An update with Two Blur Guys

I had thought that Two Blur Guys have been doing a fine job of keeping their basic Prime beef burger simple in their own ways and affordable until the past weekend. Prices have gone up by about $3 since my last recollection and the menu seemed to have evolved with more options which kept me wondering if that was really what people had wanted?

The part that bothered me was the change in the setup of their burger. That Prime beef patty did not taste as good as I remembered it while the requested medium doneness of the patty was hovering just past medium well. In fact, it did not taste of very much. To further complicate things - they've added a slice of tomato and even a pat of sweet relish into the burger. Sweet relish? Was that even necessary? Maybe that's what that $3 was about.

Hajah Maimunah this year

sayur lodeh

sambal goreng

gulai nangka

siput sedut

paru balado

This was a pretty good lunch down at Hajah Maimunah except for one little thing. The rice was kinda dry in spite of appearances and couldn't even quite absorb the curries or sauces well. But the paru belado was tender, sambal goreng was surprisingly creamy and the siput sedut was kinda fun to suck out of their shells up to the point that the lemak gravy was burning my lips. Those begedil were delicious too.

More of that hon maguro nodo from Nakajima Suisan

Yeah, I guess I got lucky and scored myself another serving of the flavoursome oily nodo. As much as I enjoyed the food, the queue at this grilled fish shop is still a pain.

Back in Pizzeria Mozza

It's been more than three and a half years since the last visit to Pizzeria Mozza.

I don't remember if these fried pig's ears were available the last times. They were pretty good for snacking. Those ears tasted like they had been braised in something flavourful before deep frying and the cartilage weren't as crunchy as I thought.

There was lardo which I had wanted to get previously. Thinly sliced melt in your mouth fat which was so agreeable.

These are crostinis with butternut squash puree/mash, bacon and shredded cheese. Actually, I thought the best tasting component was the butternut squash. 

That's the pizza with Yukon Gold potato slices. I never understood why it was so expensive compared to the rest, considering the ingredients. I still don't understand why. Doesn't taste bad at all, just that the ingredients don't quite justify the cost.

And we have the pizza with fennel sausage. This was pretty good though. The meat wasn't as salty as I had thought. The scallions and onions really made it work.

Olive oil ice cream. I'm not sure if it was the temperature but I didn't think that this was very flavourful olive oil. Still enjoyable though.

Burosu Honten Gyoza & Ramen, Marina Square

Marina Square has a new Japanese produce and live seafood market, Emporium Shokuhin which houses a few restaurants. Gurosu Hoten (#01-18 Marina Square, 6 Raffles Boulevard, tel : +65 62243433) is the ramen shop amongst that few. As with the some of the specialist entrants in the recent years, these guys have something that they specialize in and allow a modicum of customization (the meta aspects if you know what I mean) for each bowl. What appears to be the selling point for their bowls are their seafood broth. 

Ryu's (柳's), Capitol Piazza

Ryu's (15 Stamford Road, #01-87 Capitol Piazza, tel : +65 6384 9087) was a Japanese restaurant we stumbled upon the last time we happened by this corner of Capitol Piazza. I recalled that the menu looked promising so we came back today to try their seasonal anko nabe (anglerfish/monkfish hotpot). I believe this is the first time ever that we've seen anko nabe in this country.