Gastronomic Ruminations

Tim Ho Wan, Hong Kong’s Michelin-starred Dim Sum restaurant opened the doors to its first outlet in Singapore on 10 April 2013 and is celebrating its official launch today, 28 April 2013. To commemorate the occasion, Tim Ho Wan Singapore is donating all proceeds from the sale of their famous BBQ Pork Buns under the “Buy-a-Bao [...]

If you’re a major noodle lover, A Noodle Story‘s a hawker stall worth checking out. Started by a duo of noodle lovers, who trained together at Shatec, the stall is the realisation of their dream to sell a premium noodle dish at an affordable price. Using modern culinary techniques and through re-engineering of classic hawker flavours, the intrepid [...]

Savour traditional dishes and new creations this Chinese New Year at Yan Ting, an award-winning Cantonese restaurant located on Level 1U of St. Regis Singapore. I was recently invited to a tasting of Yan Ting’s Chinese New Year specials. Available from 1 to 24 February 2013, Yan Ting presents ten hedonistic set menus in addition to an [...]

Chicken Char Siew Bor Lor Bao  (雞肉叉燒菠蘿包 Polo Bun) @ S$1.20 JW and I chanced upon a Hong Kong-style bakery a few weeks back, while strolling down Joo Chiat Road. We both love Bor Lor Bao, loosely translated to mean pineapple bun in Cantonese, so we bought some to try. By the way, there is no [...]

I stopped over for a few days in Hong Kong on my way home from visiting family members in San Francisco. BM, a friend working in Hong Kong, and I met for lunch on the last day of my visit. We ate so much that I had to get coffee at a branch of Caffe Habitu [...]

Steamed Egg Custard (HK-Style Dessert) 鮮奶燉蛋 Ingredients 1 cup beaten egg 1 cup water 1 cup fresh milk 100g (4 oz) rock sugar Method 1) Add fresh milk to the beaten egg gradually. 2) Dissolve rock sugar in 1 cup of water (SFF: achieved by boiling both items together over a stove). 3) Cool the [...]

We stumbled upon this gem of a noodle house by accident. We were in a cab trying to find our way to the famous Cheong Fun stall called Tong Kee in Jordan, Kowloon. However, in my haste to get food, I saw “Tong Kee” on the sign and told the cabby that we were at [...]

During my Christmas vacation to Hong Kong, I barely had the time to stop for a strong caffeine fix as the rest of the folks in my group weren’t caffeine fiends like me. I finally found some time to myself when I developed a cough and declined to join them on a day trip to [...]

I was thrilled to be able to catch up with Dim Sum Dolly and a few friends of hers during my recent vacation in Hong Kong. We adjourned for desserts at Shek Mo Fong (石磨坊 Cantonese for Stone Mill) in Tin Hau.  Black Sesame and Almond Cream @ HKD16 (abt USD2.06) I ordered the Black Sesame and Almond Cream dessert [...]

Hot & Spicy Noodles with Pork Chop in “Typhoon Shelter” Style One rainy afternoon, my colleagues and I popped over to HK Kim Gary Restaurant at VivoCity for lunch. We ordered a set lunch each at about $12. The noodles were springy and the spicy soup was pretty spicy as far as Hong Kong-inspired cuisine [...]