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ABBEY: This is our post-New Year celebration with Chat. We went to iSteak (Holland Village branch). The restaurant was colored red, white and black.  I got pork ribeye steak which came with two side dishes (mac and cheese and buttered corn kernel). Price is 14SGD. The steak is delicious and tender. I also like the mac and cheese. So cheesy.  But the corn kernel somehow got watered down.  iSteaks Diner at Holland Village Fried Fish Fillet  iSteaks Diner at Holland Village MENU  iSteaks Diner at Holland Village Pork Ribeye Steak  iSteaks Diner at Holland Village  WILL:  We are particular in celebrating anything that we can, on that night at iSteak at Holland Village, we are happy to acknowledge the next chapter on my life.  I went for their Fried Fish Fillet with baked olive rice and macaroni and cheese. I am surprised to see the humongous fish fillet and my brain rumbled to think how to finish it. Haha. What makes it...

ABBEY: It was New Year’s Day and we wanted to complete our Singapore Merlion Challenge. So we headed down to Ang Mo Kio to look for the statues. We rewarded ourselves servings of Bak Kut Teh as rain drizzled that time. The bak kut teh is hot and not the same peppery taste but a herbal one.  It is delicious and perfect for the cold weather. A bowl of soup come with rice and youtiao. Hong Ji Claypot Bak Kut Teh – Herbal Pork Rib Soup  Hong Ji Claypot Bak Kut Teh MENU WILL:  It is our job to let our readers be informed about the national icon of Singapore.. the Merlion. To cap-off our journey, we visited AMK for the "twin" Merlion. And of course, we didn’t waste that journey in indulging with AMK one of the best bak kut teh.  We dined at one of the hawker and ordered the famous claypot bak kut teh of Hong Ji. They have few branches already and this is the nearest to our home. Luckily!  So what's the taste? Herbaly. The herbs taste afloats in ev...

ABBEY: Wilma opened a new chapter of her life and we celebrated it at Oakwood Executive Club (Oakwood Premier OUE Singapore).  For S$55++ (for two) we enjoyed free-flow of drinks (wine, cocktails, soda, coffee and teas).  We also had pasta, satays, cocktail shrimps, salads, cheese, crackers and fruits and nuts. The place is good for exclusive dates and romantic getaway within the city. The Oakwood Executive Club Wines The Oakwood Executive Club 7th Floor Poolside The Oakwood Executive Club Choices of Drinks The Oakwood Executive Club Crackers and Cheese The Oakwood Executive Club Shanghai Roll The Oakwood Executive Club Shrimp Delight WILL:  After laying down the paper, Abbey and I headed to Oakwood Executive Club to celebrate the future story in my book called life. Hahaha.  LadyIronChef gave a promotion code and we grabbed that opportunity to have a 1-for-1.  Oakwood Executive Club , offers a picka-picka goodies like ...

Ingredients: lemon Rice 2 cups basmati rice - cooked according to package instructions 2 chili padis (labuyo) - finely chopped 1/4 cup curry leaves 1 tablespoon mustard seeds 3 tablespoon instant lemon rice powder 3 tablespoon vegetable oil Put oil in a pan and let it become hot. Saute mustard seeds until they crack. The mix curry leaves and chili. Make sure the kitchen has good ventilation. The fumes can make your breathing difficult. Put the lemon rice powder until it become a paste and then the rice. Mix until the rice become yellow in color. Chicken chop 3-4 pieces boneless chicken thighs or breast (flattened) Batter 1/3 cup potato starch 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup water with dissolved 1 chicken cube 1 egg Mix all the ingredients for batter until smooth. Cover the chicken pieces with flour and dip in batter. Deep fry the pieces until golden brown. South Indian Lemon Rice and Chicken Chop VERDICT WILL:  Abbe...

ABBEY: I saw Cheers Cut in social media and I was amazed how big the chicken chop is. For SGD8.90 you can get a huge chop of chicken fried to crispiness and topped with your sauce. I chose wasabi mayo and it went well with the chicken.  They offer free soup but need to pay SGD 1.60 more for the rice. Same taste with other fried chicken but only the size differs. Cheers Cut Singapore Food Republic Shaw Lido Cheers Cut Singapore Braised Pork  Cheers Cut Singapore - The Taiwanese Ninja Crispy Chicken Cutlet  Cheers Cut Singapore Choose Your Sauce Cheers Cut Singapore MENU WILL:  After vising some of Official Merlions we dined at a Taiwanese cuisine food stall in Food Republic, the Cheers Cut.  Abbey excitedly ordered the chicken chop and I went for their signature braised pork rice ($5.90). Well, it is braised so the sauce was camerilized that brought a sweet flavour to it. This dish lit up my brain and reminds me of Chowking (congl...

ABBEY: Our first NEM meetup is at Penang Place (Suntec). I tried their fried rice set. It comes with crispy fried chicken wing, slices of cucumber, baby tomatoes, and pickled carrot, cucumber, ginger and radish.  The rice is a whole meal in itself. It has shrimps, egg, and vegetables. All the elements in my plate are complementing each other. I enjoyed the meal. Penang Place Restaurant - Quality Penang Food Penang Assam Laksa Penang Place Restaurant - Quality Penang Food Fried Rice Set Penang Place Restaurant - Quality Penang Food MENU WILL:  It's a meetup! NEMSG meets NEMPH! Wohoo! We celebrated over food at Penang Place at Suntec City.  I went for Asam Laksa. This taste is pretty near on the the one we ate at Kuala Lumpur. The aroma of delectable fish sauce heightens the taste of its thick soup. Yum! Noodles were firm and not overcooked.  If a bowl is not enough for you? They are offering a buffet.  *** Penang Place Restaura...

Did you know that you can't use the image of Merlion unless it was approved by Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Be warned. Haha! Here are the locations of OFFICIAL MERLIONS: 1. Merlion Park -- You can find here the very first Merlions (8.6 m and 2m tall) and the only pair of statues that is blowing out water. Address:  One Fullerton, 049213  2. Ang Mo Kio (Near AMK Grove) -- Another pair was authorised by STB just in front of parking lot entrance of Blk. 216 to 220 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1.  Address:  Block 216 (Carpark) AMK Ave 1  3. Sentosa -- Stands 37m high and declared the tallest Merlion statue.  Address:  Imbiah Station of Sentosa Express 4. Mount Faber -- This Merlion sits at the second highest hill in Singapore. Ready yourself to take a long walk to reach its location. Address:  109 Mount Faber Road  5. Tourism Court -- This Merlion will welcome you when you visit the Singapore ...

Ingredients: 1/2 kilo pork 2-3 spoonfuls bagoong (depends on your preference) 1 medium onion (sliced) 3-5 cloves garlic (minced) Cut the pork with your preferred serving size. Sauté onion, garlic, pork, then bagoong. Let the pork absorb the flavor of shrimp paste. Simmer until pork until tender. Reduce the liquid after. Serve with rice. Binagoongang Baboy (Pork in Shrimp Paste) WILL:  Papa RS brought us his famous bagoong (shrimp paste) and what such a good meal to do with it? Of course, BINAGOONGANG BABOY.  First, be careful to put a right amount of shrimp paste or else it will end it to a disaster. Abbey found the perfect amount that make my appetite blast upward. I made three rounds of rice on this. Haha.  Pork is tender and shrimp paste gives a bearable salty kick on it. Yum!

ABBEY : Pezzo Pizza is offering 3 unique pizza flavors on their pizza line. Each pizza is having black charcoal dough.  We bought  a slice of What the Duck, Pump'd Up Cheese, Trufflin' Truffle Mushroom. All I can say is that they are all delicious and they really standout compared to the normal flavors. Who would have thought that aside from pineapple, you can put cranberries in a pizza?  All three slices cost SGD 15.90. Pezzo Pizza Singapore's Charcoal Dough  What the Duck, Pump'd Up Cheese, Trufflin' Truffle Mushroom WILL:  Curious with black pizza black dough.. we bought the Pezzo's Charcoal Dough. This was highly recommended by Night Owl Cinematics and Abbey is restless to have a bite on it.   Damn good! The black dough is soft and yet filling. It is overloaded with cheese and toppings. Best part are the mushrooms. You can taste its freshness and firmness, not overcooked and it is a chunk, not sliced thinly unlike competitors.   ...