Gastronomic Ruminations

I first visited Strangers’ Reunion in April last year while recuperating from my broken elbow. Coincidentally, my friend and I bumped into a few local coffee loving friends who introduced us to fellow coffee lovers hailing from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. They were in Singapore to attend Food and Hotel Asia [...]

One of my favourite local breakfast food is Chee Cheong Fun (steamed rice flour rolls). They’re usually sold smothered with sweet sauce and chili sauce. As I prefer savoury food to sweet food, I usually opt to omit the sweet sauce and chili.   Chee Cheong Fun 猪肠粉 @ S$1.20   My plate of Chee Cheong Fun draws its [...]

Weekends are for lazing around and for indulging in lazy brunches with friends. L and I went to check out Suprette, a fairly new restaurant-bar-cafe concept located within a boutique hotel, Kam Leng Hotel, at Jalan Besar. Shakshuka @ S$19++ Eggs poached in spicy tomato sauce with Feta Cheese, Lamb Sausages & Crusty Bread Having [...]

The Broers Cafe recently celebrated it’s first birthday on 20 June 2012, a good sign for the Specialty Coffee scene in Singapore. The Broers Cafe is located close to a stretch of beautifully restored pre-war shophouses, that were probably built in the 1920s. Showcasing local architecture at its best, these shophouses are worth a visit as they [...]

Items from Dean & DeLuca’s All-Day Breakfast Menu From top left: Eggs Iberico, The New Yorker, Brioche French Toast with Salted Caramel Bananas and Berries & Flap Jacks I’m a huge fan of all-day breakfast so I was thrilled when I received an invitation to preview Dean & DeLuca Singapore’s All-Day Breakfast menu. Here’s a shot [...]

Established in September 1977 in New York, Dean & DeLuca has been synonymous with retailing quality gourmet produce and for transforming grocery shopping into a luxurious experience. There’s been a flurry of excitement amongst my foodie friends because Dean & DeLuca Singapore will be opening its flagship store at Orchard Central at 8pm on 22 June [...]

Is it just my imagination or does the Outram and Bukit Merah area seem to have quite a few famous Ang Ku Kueh 紅龜粿 stores?   I’ve been eating so much Ang Ku Kueh in the past few weeks. I think its because I’ve been passing 2 stores (Ji Xiang and Lim Lam Hong) en route to and from [...]

Henry Congressional, a pop-up cafe of sorts, opened its doors with a soft launch on 13 June 2012. The cafe will only be open for 8 months because the building in which they are located has been sold via a collective sale (more commonly referred to as “en bloc” in Singapore). Henry Congressional seeks to [...]

Almost like a scene out of Alice in Wonderland, the eclectically vintage decor and homeware at Carpenter and Cook offers a retrolicious escape from the hustle and bustle of city living in Singapore. See something you like? You’d be pleased to know that everything (well, I guess almost everything) is for sale here as the [...]

I couldn’t help noticing another Ang Ku Kueh 紅龜粿 store on my way home from regular therapy sessions at Singapore General Hospital so I stopped by to pick some up. Box of Ang Ku Kueh from Lim Lam Hong (Peanut – Red, Sweet Potato – Pink, Durian – Yellow &  Salted Bean – Grey) Ang Ku [...]