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It’s been four months since I moved out from Taman Desa. I find myself craving for Sri Neela’s nasi lemak.

As my friend Tuck Yew puts it, nasi lemak “POWER”!
I give it 7/10.
What’s your verdict?

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When one is tired of roti telur, mee goreng or maggie mee goreng, the best solution is to head over to Fei Por Restaurant at Jalan Pudu for a sumptuous supper of roast pork, chicken intestines, laksa noodles, Chinese edible frogs, meat balls, prawn porridge and more.
At 2:30 in the morning, this restaurant, which is [...]

It was our wedding anniversary, so Chel and I decided to treat ourselves to a French dining experience but we were not willing to trade in our limbs to pay for dinner. So days before our anniversary, we did  tonnes of research, asked around and looked up the internet (Wikipedia inclusive). Hey, how else do [...]

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Considering my occasional obsession to Korean drama series, it’s a surprise I remain apprehensive towards Korean food. Quite possibly due to excessive servings of kimchi and namul by eagerly hospitable Korean hosts during one of my familiarisation trips to South Korea some time ago (they served kimchi for breakfast too!). The men in the entourage [...]

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It’s a poor man’s food they say, but this statement is only applicable perhaps twenty years ago.
These days, porridge ain’t cheap, especially Teochew porridge. So imagine my surprise when it only costed us S$18.30 for six dishes, two bowls of porridge, a bowl of rice and two cups of drinks. The restaurant is a corner lot [...]

HALAL but serves alcohol
When it first opened its doors as a friendly neighbourhood cafe, it took me a good six months before I decided to try out their food. The name was a total put off. I just couldn’t understand why anyone would spend tens of thousands of dollars on renovation and planning a fusion-themed [...]

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I love desserts. I can’t imagine a life without desserts. They are the epitome of temporary joy when insanity beguiles an exhausted mind or a depressed heart. Desserts and me, just throw ’em damn Tiffany’s and bring me a box of Thorntons. Yea, I know that. I’m easy to please.
But I love ‘em dark, rich and sinful. When we allow ourselves that one special meal [...]