Lao Chen Ji (老陳記), Holland Drive Food Centre

Lao Chen Ji (#02-43 Holland Drive Market & Food Centre, 44 Holland Drive) is the third of my "yong tau food trilogy" at Holland Drive Market. The first two were Hakka Noodle and Fifty Yong Tau Foo. What distinguishes this stall from the previous was the option for kolo mee which I don't think is offered elsewhere. Great saucing with flavour from shallot and their delicious chilli sauce on those curly noodles. In my opinion, all three of them are worth an eat or more because of the quality of their ingredients. If I had to pick favourites, I'd rank Lao Chen Ji and Fifty Yong Tau Foo a little higher.

Egg pratas from Hajjah Syed Meeral

Breakfast on a Sunday morning at Hajjah Syed Meeral. Not much stalls are open at this time of the week at Pasir Panjang Food Centre. This was a satisfying plate with two egg pratas and mutton curry. Did I mention that I enjoyed it? The texture was a little doughy like the old school stuff and I loved how the flavour from the rendered mutton fat flavoured that curry.

Madras Coffee House’s, Kerbau Road

Stopped by Madras Coffee House's (#01-06, 54 Kerbau Road) for a couple of masala chai. While the address states Kerbau Road, it's actually located at the junction of Kerbau Road and Chander Road. A short trot away from Mr Briyani, Gandhi Restaurant and Swaadhisht. 

The place is a roadside stop for drinks and snacks so there's no seats. One gets munchies and drinks to go or you can eat by the road side. Closest thing to a street food experience we have. Their masala mix wasn't very intense but the flavour's there. Tea's milky and not too sweet. Will come back in the future for them.

Tangra Chinese, Race Course Road

We've seen Tangra Chinese (28 Race Course Road, tel : +65 9155 7645) around. Trying their food for the first time. From the menu, it looked Indian Chinese and Tibetan. A category we haven't explored much of.

There's lassi. Not thick but still refreshing.

Tried a couple of their momos. They're are dumplings of Tibetan and Nepalese origins and usually are steamed. These red ones are stuffed with chicken and glazed with a chilli garlic sauce. I detected a hint of ginger it it. But otherwise, it's pretty much like most fried dumplings.

The steamed momo we had was stuffed with palak paneer. Spinach and cheese. The latter, Indian cottage cheese with texture very similar to tofu.

The stuffings were chopped up. These were delicious. Kinda pricey though at almost $3 a piece.

The dumplings were served with a sauce on the side. Don't know what it was made of exactly but I detected lots of garlic and fermented bean in it.

So, the Indian Chinese stuff...this was their mixed chow chow rice. Mixed because it has both chicken and shrimp in it. The rest of it were basically stir fried basmati rice and egg noodles with spring onion and eggs. Tasted much like yang zhou fried rice. Not bad.

That's their lemon chicken. It wasn't so much lemon-y then it was plum sauce and the flavour of that wasn't intense. Not like the local lemon chicken which is generally more sweet and tangy.

Dessert was a mishti doi. From the flavour, I'm guessing it's yoghurt with caramel folded in. Nice one.

Kalid's Corner, Holland Drive Food Centre

I've only notice Kalid's Corner (#02-10 Holland Drive Market & Food Centre, 44 Holland Drive) quite recently and I don't remember if they're new and it was another tenant previously or have I been oblivious once more. The thing that most people were ordering were their pratas.

What got my attention was the bowl of sambal you could help yourself with at the front of the stall. Not such a common sight. Flavour seemed to indicate that the chilli was roasted and their rendition was not as sweet. There's plenty of ikan bilis in it. Great pairing with the fish curry on my order of a kosong and telur.

A recent dinner at Wolfgang's Steakhouse

Family celebration at Wolfgang's. This was a nice one. Not to mention expensive.

Not impressive crab cake. Texturally or flavour wise, I did not think it worth the $42 they were charging.

Lobster bisque was so so. Can you imagine so so for a $34 soup? Well, at least it wasn't bad.

This might be the only time I get to see a porterhouse for four on my table. It's still the best tasting item from the spread we've had. I was dipping their rye into the beefy butter on the plate. 😬

While I'm curious about their other steaks, I'd be pretty happy just coming back for this one.

Creme brulee had a harder shell than expected. Custard's nice but kinda insufficient.

Loved their apple strudel though. The raisins reminded me of peas and the chunks of apples of roasted garlic. Best pea and garlic pastry I've had in a while. And this with all the tartness actually works with their schlag which I have previously never enjoyed.

Someone ordered tiramisu and I was initially apprehensive. Turned out to be not bad at all. What does this mean? It means that my instincts aren't always correct.