Hotteok waffle from Bing Go Jung. Only a waffle in appearance and name, this hotteok waffle is essentially a warm, chewy, savoury muah-chee-esque mochi which has levelled up and hardened. 3.8/5 Bing Go Jung 1 Jalan Anak Bukit Bukit Timah Plaza Singapore 588996
Green tea bingsu from Bing Go Jung. The quality here is noticeably different from those of the shaved milk ice variants from places like Nunsongyee and O’Ma Spoon – this was essentially a tattooed, golden-haired, uncivilised ah beng ice kachang with gritty cashew nuts and cornflakes from “the block”, as opposed…
Brandied chocolate mille crepe cake from The Udder Pancake. Essentially a chocolate-flavoured crepe-y cake with distinct layers, served with a syringe of brandy for a small dose of syrupy brandy over the cake if you are a clutch pearl type of prude, or for rampant squirtage if you are a…
Signature breads from Crown Bakery & Cafe: (from top) Kaori Ciabatta, Crown Bread and Hainanese Chicken Bread. Kaori Ciabatta: A soft, fluffy bread that tastes like a cross between mee chiam kueh (peanut pancake, without the peanut) and Chinese white honeycomb cake (白糖糕) from coffeeshops. Went delightfully well with sweet…
Crown Breakfast from Crown Bakery & Cafe – Crown Puff Pastry centrepiece with sunny-side up egg, with red wine-braised oxtail, chicken sausage, Canadian back bacon, sautéed mushrooms, baked tomato and a side of mesclun with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette. While I have my reservations about the inclusion of…
Salted Caramel Pretzel Cheesecake from Little Hiro. A dense, burly American-style cheesecake which must be shared as it probably constitutes a very heavy lunch for two sixteen year old girls. Loved the saltiness of the pretzels! 3.5/5 [Tasting courtesy of Little Hiro.] Little Hiro 559 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 269695
Spam fries with curry mayo. The piglet rectangles are reliably tasty indulgences, made a bajillion times better by the curry mayo which is essentially gentle yet thick mayonnaise making sweet love with Maggi curry powder. 3.9/5 P.S. Check out the cool “live” electronic Likes counter! [Tasting courtesy of Little Hiro.]…
Chicken karaage ramen burger. Essentially the love child of a female Singaporean-Japanese ramen and a male American hairy-legged burger who goes for spin classes at the gym. The ramen patties tasted like an interesting crossover between mee goreng and eggy carrot cake, while the chicken karaage was tender and juicy,…
“Foot-long” fried karaage chicken & waffles. The white Béchamel sauce reminded me of the vanilla cream in the middle of those long buns we used to get from neighbourhood bakeries, and it went well with the rather dry pancake-esque waffles. The chicken karaage should give tuition to other joints serving fried…