Teochew Porridge - Homely Taste

I have been wanting to try it but turned off by the forever long queue. I came on a Saturday evening and waited in queue for about 20 minutes to order. Some of the dishes that i ordered were Steamed Squids with Thai Chilli, Stir-fried Cabbage, Sweet & Sour Pork and Steamed Fish.

ANN HOO COOKED FOOD

Block 527 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10

#01-126

SINGAPORE 560527

Operating Hours: 11.00 am to 10.00 pm

Closed on Friday

Ye Lai Xiang Tasty Barbeque

This stall moved from the already demolished Margaret Drive Food Centre to Newton Circus before to the current location.

I went on a Saturday evening to visit them for the first time at this food centre. I recongized the 2 familiar faces right away. The brothers took over the business from their late father and using the same recipe that passed down from him to continue cooking different hainanese style western foods.

This was a really popular stall at Margaret Drive Food Centre, the waiting time could be upto 45 minutes or even longer if you come during their peak.

Self-service is expected here. I ordered then paid and waited for about 15 minutes to collect. They might be still new in this food centre and that explained a bit on the short waiting time.

Chicken Chop. It has been an old favourite. The nicely marinated chicken piece was grilled to perfection. It has got a nicely charred surface and still moist with juiciness still intact in it. A ladle of their special brown sauce was poured over the chicken chop before served. They served it with the thick cut fries and the mixed vegetable. A typical hainanese style.

Chicken Cutlet. Another must try. Though i am not quite a fan of their chicken cutlet but it tasted as good as the chicken chop. The well seasoned boneless chicken coated with a layer of bread crumbs before deep-fried. The same brown sauce poured over the chicken cutlet before served. Somehow, the brown sauce has compromised the crispiness of the chicken cutlet. It might be a better idea if they served the brown sauce separately.

YE LAI XIANG TASTY BARBEQUE

1 Kadayanallur Street #01-94 Maxwell Food Centre SINGAPORE 069184

Opening Hours: 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm

Closed on Wednesday and Sunday

Chocolate Mousse Cake by Emicakes

I was amongst the five chosen ones to get a 15 cm cake from Emicakes by Openrice Singapore! I was given a choice to choose in between the Chocolate Mousse Cake, the Black Forrest Cake and the Mocha Cake.

I went to the Ang Mo Kio outlet with the confirmation email issued by the Marketing Team of Emicakes. The staff was a little puzzled as no arrangement has been made for the cake to be collected. She attempted to make phone calls but to no avail. Even it was so, she still decided to give the cake to me. That is what i called a good service. 

The Chocolate Mousse Cake was taken out from the freezer. The cake is to be left in the fridge if it is to be consumed on the day itself as advised by the friendly staff.

The size of this 15 cam Chocolate Mousse Cake is good to be shared with 5 to 8 people. It is a nicely decorated cake. The cake itself is filled with thick chocolate mousse sandwiched in between the sponge cake. This is a 600 grams cake at an affordable price of $26.40. 

Pictures to be posted with this review. It was then refrigerated and kept for another few hours. The texture was hardened this time and easy to cut. 

Emicakes is famous for its different types of durian cakes so i did not expect their chocolate cake can be this good too. 

My chocolate-loving partner enjoyed the cake so much. He commented that was one of the better Chocolate Mousse Cakes he ever tried. The best way to enjoy such a cake is to have it with a cup of good coffee! 

Lastly, i would like to express my heartfelt thankfulness to Emicakes and Openrice Singapore for such a wonderful cake.

Cook and Dine at Brasserie Wolf

The ORTU event was held on a lazy Saturday at Brasserie Wolf. Brasserie Wolf has been around for a while before went through a revamp to give it a new style and new menu. The new menu is mainly the classic French cuisine at an affordable pricing. This French bistro has a cosy and relaxed ambience. 

The main highlight of the event was cooking with young, charming and passionate Chef Claudio Sandri. He has worked for certain famous restaurants including the Michelin-starred Nobu London before setting foot in Singapore. 

The event kick-started in the kitchen. Chef Claudio started by introducing the fresh white asparagus imported from Australia. The white asparagus are available for sale at $28 per kilograms at the bistro. We were involved in helping to peel the skin off the white asparagus before Chef Claudio demonstrated the correct way of chopping them up. He was then proceed with the preparation of making our first course - White Asparagus Volute and Poached Egg with our assistance.

Chef Claudio demonstrated the preparation and the cooking of the next 2 course - Grilled Barrumundi, Harrisa Sauce & Marshed Potato and Homemade Lemon Tart. Through the deomonstration by Chef Claudio, we were taught the methods in preparing and cooking the Poached Egg, Harissa Sauce, Marshed Potato and also a step-by-step guidance in making the homemade Lemon Tart.

After the exciting cooking session with Chef Claudio, we finally gotta taste and appreciate the 3 course prepared with our efforts. 

White Asparagus Volute and Poached Egg: We were fortunate as the white asparagus is in season. It was a cream based soup made up of white asparagus, white onions, bay leave, butter, chicken stock and cooking cream. The white asparagus goes nicely with the rest of ingredients that led to the robust and rich full-bodied flavour. The poached egg beneath was a pleasant surprise. It was drizzled with a little olive oil then decorated with caviar together with an edible flower before served.

Grilled Barrumundi, Harrisa Sauce & Marshed Potato: Chef Claudio mentioned that the supplies for the fish usually obtained from Malaysia or Singapore. He emphasized rather strongly that his choice of using local ingredients in preparing the dishes. The fish was cut into chunky pieces then set it to grill in the reputed Josper Grill from Spain, the pride of Chef Claudio. The Josper Grill allowed soft cooking using the white charcoal to provide consistency and to retain the natural flavours. A smoky aroma is obtained during the cooking process. 

The Barrumundi was grilled perfectly with a moist texture as well as a little charred and slight crisp on the outer layer. The fish was then placed on a pile of smooth marshed potato. Chef Claudio explained on how he prepared the meshed potato in his special way to ensure smoothness of the texture. The dish was served with homemade Harissa Sauce made of red peppers, red wine vinegar, chopped garlic, chopped coriander, chopped mint etc. We were taught to prepare this homemade sauce and the spiciness of this sauce can be adjusted in accordance to one's preference. 

Homemade Lemon Tart: I love the robust lemon flavour of the filling. The tart was served chilled with raspberry sauce and whipped cream together with mint leaves. The filling made from milk, corn flour, sugar, egg yolks, lemon juice and lemon zest was cooked over the medium heat. It required continuous whisking of the filling to prevent the overcooking of the egg mixture. It was chilled then poured into a mixing bowl to whisk further before filled the tart shells. It was then chilled before serving.

There are set lunches on Weekdays going for $21.90 for 2 course and $31.90 for 3 course from 12 pm to 3 pm. There is also an Early Bird dinner set for $35++ per person on weekdays from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm. 

Lastly, it was a pleasure meeting with Chef Claudio and fellow Openricers.

NOTE: Restaurant has already closed.

BRASSERIE WOLF

80 Mohammed Sultan Road The Pier at Robertson #01-13 SINGAPORE 239013

Leong Yeow Famous Waterloo Street Chicken Rice.

It probably the best chicken rice in town. It has always been my prefer choice if i am craving for a good fix of chicken rice in this area. This has been a part of my memories, the familiar taste brought upon remembrances of the good old times.

I used to be at this coffee shop a few times per week when i worked in this area. And, there was a coffee boy that always served the canned Sasi to my table every time i was there.

Did you see someone familiar in the picture? If you are a supporter of Worker Party then you would have the answer.

LEONG YEOW FAMOUS WATERLOO STREET CHICKEN RICE

261 Waterloo Street #01-29 Waterloo Centre SINGAPORE 180261

Operating Hours: 10:30 am to 20: 30 pm (daily)

[MOVIE PREVIEW] TOWER HEIST

A special thanks to omy blog club for the invitation to preview TOWER HEIST at The Cathay on 

1 November 2011 (Tuesday).

 

Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead an all-star cast in Tower Heist, a comedy caper about working stiffs who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler who stiffed them.  After the workers at a luxury Central Park condominium discover the penthouse billionaire has stolen their retirement, they plot the ultimate revenge: a heist to reclaim what he took from them. 

Queens native Josh Kovacs (Stiller) has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade.  Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected.  In the swankiest unit atop Josh’s building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors.  The hardest hit among those he defrauded?  The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage. 

With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Josh’s crew turns to petty crook Slide (Murphy) to plan the nearly impossible…to steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthur’s guarded condo.  Though amateurs, these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone.  Turns out they’ve been casing the place for years, they just didn’t know it.

Josh Kovaks - Ben Stiller 

Slide - Eddie Murphy 

Charlie - Casey Affleck 

Arthur Shaw - Alan Alda 

Mr. Fitzhugh - Matthew Broderick

Lester - Stephen McKinley Henderson 

Mr. Simon - Judd Hirsh 

Special Agent Claire Denham - Tea Leoni 

Enrique Dev'Reaux - Michael Pena 

Odessa - Gabourey Sidibe 

Miss Iovenko - Nina Arianda

It is an old-fashioned comedy caper about few of the hardworking individuals after realising the Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw staying at the Tower's Penthouse has stolen their pension fund hence plotted an ultimate revenge plan to steal back the millions supposedly theirs.

Ben Stiller plays Josh Kovacs, the building manager that turned mastermind after being sacked by the management for smashing the 1963 Farrari. He decided to gather few of his co-workers to assemble a team with the help of a a petty crook acted by Eddie Murphy.  The team managed to bring Shaw to justice with the help of the FBI agent (Tea Leoni).

There's amazing chemistry working between Ben Stiller and the rest that helped to bring forth some of the funniest exchanges and anchored the entire movie somewhat.

Eddie Murphy played the criminal that recruited to help in the heist but later, blinded by the greed of wanting those cash all by himself. He attempted to betray the team but unsuccessful. He forced to rejoin the team and to help successfully carried out their revenge plan.

It's rather entertaining though i have expected it to be better. Just come, enjoy the movie and have a good laugh.

Apparently, she is my favorite character. She is a safe-cracking expert named Odessa, played by Gabourey Sidibe. Gutsy, dominative and smart in a cute way. 

那些年，我們一起追的女孩

触动的是那一份失落的，或许有一些些退色的拥抱着青春的梦想。你和我，都曾经在生命中有过那一部份。也许，生活太过累了，使我们下意识都不记得了，但在观看了这一电影，不禁然感动。在Twentieth Century Fox Singapore邀请下，我庆幸有这一份的荣幸在这一部电影献映抢先看了。

你是否也想起了你曾有过的那一段初恋？是否也记得那一份刻骨铭心的心动? 

我也曾年轻过，我也曾深深地, 纯纯地爱过一位男孩。我不禁然地在此刻想起了那一首遗忘了许久的‘为何梦见他？’

PREVIEW: RIO

Selected by Twentieth Century Fox Singapore to preview the movie on 4 April 2011 (Monday) at The Cathay.  


Director: Carlos Saldana
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jessie Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement
Rating: PG
Time: 96 minutes

From the markers of 'Ice Age' promises plenty. But Rio is a little disappointing, it has not got the charm of the Ice Age, but still, it is a witty one.

It has gotten some good voice casting like Jesse Eisenberg as Blu, Anne Hathaway as Jewel and Jemaine Clement as Nigel. Blu is a rare parrot, in fact there is only one more of his species in the other part of the world. Blu is taken to Brazil to meet the other rare pilot, but he ended up being kidnapped, and the adventure started from there. 

A delicious bowl of dry Mee Sua!

FLOR Pâtisserie

FLOR Pâtisserie is a Japanese-styled patisserie serving authentic Japanese inspired French pastry. 

CARAMEL ICE CHEESE TART

In a tartlette of an almond cookie and FLOR's signature cream cheese filling, there is a flurry of tastes and textures; featured most prominently is the melt-in-your-mouth lightly salted cream cheese filling, followed by the incredibly fragrant crunch of the almond cookie. Swirled with FLOR's own homemade bittersweet caramel.

I absolutely love this, it tasted really nice when chilled, i love the distinctive cheese taste, and the based is still crunchy and not soggy which i thought it might be. 

BERRY BERRIES

Using traditional French method of aeration which does not use any chemical leavening, Chef Yamashita creates his signature strawberry shortcake, which consists of naturally soft sponge cake, fresh strawberries and luscious cream. 

Nice creamy taste, it tasted better than the average cakes, definitely one of the better choice.

CACAO ROYAL

Dark chocolate sponge alternately layered with thick chocolate ganache, covered in rich chocolate glaze and topped with fresh berries. 

One of the nicest chocolate cake that i ever eaten, it is really chocolaty, nice and fragrant, what more can i ask? this is heaven, isn't it?

WAKAKUSAYAMA

Named after the famous mountain in Nara, the Wakakusayama is smooth Kyoto-uji matcha cream pipped onto a swiss roll of honey-infused green tea roll and FLOR's own red bean cream.

This is my favorite. I love the distinctive light green tea taste, and i love the red bean cream, love the texture.

NAPOLEON

The tradition Napoleon, made with Chef's signature puff pastry, the strawberry version. 

Love the puff pastry, and love the cream with the pieces of strawberries. 

FLOR Pâtisserie

2 Duxton Hill #01-01 Singapore 089588

Uniquely german experience at Paulaner Bräuhaus Singapore

First visit to Paulaner Bräuhaus with anticipation.

The interior is rather german exclusive.

We are here to try out their exclusive lunch menu.

I have always wanted to try the german beer but lunch is a little too early to get drunk so not too appropriate.

The coke is free flow with the order of set lunch.

They do have daily lunch specials but only from Monday to Friday, 12.00 pm to 2.30 pm. We decided to go for Breaded Pork Schnitzel 'Vienna' Style. The pork chop was a little too tough, it required a certain technique to cut it so the breaded layer would not break away from the meat.

We tried Paulaner's Lunch Special Mix, we got 4 different kinds of sausages on sauteed potatoes. The potatoes were soft and rather tasty, love the bacon bits. The sausages were pretty good too.

Paulaner Bräuhaus Singapore

9 Raffles Boulevard #01-01 Time Square @ Millenia Walk Singapore 039596