Antoinette has opened up at The Scarlet Hotel near the office and we went there last week after work for a post-work afternoon tea. The strawberry shortcake was enjoyable, although pretty expensive at $8 per serve.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Tea at Antoinette
I've never been a huge fan of Canele, but I like it generally and I'm sure most of their stuff is pretty good.
Antoinette has opened up at The Scarlet Hotel near the office and we went there last week after work for a post-work afternoon tea. The strawberry shortcake was enjoyable, although pretty expensive at $8 per serve.
Antoinette has opened up at The Scarlet Hotel near the office and we went there last week after work for a post-work afternoon tea. The strawberry shortcake was enjoyable, although pretty expensive at $8 per serve.
Hua Kee seafood at Pasir Panjang
The husband and I were taking an evening walk at Labrador Park and decided to have dinner in the area. My family used to live in Pasir Panjang and we really liked the siput (some call it zoot zoot) cooked with sambal at the seafood stall there.
We had clams and sambal stingray, as well as some kai lan.
The clams, in the sambal-garlic sauce, were brilliant with steamed rice.
We had clams and sambal stingray, as well as some kai lan.
The clams, in the sambal-garlic sauce, were brilliant with steamed rice.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Bella Pizza Round 2
We were pretty pleased with Bella Pizza the first time round, and decided to give them another go. This is the Boscaiola, with porcini and salsiccia.
This was pretty good - we enjoyed the porcini and pork sausage very much.
The husband also wanted to try one of their white pizzas - we ordered the Bella Pizza (you can't go wrong with the house special, right?) that had spinach, ricotta cheese, and salami. It wasn't too bad at all!
Their pizzas are slightly more expensive than Spizza - where a large one costs $21, but their quality is good and for some flavours, probably make them better than Spizza.
http://www.bellapizza.com.sg/
This was pretty good - we enjoyed the porcini and pork sausage very much.
The husband also wanted to try one of their white pizzas - we ordered the Bella Pizza (you can't go wrong with the house special, right?) that had spinach, ricotta cheese, and salami. It wasn't too bad at all!
Their pizzas are slightly more expensive than Spizza - where a large one costs $21, but their quality is good and for some flavours, probably make them better than Spizza.
http://www.bellapizza.com.sg/
Spizza revisited
I've written before about Spizza, it's still one of our favourite places to go to after a long day and to chill out over a meal that we know is going to be reliably good, in a place where parking is easily available, less than 10 minutes from our house.
We've always liked the Quinta, which is topped with truffle paste and comes with a semi-raw egg. It's very easy to eat.
The Barbara comes with Italian minced pork and olives. It reminded us of La Porchetta's Original pizza, but somehow lacks the kick of the sausage. But still good.
We've always liked the Quinta, which is topped with truffle paste and comes with a semi-raw egg. It's very easy to eat.
The Barbara comes with Italian minced pork and olives. It reminded us of La Porchetta's Original pizza, but somehow lacks the kick of the sausage. But still good.
CNY roast pork
So all the rehearsing for CNY paid off - I managed to do a 3kg slab of roast pork for lunch at a friend's house. 
All sliced up and ready to go : )
All sliced up and ready to go : )
Eton Mess at Oriole
The husband and I love the coffee at Oriole, except that we're finding it a little difficult to tolerate coffees at night at our age. Apart from the coffee, they've also got a really good dessert -their Eton Mess is the only dessert that I'll eat with lots of whipped cream. I don't know how it's made but it seems pretty easy though - meringues with whipped cream, raspberry sauce, and strawberries. It's good enough to keep me going back. 
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Melbourne Eats
We've been suddenly hit with a wave of nostalgia thinking about our years in Melbourne - that's 6 each for the husband and me. So to feed it, I decided to post some photos that were taken before I started this blog. The restaurants still exist, but some have moved and/or opened up new branches. So I won't bother giving the addresses, which can be easily found through an internet search.
Vue de Monde - this was easily the best meal of our lives, at that point in time. The husband had just passed his exams, and thankfully we had made bookings some weeks before that in anticipation of it being a celebratory rather than consolatory meal.
This was the amuse bouche
Course 1 was soy-infused abalone with a combination of watermelon and I can't remember what else.
Course 2 was risotto with truffles
Course 3: foie gras. The husband wasn't a foie gras fan to start with, but ate up every cube.
This was a palate cleanser of hibiscus verjus, put in a centrifuge and cooled to below zero degrees C.
I think this was chicken - no idea why we ordered this!
And the beef, done 3 different ways, was the last course. 
This was a chocolate dessert - it was a brilliant ending to a wonderful meal. We wanted to go back in 2011 but couldn't score reservations at their new Rialto outfit.
The sashimi platter at Ibuki, which was a restaurant operating out of an East Bentleigh garage of the family running the business. You get a group of 10, and each pays $60 for a 6-7 course dinner. I think they've opened a proper restaurant in the city since.
My favourite vineyard restaurant in the world - Yering Station, down at Yarra Valley. We had lunch with another couple, and polished off 2 bottles of wine between us. The husband and I normally can't drink much but we did really well that day.
My tenderloin at the Yering
I've been a fan of Pacific House ever since my uni days. The crab with ginger noodles is probably my favourite crab+carbo dish. It's noodles cooked al dente immersed in a lovely fragrant ginger, chive and spring onion sauce. It's the best crab noodles ever.
The roast duck is also a must-eat.
We had tried, unsuccessfully, to get a seat at Movida during our visits back in 2007 and 2008. This time, we went at 4pm to make sure that we scored seats, and were well rewarded for our kiasuness. We also got a few tapas to try.
This was a chicken crostini thing
Some olive thingy
Chocolate churros - the husband loved it
We didn't eat out all the time. With great fresh produce in the markets, it would be a pity not to cook. I did a roast beef one night, with spinach leaves, mashed potatoes and pumpkin soup.
With bruschetta on the side.
And a lamb shank pasta another night. 
The breakfasts at Mart 130 are legendary - there's always been a wait every time we've gone. Love their eggs benedict with smoked salmon.
Vue de Monde - this was easily the best meal of our lives, at that point in time. The husband had just passed his exams, and thankfully we had made bookings some weeks before that in anticipation of it being a celebratory rather than consolatory meal.
This was the amuse bouche
Course 1 was soy-infused abalone with a combination of watermelon and I can't remember what else.
Course 2 was risotto with truffles
Course 3: foie gras. The husband wasn't a foie gras fan to start with, but ate up every cube.
This was a palate cleanser of hibiscus verjus, put in a centrifuge and cooled to below zero degrees C.
I think this was chicken - no idea why we ordered this!
And the beef, done 3 different ways, was the last course. 
This was a chocolate dessert - it was a brilliant ending to a wonderful meal. We wanted to go back in 2011 but couldn't score reservations at their new Rialto outfit.
The sashimi platter at Ibuki, which was a restaurant operating out of an East Bentleigh garage of the family running the business. You get a group of 10, and each pays $60 for a 6-7 course dinner. I think they've opened a proper restaurant in the city since.
My favourite vineyard restaurant in the world - Yering Station, down at Yarra Valley. We had lunch with another couple, and polished off 2 bottles of wine between us. The husband and I normally can't drink much but we did really well that day.
My tenderloin at the Yering
I've been a fan of Pacific House ever since my uni days. The crab with ginger noodles is probably my favourite crab+carbo dish. It's noodles cooked al dente immersed in a lovely fragrant ginger, chive and spring onion sauce. It's the best crab noodles ever.
The roast duck is also a must-eat.
We had tried, unsuccessfully, to get a seat at Movida during our visits back in 2007 and 2008. This time, we went at 4pm to make sure that we scored seats, and were well rewarded for our kiasuness. We also got a few tapas to try.
This was a chicken crostini thing
Some olive thingy
Chocolate churros - the husband loved it
We didn't eat out all the time. With great fresh produce in the markets, it would be a pity not to cook. I did a roast beef one night, with spinach leaves, mashed potatoes and pumpkin soup.
With bruschetta on the side.
And a lamb shank pasta another night. 
The breakfasts at Mart 130 are legendary - there's always been a wait every time we've gone. Love their eggs benedict with smoked salmon.
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