Uniquely Mexican items were featured prominently in the interior décor, including colourful sombreros and vivid Día de los Muertos masks.
Continue readingLunch at Beirut Grill has made us fans of Lebanese cuisine
The blobs of chickpea Hummus and mashed eggplant Baba Ghanoush were familiar sights, but there was also the cheese yoghurt Labneh, red pepper Muhamarra, Cucumber Yoghurt and eggplant Moutabal.
Continue readingTaking one tiny step towards espresso with the Wacaco Picopresso
It made a latte that was rich, bright, fruity and chocolatey, all at the same time. It was good. Really good. Like café quality good.
Continue readingPoisson should have let their seafood take centre stage
Overall, it was a decent meal. But compared with those that we’ve had at other Restaurant Week places, it was somewhat disappointing.
Continue readingThe intriguing and inventive Bengali flavours of Aapon
I know nothing about Bengali cuisine. But half the fun of dining out is trying out brand new flavours and expanding taste boundaries.
Continue readingWe might be just a little bit obsessed with Turkish evil eye amulets
It started innocently enough last December, when we had lunch at a restaurant that used several of them as decoration. Eleven months later, our collection has grown and chances are high that we’ll keep adding to it.
Continue readingHearty and robust Peranakan flavours at Straits Chinese Signatures
Of all the dishes we had, across two separate visits, the Udang Asam Goreng was easily our favourite. Followed by the Bakwan Kepiting, Ayam Buah Keluak and Babi Pongteh.
Continue readingOur search for samgyetang in Singapore led us to Jang Won
We weren’t expecting it to be as good as the one we had in Seoul, but it was still very good. The soup was cloyingly rich, but in a good way, and the chicken was tender and not at all overcooked.
Continue readingAfter a year of drinking sake, here are our favourite junmai daiginjos
It’s been a while since we started on our exploration, and after sampling more than a dozen bottles, we’ve managed to identify our top three.
Continue readingThere’s more to Chong Qing Grilled Fish than just spicy seafood
CQGF is famous for their mala grilled fish, but make sure to try their other dishes. Especially the “concubine lychee pork”, which could be the best sweet and sour pork we’ve ever had.
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