As a school kid, I never had much pocket money. My parents weren’t rich and I was too embarrassed to ask for pocket money raises. As a result, to go out on dates, I had to save up for weeks. At that time, one of my favorite restaurants to bring a date to was Hoshigaoka ...

Pork crackling is one of the most delicious things to eat that I know of. When I was a kid, I was ambivalent about candy but I would fight you for every last bit of pork crackling. It is also one of the most popular things that I serve to my friends and family. When ...

Have you ever had a piece of Otoro? It comes from the fattest part of a Tuna fish’s belly. Instead of the normal deep red, Otoro is whitish pink. If you put a small slice in your mouth, just on your tongue, it will slowly fall apart, without chewing, from your body heat. You can’t ...

Kraze Burger is a burger (duh!) chain that hails from South Korea. It was brought to my attention by a few friends after a unsatisfactory dinner at Fat Cow (more on that later). So one fine Saturday afternoon, I decided to head out to Liang Court to give it a try. There’s another outlet at ...

Slow-baked Egg with Mash Got a message out of the blue; I seized the moment to ask about dinner and we ended up at Equina, a newly-opened tapas bar by hotelier Loh Lik Peng and Jason Atherton on Jiak Chuan Road. Side-track: It being Christmas, I thought it appropriate to get a Christmas gift. However, ...

I was ill for several months this year and have not cooked for a long time, so I guess I needed a challange. I wanted to cook Christmas dinner for mum and sis but her goddaughters were present when I asked, therefore, in a fit of insanity, I also invited the two girls with their ...

Since everyone was living around the area, Jeff organized dinner at Longjiang Seafood when he read about it in the papers. This was a refreshing change for me because usually good restaurants don’t occur near me; I have to like, hunt them down. Spinach in wine broth Unfortunately, Jeff found it difficult to make reservations ...

I was at my sister’s and mine birthday dinner last weekend where she brought her goddaughters. Like any angsty teenager, they were complaining about the parents. One complaint was about how they can’t get to eat beef medium-rare because their dad loves it well-done. So I volunteered to cook Christmas dinner for Mom, Sis and ...

Simple dinner on 1st January 2012, 7pm. Dress casual (no skirts). See you. Starter Home-made Chicken Liver Pate with smoked bacon Served with a choice of baguette or Romaine lettuce Mains Roast Spicy Pork Shoulder & Tunisian Lamb Stew Served with Orange-Lemon Couscous, Petit Pois Ricotta Salad and Momotaro Tomatoes Desserts Home-made Brandy Butter Ice ...

Friday night, we were tired from work and she wanted to try DB Bistro Moderne. I was keen because I heard many bloggers write good things about it. I like bistros for the basic reason that it’s simple, uncomplicated food that you can sit down, forego the pretensions and just enjoy a good meal with ...