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Sometime back, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek post at HungryGoWhere on where to find the king of Mando pop Jay Chou in Singapore (and yes, he had a concert in Singapore 2 weeks back), and guess what… Seems like the abs-solutely lean and fit Jay Chou cannot resist a bowl of hot piping peppery Bak Kut [...]

Artisanal coffee house Jewel Coffee opens its Café + Bar concept at Rangoon Road in the heart of Little India. I am very curious, why ‘Jewel’? Owner Adrian Khong replied in jest, “I was praying very hard for a name. Then while worshipping in Mandarin, I kept singing ‘Zhu-Ah, Zhu-Ah’ (stands for God). ‘Zhu-Ah’ sounds [...]

Somehow this feels like the right season to have some steaming tasty Japanese hot pot, and I found my way to Danro under the Ministry of Food (MOF) hybrid at NEX. Not a big fan of buffet though, since I am a small eater (*cough cough*) and you don’t usually get much quality food at [...]

Beijing is famous for its sliced Peking Duck, and it is about time that Singapore promotes more of the flavourful Herbal Roast Duck, found at Dian Xiao Er. Actually, I do not know of anywhere here which makes these herbals ducks better than them. I am a more of a chicken than a duck person. [...]

The taxi driver wondered why I would cab all the way to MacPherson Lane, “You mean you came all the way here just to eat ice cream??” I did. Upon reaching, the rather ulu Alfero Gelato was not easy to find – somewhere in the middle of some old housing estate next to a green [...]

Some food reviewers claimed that “they are the best pineapple tarts” and “the king of pineapple tarts”. These tarts from Le Cafe Confectionery & Pastry, better known as ‘golf balls’, are big, fat and huge – almost the size of a ping pong. One or two may be enough to make you feel slightly full [...]

Haven’t you heard? Taiwan’s most popular Hot-Star fried chicken (otherwise known as Hao Da Ji Pai) has arrived in Singapore! Located at City Square Mall, Singapore is the second overseas country after Hong Kong to obtain this franchise (after much persuasion I heard). The main feature is that the fried chicken is ridiculously huge – [...]

If you still have not got your claws on the hairy crabs, you probably have about two weeks before you say bye and wait till 10 months later. These gorgeous Chinese mitten crabs are Shanghai’s best delicacy in the autumn season, with Chinese spending hundreds of yuan just for a bite. I had mine for [...]

Despite walking past HonGuo 红锅a number of times, I saw it as ‘just another Chinese eatery’ and never really knew what it sold. That is until I heard of its signature “Cross Bridge Vermicelli”. Known as 过桥米线, this is Yunnan’s best-known cuisine with more than 100 years of history. Word has it that a virtuous [...]

Most ramen restaurants would be satisfied with concentrating on a few key items, but RamenPlay is pushing boundaries further with 31 new items! And that includes 16 new desserts and beverages. This is probably in line with its fun image, and BreadTalk’s brand philosophy of innovation as seen from its other brands such as Toast [...]