1. The thing about creating expectations is that the possibility of falling is greater. Before Din Tai Fung (DTF) came to our shores (Singapore always gets to taste everything first), everytime we ate xiao long bao (XLB), someone would comment that the XLB at DTF was better.  Then the girls would throw themselves to the ground, ranting like wretched women, bawling their eyes out and screaming for DTF.  Being the lesser travelled of the lot, I’d nod my head sagely even though I didn’t know WTF they were talking about. Like any good student, I made the journey to Singapore last year to acquaint myself with the cause of their hysteria. ... read more