Guan's Mee Pok, Capitol Piazza

I first ate Guan's Mee Pok a couple of years ago. At least I remembered it to have been a couple of years back. That was in Maxwell Food Centre. I knew nothing about them then (they've apparently been around for quite a while) and merely saw them as another stall that wasn't shabby. Fast forward to these recent times, it seems that they've a few shops around. It's always curious how some of the "know it alls" out there attempt to justify their recommendations by vaguely writing a superficial timeline of events that seemingly is supposed to explain how good said recommendations of Guan's are. 

This bowl was from Food Republic at Capitol Piazza.

I got the fish maw bowl without chilli and with vinegar. Noodle's not bad - that being said, there're plenty of "not bads" out there as well. What worked for me personally were the marinated cut red chilli in soy sauce which was pretty kickass from the heat and saltiness; with both the noodles and those large pieces of fish maw which readily soaked them up. Loved that ni tamago which was a bonus. The prawn patties in soup were delicious. Reminded me of a chunkier version of those that Bai Nian does.

I don't mind coming back. These guys were pretty pricey though.

Laksa chee cheong fun from Chee Cheong Fun Club

I've been wanting to come back to try this for a while. While I usually prefer my laksa gravy to be a little more lemak but I thought this rendition from Chee Cheong Fun Club for their laksa chee cheong fun wasn't bad at all. There was enough flavour, heat and creaminess from the rempah which tied up nicely with the smooth rice noodles. I liked this better than the curry ccf.

Warming hearts and bellies from somebody's grandma's kitchen at Huber's Bistro

Huber's has a limited time menu (again!) which is themed 'From my grandma's kitchen'. Presumably the grandma of Thomas Kreissl whose name is on the menu.

Found in that menu was a salad of celeriac and apples with mayo, walnuts and air dried beef. And potato salad too. Not bad.

Their pan fried milk fed veal liver with glazed apples was delicious. The charred and tender liver had a tasty crust on the surface and edges that had great flavour. 

Another pretty awesome dish was their smoked ox tongue that came with a light dill cream sauce which was really good. Tongue was tender and smoky.

Nasi lemak ice cream from Tom's Palette

The nasi lemak flavour is the white half. The other half was a chocolate sorbet just in case I didn't like the nasi lemak and I'd still have at least a half cup of something that I didn't dislike. This turned out to be a very good decision on hindsight.

Not that I didn't like the nasi lemak ice cream. I did. Didn't taste out of place at all. Sweet and a little salty if I hadn't imagined it with a hint of lemongrass I think and peanuts in almost every spoonful. Ikan bilis added their aroma along with the sweet and spiciness that's suppose to be the sambal component.  The latter, paired superbly with the chocolate sorbet which I did not see coming.

Gin & Brunch from The Masses

It's been a while since we were last here at The Masses so we came by for their Gin & Brunch which was essentially the brunch menu for their weekends with a time limited option for bottomless....well, gin and other alcoholic beverages.

I had none of those. But I ordered a mojito gao. The gao option was a double dose of rum. Poorly priced, low in volume and not well made in my opinion. Pretty sure I've had stiffer drinks without exercising a gao option.

Their C&C&C&C pasta was good though. The umami combination of the ingredients with the bisque was delicious; almost like the last time we had them. This rendition was enhanced from those bits of chorizo.

These guys have a pulled duck chee cheong fun. The combination of the sambal, what appeared to be achar and balsamic vinegar was lively. Those rice rolls were stuffed with plenty of duck. With all the flavours and textures going on, it didn't taste anything like most chee cheong fun. It was tasty though.

I was looking forward to their uni and scrambled egg toast. Nice and buttery with some pickled shallots as a break from all the buttery creaminess. Pretty expensive. If I were eating only this I would have needed at least two orders. For what they charged, I had expected bit more uni and better looking ones too.

Tried the bone marrow with toast. I thought it would have been much better without distractions like the crispy bits. Or even those mushrooms. Won't be wasting money on these again. 

Finished with matcha and houjicha milk tea that's a collaboration with Matchaya. Nicely done foam. Tea was pretty good.

Purple sweet potato latte from Japan Rail Cafe

November's drink of the month at JR Cafe is a purple sweet potato latte. Like the previous drink of the month, it's a caffeine free beverage and unsurprisingly, it was delicious with the flavour of the sweet potato that it was made with. Topped with some cream for a touch of richness. Yum!