Gastronomic Ruminations

Last month, I was invited to a tasting at Ramen Bari-Uma, another Japanese chain to set up shop in Singapore. Hailing from Hiroshima, Ramen Bari-Uma’s Singapore branch is located in the basement of  Tanglin Shopping Centre. Ajitama-Uma Ramen @ S$15 Ramen in Pork-flavoured soup (Tonkotsu broth) with Ajitama (flavoured egg) & thick-cut Aburi (seared) Chashu Ramen [...]

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 [...]

Bijin Nabe (Beauty Steamboat), a Japanese hot pot using collagen-rich soup stock, is the latest addition to my list of favourite steamboats. Available only for dinner at Tsukada Nojo, a cosy Japanese restaurant located at The Atrium@Orchard. We waited 90 minutes to get a table on the third day of CNY. This outlet is the [...]

December is my favourite time of the year with festive cheer in the air, a little more time to catch up with friends and family and of course, feasting and merrymaking. I was invited to a tasting of the festive specials by the Park Hotel Group at Open House, located on the 4th floor of Grand [...]

Since the closure of Ba Yu Ren Jia Restaurant, my parents, friends and I have been seeking alternatives but none came close to the food we used to enjoy. At long last, Poppies from Makansutra’s Forum found Chef Tang De Hai’s new restaurant, Chengdu Sichuan Restaurant, along Outram Road.   Chong Qing Kou Shui Ji 重庆口水鸡 @ S$13.40 [...]

My favourite wanton noodle joint in Singapore has a very interesting name, “Hong Mao Mian Jia 红毛面家” in Mandarin. It’s more commonly known as “Ang Moh Wanton Mee” amongst the regular clients. For the uninitiated, “wanton” are dumplings and “Ang Moh” is a local slang for Caucasians.  On weekends, it’s at least a half hour wait [...]

Singapore Food Festival 2011 may have ended on 24 July 2011 but the celebration goes on with two Singapore-inspired, Indian-modified dishes available for a limited time only (till 22 August 2011) as part of the buffet spread at Grand Park Orchard’s Open House restaurant.  I was invited by Marcus Wong of Word of Mouth Communications to a media tasting [...]

Dim Sum Dolly and I caught up for lunch over the weekend. She felt like Asian food, while I wanted to get a caffeine fix from Jones after lunch and so we headed to Tawandang @ Dempsey Hill. After having indulged a little too much during dinner there 2 weeks back, we decided to have [...]

Fishball Noodles (Dry) @ S$3 A favourite haunt amongst cyclists plying along Changi Coastal Road is Changi Village Hawker Centre. Having picked up cycling as a hobby a few months ago, I found myself at Changi Village Hawker Centre more often in the past 4 months than I have in the past 10 years. On [...]

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 [...]