Xiang Xiang Hunan Cuisine (湘香湖南菜), Westgate

Seems like Xiang Xiang is going places. Didn't realize that Westgate had a branch (#04-42 Westgate, 3 Gateway Drive, tel  : +65 6592 2389).

More giant lemon tea.

Their hot & spicy lamb ribs (手抓羊小排) aren't available in all their branches it seems. It's something I've been wanting to try. Now that I have, meat's dry-ish but relatively tender and had loads of cumin flavour. Didn't like the ginger in it. They looked much better on the menu. Don't think I will be getting them again.

Never noticed that they have a pumpkin, shrimp and tofu stew/soup (金汤虾仁豆腐煲) previously. Then again, they have enough variety that I wouldn't remember them all. I liked that it had a good balance of pumpkin and salted yolk flavour. Loads of shrimp and tofu. Nice.

These pork ribs and taro (香芋蒸排骨) were delicious like the last time we had them. We did say we'll be back for them.

Some braised fresh yuba with eggs (鲜焖腐竹). Good tasting bean curd skin with a soup/sauce that was savoury and moreish. The eggs just made me feel better about the dish.

More stuff from Treasures Yi Dian Xin (一点心)

Most of our visits to Treasures Yi Dian Xin have been the one at Raffles City. This one was at Paragon (B1-08 Paragon, 290 Orchard Road, tel : +65 6262 3662). Roast pork rice was...you can see it from the picture. Nicely done. I was comparing them in my head to the one from Kam's Roast Goose at Wan Chai which was more impressive but I decided it was pointless. I can get this here. Hong Kong requires an air ticket. 

Never tried their cheong fun with just sauce despite having eaten here a number of times. Not bad rendition here. Am I missing something or does this version typically have the light soya sauce added as well because this does.

Pizza salsiccia e friarielli from Casa Vostra

Out of the four pizzas we've had at Casa Vostra, it's been three white and one red. Guess that's an indication of where we lean. This one has sausage, friarielli, Provola and Parmigiano Reggiano. I like how the friarielli introduced a bit of its bitterness into the pie. Sausage was deliciously salty.

Diner's Shack, Fortune Centre

Noticed Diner's Shack (#02-31 Fortune Centre, 190 Middle Road, tel : +65 8891 2160) some time back and have been curious about their fish soup which have had tongues wagging.

Their main fish is batang/Spanish mackerel. Added extra sliced fish, fish roe and minced pork. The broth has the aroma of dried sole. Nice.

Also had a bowl with grouper. Same add ons as the previous bowl but additional sliced fish here is batang, not grouper. The broth in this bowl tasted more intense. 👍🏼

Duke Dessert (糖伯府), Fortune Centre

We ended up at Duke Dessert because Yat Ka Yan wasn't yet open for the day. Which was a good thing because we'd generally be geared towards the latter and might have never have found out that we like the desserts here.

The pastes were pretty good. Flavours were pronounced. Special mention to the walnut paste which was creamy, not starchy and pretty walnut-y. One of the better renditions we've had. 

This one also not bad. Lotus seeds were tender.

Kaya butter toast and kopi from Oriental Kopi @ TRX

Coffee break at Oriental Kopi (C.45.0 & C.46.0, Level Concourse, The Exchange TRXPersiaran TRXTun Razak Exchange, Imbi, 55188 Wilayah Persekutuan, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur). Did anyone notice that Google's address format is kinda inconsistent? Anyways, the toast was not bad.

Black coffee's pretty decent.