Posted in Eat-Out: Singaporean, Special events, tagged crab, seafood on September 29, 2009| 16 Comments »
Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJs Xie Jiafa 谢家发 & Lin Peifen 林佩芬.
If you tune in to MediaCorp’s Y.E.S. 93.3FM on Wed, September 30, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm, you’ll get to hear me and Hungry Cow speaking in mangled Mandarin on radio! On Sunday night, we joined DJs Jiafa and Peifen for dinner at House of Seafood @ 180. Together with the other guests, we made up the tasting panel for the foodie segment called 美食鉴定团. (more…)
Posted in Eat-Out: Buffet, Eat-Out: Peranakan, tagged buffet, crab, dessert, hotel food, noodles on July 15, 2009| 7 Comments »
Since the airing of The Little Nyonya, there’s been a revival of all things Peranakan, particularly food. Even this year’s Singapore Food Festival’s (July 17 – 26) focus is on Peranakan cuisine. In support of the Singapore Food Festival 2009, Spices Cafe at Concorde Hotel is spotlighting Peranakan dishes for its weekday lunch buffet in July and August.
The Peranakan dishes on bain marie section.
82-year-old Baba Jolly Wee, a renowned Peranakan cooking expert, was specially invited to helm Spices Cafe for this authentic and traditional Peranakan spread. (more…)
Posted in Eat-Out: Buffet, tagged buffet, crab, dessert, durian, hotel food on June 25, 2009| 14 Comments »
It’s time to go crab crazy! For just two weeks (25 June to 12 July 2009), Ellenborough Market Cafe is bringing back their highly successful crab buffet, first introduced last year.
Both media and food bloggers were invited for food tasting sessions prior to the launch. Besides being a preview, it was also a feedback session. Hence, some dishes may be fine-tuned; taste and presentation may differ slightly from what you see here.
Black pepper Sri Lankan crab
As it was a private tasting session, dishes were presented ala carte. Let’s start with an all-time Singaporean favorite: black pepper crab! (more…)
Posted in Eat-Out: Singaporean, tagged crab on June 15, 2008| 3 Comments »
Happy Fathers’ Day to all fathers! How did you celebrate this day? Today, sister-in-law suggested treating my father-in-law to dinner at Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant.
Achar and fried anchovies
At Palm Beach, there’s no view of palms or the beach. In fact, if dining indoors, there’s not even the view of the marina because of renovation works going on. But if you dine al fresco, you can still enjoy watching the Merlion spew water into the bay. (more…)
Hear Julia on radio every Thursday at 12:15pm as she shares a Foodie Lunch Pick on 938Live's F-Cube with hosts Eugene Loh and Melanie Oliveiro! For details, go to www.938live.sg.
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