Singapore Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 - Tian Tian Chicken Rice 天天海南雞飯
Singapore Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 will be held on 22 Nov and Tian Tian 天天海南雞飯, a famous name in Singapore chicken rice will again feature their special Anxin chicken 安心雞. Tian Tian Hainanese chicken...
View ArticleBatu Pahat Johor 1-Day Food Trail 柔佛峇株巴辖一天美食之旅
Four of us buddies Benny, Semi, Ricky and me went on a free and easy Batu Pahat food trail. Armed with suggestions from Johor Kaki readers, we had no detailed or specific plan. We went with some...
View ArticleChin Heng Noodle House in Marsiling Singapore 進興麵家
During the past 2 days, I went exploring and food hunting around the old Marsiling Lane Market & Food Centre near the Woodlands (Singapore) CIQ. Marsiling Lane market is on the route between the...
View ArticleSingapore PM Lee's Favourite Redhill 焱 Fried Chicken Wings
I first heard about this famous Redhill 焱 fried chicken wings through Singapore Prime Minister PM Lee :-P Not directly, but soon after a photo of PM Lee queueing for this famous chicken wings appeared...
View ArticleFamous Woodlands Seafood Soup Yan Ji Wei Wei Singapore 炎记威威食品
Yan Ji 炎记 seafood soup stall has been at Woodlands Centre food centre for over 30 years. The queues are long at 炎记 especially during lunch when workers from the industrial areas in Woodlands, Kranji...
View ArticleHong Ji Claypot Bak Kut Teh Woodlands Singapore 宏记药材肉骨茶
It might surprise you that I am no bak kut teh 肉骨茶 lover. The dish's meatiness meant I seldom indulge in it, and when I occasionally did, the bak kut teh was often not up to par. Of all the styles of...
View ArticleSingapore Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 - Rong Cheng Bak Kut Teh 榕城(新民路)肉骨茶
Singapore Ultimate Hawker Fest 2014 will be held on 22 Nov and Rong Cheng Bak Kut Teh will support the charity food fair with their famous "Dragon ribs" and signature boneless bak kut teh. I have been...
View ArticlePenang Kia 仔 Penang Prawn Mee Singapore - The Realities facing Novice Hawkers
This is not my usual food review - I am taking the liberty to also share some of my personal observations of Singapore social media, traditional media and aspiring young hawkers. It all started in May...
View ArticleStreet Food Pro 360 Course 街食专家 360 - How to Use an Online Platform to...
I am asked to address the Street Food Pro 360 course 街食专家 360 by Makansutra on "How have you used an online platform to showcase and document the stories of hawkers?" I am sharing what I learned...
View ArticleHo Tit Coffee Powder Factory Singapore 好的咖啡
In today's Singapore, there are still a few (not many) quaint old shops like Ho Tit Coffee Powder Factory 好的咖啡 - mom and pop type of shop that still does things the old artisanal way. Coffee beans are...
View ArticleMakansutra Singapore 24 Hr Street Food Tour - Prelude to World Street Food...
I was drafted into Makansutra's 24 Hour Street Food Tour in Singapore. The official name is the more descriptive and dramatic 24H Street Food Frenzy Safari. It's wild and a world first. The...
View ArticleUltimate Hawker Fest 2014 Singapore - Return of the Crocodile King 鱷魚王重出江湖
Once upon a time, long before Johor Kaki was born, there was a Crocodile Kingdom at Old Airport Road food centre in Singapore. Last year, the Crocodile King went exploring, getting ready to return to...
View ArticleRu Ji Kitchen Handmade Fish Ball in Singapore 如记小厨
On my Singapore rounds today, checking out one of my old favourite haunts, Holland Drive food centre. The food centre has been modernised but fortunately most of the old tenants are still here. Ru Ji...
View ArticleWhat is Penang White Curry Noodles? Air Itam Sisters Curry Mee
By now most of us have eaten the instant version, if not at least heard of, Penang White Curry Noodles, thanks to at least 25 brands of the instant noodle craze. So, on my first trip to Penang (after...
View ArticlePenang Bukit Mertajam Duck Egg Fried Char Kway Teow 大山脚鸭蛋炒粿条
My Penang friends were determined that I should try some local favourites away from the mainstream, over beaten tourist tracks. This famous stall has no name or signboard. It is simply called Bukit...
View ArticleHokkien Mee 888 Lebuh Presgrave in Penang 三條路888福建面
Penang is famous for many good food like Penang char kway teow, Penang asam laksa, Penang curry mee, Penang nasi kandar but many Penangites told me that it's Hokkien mee they turn to for comfort food....
View ArticleYeng Keng Cafe & Bar Hainanese Western in Penang
I have been to Penang many times ever since I took a rumbling bus from Singapore with my buddy TTP, when we were teenagers. I always remembered Penang as a foodie's paradise because of it's wide...
View ArticleNot Penang Top 10 Best Food 不是槟城10大最佳美食
This is not the Top 10 Best Food in Penang. For 5 days, from breakfast till supper, we tried out the famous and not yet famous food stalls, restaurants, back lane teh tarik and kopi joints, and trendy...
View ArticlePontini Italian Restaurant Lunch Buffet Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel...
I am not sure since when, but I stopped going to buffets for a long time because I dislike the idea of gorging on mediocre food, wasting calories and cholesterol just to get my money's worth. If I did...
View ArticleYap Kee Wanton Mee Singapore 葉记全蛋云吞面
On my way to a medical appointment nearby Buona Vista MRT, I dropped by Holland Drive food centre for lunch. I like this updated food centre as it still has many of my favourite old stalls here. I...
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