Bon Appetit
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Vansh, the trendy Indian restaurant at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, is turning the humble dosa on its head this week.
Dosa is a South Indian pancake that is traditionally made with a batter of parboiled rice or lentils. But for Vansh's dosa promotion, on till Sunday, the chef has come up with unusual batters of whole grain wheat, semolina and even soya bean pulp.
These are served with equally interesting fillings such as peppered prawn, cheese and nut, and Sichuan chilli.
The dosas are available for dinner only from 6.30 to 10.30pm at prices from $8 to $22.
Vansh, The Stadium Waterfront 01-04, Singapore Indoor Stadium, 2 Stadium Walk, Tel: 6345-4466 -
VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE
Meanwhile, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore is giving its Sunday brunch a boost by serving it with Moet & Chandon's 1999 vintage champagne.
It comes at $108 for adults.
It is still a pretty good deal if you like your bubbly, although I would advise you to leave your car at home if you intend to drink your money's worth.
Children pay $55 each, but they will not be getting any alcohol.
On the food spread, the main attractions are the freshly shucked Tasmanian oysters, souffles and more than 50 types of cheeses from France and Australia.
Greenhouse, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, 7 Raffles Avenue, Tel: 6434-5288 -
sianz how come only got ladies' promotion!!Originally posted by BabyLover:Where: Kuishin-Bo, 3 Temasek Boulevard, 03-002 Suntec City Tower 1 (tel: 6238-708
When: 5.30pm-10pm every Wednesday
What: Women pay $25.80+ instead of the usual $31.80+ to enjoy the spread of over 100 items at this Japanese buffet restaurant. The promotion ends in December.
Where: En Japanese Dining Bar, 207 River Valley Road, 01-57 UE Square (tel:6735-2212)
When: 6pm-3am every Saturday What: All-female groups of at least two get 50 per cent off house pour drinks, beer, wine and sake. Inform staff members before ordering to take advantage of the special.
Where: Indulge!, 8 Tan Quee Lan Street (tel: 6333-0865)
When: 11am-2am every Wednesday
What: Women get 50 per cent off everything on the menu at this dessert cafe which serves sweet treats such as red bean paste and fondue.
Where: IndoChine Club Street, 47 Club Street (tel: 6323-7347)
When: Noon-3pm, Monday-Thursday; 6.30pm-midnight, Monday-Saturday
What: Women get a complimentary fruit platter and coffee or tea with every main course ordered. Aquadisiac Restaurant and Bar at IndoChine Wisma Atria will offer a similar promotion when it opens on Sept 21.
sex equality
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HEAD'S UP: Mop up the delicious cod fish head curry with mantou. -- PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
CODFISH VILLAGE
Block 83 Toa Payoh Lorong 2 #01-461
Tel: 6251-6008
Opening hours: 8am to 11pm
Food: *** 1/2
Service: *** 1/2
Ambience: ***
Price: Very reasonable, with most fish head dishes at $15 and non-seafood items starting from below $10 -
HOT FARE: Taxi drivers flock to Istimewa to eat nasi padang for breakfast. -- PHOTO: DESMOND FOO
ISTIMEWA NASI PADANG
Stall 3, Chong Wah Restaurant
Block 28, Hoy Fatt Road
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GINSENG HOT POT
Hot pots are hot in every sense of the word. They are all the rage here, but one often ends up sweating profusely over the steaming pot.
The Buffet, which offers a hot pot or steamboat buffet in the evenings, is one of the coolest eateries in which to enjoy a meal.
It is also very clean, with the tables fitted with ceramic hotplates that do away with the need for flames, as well as a clear glass pot in which to serve the stock. Besides the usual chicken and tom yam soups, a different special soup is also featured each month. This month, it's ginseng soup which is brewed with chicken and fresh ginseng.
And, on top of the usual items on the buffet spread, which include seafood and yong tau foo, there is also black chicken to go with the soup.
The steamboat is available from 6.30 to 11pm. It costs $38 for adults and $19 for children.
The Buffet, Level 2, M Hotel, 81 Anson Road, Tel: 6421-6226 -
NOODLES WITH A TWIST
Noodles are the theme of the month at Beads Restaurant in the Grand Mercure Roxy hotel. On the menu is a selection of both traditional Thai noodles as well as pasta with a Thai twist.
For example, you can find a Thai-style penne with roast duck and broccoli as well as macaroni with sliced chicken, ginger and fish sauce.
The more familiar choices include beef noodle soup, kway teow soup and noodles with seafood Thai yong tau foo.
Each serving, priced at $14, comes with a fresh Thai coconut.
Beads Restaurant, Grand Mercure Roxy Singapore, 50 East Coast Road, Roxy Square, Tel: 6340-5678 -
OLD-WORLD CHARM: Manager Kok Kee Chang, 70, has been with Chin Wah Heng since 1985. -- ALAN LIM
Chin Wah Heng
Tel: 6242-5219
Opens: 4.30pm to midnight; 11am to midnight on Sundays and public holidays
In business since the seafood centre opened in 1985, this is the one to go to if you want some old-world nostalgia. It has new plastic chairs, but the no-frills wooden tables remain. Try the barbecue fish ($35) and chill crab ($35 per kg). -
No Signboard
Tel: 6448-9959
Opens: 3 to 11pm daily
The name is humble but it is the most swanky of the lot with moody, modern interiors and black-uniformed staff. Try its cheese lobster ($70 per kg) and white pepper crab ($30 per kg).
Thai Village
Tel: 6442-3833
Opens: 5pm to midnight daily
Its menu focuses more on Malaysian-style food. Wong Siak Wee, an award-winning chef from Kuala Lumpur, has created a baked crab served with a honey-based sauce ($35 per kg) and mutton ribs with special sauce ($8 each).
Long Beach
Tel: 6448-0260
Opens: 5pm to 1.30am daily
It offers a wide range of exotic seafood - all kept live in tanks - that you've probably never heard of before, like typhoon abalone conch. Try the fried Vietnamese chrysanthemum garoupa ($30) and sizzling Mekong prawns ($19).
Red House
Tel: 6442-3112
Opens: 5pm to midnight daily
Now decked out in cool, bistro style, this was the famous red-painted seafood restaurant in Upper East Coast Road which moved here in 1986. Try the prawns in creamy custard sauce ($65 per kg) and lobster sashimi (from $80 per kg).
East View
Tel: 6442-6465
Opens: 5pm to midnight daily
It has none of the fancy interiors the others have, but it still offers great food. Enjoy 20 per cent discount off your bill this month. Try the Thai-style chilli crab ($30 per kg), black pepper crab ($30 per kg) and lobster sashimi (seasonal price).
Jumbo
Tel: 6442-3435>
Opens: 5pm to midnight daily
After an almost $1-million renovation, the two-unit restaurant boasts modern interiors as well as new menu items. Try the black pepper crab ($33 per kg) and claypot drunken prawns ($65 per kg). -
STEAMY: The Nanxiang outlet at Parco Bugis Junction serves Shanghai-style dimsum like its famous original in China. -- ASHLEIGH SIM
Nanxiang Steamed Bun Restaurant
#02-53 Parco Bugis Junction>
Tel: 6835-7577
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BITE-SIZED BRUNCH: Savour the surprise that each bite (from top, Vietnamese spring rolls, Tasmanian oyster and fresh crab meat) brings.
POPPI
Level 2, The Legends Fort Canning Park, 11 Canning Walk, Tel: 6339-8977
Sunday brunch is from 11am to 3pm
Food: ****
Service: *** 1/2
Ambience: ***
Price: Most items cost $10 to $12 for two or three pieces. Budget about $50 per person for a satisfying -
Sept 25, 2005
tibits
By Teo Pau Lin
ZI YEAN RELOCATES
Zi Yean, the popular kopitiam-restaurant in Stirling Road, has moved to Lengkok Bahru as its former location is about to be torn down. Hong Kong-born chef Fok Wing Tin now offers all-day dimsum and la mian (pulled noodles) on top of his inexhaustible repertoire of dishes.
Block 56 Lengkok Bahru, #01-443, Tel: 6474-0911
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FOR SAKE'S SAKE
You can now wash down your sake with a little sushi. Sake Bar, which has the biggest range of Japanese sake in town, now offers a range of sushi and sashimi ($24 for nine pieces of assorted sashimi, or 12 pieces of assorted sushi) daily between 6 and 10pm. From Oct 12, food will be served all night.
23 Neil Road, Tel: 6221-2803.
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ICE CREAM GIANT'S IN TOWN
You don't have to resort to foraging petrol kiosks for your Ben & Jerry's fix. The American premium ice cream brand has planted a franchise outlet in United Square. The Happy People Co has just bought the franchise rights to Singapore (an outlet in the Singapore zoo is operated by the zoo) and will open a second branch in Suntec City next month, and a third in Great World City in November.
Eighteen flavours are available at any one time, at #02-K1 United Square, Tel: 6732-6198
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FRESH OFF THE RUNWAY
This is probably the one gift your picky fashionista friend wouldn't snort over. Luxury chocolatier Godiva's latest line of chocolates, Platinum Collection, is inspired by fashion, offering 16 super-smooth gems with sensuous curves, colours and floral motifs. Available in boxes of eight, 16 or 30 pieces, from $42.
Boutiques at Millenia Walk, #01-77; CityLink Mall, #B1-49; Takashimaya, B2 food department -
Fin Seafood Cafe, $7.95
Marina Square #02-226A/B
Tel: 6338-2207
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It comes with two huge pieces of New Zealand white fish. But the batter is too thick, making the coat crispy on the outside but mushy on the inside. Worse, the batter turns rubbery after a while. Two small tubs of tartare and Thai chilli sauce are little comfort.
Fish & Co, $13.90
10 outlets islandwide
****
One big piece of dory fish drapes over a big batch of fries and over the sides of a pan. The fries are sprinkled with a deliciously fiery South African spice, peri peri. The fish is nicely battered and fried, but the crisp is moistened by the lemon butter sauce, which could be better served separately.
Fishermen's Wharf, $6.50
27/29 New Bridge Road
Tel: 6438-8991
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It offers six types of fish, including dory, snowfish, Atlantic cod and monkfish. The dory is well-battered and fried, highlighting its rich, creamy taste. You are given a tub of tartare sauce and there are chilli, ketchup and vinegar bottles on the table. But the fries - undercooked and hard - are a let-down.
Manhattan Fish Market, $9.90
Plaza Singapura #06-07
Tel: 6835-9300
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Similar in presentation with Fish & Co, it also offers a big serving of Pacific dory fish and fries in a pan. Too little lemon butter sauce is poured over the fish, and its thin consistency dampens the crispy batter, making it soggy. No tartare, chilli or ketchup is offered unless you ask. The fries are good, though. -
Greenwood Fish Market & Bistro, $24.95
34 Greenwood Avenue
Tel: 6467-4950
*****
It's pricey but you'll find that it's worth every cent. Served with tartare and Thai chilli sauce, two chunky pieces of fresh John Dory fish are placed over a bed of fries and an elegant salad tower. The batter coat is thin, light and crispy, showcasing the true flavour of the fish. A version using New Zealand white fish costs only $9.50 if you order takeaway. -
PK Xpress, $6
Four outlets in Serangoon Gardens Food Centre, stall 23; Ang Mo Kio Central, Block 727 #01-4236; Choa Chu Kang Street 62, Block 624 #02- 222; Clementi Central, Block 450 #01-271
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Two thick slabs of a secret breed of fish are well battered and fried. The shell looks hard, but it yields wonderfully to the bite. It comes with two types of fries - plain and spiced - which are crispy on the outside, powdery on the inside. The downside is the meagre, sad batch of lettuce and yellowed apples on the side. -
SUNDAY BUFFET
York Hotel is contributing to the Sunday feasting that goes on in hotels around the island with an international buffet.
Available just this month, the buffet is served at White Rose Cafe. Dishes include chicken a la king, leg of lamb with mint sauce, seafood thermidor and Vietnamese chicken noodle.
Priced at $19.80 for adults and $13.80 for children, it is available from noon to 3pm.
White Rose Cafe, York Hotel, 21 Mount Elizabeth, Tel: 6737-0511 ext 1156 -
have anybody eaten at there before? Is it nice??Originally posted by BabyLover:SUNDAY BUFFET
York Hotel is contributing to the Sunday feasting that goes on in hotels around the island with an international buffet.
Available just this month, the buffet is served at White Rose Cafe. Dishes include chicken a la king, leg of lamb with mint sauce, seafood thermidor and Vietnamese chicken noodle.
Priced at $19.80 for adults and $13.80 for children, it is available from noon to 3pm.
White Rose Cafe, York Hotel, 21 Mount Elizabeth, Tel: 6737-0511 ext 1156
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EGYPTIAN BUFFETS
For the Ramadan month, two hotels are offering an Egyptian buffet for its break-fast dinner.
The first is the Grand Hyatt, which is replacing its normal halal buffet at The Straits Kitchen with specialities from the Land of the Pyramids.
Preparing the food are two chefs from the Hyatt Regency Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, who will present dishes such as Turkish kofta, goulash with cheese and mezze items (small appetisers and dips) like tahini and tabboule.
These will complement its spread of local Malay dishes which include lemang, serunding and lontong. There will also be a barbecued whole lamb. The buffet dinner is on till Nov 3, and is priced at $48 for adults and $25 for children.
Across the road at Royal Plaza on Scotts, a similar buffet is held at Cafe Vienna.
Here, the food is prepared by the hotel's own Egyptian chef, Emad. He, too, has come up with a barbecued whole lamb as well as specialities such as kofta, tagine of lamb and beef cooked with eggplant. You get a good selection of mezze as well.
From 7 to 9pm, musician Zubir Abdullah performs Malay pop songs on the traditional gambus and keyboard.
The dinner ends on Nov 2. It is priced at $48 for adults and $24 for children.
The Straits Kitchen, Grand Hyatt Singapore, 10 Scotts Road, Tel: 6735-1234 -
GET KINKI
Before you start getting any naughty thoughts, Kinki is a region in Japan that covers a few prefectures, including the cities of Kyoto and Osaka.
The food from the area will be featured in a promotion at Inagiku until Sunday, prepared by guest chef Akikazu Fujiguchi from the Relaxin Japanese Restaurant in Osaka.
His dishes include an excellent stone-grilled wagyu beef and a yummy braised lobster with white miso. And, if you like cold noodles, don't miss the cold soumen with snapper. There is also an unusual lightly grilled wild chicken that is practically raw. Only for those with a strong stomach.
Inagiku, Level 3, Raffles The Plaza, 2 Stamford Road, Tel: 6431-6156 -
Oh Olio: Enjoy good food (above and below) at decent prices in the casual but chic Olio Suntec Fountain.
OLIO SUNTEC FOUNTAIN
3 Temasek Boulevard, B1-033, Fountain Terrace, Suntec City Mall, Tel: 6238-1109 -
Dig this: Impress friends with the wonderful food and pastries you can take away from Ricciotti.
RICCIOTTI
The Riverwalk, B1-49/50, 20 Upper Circular Road, Tel: 6533-9060 -
OOH LA LA
Fans of Mediterranean food have a new eatery to check out. Part of the Cantina restaurant group and helmed by a Moroccan chef, Eau La La offers a wide range of dishes, including Turkish lamb kebabs ($24.50), chicken tagine ($13.90) and paella valenciana (mixed seafood, chicken and sausage with saffron rice, $22.90).
The Gallery Hotel, 76 Robertson Quay #01-12, Tel: 6887-5568 -
TUCKSHOP BREAD
The Moomba Tuckshop gourmet deli has introduced a new range of homemade bread and savoury muffins. Baked fresh daily, breads include tomato loaf with sesame, flax and sunflower seeds ($4), while muffins boast interesting flavours like mushrooms and pesto, rocket and bacon, tomato and cheddar as well as seafood floss ($3.80 each).
#B1-01 Bank of China Building, 4 Battery Road, Tel: 6536-5235 -
Ring rang rung
You can now have food from Rang Mahal, one of the best northern Indian restaurants in town, anywhere you wish. Its new catering arm has set, buffet and cocktail menus for corporate events, weddings, parties and boardroom meetings. Cuisines range from Rajasthan and Gugarat and Kashmir to Punjab.
Rang Mahal, Tel: 6557-0055
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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
From now until Dec 31, Saint Pierre restaurant in Central Mall offers a six-course menu that brings together two of fine dining's most exquisite flavours, oscetra caviar and Dom Perignon champagne. Each of the six courses will feature oscetra caviar, harvested from the Russian sturgeon for its highly valued nutty flavour. Dom Perignon's rare vintage, OEnotheque, will accompany the meal.
The menu is available for lunch and dinner at $200 per person. Tel: 6438-0887