camemberu writes: Chinese cuisine is incredibly varied, thanks to its wide geography and subcultures. However, the majority of Chinese restaurants in Singapore is of the Cantonese variety. So when we see a new Chinese restaurant popping up, it's hard to get excited...unless it's offering something really quite different.Enter "Duo Le" at Orchard Central, the first Shaanxi fine-dining restaurant to set up locally. Talk about exotic (for me, anyway). Before this, I could not even point to where Shaanxi was on China's map. Somewhere vaguely in the middle, was all I knew.Shaanxi (陕西) province is not to be confused with neighbouring Shanxi (山西). Shaanxi is where you will find historical Xi'An, which is its capital city and home to the ...
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camemberu writes: I think many of us have been eating Glico products since we were kids. Now there are so many flavours. Glico Pretz: Ham & Cheese flavour is my current favourite out of all the many available. It's really addictive! I still prefer the savoury flavours of these Pretz biscuits to the sweet Pocky ones. What's your favourite flavour?Of course, the ones made in Japan are totally unbeatable. Once in a while, a nice treat.
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camemberu writes: I have found my all-time favourite delivery pizza and it's Domino's! They're back after about a decade's hiatus. Singapore now has many delivery pizzas but none too outstanding. My family has, out of curiosity, tried everything out there on the market. Domino's is pretty good for a delivery pizza. PLUS, it comes to you in 30 minutes or less (it's their guarantee)! Ours arrived sizzling hot just 25 minutes after I completed my order online. How do you beat that?...
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camemberu writes: I'd seen many mouthwatering shots of Julia's homecooking on her blog Aromacookery. They always look more enticing than many restaurant dishes. Finally, I had a chance to try her cooking! She invited a lucky few of us over for dinner - Keropokman and Momo, HungryCow, and Derrick.First up was a gorgeous prawn salad with mango, strawberries and dragonfruit, drizzled with a special Thai sauce.The ...
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camemberu writes: It's a busy, busy start to the new year. I'm shuttling between unfinished kitchen and hospital (mum-in-law is very ill). But one thing we must never neglect is good food! You lose interest in food, you lose interest in life! Today I'm posting something from last year. An oldie but goodie. The Mango Tree with its coastal Indian cuisine is possibly one of the best restaurants at Marine ...
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camemberu writes: December is often the month of merry feasting. One of the best dinner parties I had was at Ivan's, who kindly invited fellow food bloggers Brad, Cheryl, Leroy and Yixiao for a steak feast. We were in for a treat! Cos if anyone knows his steak, it's Ivan!Here you go... 21-day dry-aged ribeye beauties, each weighing in at 800 grams! ...
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camemberu writes: Happy new year! It's a whole new decade too!What do you want for 2010?A year of giving. Of peace, joy, laughter and learning. Here's wishing everyone lots of things to smile about. We toasted the new year with humble homemade champagne mojitos and said bye-bye to 2009, a year of ups and downs.Kids were sick over the new year but didn't lose their cheer and spirit. Mom-in-law we had to hospitalise on new year's day but she's hanging in there too, despite increasingly frequent cardiac failure.We're still kitchenless too, due to multiple delays (huge shortage of ...
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camemberu writes: Southernoise shared with us a gem of a little eatery called "2nd Kitchen" on the ground floor of Value Hotel at Balestier. It's cosy, tiny (seats less than 20 inside) and spartan, but serves pretty good food to a steady stream of customers. Reservations are advised if you prefer to sit inside the air-conditioned section (lots of al fresco seating too, for smokers, presumably).I was intrigued by their menu and how they specialize in the giant garoupa - 12 ...
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camemberu writes: Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating!And I'm sure some of you want to know if you've won David Rocco's Dolce Vita cookbook. Well, it was not easy choosing but here are the winners!Ju (The Little Teochew)Cumi & CikieutenesiatheCamistEileenCongratulations! Please email me (camemberu at gmail dotcom) your Singapore mailing address, so we can arrange for Discovery Travel & Living (DTL) to send you the book. Thank you all for participating, and thanks to DTL for making this contest possible.
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camemberu writes: After three successful seasons of "Dolce Vita", David Rocco now has a cookbook out. Cooking and eating is such a big part of the Italian lifestyle, and the book captures that with lots of photos of food and family. David often says, "I'm not a chef, I'm Italian!" and believes cooking should be simple and fun. The book aims for easy-to-learn but authentic and tasty recipes. I've always liked his infectious charm and easy-going manner. I hear the book continues in that vein too.Thanks to the generous folks at Discovery Travel & Living (DTL) Asia, I have five of ...
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