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So what’s the new food trend after Salted Egg Lava Croissant ? The answer is Cheese Tart. If you notice the Instagram Feeds, there are food posts about it. Read More

Kah Kah Loke Restaurant has been in Johor Bahru town for years and I have been visiting the place with different group of friends. Since it is the same restaurant, I did not blog every-time because the dishes I ordered were almost the same dishes. I know I don’t have creativity but new group of friends each time so it is something NEW for them. My first post of this bitter gourd eating place was in year 2012. It was ages ago so I decided to post my latest again. Read More

So Eric and I met up for Sunday lunch (exactly a week ago) and we are still deciding where to go. We decided to visit REDPAN, the newly opened restaurant located at Marina Square Shopping Mall. DP Architects and The Food Explorer Group decided to have F&B joint venture which is now known as REDPAN. We were there around 12 plus and there were two tables of customers. We were asked if any reservations have been made but we told them “No”. We were then seated near the entrance of the restaurant. Read More

I was introduced to Al’Frank Cookies located at Haji Lane recently. Al’ Frank Cookies specialises in flourless oatmeal cookies with a range of flavours to offer. The owner, Mr Frank was graduated from SHATEC and decided to venture to this baking passion with the support of his wife and daughter. Thus, this shop, Al’ Frank Cookies is all about. Read More

Zafferano has a gorgeous panaromic city view of Marina Waterfront and it’s one of the ideal restaurants to watch F1 race. I still remember my last visit was 2 years ago during F1 race. The restaurant located at Level 43 of Ocean Financial Centre offers a contemporary Italian cuisine with warm and attentive service while diners are able to enjoy their dinner with sceneries of dusk. Read More

Few weeks ago, I was invited to try out Pasta Fresca da Salvatore at Boat Quay. I was told that they started out as a small pasta shop at Bukit Timah selling pastas before it ventures to restaurant when Mr Salvatore’s mum started serving them. And so from there, they expanded to Boat Quay and another outlet at Siglap. The brand has also expanded their business to China. This Italian brand has established since 28 years ago in Singapore that specializes in handmade pastas. Read More

A week ago, I visited Z’en Japanese Cuisine with my foodie friends to celebrate one of the member’s birthday. Z’en which is the sister outlet of En Japanese Dining Bar is located at River Valley Road, UE Square. This Japanese restaurant serves affordable Japanese buffet and reservations are recommended to avoid disappointment. The Japanese buffet is by ala cart where diners are given the menu to choose and order. Z’en is run by the executive chef, Masashi Yasui from Kyoto and thus, this perhaps explains the foods’ quality here are not bad as a whole. Read More

Few weeks ago, I visited Joe & Dough located at Waterway Point for their Easter Day promotion and perfect pairings session. This home grown café chain offers experimental coffee bar concept for customers to have a coffee experience with the professional baristas. We had a great afternoon session learning bits knowledge about coffee with the baristas. Read More

I had an “amazing race” on Good Friday where we walked across the causeway and managed to clear JB immigration by 8.45am. I went home to take the car and we stopped at Kiang Kee Bak Kut Teh for breakfast. And thankfully by the time we finished our meal, Yap Fong Noodle House just opened for business. The noodle shop usually opens at 12noon but they opened 30minutes earlier that day. We were in luck! Read More

Sometime back I joined fellow foodies to Goldleaf Restaurant in conjunction of their 45th anniversary celebration which is located within a walking distance from Telok Ayer MRT station. Goldleaf is a restaurant that specialized in porridge in Singapore in the 1970s and served Taiwanese dishes to diners. The restaurant initially located along Orchard Road and has been relocated to other places and finally here at Amoy Street. Read More