Centrepoint "Food Street"

My vocal coach is leaving, so tonight, after my lesson, R and I bought her dinner and had a last gathering with her before she leaves. We went to Centrepoint "Food Street" and had dinner at "Prima Taste", a cosy coffeshop-like restaurant that sells fantastic local food, like laksa, chicken rice, bak kut teh (pork ribs soup with herbs) and spring rolls. We had a fantastic dinner and chatting session.

One can never imagine the variety of food alleys around Centrepoint "Food Street"! The moment we stepped into the basement of Centrepoint, the aroma of sweet-smelling spices and a mixture of food comes drifting up to our noses. Another place to explore if I am ever in the mood to try a big gourmet meal!

Gourmet Satisfaction

I had my taste buds satisfied today. First, I went out for lunch with a friend who treated me to Jalan Kayu prata! I ordered all my favourites - Tissue Prata, French Prata and the infamous Milo Dinosaur with my beloved fried chicken wings!

For dinner, I met up with a certain birthday boy. I wanted to buy him dinner for quite some time already for all the help he had rendered me. We went to Phins Steakhouse at Liang Seah Street off Bugis. The place is really famous for its steaks. The ladies cut Sirloin steak I had was really sumptuous, especially with the mushroom sauce on it.

My friend had about the same thing, except his was the Ribeye steak with the gentleman's cut. In the end, he ended up paying for dinner. (Thanks, friend!) So I offered to pay for dessert and we went to Swensen's at Bugis Junction. I wanted the Frosty Chocolate Malt ice-cream to satisfy my chocolate craving, but unfortunately it was not available :-( so I settled for the Coit Tower instead.

I ate so much and felt so stuffed that we had to take a long walk from Bugis Junction, past Shaw Towers, down to Suntec and then through Citylink Mall so I could at least digest a little. In fact, I was so full that I could hardly walk! But the long walk did me good, at least now I do not feel that stuffed anymore.

All in all, it was an enjoyable day. I got to eat to my heart's pleasure and in company of my good friends. I hope they enjoyed as much as I do.

Supper at Old Airport Hawker Centre

As the title implies, this blog is anything and everything to do with food. Hence I will be posting my food adventures around the island and the world, as well as the recipes, restaurant reviews and cookbooks which I managed to get my hand on.

So let's start with this supper I had last night with some friends. We went to Old Airport Hawker Centre and ordered chwee kuey (little white round cakes made from flour witl broiled radish on top), rojak (Indian cuisine consisting of a mix of all types of food with sweet sauce), ngo hiang (Chinese "rojak"), fried carrot cake (flour and shredded carrots mixed with eggs and fried till crispy) and sugar cane juice.

All the dishes were fried (I could actually see the oil glistening on the surface) and soaked in chilli and spices. Yummy!! Whenever I go for supper with this lot, there will always be a couple of food gurus among them. So we will talk about food while eating food. It is actually very enriching indeed, as I can get to know all the best hawker fare scattered around the island.

My friends' recounts brought me from Amoy Street Market to Maxwell Hawker Centre to Zion Road Hawker Centre to Tiong Bahru Market to Bedok Food Centre (at the interchange). What heavenly gourmet bliss. For someone like me who spends time experimenting and discovering where the best restaurants in town are, finding out where the best simple hawker fares lie is dreamy indeed.

Now I have more variations where to go whenever I want to fill up my delectable taste buds. It was really great to have great company and great food at the same time! Any of you gourmet lovers willing to follow me around for a salivating taste-testing experience?