Oh Carol! Cafe & Bistro

Mondays are usually "special lunch days" with the best friend as we try to find new places for lunch after our astronomy lecture. The latest lunch saw us at Oh Carol! Cafe & Bistro at Buona Vista Biopolis, a place we expected to find scientists in white lab coats but instead could only see ordinary-looking people. But hey, we're here more for the food of...

Polar Puffs & Cakes

So much work lately that it's hard to find time to blog. I still have a couple of posts waiting to be typed out but till then here's a short post on a cake that my parents bought for me recently: the Nutella cake. No it isn't my birthday (but if you really would like to know it's on March 25 -smiles-), I was just wondering how it would taste like and they got...

Dallas Restaurant & Bar

Gentle touches of serenity, amazing company and good food - that's all I could ask for on a simple Thursday night. Tucked away from the loud chatter of expat folks and the strong smells of beer, this is our little sanctuary for the night. Crab and Prawn Fritters: 3.5/5 Dim lights don't go that well with a digital camera like mine, but setting off too many camera...

Epid'or

Too often many of us food bloggers get caught up with the thrill of visiting fancy restaurants and unique, boutique-like pâtisseries that we sometimes find ourselves neglecting the more "commonplace" eateries and bakeries. "Epid'or" sounds like another one of those pastry boutiques but it's actually the name of the Raffles City branch from the Four Leaves chain...

Pizzeria Giardino

This was a recommendation by a friend of mine (Thanks Shereen!) and as she said it would be, it's a pretty little place located at Chijmes. It's al fresco dining here, so humidity can be a concern on some nights. Advice from a friend: get an ice cold beer! Fruitti Di Mare Pizza: 3.75/5 Seafood pizza! It's one of the few pizza choices for me because most of the...

Central Thai

Central Thai is a pleasant, and I must add, very peaceful, restaurant located in Orchard Central. While this "vertical" shopping mall has been up for quite some time now, it has been opening its stores and restaurants to the public only very gradually, too gradually perhaps that visitor traffic has been affected by quite a bit. That said, there's something about...

Much Ado About Blogging

Just recently, a couple of things regarding the blogosphere have come to my attention and as I read through these events I can't help feeling amazed (and a bit disgusted) by the way things have turned out. The first, and more well-known, case refers to the latest ruling in the US where bloggers "must reveal ties behind [their] endorsements" [1], and it's not...

Julie & Julia

Earlier last week I was invited by Nuffnang to attend a free preview screening of the upcoming movie Julie & Julia, and I must say that this is a really refreshing change from the usual romance comedies or action movies. Thanks must certainly go to Ms Raine from Nuffnang for contacting me about the movie tickets, and although she told me that there isn't...

Secret Recipe

Pecan Butterscotch: 3.5/5 When you're down, always grab something sweet to lift your spirits. You may say, why should we pay for happiness, and what's the point really if it's just for the moment. But sometimes, right there in the middle of the night, I'd do anything to make myself happy. The Pecan Butterscotch from Secret Recipe was sweet, nutty and light....

Bumbu Desa

My family meant to have dinner at the Novena Square 2 outlet of Ayam Penyet Ria, but it has closed and had since made way for another Indonesian restaurant. It's still in the middle of its soft opening but everything on its menu should be made available by tomorrow. Speaking of the menu, the food certainly looks promising and seems to have that authentic Indonesian...

Old Hong Kong Tea House II

I think Old Hong Kong Tea House still has some way to go when it comes to its food, but looking around I think the people are there more for the cosy ambience that sets in after midnight. No one rushing you to finish up your food and get out, people lounged around chatting, others fixated on their laptops or even on their PSPs. Air-conditioning helps too, because...

The Show Must Go On

Sometimes all you need is a warm cup in your hands, a forkful of sweet chocolate cake and a listening friend to make the pain go away. No matter how fleeting, such moments suddenly mean so much more to me, even more so when I know that there's no more turning back to everything. And so you look ahead, pushing yourself, knowing that life must go on. I would like...

The Picturehouse Lounge

This was from a lunch a week back when I was at Dhoby Ghaut to collect a birthday present for the girlfriend. The Picturehouse Lounge is a very small eatery located at The Cathay, situated in fact near the fifth-floor washrooms. The Lounge has been having this one-for-one lunch promotion (12-2pm, main courses only) for quite some time now and I wanted to try...