to have ramekins at home thus I used these cheap-looking metal container instead - does anyone knows where to get these ramekins for cheap?)Place ramekins into cake pan or roasting pan and pour enough hot water into the pan (NOT into the ramekins!) to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.Bake the ramekins for 40 to 45 minutes. Crème brulee should be firm yet jelly-like in the centre.Remove ramekins from the oven and refrigerate them for AT LEAST 2 hours or up to 3 days.To serve, remove the c
Milestones 2008-04-21 09:07:44 1. HFB conquered the chart in Yebber.com!2. HFB won the The Great Yum Expedition Week 4 by Yum.sg.3. As of last week, HFB has over 20,000 visits and over 40,000 page views.4. HFB gave out his 1st contest prize - congratulations to fuzk for his winning entry!5. Last but not least, HFB has its very own domain - WWW.HISFOODBLOG.COM. By the end of the week, this new address will be available over the Internet. --> Bookmark Now if you have not! Although just a re-direction from the blogger site, its an indication that HFB is serious about this food porn business. :)HFB would also like to take this opportunity to thank his faithful readers for their support, and is looking forward to bring more gourmet info and food reviews to the general public.
$129 CREATIVE Live! Cam Optia to be won! 2008-04-21 08:37:21 Sorry for the lacked of updates - I have been busy editing the Sydney photos and meddling with a new banner for this blog. What do you think - like it? I will be the changing the font type as well. Photos from my Sydney trip real soon, I promise!!! Meanwhile if you have not submit your entry of your most nostalgic dining experience, please do so - a $129 CREATIVE Live! Cam Optia is waiting to be won - details here.
Coffee Master Cafe - A Refreshing Cup of Coffee 2008-04-20 11:11:14 While waiting for a couple of friends to arrive for lunch this afternoon, another lunch kaki and me decided to go for a sip of a much needed drink on a hot Sunday afternoon. Since scheduled lunch was around Katong/East Coast area, we settled on iced coffee @ CoffeeMaster
Café in Katong Mall.Situated right beside Awfully Chocolate, coffee lovers have a choice of al fresco seating right at the entrance of Katong Mall, or the simple and quaint indoors which seemed to bring time to a standstill while you are at it.My kaki had a special order of Iced Mocha Mint Latte that was meant to be hot coffee. The mint flavour was barely delicate, which explains why this combination should only be drunk hot.The Iced Hazelnut Mocha I had though was absolutely great! In the vein of the rest that I have dr
Crème Brulee - The HFB's Way 2008-04-17 11:07:41 ~ ¼ cup sugar~ 2 cups cream~ 1 tsp of vanilla oil~ 4 egg yolks Preheat oven 160 degrees C.Place cream, vanilla oil, ¼ cup sugar and egg yolks in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Stir (not whisk) continuously until well blend.Pour mixture into 6-8 ramekins depending on size. (Note: I do not happen to have ramekins at home thus I used these cheap-looking metal container instead - does anyone knows where to get these ramekins for cheap?)Place ramekins into cake pan or roasting pan and pour enough hot water into the pan (NOT into the ramekins!) to come halfway up the sides of the ramekins.Bake the ramekins for 40 to 45 minutes. Crème brulee should be firm yet jelly-like in the centre.Remove ramekins from the oven and refrigerate them for AT LEAST 2 hours or up to 3 days.To serve, remove the c
Friends @ Serangoon Gardens - The Verdict 2008-04-15 11:41:14 Things didn’t get off to a good start when my name was not found on the reservation list – it happens despite Charles mentioning in his final email that reservation was done. Thankfully it wasn’t a big issue as the crowd have not set in and they managed to find us a table. It so happen that it was Friends
“First Ever Barbecue Party” @ Chomps that evening, and we were told that they were only serving Barbecue Platter for mains and only the appetisers and desserts are available from the regular menu. As we were scrutinising the menu on what is available, one thing we did realise was that the tables were a little too close for comfort. Despite the classy décor and nice lighting to create a lovely ambience, the strident environment that evening marred it - in fact it stayed raucous Read more:Gardens
, Verdict
Prelude: Invitation to Friends @ Serangoon Gardens 2008-04-12 10:58:50 It all started after I published this post on hungrygowhere.com about their Friends
outlet in Jelita. It actually prompted Charles Lim, the Group Marketing Manager, to response. I replied. And we started corresponding via email (click image to view).It's April 12th today - and I just came back from the dinner. Will there be more drama unfold? Will they be up to scratch this time round? Was I given the VIP treatment? What did I order? Stayed tuned as I unfold the mystery.
Read more:Gardens
, Prelude
, Invitation
Pietrasanta - The Italian Restaurant 2008-04-11 11:58:35 A quaint, tranquil neighbourhood nestled in the course of lush greenery off Portsdown Road, Wessex Estate is a colonial-style residential area with charming black-and-white houses. As a unique heritage area in one-north, Wessex Estate is slated for development into a creative enclave in the years to come while preserving a haven of old world charm.And it is at the converted ex-Judo Federation Clubhouse at Wessex Village Square that you will find Pietrasanta, The Italian
Restaurant – named after a town on the coast of northern Tuscany in Italy. Opened by Jennifer Tan and her husband, Loris Massimini, an experience Italian chef who honed his skills in Italy and Singapore, this restaurant will be officially opened on Saturday, 12th April. One of the things I like about this place is the sim
Sydney Part 4 - New Shanghai Chinese Restaurant 2008-04-08 11:28:54 Click here for Part 1Click here for Part 2Click here for Part 3Winner of Ashfield Municipal Council’s inaugural “Welcome Shops Awards” for Most Improved Shopfront category, New ShanghaiChinese
Restaurant is truly an East meets West restaurant.Located in Ashfield, a suburb in the inner-west Sydney
, its population differed markedly from the national figures was in its ethnic diversity - just 40% of Ashfield residents were Australian-born with 14.5% born in China. Thus Ashfield is sometimes referred to as "Little Shanghai" due to the large number of Shanghainese shopkeepers along the suburb's busy business street. My first impression as I stepped into the place wasn’t all pleasant – it was noisy and littered with people and what’s worse was the reek of greasiness in the air, coup
Sydney Part 3 - Noble Court Chinese Restaurant 2008-04-08 11:27:32 Click here for Part 1Click here for Part 2Housed within the Eastern Suburbs Leagues Club, dinner was at a newly opened restaurant called NobleCourtChinese
Restaurant by the recommendation of a friend who knew the owner, Mr Johnny Lim. What marvelled me when I first stepped in was the unique adornment of East meet West – Eastern-themed decor mixed with a hint of modern Western architectural touch. The huge dining space is cleverly partitioned into more intimate sections by dividers made from traditional Chinese birdcages, red lanterns and bamboo steamers. Dinner was set in motion with the first dish for the night – Tofu topped with Preserved Olives Flakes and Minced Pork – the aromatic flavour of the olive flakes was brought out completely in this dish making this seemingly cheap an Read more:Sydney
Sydney Part 2 - Sydney Seafood Market (SFM) 2008-04-04 13:43:44 Click here for Sydney
Part 1 Whenever I visit Sydney, the one place I look forward to stopover is the Sydney Fish Market
(SFM).It offers the unique opportunity to experience a vivacious state-of-the-art working market in the heart of the city, and is the largest market of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, as well as the world's second largest seafood market in terms of variety outside of Japan. It auctions over 100 species daily, and trades close to 13,000 tonnes of seafood annually. For that reason, if you are searching for the ultimate seafood experience, combining a vibrant market atmosphere with Sydney's lifestyle, SFM is the place to be. The seafood galore was kick-started with an order of Seafood Platter consisting of Scallops, Baby Octopus, Squid Rings, Fish and Fries, along wit
Sydney Part 1 - East Ocean Restaurant 2008-04-04 04:26:49 One of Chinatown’s biggest and brightest yum cha stars, the 400-seater East Ocean
Restaurant is a vast expanse of white-clothed banquet tables and padded, high-backed chairs. An attractively modern Chinese space – even if the lighting is a little excessive – it is also here where you’ll find one of the better wine collections in Chinatown.Also if you still haven’t been made aware, many Chinese restaurants in Australia also practice BYO, or Bring Your Own (booze), as locals are not customed to eating Asian food with Chinese tea. I shall not bore you with details of the Dim Sum as I find most items average actually.However, special mention goes to the noodles dishes we ordered – the beef in the Fried Beef Hor Fun was tender, succulent and flavoursome, a sign that it was marinated Read more:Sydney
Singapore Business Review Restaurant Awards 2008-04-02 12:17:28 Singapore Business
Review recently organised a Restaurant Awards
Night - our local version of the Michelin Guide and their Stars - on 27 Feb, where the awards were presented in four categories ranging from 3 Chefs Hats, as the highest accolades, to an Order of Merit Star. The full lists of winners are as follow: 3 Chefs Hats CategoryIl LidoThe CliffMezza9SensoLei Garden 2 Chefs HatsOSO RistoranteRistorante Da ValentinoCrystal Jade Golden Palace (Paragon)Shang PalaceHua Ting (Orchard Hotel)Saint JulienFlutes at the Fort 1 Chefs HatIndoChine Club StreetIndoChine WaterfrontGaribaldiLa StradaEmberThe China ClubHalia (Botanic Gardens)Au Petit SalutNogawaLes AmisMin Jiang at One-NorthInagikuMorton’s the Steakhouse Read more:Singapore
Yakader Muslim Food - Original Chicken Dum Briyani 2008-04-02 12:17:14 Tekka Centre, or 竹脚中心 located in the Little India area is a multi-use building complex comprising a wet market, food centre and shops, located along Bukit Timah Road, Race Course Road, Buffalo Road and Serangoon Road. It is said that at the wet market, you can find all sorts of spices, and traditional ingredients that you cannot find anywhere else in Singapore. And it is also at the food centre that you can find one of the most popular Indian Muslim
Stall that dished out the best OriginalChicken
Dum Briyani – Yakader Muslim Food. Cooked using long grain Basmati Rice and Glee, the Dum method of cooking stews food in a pot sealed with foil to prevent the steam from escaping. The food gradually steams in its own natural juices, captivating the subtle essence of the spices and h
Toast for my afternoon teabreak 2008-04-02 12:16:57 According to Wikipedia, “Toast
is sliced bread, which has been browned by exposure to dry heat… Toasting warms the bread, making it more pleasant to eat for some, and makes it crisp such that it holds toppings more securely… Toast is often served with butter, cheese, marmalade, or any number of other toppings.” Last Sunday afternoon, I was hungry and I decided to make something light for tea break. An idea struck when there happen to be French Loaf Slices, Foie Gras Spread in the fridge that I bought from Paris airport, some leftover Braised Duck from lunch (We had Teochew Porridge at home), and some Coriander Leaves from the kitchen. Topped it up with a hint of Japanese Mayonnaise and some Oregano Leaves from the bottle – and my master creation of Mayonnaise Braised Duck, with F
Bakerzin - Stick to your niche please! 2008-04-02 12:16:50 My last post on them was June 2007 and back then, my advice to Bakerzin was – "Stick
to your niche
in desserts and stop diluting your brand with sub standard mains" – I went back 7 months later for their desserts and it is beyond doubt that I am sticking my guns to this statement. Their signature Warm Chocolate Cake is sinfully delectable. Described as the “melt-in-the-mouth chocolate cake oozing with rich Valrhona chocolate”, Valrhona, founded since 1924, focuses mainly on top-quality luxury chocolate marketed for professional as well as for private consumption. And I would say what a huge difference it made especially since I could evaluate it to the second-rated one I had at Friends@Jelita. Also the warmness of the cake prepared freshly by the chef harmonised perfectly with the
Absolutly Wonderfully 2008-04-02 12:16:33 Just touched down not too long ago from a 10-day family holiday to Sydney for my sister’s wedding (photos and food reviews to be uploaded real soon I promise!). And one of the best rewards that came out of this trip was - I have finally completed my compilation of Absolut bottles! I managed to place an order of Absolut Peppar 1L at one of the local liquor shop in the city and completed the collection by purchasing the Absolut Level in Changi DFS. Here is the elusive one after many months of searching.
Korean Cuisine @ Le Meridien Food Court 2008-04-02 12:16:18 The good thing about working in a foreign company is you get to meet lots of people from different walks of life from different nationalities, discovering different cultures and traditions. In my company, I have worked with Americans, Dutch, Swiss, Japanese, Korean
, Malaysians, Indians, Filipinos and Chinese to name a few. And it was one day that my Korean colleague introduced me to Korean food at this place. She said she find the standard of food served here similar, if not better, than most of the other Korean restaurant she has been to so far - for a fraction of the price.Taking her word for it, we ventured to Le Meridien for one of our lunches. Lunch was Spicy Beef Soup with rice plus a choice of condiment between Kimchi, Cucumber, or Anchovies. Serving was generous with the bowl fill Read more:Court
, Cuisine
Mos Burger @ Bukit Panjang Plaza 2008-04-02 12:15:55 I should have seen it coming really - because she was taking her own sweet time packing the takeaway for the customer 2 positions in front of me. She started off the next order with just a word of "Yes" - no "Can I help you?" or "Can I have your order please?" - I frowned."Hi, does the nuggets come in a set or meal""Erm... No""Oh in that case I will just have a nuggets then""Sorry we ran out of nuggets" ... o.O"Erm.. ok, I will have the Fried Chicken Set instead", pointing to the laminated menu "I will have the set that comes with the fries instead of salad and I wanna change the drink to a Hot Milk Tea"Waitress proceeds to key in the order, "That would be $5.05""Are you sure? The menu states $6.25 for the set, or you sure it's a set I am having?""Ermmm.... yes .... ermm... cos you changed Read more:Burger
, Bukit
MINT - Museum of Toys - Yebber's 1st Anniversary 2008-04-02 12:15:27 On Friday, it was an honour to be invited to Yebber’s 1st anniversary event. For those who do not know, Yebber.com is an online community site that essentially allows users to write reviews and recommendations, and those who wish to search for information on where to go or what to eat among many others. TrumPat and Bobo (L-R) - Yebber's AmbassadorThe event was held in Mint (Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys) – Museum
of Toys, across from Raffles Hotel. Showcasing an extensive collection of vintage toys from all over the world, it is regarded as one of the finest in the world and the largest in Southeast Asia. At the basement was Mint Café – Asia’s very first toy-themed café.I arrived early and did a quick tour of the place before the event started at the 3rd Level an Read more:Anniversary
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