Fries Anyone?

Would you still eat McDonald's Fries after watching this?


Hmm.. Would you like fries with that? Upsize me please!

eBlackBoard @ Bedok

Finally got the chance to try this friendly neighbourhood western restaurant, eBlackboard. We have been wanting to eat there since we saw the program on Channel 8.

eBlackboard @ Bedok and our serving of calamari. Calarmari is big and thick but I personally think the batter is too thick.












My order of BB Burger, 300g of meat!! It's huge. I think the patty is a little dry, but the buns are nice. Come with some fresh veg and serving of tuscan fries. Fries portion also quite generous but get a bit salty after awhile. Seasoning Overload!!!










Audrey's order of Famous Cajun Chicken. I think her food tasted better. Chicken is tender and the sauce is quite nice (BBQ Sauce with a tinge of pineapple). Side dishes are tuscan fries and colesaw.

Singapore Food Fest 2007

This is the view that greeted us when we enter the exhibition hall for Singapore Food Fest 2007 at Singapore Expo. I think this was about 1 hr from closing and there are still so many people... and quite smokey from all the cooking going on.












View from the other end of the exhibition hall. Its 9.30pm, 30mins before closing and there are still so many hungry people around???











Snow Ice Mango, from Taiwan apparently. The ice is shaved to very soft and thin but the mango is abit artificial and sweet. Hmm.. let's just say that this would likely be the one and only time I am gonna eat this...

At the end of this 1 hr trip, we bought some chocolate, biscuits, snow ice, durian puffs, pomegranate tea drink, liang char and some free sauages!!

Kyomomoyama @ The Central

Got a 1-for-1 set dinner promo from Standard Chartered bank for dinner at Kyomomoyama. Its located at the new shopping mall called The Central. So we decided to head there for dinner today as the promo only valid for Monday to Thursday. We also decide to treat Kelly (Audrey's Cousin) as she has been a great help for the whole week (while I was in ICT).

Good thing I called in advanced and booked a table by the window, so we can get a view of Clark Quay. There are only 4 tables by the window and they are all reserved. After scanning through the menu, we decided to have the set dinner(duh, for the promo?!) and Kelly ordered a Tempura Udon and a side dish of Dobin Mushi to share.

Kyomomoyama Menu

Genmai Cha - Green Tea with Roasted Brown Rice. Taste a little burnt initially but it grows on you as you drink.


























Sakura Set - Comes with Sashimi, Tempura, Chawanmushi, Miso Soup, Pickled Vegetables and Fruits

Audrey and Kelly and our wide array of food.

Food is really good. But the price is slightly expensive, above average. Definitely worth it to give it a try.

Kyomomoyama

The Central

6 Eu Tong Sen Street

Singapore 059817

Tel: 65348001

DocGreen @ Centerpoint

Just got out of in-camp training (5 days long long days) and we decided to go Centerpoint, to look at some baby stuffs. And as usual, we have to look for a dinner place where we can warm up Callum's milk and tuck-in ourselves.

So we decided to try the new place called DocGreen at Centerpoint new annex block. After pondering the menu, we decided on 2 half sandwiches and add-on of 2 soups.

Here is a picture of our soups, onion soup & chicken noodle soup. Add-on price is 2 bucks.

This is my sandwich, half portion of California Chicken.... they all looked the same. Hhmm.. potato chips, how healthy can that be?? Trans Fat!!!

This is Audrey's sandwich, half portion of Portobello Shroom Sandwich. Can you see the portobello? Apparantly, there's only 1 miserable mushroom hiding under the bread....
















After seeing our miserable sandwiches, we decided to order salad (grilled vegetables). Its not too bad, but hardly worth the price.

Overall, I think the food is ok but not worth the price. Perhaps if its a little cheaper, I might consider going back there.

Imperial Treasure La Mian Xiao Long Bao

We wanted to go Bugis as we haven't been there for awhile. I drove all the way there to find that Bugis is jammed pack. The carpark has long queue going in... ?? What is going on there????

So, gave up the idea of going Bugis, went to Marina instead. Grab some coffee, wander around abit and we settle down for dinner. Choice of the day: Imperial Treasure La Mian Xiao Long Bao. Why? Just wanted to give it a try and compare them with Crystal Jade (since the boss was from there)

Menu looks almost idential to Crystal Jade La Mian, so we ordered the usual items we eat at Crystal Jade, as it would be easier to compare. Here is our dinner:

Onion Oil La Mian and Braised Duck Tongue (First time trying, a tat salty but no duck taste, crunchy)

White Baits. Strange, in the receipt, they printed "Cri. Rice Fish/P.Salt"... I am wandering what the heck.... Crispy Rice Fish, Put Salt??? A bit Blend.

Wanton in Chilli and Vinegar.

Overall, I still prefer Crystal Jade La Mian.
I think it taste better and service at Crystal Jade is also better.

For anyone who wishs to give it a try:

Imperial Treasure La Mian Xiao Long Bao

6 Raffles Boulevard

#02-138J

Marina Square

Singapore 039584

Dinner at Al Forno

We planned since last week that we are gonna eat at Al Forno today. I have long heard good reviews on this restaurant and been wanted to give it a try. But before that, I have heard disappointing comments from my wife and her aunt-in-law, but I would like to try it for myself.. especially since I have UOB 1-for-1 promo :p

We ordered a paste and pizza to share. We agreed that the pasta sauce is good but the pasta itself is over cooked. As for the pizza, the crust is a bit chewy. Both dishes just doesn't work for us. All in all, I think its quite disappointing for a high rated restaurant. Prices are higher that most competitors and food doesn't quite match its price. I would rather go Spizza or Da Paolo.

For anyone who is interested to give a try:
Al Forno East Coast
400 East Coast Road
Singapore 428996
Tel: 63488781
Fax: 63488591

Absolute Euphoria

Went to Takashimaya on Saturday to join the horde of people shopping there. It was so crowded that we lost interest in shopping all together. As we are walking around for dinner, we came across this Godiva booth selling chocolate drinks (outside Cold Storage). I told Audrey, we must try this after dinner. So, off we went for dinner and we came back for this chocolate drink. I been wanting to try this when I heard of it, but never got the chance as they only serve this at Citylink outlet. Well, now its my chance as they setup a temporary booth here.

Here is a picture of the mneu which has only 3 items on its list.

We decided to go with Dark Chocolate Decadence, as the latte has coffee and the white chocolate, well, its not really chocolate since there isn't any cocoa in it.

Dark Chocolate Decadence

























OMG! This drink is simply divine.
You can feel the chocolate high after a few sips. This is a great pick-me-up if you are feeling down. Even if you are not feeling down, its an absolutely sinful but delicious drink!
YUM!YUM!YUM!

Big Fish

Before you panic and think its a picture of a big fish, fear not!
It's actually the name of a restaurant.

Been wanting to try this restaurant for sometime now. Its located a short walk from our place. Finally decided to give it a try tonight. Boy, did I regret not coming here sooner.

Big Fish Restaurant serves fish and various seafood
(Duh!, hence the name?).
It took us sometime before deciding on what we want to eat.


















First up, white baits!
Definitely one of the best. Its crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Taste great with Tartar sauce (which is meant for our main dish).


























Next is our seafood chowder with bread. Bread is very good, think its bake with rosemary herb in it. Seafood chowder is thick and creamy but without the overwhelming seafood taste. Soup comes with a mussel, a prawn, some bits of squid and fish chunks.


























Classic Fish and Chips. Served with garden salad and fries. This has now become my official fish and chip benchmark. Very Yum!
















Another one of our main dish. Barramundi fish. You can choose between pan-fried or grilled. In this case, I choosed pan-fried. Fish is served with garden salad, vegetables & mushrooms (under the fish), mash potatoes, sprinkled in olive oil, balsamic vinegar and some other stuff. This was recommneded by the waiter, as he said, this fish is really soft and quite smooth. *Made a mistake and went to see what is a Barramundi fish look like... hhmm... don't look so nice. For anyone who is interested, you can check it out on Wikipedia.


























Picture of part of the restaurant near closing time. Almost everything is painted with this aqua-marine color, sort of blue mixed with green.


























Definitely must try! Expect to pay about $20-30 per head.

Miharu Sapporo Ramen

It's been a lazy Sunday ........ lazing around the house before heading for a yoga class in the evening. It has been such a lazy day that our brains and bodies went on a holiday as well.

An hour of yoga, burnt some calories, it's time for DINNER!

After zoning out in the car, hungry and dunno where to go, for a good 1 minute or so we decided to try out luck (again) at the ramen place which we missed at Gallery Hotel the last time around.

Place: Miharu Sapporo Ramen.
Time: 8ish

We were surprised to see the place full. Luckily we didn't have to wait long for our table.

The place pretty much just sells noodles. Soup and Cold. Spoilt for choice, right?

We ordered 1x Tokusen Miso (Special Miso Ramen, $12.50) and Tokusen Tonsio (Pork Bone Stock Ramen, $12). The servings came quite big and REALLY SCALDING HOT!!! We have 2 COOKED tongues to prove. Be Warned! Soup is quite oily and the special miso soup tasted a little nutty ...... hmmm ..... go figure.

Over all, we weren't that impressed with it. The 2 other ramen places we have been to tasted better. But better than your typical Aj***n noodles lor. Please note that they are closed on Wednesdays. We had to find out the hard way.

Sorry ppl that there isn't any images. Too lazy to bring camera along. Hey! It has been a lazy Sunday!

Ramen and Night Photography

After work today, Audrey and I took some time to go do our photography class "homework". We are suppose to take some photos during the evening "magic" hour (roughly around 7.30pm). We are suppose to take some night shots too. Well, we decided to take scene around Gallery Hotel cause we can go eat ramen after that.

Well, got to work before getting the reward.
Here are some photos we took, look good?

Photo is taken outside 'Book Cafe'.













Photo taken of 'Gallery Hotel' near to the magic hour.
Photo is framed by Audrey.


















The picture (below) is taken outside of
'The Quayside' which is near to Gallery Hotel.
It happen to be a full moon night too....

After an hour of photo taking, we were getting hungry. We wanted to try the ramen at 'Miharu Japanese Noodles' which is located at Gallery Hotel but it turns out that they are closed on Wednesday. Never trust all that you read on newspaper! On one of the Sunday Times, they reviewed this place and states that they open daily.

Luckily for us, there are several other ramen places around an d we decided to 'Ichibantei Ramen (The Quayside)' which was also reviewed by the same article in Sunday Times.

I can't remember what noodle we ordered but it very good.
Each noodle cost under $10 which I think its quite reasonable.
After dinner, we went to take a stroll and also take more photos.

We spotted some interesting buildings across Gallery Hotel.
(Below) It looks like some new shophouses that got refurbished and looking for new tenant. Look good in the night.. abit gothic?

A new condo behind those shophouses.
The moon was partially covered by clouds but I like the effect.

Look forward to more of our photos...


~Patrick

Sunday Dinner at Cafe 211

Bought my wife out to have dinner at Cafe 211. Got a voucher from DBS, 1 for 1 main course but have to order 2 drinks...




















Took some pictures while waiting for food...




















Kinda dark, but that our dinner, spagetti scampi, spagetti seafood with creamy seafood sauce (I can't remember what the name) and our 2 cool drinks, lychee ice blended and strawberry smoothie. Trust me, the ice blended is nicer. :)















~Patrick

Tau Kwa Pau for You?

Had tau kwa pau & laksa for lunch today. This store is located along Joo Chiat Road, in a coffee shop facing diagonally Katong Mall. It was recently featured in Coffee Talk and Hawker Walk, with Fiona Sia and Belinda Lee. It seems that Taiwanese Ah Liang was here before and the store was also featured in Channel U's FBI food show.




















We ordered 2 serving of tau kwa pau and I must say, with extra gravy, it tasted fantastic. The toppings were generous and the chilli is quite tasty. The downside is the food is abit cold.














It's definitely worth a try.

Cashew Roca

Yum! Get this from Jason Supermarket. Well Worth It.