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Follow me on Instagram at @spoonerieceadsearchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02819057710161534049noreply@blogger.comBlogger402125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127629653625134642.post-62033904211809114712020-03-03T09:43:00.002-08:002020-03-03T09:43:38.220-08:00Gattopardo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A friend and I decided to visit Gattopardo (Tras Street) for some Italian cuisine, and also because Gattopardo offers no corkage fee for Mondays to Wednesdays.</div>
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Wow, it is a classy restaurant. Certainly very posh and great for a birthday celebration or a "Date night".</div>
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The amuse bouche was great - smoked fish of sort, I believe. Whets one's appetite.</div>
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For starters, we had burratina with parma ham. Now, this is a simple dish of course, but this version was quite elevated by the use of top quality parma ham - full of umami flavours and with enough chew to coat the mouth, and with hints of balsamic vinegar uplifting the burratina. (8/10)</div>
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Two of us shared two mains - and both were standouts.</div>
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Off the specials menu, the Tagliatelle with Sicilian red prawns in a brandy sauce, was just stunning. I've never had Sicilian red prawns before, but wow, the prawns themselves had such an intense prawn flavour and taste - I would say, perhaps even more intense than a carabinero (which is supposed to be the ultimate in terms of "prawny" flavour) and perhaps one of the best prawns I have had in a really long time. In fact, all of the prawn juices had a really interesting natural smoky flavour, like a natural "wok hei". And all of that prawn flavour went into the tagliatelle as well, which, I am pleased to report, was al dente just the way I like it. This was par excellence and you need to try it if you're here. (9/10). It was sad once we finished the last strands of tagliatelle.</div>
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We had a classic as well - their signature seafood stew. Another delectable dish - the soup had a great depth of seafood flavour, rich, umami, with natural sweetness of the seafood balanced by the acidity of the tomatoes that was not overpowering but yet livened up the palate. Very good as well. Probably not as spectacular as the Sicilian red prawn, but great in its own way. I really liked sucking the heads of the prawns. (8.5/10)</div>
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We shared a pistachio tart as well. Competent, certainly. (7.5/10).</div>
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The wine for the evening was Roche De Bellene Vosne Les Suchots Vosne Romanee 2010. On the nose, you get a bit of the baking spice, some light lifted red cherries and floral aromas, with some mint and clove on the nose. On the palate, fresh sour red cherries and cranberries give way to a mid palate of menthol, mint, and spice - it's not so elegant and a bit rough around the edges (at the back palate), with quite a long finish. Probably not the best Les Suchots and I would give it a 89-90/100. It lacks a bit of elegance for a 1er cru Vosne Romanee. </div>
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Would definitely highly recommend Gattopardo, especially if you’re a seafood lover.</div>
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ceadsearchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02819057710161534049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127629653625134642.post-84816719712825627642020-02-13T19:07:00.002-08:002020-02-13T19:07:48.201-08:00Shake Shack Singapore<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was thus extremely excited once Shake Shack announced that they were launching in Singapore. Going to Jewel, however, was not an attractive proposition - it was so far away from where I stay that, unless I travel, there's just no need to go to Jewel. In fact, to date, I haven't been to Jewel, yet. I was thus very glad to see that Shake Shack opened a branch at Neil Road, just about at the upper limits of where I would walk for lunch, recently. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took advantage of my lunch break to make the solo trek down from OUE Downtown (my office) to Shake Shack. It was about 1.15. The queue was rather short - maybe 10 people in line. But because there were so many counters, the queue moved really fast, and I managed to place my order in less than 5 minutes. About 10 minutes later the buzzer rang and I collected my double Shackburger, with fries, and a vanilla milk shake with malt.</span></div>
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<a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IA9F8doxLfhRmH6aAEnfj1BltPibo3FtBjAY1NoUxj8mAg4dDPkPvWRVQOeRKG4" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" id="id_97fa_98d6_f60f_fa61" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IA9F8doxLfhRmH6aAEnfj1BltPibo3FtBjAY1NoUxj8mAg4dDPkPvWRVQOeRKG4" style="height: auto; width: 392px;" title="" tooltip="" /></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And how did the burger fare? Very well actually. The meat was very juicy, quite beefy and well seasoned - very tasty. For Singapore tastebuds used to underseasoned stuff, this may come across as a tad too savoury / salty, but it was fine for my tastebuds. The potato buns were soft and fresh and a delightful compliment to the meat. A shoutout goes to the cheese which enveloped the patty. Overall, a great burger. (8/10). I also loved the Vanilla Shake with Malt - it was just the right amount of sweetness and creaminess. </span></div>
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ceadsearchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02819057710161534049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127629653625134642.post-44870197980196427842020-02-13T18:53:00.000-08:002020-02-13T18:53:29.203-08:00 Igokochi Dining Bar<div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy to say that the blog is back, but I’ll do it with more bite sized chunks eatbma style rather than long posts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First time trying Igokochi dining bar which is just a stone’s throw from my place. The chirashi-don was excellent - loved the use of bluefin tuna (hon maguro) which had a good depth of flavour and it was very rich. The salmon was also very flavorful, much more so than other restaurants. Nice to see it from a mid tier restaurant. I’ll come back to try the omakase one day. It was undoubtedly a small portion but I think - just enough for me, as I’m not young anymore. </span></div>
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ceadsearchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02819057710161534049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8127629653625134642.post-28956902716157440962018-07-03T02:34:00.001-07:002018-07-03T02:34:12.829-07:00Si Wei Mao Cai<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been on a food blogging hiatus, as you know (my last post was sometime in 2016). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But Si Wei Mao Cai is a place that's just so delicious, I had to blog about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been eating alot of Sichuan food recently. The good Sichuan food places (such as Si Wei Mao Cai) is not just about heat. Yes, of course there's heat (spice), but there's also lots of complex flavours that come together to form a harmonious whole. There's also some sweetness, saltiness, acidity, and all sorts of other flavours. The lesser Sichuan places - unfortunately - only have spice and not much else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Si Wei Mao Cai (located along Mosque Street) is reputedly one of the best Sichuan restaurants in Singapore. I've visited 3 times, and I can see why it's so highly rated. The flavours are bold, complex, and yet well balanced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Take the appetizers of Kou-Shui Ji pictured below; and the Fuqi Fei Pian. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Fuqi Fei Pian (beef lung in chilli oil) pictured here is one of my favourite dishes; it's just really tasty from the use of fragrant chilli oil and garlic and it really makes you want to keep on eating it. (8.5/10) I've eaten many Fuqi feipians from other Sichuan restaurants but this is the one to beat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At a previous dinner there, I had the si-ji-dou (long beans) which is a quintessential Sichuan dish, which was also competent. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The la zi ji (not pictured) was also excellent - tasting of popcorn chicken (remarked a dining companion of mine).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can see myself coming back to Si Wei Mao Cai again and again. Thinking of going back this week if there's anyone to go with. Yums! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bistro Du Le Pin is my kind of place - very homely, a hole-in-the-wall, a good selection of food and drinks, and coupled with an intimate setting resulting in a good interaction between the chef and the diner. The place is actually located at the 2nd floor of Orchard Plaza - it's quite a "dingy" set up with very few shops open at night. However, I think the rent is cheap, which means that consumers like us get to benefit from lower costs. In fact, the prices paid here were very reasonable - they have an omakase set going at SGD60, and a huge chunk of Miyazaki beef went only at SGD65 (photo below). I'm happy to frequent such places where I don't have to pay for the landlord's sky high rentals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We just had a splendid meal at Namikibashi Nakamura in Shibuya, which was a truly spectacular meal with many highlights and an example of what good "gastro"-izakaya dining is all about. We certainly had to make a reservation, since I came here last November without a reservation and it was impossible to snag a table. We were seated at the counter, in front of an affable chef from Kanazawa prefecture who could speak some English. We later discovered she was the head chef, which was quite a surprise as she didn't exude the "head chef" vibe but appeared very affable and friendly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since we are "gaijin" and cannot speak Japanese, we had to choose between two "course" or pre-fixe menus, where they pre-select the food for you and you simply enjoy the dishes as they come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We first had some sake: the Juyondai Junmai Daiginjo was perfect, of course - floral, fruity, ricey, with hints of strawberries, and it was very elegant and very drinkable - too drinkable in fact. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(Do I even need to rate Juyondai? How about a 9/10).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First dish that we had was a conger eel salad. It was basically salad leaves dressed in a very light and flavourful dressing of soy sauce and sudachi (like a ponzu), paired with conger eel (anago) which was just lightly grilled. The contrast between the warm eel and the cold salad worked very well. (8.25/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The sashimi platter came next, and the sashimi platter was excellent with most of the pieces having incredible flavour, even for a sushiya let alone an izakaya. The chutoro (medium fatty tuna) from Nagasaki was intense, sweet and floral, with a great depth of flavour. The kampachi (greater amberjack) was again flavourful, sweet, and had good depth. The esaki (grunt) was lightly seared with good sweetness and a slight smokiness from the aburi process. The katsuo (bonito) had strong rich flavour and yet it was clean - excellent. The ika was good too, quite tender. The otoro (fatty tuna) was also lightly seared, and it was very flavourful, with sweet tuna fats, good depth of flavour, and a long finish. Overall: (8.75/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the most famous food personalities in the Instagram world - at least in Asia - is Little Meg Siu Meg, who seems to own a money tree or printing machine, since she eats at famous and posh restaurants almost every day. She's either at Sushi Saito, or at Noma, or at Matsukawa, or at some other posh restaurant. And her descriptions are really involved, and sometimes downright hilarious - I remember once she likened a piece of steak at Kawamura to Megan Fox's sweat and exclaimed "<i>I died!</i>". I also died from laughing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But I digress, because we're not here to talk about Margaret aka siu meg, as interesting a life as she may lead. Rather, we are here to talk about one of the best sushi restaurants that I have eaten in my lifetime. I've eaten at Harutaka, Tokami, Sushi Ya, Sushi Suzuki, Sushi Iwa, so far, hardly the who's who of sushi but I think that's a respectable collection of sushiya. But Otomezushi, in Kanazawa, has catapulted up to the top of the list, at least in my humble opinion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kanazawa is a city of about 500,000 people located in Ishikawa, on the North side of Honshu island facing the Japan Sea. It is said to rain all the time here, and indeed it hasn't stopped raining since we arrived a few hours ago. We took the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo and it took us about 2 and a half hours to get here. We are planning to explore the famous gardens here tomorrow, and the 21st Century Museum of Modern Art, and perhaps one of the samurai neighbourhoods. But the reason why Kanazawa is famous for its seafood is because it apparently sits at the convergence of the cold current and warm current.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To get to Otomezushi is no easy feat: the entrance is a hole in the wall with only the name of the shop printed on a wall to direct you to the restaurant. Thankfully, we are in the era of Google Maps and wifi, which made the journey that much easier. But entering the place was like stepping into an oasis of calm: the decor is warm and inviting, with lots of wooden panelling and a large sushi counter. It reminded me a little of Tatsuya in Singapore in its layout.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The sushi master chef of Otomezushi is Kazuhiko Tsurumi - from online articles, he's the 3rd generation chef of Otomezushi. He was really friendly throughout, and always smiling. He asked what we would like to eat - we just said "omakase". Let the games begin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first sushi piece we had was amaebi - sweet prawn. This was just so good, very tasty and sweet, with an intense prawn flavour, topped with a slightly sweet glaze which complemented the prawn perfectly, allowing the prawn to shine. This was just yummy. (9/10) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next piece was just as good: Ara, a tasty fish, very fresh and sweet with very clean flavours, with a lovely chewy texture and a long sweet aftertaste. Very elegant, and certainly a highlight. It's hard to even describe the taste but it was really good. (9/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Toro from Katsura in Wakayama prefecture was next. The toro (from the portion in between the O-toro and the Chu-toro) was just sublime: the tuna flavour was intense, deep, rich, and sweet, with a long finish, and somewhat delicate. Truly awesome toro. (9/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next up: baby tuna, smoked lightly in a tataki-style, delicate and tasty. Not bad. (8.25/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The kohada was excellent as well: clean and tasty, yet rich and sweet, truly capturing the essence of the sea. Very flavourful. (9/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next up: aji with spring onion and ginger - the entire piece was very harmonious. (8.25/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Unagi hand roll was superb. I really liked how the sticky, tasty and sweet glaze complemented the eel which was grilled perfectly for a great charred flavour. (8.5/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pretty good fuss, it seems. Everything was done very well, spot on, and we had an enjoyable time. The place was lively but not too noisy, and the drinks were, well, potent - but so refreshing. I had two - a makgeolita (makgeolli with tequila) and a normal margarita. the makgeolitas were so good - so refreshing, but hey, pretty darn potent. It went down like a charm, refreshing and citrusy. </span></div>
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Paradise Group opened "Beauty in the Pot" at 1KM mall, and its selling point is the shark cartilage and pork bone soup that's full of collagen. It was really delicious - I had almost six or seven bowls of the intense and rich broth, which was very tasty and robust without being too heavy or "jerlak".</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Situated at Hillv2, a shopping mini-mall at Hillview Avenue, iO had the feel of an Italian market (well - my idea, anyway, since I haven't been to Italy), almost like Eataly in New York, read: lots of produce (including pasta, olive oil, and wine) displayed in racks, the use of light wood furniture lending a bright and airy feel, freshly baked breads displayed on the counter, and an open kitchen. It was extremely crowded during Sunday dinner, which was encouraging, that the food's going to be good. It didn't disappoint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The server enthusiastically recommended the next dish: the Roman stuffed schiacciata, stuffed with truffles and cream cheese. OMG this was just wickedly delicious. Homemade bread, hearty and flavourful and nicely seasoned with salt, stuffed with cream cheese and truffles which provided an earthly and heavenly taste sensation which was extremely addictive and tasty. I'd be tempted to give it a 9/10 but it's such a simple dish: (8.5/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We also had Nene sparkling sake: green apple, zesty, fragrant, hint of almonds. Website at www.gokyo-sake.co.jp. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Would I come back? Sure! But then again there are many izakayas in Tokyo that I have had the pleasure of visiting. This is comparable to <a href="http://thefoodieinme.blogspot.sg/2015/04/kotaro-shibuya.html" target="_blank">Kotaro</a> (ranked one of the top izakayas in Tokyo). Worth checking out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I first read about Shutoku <span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 30.6px;">秀徳 </span>from <a href="https://monanomura.wordpress.com/2015/02/20/daily-tsukiji-200-meal-for-50/" target="_blank">Mona's blog</a> (truly a fantastic read especially if you're a Tokyophile), and this was backed up by a recommendation from a very well-esteemed member of Chowhound. We were in Tsukiji market and wanted to try a nice restaurant in the market. Having had my fair share of Sushi Daiwas and queuing in lines, I suggested trying Shutoku for the experience - who knows, it just might be awesome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We peered our head into the door and found that the place was full, but the proprietor told us that some of the guests were already finishing and that it was possible to come back in half an hour's time for lunch. Thank God - we scutted off to have a <i>average </i>kaisen don at the restaurant around the corner (I didn't even bother with the name, it didn't look popular) and came back half an hour later to be ushered to the counter seats of a sushi bar as we watched the action unfold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The younger chef spoke relatively good English and managed some conversation with us, albeit that he was serving some other guests. We were served by an older chef, who spoke minimal English.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The tamago was not bad, although it's the savoury kind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The akami was next - the tuna was very good, very soft, with a deep rich iron flavour. Excellent. Apparently the tuna's from Canada.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ika - soft, tender. I mean, it's just squid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An up and coming new sushi restaurant has opened in Ginza - Sushi Suzuki (鮨 鈴木</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">). I was informed by a leading sushi expert on a food forum that I should go pay Suzuki-san a visit. And so I obeyed, and was rewarded with a deeply satisfying sushi experience, so much so that I've already booked a return seat when I return to Tokyo in December!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We started off with hirame, which had good flavour, a bit stronger than one would get from a usual hirame - a clean and flavourful piece. A good start, I thought. 8/10 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We were served with the tuna course next - the tuna (akami) was from Oma and aged for 10 days. This had a good flavour, a strong tuna flavour, accompanied by the shari which was in perfect balance. A great piece (8.5/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As usual, the chu-toro was next. This chu-toro had great flavour, more oily, of course, but still with that iron taste that one gets with a good tuna. Pretty good as well. (8.75/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> And lastly, the o-toro. This was great, very good flavour of fish oils, a strong rich taste of tuna fat. Yummy. (9/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next up: shiro-ebi marinated in konbu and yuzu. This was rather interesting in taste, with the umami of the kombu and the refreshing flavours of yuzu. Nice. (8.5/10)</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kuruma ebi was next - these were good: very sweet, flavourful, and prawny. Probably not as prawny as the ones I had at Harutaka the day after though, but they were still good in their own right. These were served cold (unlike Harutaka which was warm), but they were still great. (8.5/10) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Visit Ah Hoe Mee Pok (Block 710, Clementi West) twice - since it's located very near my church.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Located in a coffee shop in the middle of a HDB estate, Ah Hoe Mee Pok is quite unique in that it features a Japanese owner/chef at the helm, blanching and stirring mee pok, cooking pork and meatballs, and his daughter helping him to take down the orders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The stall to the left of Ah Hoe is called "<i>Noodle King</i>", and I noticed that they also sell meepok and "bak chor mee". The only difference was that <i>Noodle King </i>didn't have a queue, while Ah Hoe Mee Pok's line was some 10-12 persons. I guess <i>Noodle King </i>isn't king of its hood after all. But what struck me was the difference in movement and motion. The Japanese chef's actions and motions were very precise: a flick of the wrist here and there, liberally flicking the noodles in the basket so as to ensure that all the water drains out (water is tasteless and so too much water in the noodles will detract from the taste of the sauce), ensuring that the noodles are quickly steeped in cold water to prevent it from continuing to cook, and the like. Whereas the old aunty from <i>Noodle King </i>was rather insipid in her movements - probably as a result of age. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Further, the texture of the meepok was spot on: not too hard and not too soft, with a good bite. The ingredients were all fresh - no complaints.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall, a very good bowl of meepok. I still prefer Tai Hwa (by a small margin), but this was a really good bowl near my house and church. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I saw photos of awesome bluefin tuna from this newly-opened restaurant called MaguroDonya Miuramisakikou, I knew I had to try it, since the tagline was that the restaurant served top quality hon maguro at reasonable prices.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I left the restaurant really stuffed, and full of fish oils, but excited to return - it's encouraging seeing more and more Japanese restaurants coming into Singapore from Japan. It would certainly be lovely if we could see some gastro-izakayas like Kanemasu, Kotaro and Nakamura in Singapore as well, pairing gourmet food with expertly chosen sakes. And certainly the sake scene could improve a great deal, since we often see the same labels at regular Japanese joints (Hakkaisan, Kubota, Dassai, Kikusui are some names that come to mind). But I digress - Magurodonya is a promising new entry into the world of Japanese cuisine in Singapore and certainly worth a visit.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXWMiLiKM420nnTv5BcLlCLEBDru-v1GFbJx2RWygRs6BK3tdTR5h2iW9HCr3vki_USKc8RoTszcGYz_rDWhGj9WyOEoZv4voTYgJHu2HLVmuWPVcyBsvmjNEmS-l_2K3K5KMCv85Pd1C/s1600/blogger-image-621317780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXWMiLiKM420nnTv5BcLlCLEBDru-v1GFbJx2RWygRs6BK3tdTR5h2iW9HCr3vki_USKc8RoTszcGYz_rDWhGj9WyOEoZv4voTYgJHu2HLVmuWPVcyBsvmjNEmS-l_2K3K5KMCv85Pd1C/s640/blogger-image-621317780.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Keisuke's latest creation is a tendon joint (tempura on rice) located next to Orchid Hotel (along Tanjong Pagar Road) named Ginza Tendon Itsuki. Many bloggers have already commented on how awesome the tendon is. With such immense hype, I had to try it for myself in order to satisfy my curiosity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The space itself was lovely - clean decor, light wood, and an airy feel about it. There are only two things on the menu: the normal tendon (prawns, chicken, vegetable tempura) or the vegeterian option. I went for the normal tendon, obviously. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been hunting high and low for a restaurant that gives me the flavours from Thailand - unadulterated and complex spices, big bold flavours, authentic stuff - and I think I've found it over here at Long Chim, David Thompson's relatively new restaurant at Marina Bay Sands. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For drinks - Thai milk tea's always a favourite; this one had the strong perfume of red roses. Not too strong either. Exquisite. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So you have a choice of sous vide chicken, salmon, steak, or wagyu premium steak - and you can have it either as part of a donburi, or as part of a do-it-your-own-style creations where you can also select your vegetables and carbohydrates as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another life-changing sushi meal (apart from the glimpse of sushi perfection at Sushi Tokami during my last trip to Tokyo) was at Sushi Harutaka, which was one of the best, most consistently stellar sushi meals I have eaten in my life. Everything was delicious and so good.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTfSMtqYPUbPBE3yAnw4P0r_8YE25YxCDrBQpXhH5gMM4282ysDVFiDik2q_PI9P7OX9qsqHgm7xbZ_kQ549qE5fgcBQq8yxi_cfVmE-iKRPqLCWH6k4B0nKCMSI-BmuDzqB_BQbE4-UM/s1600/1+-+Karei.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTfSMtqYPUbPBE3yAnw4P0r_8YE25YxCDrBQpXhH5gMM4282ysDVFiDik2q_PI9P7OX9qsqHgm7xbZ_kQ549qE5fgcBQq8yxi_cfVmE-iKRPqLCWH6k4B0nKCMSI-BmuDzqB_BQbE4-UM/s320/1+-+Karei.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We started off with <i>karei </i>(flounder) - a very delicate fish, but yet with good flavour. It paired perfectly well with the vinegared rice that they use over here at Harutaka - I think the rice at Harutaka has to be my favourite over all that I've eaten thus far, since it is really vinegarish and really pairs well with the fish. (8/10)</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5r35wGFCqtU7PhkjgyO4AUKVeyGUvuG01OgwvKEfio5z1MPS41O1KG3yIfIv-pJwSiJbrrgrTYM0YKpEpNB0uFrnbEc-odgzPIRM2HS4aHYwMxmMT1GgOszVLfRth8VV7bBLaxa1ab0i/s1600/2+-+Aorika.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5r35wGFCqtU7PhkjgyO4AUKVeyGUvuG01OgwvKEfio5z1MPS41O1KG3yIfIv-pJwSiJbrrgrTYM0YKpEpNB0uFrnbEc-odgzPIRM2HS4aHYwMxmMT1GgOszVLfRth8VV7bBLaxa1ab0i/s320/2+-+Aorika.JPG" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next up, we had aorika (big squid), which was very well prepared: thin cuts are inserted to increase tenderness. Clean and tasty, pairing well with the vinegared rice. (8/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Akami (lean maguro) - rich, deep flavour, clean finish, pairing well with the heavily vinegared shari. (8.5/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Otoro - flavourful, fragrant fish oils, buttery fats and a clean finish. Again, lovely combination of shari and neta.(8.75/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kohada was very multi-dimensional and complex: slightly sweet, very clean, fragrant. Excellent piece. (8.5/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A scallop-like kobashira, this was really good, tasting of the natural sweetness of the sea. (8.5/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We were at church camp in Pulai Springs, and was looking for a nice spot to have a hearty seafood lunch before heading back to Singapore. I stumbled upon <a href="http://johorkaki.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Johor Kaki's blog </a> which had many recommendations of seafood restaurants in Gelang Patai, and one of the restaurants which he recommended was Star Chef.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm very excited whenever I visit new affordable Japanese restaurants, as I love Japanese food (as you can tell). Kanda Wadatsumi was frequented by Michel Lu (a famous Singapore restaurateur) who posted some photos of some of the dishes he had on his Facebook page. We were around the area seeking entry into MEATLiquour but sadly we were not able to enter due to the massive queue. Hence an idea struck that we should try Kanda Wadatsumi, which is located at Tras Street, a small road parallel to Tanjong Pagar Road. The exact address is 50 Tras Street, 078989.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The restaurant itself is tastefully decorated, with some paper cranes and bamboo and a relaxed wooden feel as though one is transported back to the izakayas in Japan. A pleasant ambience and one that makes you feel relaxed, certainly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We spied a Kuheiji on the menu, which is a sake that I really love, but unfortunately that was sold out. In the end we had a Kubota Ginjo which was just as good - very fruity and somewhat ricey.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And on to the food. First up was a salad of baby spinach, mushrooms in a light ponzu dressing. Excellent; the dressing was not overpowering and just enough to coat the leaves. Quite a delightful dish with every bite. (7.75/10)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall Kanda Wadatsumi was quite impressive, serving delicious Japanese food at fair prices (I won't say it's cheap). I would come back to try some of the other items. In a way this is somewhat like <a href="http://thefoodieinme.blogspot.sg/2015/03/nobu-ya-fortune-centre.html" target="_blank">Nobu-Ya </a>(another of my favourites).</span></div>
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