I cannot decide if I like bak chor mee (with a bigger serving of pig’s liver and additional vinegar) or mee pok tah better. When I was in college (again…!), I used to go to this kopitiam called Soy Eu Tua
A Bowl Of Kway Teow Tah
Poulet Roti, On Repeat Mode
The two French words that I learnt for the week are poulet rôti, or roast chicken. (I am only aiming to know enough words to read a menu that is written in French.) I have been roasting chicken quite frequently during the
Your New College Graduate: A Parents Guide
I was so tickled reading this New Yorker article on the train that I couldn’t stop smiling at my Blackberry and trying not to giggle. People must think I am nuts. At least it is a newspaper column that I
Charcoal Buns Filled With Custard
My colleague told me that Mirabelle’s chocolate croissants are very good. Since we were in town, we swung by this little bakery at 27 Mackenzie Road, to pick up some for ourselves. I visited this bakery once before but didn’t pick up any croissants; bought
Alfresco, At Charlie’s Corner
Spicy wings and a chilli dog, all washed down with a Pink Killer (a delicious Belgian grapefruit beer). HAPPINESS. Have been eating their chilli dog since my undergraduate days. Then, it was washed down with a big mug of guava juice,
Lub Kimchi Jigae
I have been having regular cravings for kimchi jigae eversince I watched the movie Le Grand Chef: The Battle of the Kimchi. Yawn. I thought this movie is nowhere as good as the previous one, in terms of storyline, casting and
Hainan: The Russian Lady
People have been asking me what we did in Hainan Island. The answer is ‘hardly anything’. (Edit: And NO, there wasn’t a Rain concert in Hainan Island, in case anyone is wondering.) Afterall, we were there for effectively three days. We spent