• Restaurants,  Singapore

    Delite, Capri by Fraser, Singapore

    Delite is the lobby café/ deli of Capri by Fraser, Singapore hotel.  Located in Changi Business Park, the hotel is connected to Changi City Point, a new outlet-centric mall. The ambience is suitably comfortable and quality.  Come lunch time, you…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    Capri-licious, Capri by Fraser, Singapore

    Capri-licious is the only restaurant on Capri by Fraser, Singapore hotel (excluding Delite, Singapore which is more of a deli/ café). As such, Capri-licious has to be many things—it is the default breakfast place that every hotel has; by lunch…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    Bistecca, Singapore

    English Français 한국의 English Dining at Bistecca can be quite a gory affair. I started with “Ramerino in Culo” (S$20 + 10% svc charge + 7% sales tax) which is ground wagyu beef with onion and Tuscan herbs, flash pan-fried…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    Providore (Mandarin Gallery), Singapore

    I popped into the newly opened Providore at Mandarin Gallery along Orchard Road.  The owners and team of Providore were previously the management behind Jones the Grocer.  Like Jones the Grocer, Providore offers gourmet products.  Providore’s first outlet is called…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    Morton’s, Singapore

    The Singapore steak house scene has seen in recent years the arrival of new entrants.  Some are good; some are ludicrous — witness the laughable coming and going of Brawn.  It arrived with a gaudy PR blitzkrieg and left in…

  • Cambodia,  Phnom Penh,  Restaurants

    Happy Pizza, Phnom Penh

    There are restaurants along Sisowath Quay that offer Happy Pizzas.  In case, you don’t know what these are, these are pizzas sprinkled with marijuana.  The marijuana is underneath the melted cheese. These pizzas are the same prices as normal pizzas—–US$4.…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    L’entrecote, Singapore

    This is my second time to L’entrecote.  The first time was 1.5 or 2 years ago, a hurried affair with friends blurred by alcohol. L’entrecote is located in a quiet corner of Duxton Hill.  The restaurant is famous for having…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    Ampang Niang Tou Fu, Singapore

    This is a supposedly famous shop in Katong, a foodie enclave in Singapore. What is Yong Tau Foo? Imagine soy bean products and vegetables stuffed with a mixture of minced fish and minced pork. It is a traditional dish of…

  • Restaurants,  Singapore

    328 Katong Laksa, Singapore

    Laksa consists of thick rice noodles in a mildly spicy gravy of coconut milk, pounded dried shrimp and of course, chilli.  This noodle dish typically comes with some slices of fish cake, shrimp, tau pok (a spongy soy product) and…