camemberu writes: When I was given the chance recently to interview the guys from HungryGoWhere, I jumped at it. I like the site and think it's the best of the food-related user review sites out there. Plus the founders (Wong Hoong An, Dennis Goh and Tan Yung Yih, above) have remained a really nice bunch! Here are my quick and dirty dozen questions for them. 1. You get around 670,000 unique visitors a month. How many user reviews do you get a day now on the Singapore site?HGW: We get on average around 40 reviews a day....
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camemberu writes: I have to post this. During my last Japan trip in 2007, we hunted high and low for Go!Go!Curry! in Shinjuku. We saw the signature yellow logo but for the oddest reason, could not find the right staircase or lift to go up. It was late and we were tired, so we abandoned our quest.Little did I expect the yellow Go! Go! Gorilla to come to Singapore....
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camemberu writes: Bonchon is a Korean chain that's a hit in the U.S. A group of four friends (hence "4 Fingers") brought the franchise to Singapore. What caught my attention (besides the NYC subway style wall-tile decor) was the media attention it had garnered. In the U.S., Esquire and GQ lauded Bonchon as "best fried chicken" and The New York Times also did a feature on it. So now, is it really worthy of the praise?...
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camemberu writes: The heavens have opened up and I hear cherubs singing! Supremely moist, dense and sticky - all the qualities I have been looking for in sticky date pudding...found! If anything, this one probably over-delivered in these respects. And as if that's not decadent enough, the warm pudding comes with a gob of buttercream and creamy (real) vanilla ice cream, and then the whole thing is drenched in butterscotch syrup!Thanks to Marina who tipped me off on this dessert (S$10) at Boomarang! Sorry, Marmalade Pantry, but this is what I was really expecting when you say sticky date pudding!...
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camemberu writes: Local celebrity cookshow host Asmah Laili has her first DVD out! I like her, she's very detailed,  meticulous, and clearly loves preparing food to feed loved ones. Sometimes she reminds me of a "nenek yang suka berleter" (a granny who loves to nag) but one whom you totally cherish and adore.My mom-in-law and my domestic helper used to be hooked on Indonesian drama series like "Hikmah" and various other Suria channel programs, so we inevitably came across Asmah Laili in her popular "Dapur Mami" (Mummy's Kitchen) cooking shows. It's not ...
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camemberu writes: Restaurant Week has come to Singapore! This culinary event in cities like Amsterdam and New York sees fine dining and mid-market restaurants offering a three-course menu for a special fixed price during a one-week period. It's pioneered by DiningCity.com, an online restaurant guide which now features Singapore restaurants as well.For Restaurant Week in Singapore, you'll get to choose from more than 50 restaurants including Absinthe, Garibaldi, FiftyThree, Bedrock Bar & Grill, The Cliff, Mimolette, The Nautilus Project, Novus, Brasserie Wolf, One On The Bund, Oso Ristorante, OTTO, Picotin, The Prime Society, The White ...
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camemberu writes: Happy "Valunar" New Year! Valentine and Chinese New Year both fall on the same date this year! I thought I'd bake some heart-shaped pineapple tarts to celebrate both. Anyway, it is my first attempt at making pineapple tarts, and I'm glad I had Ju's very easy recipe to follow. When I read the "buttery, melt-in-your-mouth pastry" description, I knew I had to make these!You can make them in all shapes and sizes. Have fun testing! ...
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camemberu writes: My mother-in-law's friend brought these and I was wowed. I love "kai zai peng" (雞仔餅 -  biskit anak ayam?) or those savoury-sweet chicken biscuits from Kampar. Somebody had distilled the flavour of those greasy biscuits into crunchy wafer-thin cookies! So addictive! So hard to stop at just one! Fortunately for me (though not my waistline), the rest of my family don't like these, so I had the whole tub to myself. These are from this shop below (try calling to see when they are open during CNY period).BEAUTY WORLD NIANG RE GAO144 Upper Bukit Timah ...
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camemberu writes: The Lunar New Year will be very soon upon us. Have you started tossing your yu sheng? We've done quite a few. Here's one certainly for abundance, with more than 20 ingredients, including Alaskan King Crab, from Palm Beach Seafood at One Fullerton. Palm Beach has got a great location near the Merlion, and of course the million-dollar view of Marina Bay and Esplanade. When you're craving local-style seafood right in the Central Business District, or need to bring business guests, this is one place to consider....
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camemberu writes: One of my happiest discoveries from the Fullerton Heritage series of food tastings is Boathouse. This cosy restaurant serves contemporary European cuisine, and is located above Le Saint Julien's at the Fullerton Waterboat House. I hadn't heard much of Boathouse (not to be confused with the Bacchus Boathouse that it took over), and didn't know what to expect. It's really new, just opened in Jan 2010, but if this preliminary tasting is anything to go by, I think it's going to be one of my favourite eateries. Walking in, you feel transported into a different world. The ...
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