Mentaiko pasta from Ma Maison

I was at Ma Maison recently and had this ordered again. This time round, the flavors of the mentaiko turned out to be much more pronounced than I remembered them. It was almost like having them for the first time again and going "wow, this stuff is pretty good".

Ichibantei Hamburg & Steak, Liang Court

This was a relatively new place opened by Ichibantei right next to themselves at the basement of Liang Court. From their name, one can easily surmise what is the specialty. 

The hamburgs were pretty decent even though they were a little more charred than I was expecting. That charred exterior appeared to have sealed all the juices of the meat within. Even though the meat was well done. The hamburgs come in a few size options and are served with unlimited rice and bread with butter. 

I wasn't a fan of the demiglace sauce. Preferred the onion sauce since it didn't overwhelm the flavour of the hamburg. Now there's one more hamburg options beside Ma Maison.

Kim Dae Mun Korean Food, Concorde Hotel

I remember having eaten at this stall (100 Orchard Road Level 1, Food Court, Concorde Hotel) many years ago when they were operating out of a food court down at Orchard Point. At that time, I had no clue what Korean food was about and that it was probably just all bulgogi and the impression that was left behind from their chicken bulgogi was that these guys were pretty damn generous for portions.

Today was a different experience altogether. Perhaps it was the hour that I was there. The stall did look a little washed out from what I remember but was still drawing Korean customers. The food was certainly not wow-ing as I was hoping for but I guess that for their price point, they were above the run of the mill "Korean" stalls in food courts. I couldn't help but feel that it tasted much more localized than I was hoping for. Especially that jab che which reminded me of char kuey teow. The spicy beef soup was passably decent.

If you're still reading at this point, the Korean food stall down at Koufu at Toa Payoh Central does a much better kimchi than this one. Little of the fermentation process must have been undergone from ones here and it too tasted washed out.

Fried oyster and curry rice

Just an updated look on these freshly battered and fried as you order them oysters that can be gotten just outside Meidi Ya. I'm still hard pressed to find better than these fat juicy ones.

A delicious roast chicken lunch at Spottiswoode Park...

Thank you again, Crystal for your always warm hospitality and amazingly delicious roast chicken that one can never find elsewhere. I had 3 servings just so that you know.

Taking a Big Bite...

We were making our way to Chella's for some of the old favourites of their kesari bath and masala milk when we realized that the management had changed and the place is now known as Big Bites. To our relief, our dessert and hot masala milk still tasted the same and nothing very much had changed in the menu.