Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Food. Show all posts
Sunday, July 12, 2009
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
芽笼士乃巴刹翻新完成 下星期一开始迁入
完成重建和装修的芽笼士乃巴刹，将在下星期一（13日）开业。
耗资1820万元、花了超过三年时间重建，新巴刹大门面对樟宜路，整个巴刹的设计配合所在地的特色，富有马来风格，以现代建筑材料打造成传统的马来“甘榜屋”，相信将成为芽笼士乃的新地标。
自今年四月初发生印度罗惹中毒事件后，顾客对芽笼士乃临时巴刹留有阴影，都不太愿意再光顾。摊贩希望新巴刹开张之后，公众能淡忘这起事件，他们也将更注重卫生。
Great local treats for just $1
WHAT can you buy with just $1 these days?
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| FRIED FEAST: Delicious fried Chinese goodies like you tiao and jian ping can be found at Yong Soon You Tiao stalls. |
A lot, apparently.
We scouted round sunny Singapore and turned up some fantastic food finds priced at just $1.
And in some cases, they were even under $1. Here are our finds:
WHAT: $1 popiah
WHERE: Rojak, popiah & cockle stall (#01-56), Maxwell Food Centre
Do try out the popiah here.
The delicious turnip filling comes with all sorts of ingredients, such as ground peanuts and eggs.
The popiah skin is not too dry and the filling is quite flavourful.
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WHAT: $1 curry puffs
WHERE: Min Eryimin, 4 Short Street
City dwellers looking for cheap but tasty treats should head to Min Eryimin, which is located between Dhoby Ghaut and Little India.
The curry puffs are delicious. They have delightfully crunchy outer layers with yummy potato filling inside.
They are served piping hot, so eat with caution.
WHAT: $1 pancakes, 90-cent crispy pancakes
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WHERE: Jollibean outlets islandwide
Enjoy tasty, healthy and affordable pancakes from Jollibean outlets.
They come in various flavours such as red bean, green bean, peanut, lotus, corn, cheese and even green tea.
Those who appreciate a crunchy bite should try out their crispy pancakes.
WHAT: 80-cent you tiaos
WHERE: Yong Soon You Tiao stalls at Jurong East MRT and Hougang Mall
If you are craving for fried Chinese goodies, then Yong Soon You Tiao has just the thing to hit the spot.
They offer fragrant you tiaos and delicious jian pings to whet your appetite - all at very affordable prices.
WHAT: $1 pie
WHERE: Pie Kia outlets islandwide
The uniquely Singaporean Pie Kia outlets have more than just a cute name to get your attention.
Their pies are available at even more eye-catching prices. Choose from a wide selection of flavours like Mexican, beef, sardine and curry chicken.
The smell of the pies had me salivating, and the taste didn't disappoint either.
WHAT: $1 sweet potato soup
WHERE: De Cai Dessert stall (#01-344N) 75 Lorong 5 Toa Payoh (opposite block 50)
De Cai Desserts stall offers great sweet potato soup.
Available hot or cold, they come with big, thick slices of sweet potato.
Try the hot one as an appetiser and save the cold version for dessert.
You'll also find $1 chendol here.
WHAT: 65-cent bread (Above, $1.80 for three; $2.80 for five pieces)
WHERE: Four Leaves bakeries islandwide
You'll love the wide range of choice from the Mini World series.
Available at Four Leaves bakeries islandwide, pastry lovers will be spoiled for choice, with more than 20 items to pick from.
WHAT: 50-cent kuihs
WHERE: Ernie's (#B1-12), Dhoby Xchange
Drop by for some Malay kuihs at an extremely reasonable price. Choose from well-loved classics such as curry puffs, kuih lapis and vadai.
The kuihs are available from 8am till 11am on weekdays. Drop by this Halal certified place if you want to pick a quick bite on your way to work.
Friday, July 3, 2009
"My wedding banquet marred by bee in prawn dish"
A happy wedding occasion ended with disappointment and anger when STOMPer Boon Seng found a bee in one his guests' cereal prawn dishes and was not even offered a proper apology from the restaurant staff.
This STOMPer says:
"I want to express my disappointment and anger at the Joy Garden Restaurant Management and staff for serving unhygienic food and offering bad service.
"I was holding my wedding banquet at the Joy Garden Restaurant in Jurong Safra Club on the June 14.
"I was alerted by one of the guest from a table that they found a dead Bee in the cereal prawn.
"The Manager was alerted and they changed the dish.
"As I needed to entertain other guests, I did not make a big fuss about it at that point.
"Guess what, after the end of the dinner, the staff pretended that nothing has happened. I even complained to their Managing Director two days later. The female boss said that she will need to get the facts right and will get back to me.
"Up to now, it has been a week and she didn't even bother to call to explain or apologise.
"Is this the correct attitude in service sector?
"I'm not demanding any compensation, I just want a proper and sincere apology for making such an important event go bad."
"I want to express my disappointment and anger at the Joy Garden Restaurant Management and staff for serving unhygienic food and offering bad service.
"I was holding my wedding banquet at the Joy Garden Restaurant in Jurong Safra Club on the June 14.
"I was alerted by one of the guest from a table that they found a dead Bee in the cereal prawn.
"The Manager was alerted and they changed the dish.
"As I needed to entertain other guests, I did not make a big fuss about it at that point.
"Guess what, after the end of the dinner, the staff pretended that nothing has happened. I even complained to their Managing Director two days later. The female boss said that she will need to get the facts right and will get back to me.
"Up to now, it has been a week and she didn't even bother to call to explain or apologise.
"Is this the correct attitude in service sector?
"I'm not demanding any compensation, I just want a proper and sincere apology for making such an important event go bad."
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Seven Japanese stalls, one great experience
IMAGINE having several established Japanese dining brands under one roof.
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| SLURP IT UP: The shinsyu soba's soup is filled with flavour for you to savour. |
Sounds like a Japanese food enthusiast's paradise, doesn't it?
Well, a Japanese food paradise can now be found at Ebisboshi Shotengai.
It is on the fourth floor of Iluma shopping mall in Bugis.
It is easily identifiable by its Japanese inspired decorations, with lanterns and mannequins in anime-like costumes all around its dining space.
A total of seven different Japanese dining brands are here to give you a holistic Japanese dining experience.
The Katsumiya stall, which originates from Nagano, is known for its signature tonkatsu (pork cutlet). The shinsyu soba ($7.80 per bowl) - which comes soaked in a flavourful broth - is highly recommended.
The Menya Manpei stall is another one worth checking out.
The spring onion dumplings ($9 for 10 pieces) were delicious.
Of course, desserts are always a must.
The Sweet Brothers stall serve - well, sweet, of course - delights like its name implies.
One dessert that might be familiar to Singaporeans would be the Matcha Kakigouri ($4.80 per bowl), which looks and tastes a lot like our ice kacang.
You may not be in Japan, but this might be as close to it as you get for a well-rounded Japanese dining experience.
David Ho, newsroom intern
FYI
WHAT: Ebisboshi Shotengai
WHERE: 201 Victoria Street #04-08/09/10, Iluma Bugis
WHEN: 11.00am to 10.30pm (Sunday - Thursday), 11.00am to 11.30pm (Fri, Sat and Public Holidays)
CALL: 6238 1011
Thursday, June 25, 2009
ION Orchard to add more buzz to food scene
SOME well-known Asian names are looking to inject more life into the food scene here when they open at ION Orchard next month.
Tokyo's Ginza Bairin, for example, will bring its breaded pork cutlets to the table, and Watami, its brand of casual dining and Yakult-concocted drinks.
Chinatown's famous bak kwa seller Lim Chee Guan will also open there, marking its first foray outside Chinatown.
Dunkin' Donuts will make a comeback to the scene, after a decade-long absence.
Briefing reporters in the run-up to the debut of the mall, Ms Soon Su Lin, the chief executive officer of Orchard Turn Developments, said the mall was on track for its soft opening on July 21.
All its 333 tenants were working towards opening on that date as well, she added.
Four weeks to opening, almost all the available space has been leased out. Tenancy stands at 94 per cent, no mean feat for a new mall.
Food is apparently big on the agenda there, with 21 per cent of its 640,000 sq ft of lettable space given over to food-related businesses.
About half the 125 food-and-beverage outlets there are either new concepts or new to the Singapore market.
Fine-dining restaurants aside, the mall will also house a food hall with 80 stalls offering the best of local hawker fare and international flavours.
Ms Soon said: "There should be something to appeal to all tastes and all budgets."
Even as ION Orchard gears up for its debut, some shops in Orchard Central down the road have opened in the last week to cash in on the ongoing Great Singapore Sale.
The mall, with 80 per cent of its units taken, will have its soft opening early next month, said its spokesman.
ION Orchard, Orchard Central and 313@Somerset, to be officially opened near year's end, are the first in years to be built from scratch along the prime shopping strip.
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