Serving up the hottest bread in town at the current it cafe in Singapore. It's a small joint crammed with tables and chairs, and there's no escape from the rich intoxicating smell of butter in the air. The Mentaiko Original Lava Toast ($17.90) came out in a burst of fire. Sort of. Call me a sucker for spectacular dinner tricks, I was deeply entertained as the waiter scorched the drizzle on the top of the bun. Everybody...

Sumiya is a casual Japanese restaurant located at the roof terrace of Orchard Central. Having heard great reviews on Sumiya online, we went to check it out. Sumiya is great for its affordable lunch sets. No surprise that this place is always swamped by the office lunch crowd. ...

As a wee young lad, I remembered getting very excited when I heard that there was going to be bo bo cha cha at the end of a meal. Until someone sat me down and informed me that no, it wasn't a dance.  Bo Bo Cha Cha is a coconut milk-based dessert and contains sweet potatoes and taro. The dessert isn't the most picturesque, but it tastes better than it looks. It can also be served either warm or chilled.  My favourite part is the...

Another zichar experience for this holidays. I've been to KEK at Pandan Gardens before, but because I've always been slow on the uptake, I'd never equated KEK with Keng Eng Kee until I stepped into the restaurant here at Bukit Merah. I did a double-take at the menu's 'KEK', and even stopped a waitress just to ask her to confirm that yes, they're the same company. Sigh.   ...

This is one of my no-fuss recipes that I fall back on whenever I get too lazy to put effort into cooking. Some prep work is required (if you consider putting dried mushrooms in a bowl of water prep), but other than this, I'm pretty much in the clear, and can attend to more pleasing matters during the entire cooking process; like say, filling up my shopping cart on Amazon. (My shopping cart isn't going to fill itself up!) This recipe uses ingredients...