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September 14, 2010
My favorite type of food is Japanese – you can’t go wrong with a plate of fresh sashimi and I can have Japanese food everyday. But that said, I am also very much a meat and potatoes man – a good steak is hard to beat, no question about that.
In the world of steaks, the scale goes from expensive to very cheap. But price is not an automatic indication on the quality of said steaks. I had a great dinner at The Bedrock Bar & Grill, located at the Pan Pacific Serviced Suites, two weekends ago and the first thing I noticed when I flipped the menu was how affordable the food was (tenderloin SG$49, pepper steak SG$59, tomato soup SG$12).
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July 29, 2010
Amidst all the hustle and bustle of Shanghai, you can’t help but want to seek refuge somewhere. I don’t know a better place than Skin City 5.5.
Skin City 5.5 is the kind of place you want to spend everyday in. At least I do. This fantastic spa has an extensive treatment menu that run the gamut from oxygen facials to microdermabrasion to massages to body scrubs to nail and waxing services. You will be spoiled for choice.
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July 24, 2010
I just left Shanghai but when I was there, my goal was to eat my way around Shanghai and I did just that. Armed with a list of the best and coolest places to check out, Goga was on that list and it was simply stellar.
Chef and owner Brad Turley stands in the open kitchen keeping a watchful eye on the preparation of each dish. The menu is simple – with seafood, meat and salads. But the menu belittles the flavor punch of each and every dish I had.
The salad I ordered had candied bacon (a first for me) and it was a small revelation. I’ve watched contestants on Top Chef preparing candied bacon and I’ve always cringed at the thought of something so delicious in all its savory glory turned into something dessert-like.
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July 23, 2010
When I arrived in Shanghai a few days ago, the thought of dining in a tex-mex restaurant never occurred to me. After all, you don’t think of Mexican food when you think of Shanghai. But Mexican food I did have and it was stellar.
Maya is located in an apartment complex so when you head there, look out for the Maya Restaurant sign. The restaurant boasts a lounge area and a dining area so you can, depending on your mood, choose where you want to sit.
Like every Mexican restaurant, you get the usual chips, salsa and avocado dip. But unlike every Mexican restaurant, the avocado dip was fresh and flavorful so much so that a whole bowl of it was quickly polished off. The margaritas and mojitos were excellent and that was the beginning of things to come.
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July 21, 2010
I’ve been intrigued by molecular gastronomy ever since Season 4 of Top Chef where Richard Blais showed his big guns by means of liquid nitrogen and other nifty kitchen gadgets not seen before. The Tippling Club has been on my list of places to wine and dine for a while now and I’ve been so busy with life that I haven’t found the time or opportunity until two weeks ago.
The first sight that hits you is how sleek and cool the whole layout of this place is. Cold stainless steel racks, sinks and bar tops – it brought back memories of time spent in science labs working on my Molecular Biology module in college. With an ode to science laboratories, that first sight sets precedence for the night to come.
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January 20, 2010
I had a major sushi craving the 2 weeks I was in Vietnam and it only grew stronger by the day. If I had to pick my favorite cuisine, it would be Japanese. A chance dinner encounter with a family who had been to K Cafe a couple of days before and the tremendous gratuitous rave was more than enough for me to give this joint a try.
Turns out, the family was not exaggerating. The food was good and so was the service. The warm hospitable, casual feel first hits you as you step in with the owner (a Japanese who moved to HCM naturally) explaining the day’s specials to you.
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