Le Croissant Shop : Your Neighbourhood Croissant Shop
With so many pedigreed dough-punchers everywhere in Japan, Le Croissant comes off as the down-to-earth neighborhood bakery where people takeaway the bread and have them on the go. The hottest item is...
View ArticleTotoshigure @ Shibuya : Overflowing Ikura Goodness
Do you like ikura? If yes, Totoshigure is one of the places to head to if you like to eat your fill of Ikura at a super reasonable price. It's signature dish is a bowl of warm white rice topped that is...
View ArticleKent House @ Osaka Umeda Hankyu : Osaka Patisserie since 1927
Since the standards of most cakes in patisseries are above average, it is very obvious when one encounters poor or bad items. Such disappointing experience is rare but I could still recall the day I...
View ArticleKagurazaka Saryo : Matcha Fondue and SMORES
Frozen SMORES seemed like the hot food right now. After having the Frozen Smores fromDominique Ansel Bakery Tokyo, this is my 2nd consecutive Smores dessert which is probably inspired by the former as...
View ArticleTruly Test Kitchen : Curry Rice &"Maggie Mee"
I'm sure many have read the story somewhere about Truly Test Kitchen, a successful hawkerpreneurship story of two young people Joel and Deniece who continues the curry rice legacy of Deneice's father...
View Article[RECIPE] Salted Caramel Sauce by Sadaharu Aoki
Making caramel always get me on my nerves as I have the tendency to overcook the sugar. But once you become good friends with your pan, you will become more confident at controlling the heat and avoid...
View ArticleBAREBURGER JAPAN: Organic American Gourmet Burgers
In and Out, Shake Shack, Henry's Burgers....and now Bareburger, the New-York based joint that started in the United States since 2009 with 26 outlets in the U.S. and Canada, enters Tokyo to fight a pie...
View ArticleLee Wee & Brothers @ Raffles City Basement: Nasi Lemak So Shiok!
If not for the vouchers won in the 8dayseat Instagramcontest, I doubt I would have known that Lee Brothers sell more than Otah. And more importantly, I would not even have learnt that it has such an...
View ArticleArtisan Boulangerie Co.: Eggy Brunch and Pastries
While Artisan Boulangerie Co may be famous for its bread, it seemed to me that the quality of their brunches surpassed that of the pastries. Available until 5pm on weekends and 2pm on weekdays, the...
View ArticlePatisserie Paris S'eveille : A Taste of Paris in Tokyo
If not for the Japanese street names and Japanese conversations around me, I would have thought that I was in Paris. Be it the exterior wooden signboard or the vintage inspired interior design, Paris D...
View ArticleTeppei Syokudo @ ION Orchard : Fish and more fish
Fish. A lot of fish. I stared in awe when my bowl of Kaisen don appeared in front of me. There was so much ingredients--shirasu, salmon, maguro, hotate, Ikura, tempura crisps, seaweed, yuzu...
View ArticleSuper Sunday Lunch : Lime Restaurant at PARKROYAL on Pickering
I always think that feasting should always be an occasional indulgence. Otherwise you lost that kind of enthusiasm and excitement towards the feasting experience. And precisely because feasting is such...
View ArticleHARBS Japan : Overhyped Cream Cakes
Many have recommended me to try HARBS but the price and the copious amount cream just doesn't appeal to me. Nonetheless, I decided to give it a try recently but I'm even more convinced that it would be...
View Article[RECIPE] Moo Moo Japanese Roll Cake
Many people bake and cook for different reasons. I've heard of people who don't eat the stuff they bake themselves. So strange as I love to eat the stuff I bake and I bake the stuff which I love to...
View ArticleKin Kin Chilli Pan Mee @ Macpherson Road
It's the chilli that makes the bowl come alive. Crunchy, intensely savoury and fiery, the chilli is the star of this Kuala Lumpur famous dry Chilli Pan Mee that once drew long queues when it opened an...
View ArticleUltra Jam X 太陽ノ塔: EEEcentric Pastries
I was stunned by these eye-catchy pastries as I stood in front of the pop-up booth in Umeda Depato, Osaka. I wasn't the only one. There were so many customers surrounding the shop and the items are...
View ArticleSanuki Udon @ Lau Pa Sat : Cheap and Good Find
Selling udon seems to be a tough business in local shores as there are barely few udon shops here besides Tamoya. Even at Lau Pa Sat, the sole udon stall Marusaya Udon has winded up its business. I am...
View ArticleDominique Ansel Bakery Tokyo : Return for the Ultimate Brunch
After trying most of the pastries and dinner dishes at DAB, I brought the Family to suss out more savoury dishes that are also available from the same all-day menu. Opened from 9am, the 2F cafe looks a...
View Article10 Scotts @ Grand Hyatt Singapore : Afternoon Tea in Style
Afternoon tea? buffet? Or both?I can't seemed to draw a line between afternoon tea and buffet as both are merged as one for the Afternoon Tea @ 10 Scotts, Grand Hyatt Singapore. Besides an exquisite...
View ArticleGrandma Ban Mee 老妈子板面 @ Amoy Street: Super Shiok Chilli Noodles!
Next time if I were to open a stall, I will put my papa or mama or ah ma or ah gong's name into the signboard because I think it will help to pull in more business. Think Ah Gong Bak Kut Teh or Mama's...
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