Olivia's Signature Grilled Cheese Sandwich from Queic

Noticed that Queic has grilled cheese sandwiches on menu the last time we were here. This was Olivia's Signature - the one with mozzarella, Emmental, blue cheese, mustard and caramelized onions. I enjoyed it. A bit of sour from the mustard and some funk from the blue cheese in almost every bite, punctuated by a cheese pull.

Dan Curry Rice (单咖喱饭), Mei Ling Food Centre

New-ish curry rice stall (#02-19 Mei Lin Food Centre, 159 Mei Chin Road). Not the Hainanese variety and I don't know if there's a specific label to their type. What had gotten me curious about them was the shabu beef option they had for protein. 

Verdict is I'm not digging it. The curry flavour's lacking in animal fat of any sort and wasn't particularly lemak. Scrambled eggs on the side tasted like they were made from liquid eggs. Was wishing those onions with the beef were as tender as their stewed cabbage. Beef looked fatty but not particularly flavourful. Managed to finish this with the help of the sambal belachan which tasted like it was made from a factory.

Yan Ji Gourmet By GoodEarth, Far East Plaza

First time eating at this branch (#01-16A/B Far East Plaza, 14 Scotts Road, tel +65 6369 0988) of Yan Ji Gourmet. I was reeled in by the current limited time hamachi roe porridge.

Got a bowl of that with extra roe. Can't say it's bad but the stock wasn't as flavourful nor robust as their seafood soup. Not to mention that underlying flavour of ginger and the preserved cabbage/dong cai/冬菜 which I'm not a fan of. Otherwise a decent but pricey bowl of porridge.

If anyone's wondering how much roe there was, there's more hidden in in porridge.

More food from A2B Veg Restaurant

Dinner at A2B Veg Restaurant.

Dahi puri to munch while waiting. Refreshingly tangy from the tamarind sauce and yoghurt with a breath of mint and varied crunchy textures.

Party of my exploration of fried noodles in Indian eateries. This was Schezwan paneer noodles - A2B's interpretation of Chinese and spicy fried noodles with chunks of cottage cheese. Texture of the noodles were softer than what I prefer but I liked the straightforward moreish saltiness.

Palak mutter - puréed spinach with green peas. Nice rich savouriness in the spinach from the ghee, adequate salt and garlic. 👍🏼

Some light butter naan to scoop up the palak mutter with.

Washed down with a piping hot badam milk.

No Ordinary Chicken, Beo Crescent Food Centre

Masala Kitchen has quietly folded just as it had appeared and in its place, is No Ordinary Chicken (#01-81 Beo Cresecent Food Centre, 38A Beo Crescent). They're technically a chicken rice stall, albeit not of the common local chicken rice variety that most of us are familiar with. What they do here is mostly grilled chicken for now with a variety of options for sauces/toppings accompanied with steamed white rice and a chilled salad on the side.

This topping was the shallot which was in all likelihood their rendition of sambal matah because I couldn't see it being inspired by anything else. Dominant flavour is lemongrass and onions. There's tanginess with a subtle sweetness and savoury oil richness. I kinda enjoyed this.

Sliced pork belly and beef balls in milky pickled vegetable soup bee hoon from GO Noodle House

This was from the branch at 313. 

Love the beefiness from the gristly beef balls. Just can't see myself ordering anything else than this milky pickled vegetable soup anytime in the near future.