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The Organic Café Xperience – Health Food That Tastes Good [Closed]

Fancy going healthy? In these stressful times, it’s more important than ever that we are mindful of what we eat. But just mention health food and the mind automatically conjures up images of bland, flavourless dishes that are more vegetable than anything else. Hardly appetising! Personally, I don’t believe in...

Bakerzin – Multi-coloured Macaron Delights

I have a riddle for you. What’s crispy on the outside, chewy and moist on the inside, and resembles cute little buns? Here, I’ll give you a hint: they come in a plethora of irresistible colours and flavours! Okay, just one last clue. They are French! If macaron is the...

Mr. Teh Tarik Cartel – More Than Just Teh

Calling all night owls! If you’re looking for a nice supper place to grab some chow, you can visit Mr. Teh Tarik Cartel! As the name suggests, you can find teh tarik here plus a gazillion other drinks. There’s Milo Dinosaur, teh halia (ginger tea), various ice blended drinks, just...

Bakerzin – Remixed for 2008

Local café chain Bakerzin has updated its menu for 2008! The reason that keeps me going there is that the team of chefs serve up a mean seafood pasta. And let’s not forget the oh-so-sinful-and-yummilicious chocolate lava cake too. But with this new 2008 menu, I’ve found a third good...

Pontian Wanton Mee – Me Wants Wanton Mee

I’m not exactly a fan of noodle dishes. But recently, a colleague introduced me to the famous Pontian Wanton Mee and I was sold! Since then, we’ve been having this colourful dish at least once a week! wanton mee is a type of Chinese dish with noodles (mee) and dumplings...

Mr. Teh Tarik Cartel – Perfect to the T(ea)

I am sure many of you would be familiar with Mr. Teh Tarik at Far East Square. It’s the little pushcart stall with the green roof that sells all kinds of teh (tea). People would sit around on wooden stools to enjoy their drinks. At least, that’s how I remember...

Bistro Délifrance – Questionable Lava Cake

A friend recently asked me, “Since you dine out all the time, do you review every single eatery that you visit?” The answer is no. There would simply be too many pictures to take and too many posts to write! The rule of thumb I follow to decide if the...

Ayam Penyet Ria – Smashing Chicken

Following my negative review of Ayam Bakar Ojolali in Lucky Plaza, several readers left comments urging me to visit another Indonesian eatery located within the same building — Ayam Penyet Ria. Ayam Penyet Ria is an Indonesian restaurant with franchises in Jakarta, Medan, Batam, Surabaya and now, Singapore. Apparently it...

Bakerzin – Warm Chocolate Goodness

Lately, I’ve been paying many visits to Bakerzin. The seafood pasta had me hooked from the very first bite and since then, I couldn’t help craving for it! I have been encouraged to go for the desserts too, more specifically their best-selling warm chocolate cake. Mind you, this ain’t just...

Sakura Buffet – Many Lovely Treats

Over the weekend we tried out the Sakura buffet. The wide variety of food meant that we could really keep ourselves busy throughout the entire duration of the dinner buffet. Food items that we buried our faces in included oysters, sashimi, drunken prawns, shark fin soup, steaks and cheesecakes. With...