Canchita Peruvian Cuisine @ Dempsey Hill. Menu & Food Review
Today's lunch at Canchita Peruvian Cuisine at Dempsey Hill.Restaurant name: CANCHITA Peruvian CuisineAddress: Dempsey Road, 9A 9B, Singapore 247698Tel: +65 6232 7895Hours: 12:00 noon - 2:30pm | 6:00pm...
View ArticleMemories of Taman Serasi Food Centre. Roti John Central of Singapore
Taman Serasi Food Centre was opened in 1975 and demolished in 2001. It was relatively small with just 18 food stalls but it was well loved and fondly remembered by many people.Address, details, more...
View ArticleHistory of Pasar Geylang Serai Market. Enduring Heart of Malay Life & Culture...
Geylang Serai Market and Food Centre is a hawker centre with one of the longest history in Singapore. Its roots go back to the 1920s, starting life as a street market and then a makeshift hawker...
View ArticleKansas City Style Smoked BBQ Feast by Chef Jimmy of Smoke House by Esseplore
I have always wanted to try the much acclaimed cooking of smoked BBQ meats maestro, chef Jimmy Cheang. Now that chef Jimmy joined Esseplore, we can order his smoked meats online and have it delivered...
View ArticleGeylang Serai Chee Kong. Much Loved Cheng Tng in the Malay Heartland of...
You know, the first time I tasted Geylang Serai Chee Kong's cheng tng, it was free of charge 😄 I was sharing a table with a Malay uncle and naturally, we had an unker to unker talk about what to eat....
View ArticleRong Ji Chicken Rice • Porridge 🐔 Longstanding Easties' Favourite @ Dunman...
As a chicken and porridge lover, I was very excited when I stumbled upon Rong Ji Chicken Rice & Porridge while stalking Dunman Food Centre. So, I quickly joined the line of five people (at 10am on...
View ArticleLao Huang Hakka Niang Tou Fu. Yong Tau Foo Stuffed with Porky Goodness @...
Stumbled upon Lao Huang Hakka Niang Tou Fu stall at North Bridge Road hawker centre and was excited to see that they use pork fillings for their yong tau foo. They also have Hakka style noodles, so...
View ArticleGuan Hoe Soon Peranakan Restaurant @ Joo Chiat Place. Singapore's Oldest...
Established in 1953, Guan Hoe Soon is one of the oldest and most famous Peranakan restaurants in Singapore, so was I extremely excited about going there for lunch. Restaurant name: Guan Hoe Soon...
View ArticleHQ Italia Pizza Addiction 🇮🇹 Unofficial Embassy of Italy & One of Our Makan...
You know, all of us have one or a few makan hangouts hideouts which is known among our kakis and not much other people. I share one of these with you - HQ Italia at the roof top of Oxley Bizhub 2 in...
View ArticleKheng Fatt Hainanese Beef Noodles @ Golden Mile Food Centre 瓊发海南牛肉粉
Went to Golden Mile Food Centre for lunch after my medical appointment. Famous, old school Kheng Fatt Hainanese Beef Noodles (established 1978) just opened for the day, so I settled for it. Stall name:...
View ArticlePang's Hakka Noodles @ Sprout Hub. The Best Hakka Mee in Singapore? 小彭客家面
As chef Benny slurped up his noodles noisily across the table, I can smell the aroma of the blend of lard, shallot oil and juices from sautéed pork which transported me straight to Seremban, home of my...
View ArticleThe Fortune Cookie Restaurant 🥠 Muslim Owned HALAL Chinese - Western Fusion @...
Today's lunch at The Fortune Cookie at the historic Kampong Glam 🥠 TFC serves interesting Halal Chinese & Western fusion dishes. Restaurant name: The Fortune CookieAddress: 11 Bussorah Street,...
View ArticleCan Singapore Hawker Culture Survive?
The future of Singapore's UNESCO recognised hawker culture is sometimes doubted and often debated. There are factors for and against its survival - it is good that the issue is often spotlighted,...
View ArticleWhat is Unique about Singapore Hawker Centre Culture?
In 2018, when Singapore submitted its hawker culture for inclusion in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, murmurs were heard questioning "What is so Unique...
View Article632 Yishun Chef Kin HK Wanton Mee • Is it Worth the 2 Hour Queue?
Recently, a wanton mee stall at block 632 in Yishun took the social media world by storm with two hour queues for their authentic Hong Kong style duck egg noodles. Its main selling point is owner chef...
View ArticleAh Tee Ko Ko Mee @ Kelantan Lane • Old School Nostalgic Sauce Noodle 亞弟叩叩面
Ko Ko Mee actually isn't a type of noodle dish. It refers to the knocking sound hawkers make when they strike a broad flat strip of bamboo with a bamboo stick. When I was a child in 1960s Singapore,...
View ArticleEvolution of Singapore Hawkers • From Plying the Streets to Hawkerpreneurs
The hawker profession in Singapore went through three distinct stages, from plying the streets to running a hawker centre stall to being an entrepreneur, dubbed hawkerpreneur.Address, details, more...
View ArticleNg Kee Teochew Fish Ball Kuay Teow Mee @ Taman Jurong • 1 Hour Invisible...
This week's hawker centre stalking target is Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre. I was zeroing in on Ng Kee Teochew Fish Ball Kuay Teow Mee which was recommended to me a few years back 😅 I finally...
View ArticleTaman Jurong Chwee Kueh 水粿 • Freshly Made Artisanal Teochew Rice Cakes by...
Stumbled upon the famous Taman Jurong chwee kueh stall - I read about this stall many times but this was my first time here. The stall doesn't really have a name - the signboard simply states 水粿...
View ArticleMadASS @ Raffles Place Change Alley • Menu & Food Review • Rebel Against...
You know, in the heart of the busy Central Business District, it is a challenge to get an affordable quick bite. So, we often ended up with BFF - not best friends forever but unhealthy Big Fast Food. A...
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