My ex-colleague treated me to lunch as she had missed my farewell lunches back in August. She brought me to this Japanese restaurant named Manzoku, located at Purvis Street. I never knew about this Japanese place as our usual haunt was another Japanese place further up the street! Manzoku means ‘satisfied’ in Japanese and with...
Category: Eats
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Tai Parfait Is A Deceptively Sinful Treat
I was walking around Bugis Junction and I spied my dessert eye on this corner shop at the basement level where they have 2 things that I like – ice cream and tai ‘cake’! Tai cake is a sweet waffle/cake that is normally shaped like a fish and traditionally filled with red bean paste. However,...
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Trip Down Memory Lane At Jew Kit Restaurant
Look at this charming place with all the old Chinese tobacco and cosmetics advertisements, record player, telephone and even light switches! This place is Jew Kit and it is a chain of restaurants that specialises in Hainanese food. Especially Chicken Rice. Love that their menu comes as ‘The Jew Kit Times’! Moreover, they used this...
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Salmon Confit Is Back On Saveur’s Menu
There are a few changes to Saveur’s menu, one of which is that they now have a main course portion for their popular Saveur Pasta! Those pink things are sakura ebi and honestly, I find them relatively tasteless. It’s the chilli oil and sauce that they toss the pasta in that’s delish. I’m most glad...
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Dessert Time At Momofuku Milk Bar
So, chef David Chang in NYC set up a chain of restaurants and cafes named Momofuku and since we drove to Brooklyn and Williamsburg, I decided to try out the famous Momofuku Milk Bar. As the name suggests, the menu of the store is all about milk and the sweet stuff related to it. They’re...
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Gluten Free Meal Aboard Singapore Airlines
Leaving on a jet plane to New York for my long awaited holiday! Woohoo!! And as I’ve probably mentioned several times, I’m currently cutting down on my gluten intake due to my endometriosis. Hence, I’m so happy that Singapore Airlines has several meal options to choose from:– vegetarian– gluten free– low carbohydrate (tried it before...
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Hotel Re! Pearl’s Hill Serves Up Disappointing Set
Heard my parents rave about Hotel Re’s Abalone Laksa and I’ve also heard the same thing from a friend, so I thought that I’d be treated to a good meal when I went to Hotel Re! last week for dinner. First shocker was that it was super empty. My family was the only ones there...
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Sufood – Italian Inspired Vegetarian
A colleague of mine is vegetarian and so, when it came to her treating me to a farewell lunch, we opted for a vegetarian meal at Sufood. The great thing about Sufood is that it’s Italian-inspired so no mock meats!! Moreover, they also cater to vegans and all types of vegetarians so do let them...
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Whisk – Another Cafe At Tiong Bahru With Great Ambience & Cake
As mentioned previously, we went to Teru Sushi for dinner after which we decided to head onto the hipster area in Tiong Bahru. What caught our eye about Whisk is that it is starking white and at a corner, which used to house the famous Hong Kong Jin Tian Eating House (well known for its...
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$1 Oysters & Other Deliciousness At Teru Sushi
These wonderfully fresh and succulent oysters from Hiroshima are only S$1++ each! They’re delightfully topped with a bit of soy sauce, spring onions and grated radish. Yup, it’s really $1 each. Where is this place you ask? It’s Teru Japanese restaurant located at the boutique Link Hotel in Tiong Bahru. My friends and I went...