Beyond a Tiramisu..

How to go beyond a 'Tiramisu'? A good chef will challenge himself by asking the same question over and over again. I'm not really sure how it can be done, but this would be an interesting way to go beyond the usual 'Tiramisu'.

'Pandan Tiramisu' I wouldn't consider this as a 'Tiramisu', in fact the appearance reminds me of the 'Thai dessert','Ta Ko', and the local specialty,'Chendol'. The overall taste would be a bit too sweet for me, since it's mainly made out of 'Coconut', 'Pandan' and 'Chocolate'. The top and the bottom layers are pretty spongy, but as you dig deeper into the 'Tiramisu', you will be getting these crunchy bits in the middle, which tries to add a bitter taste to neutralise the overall sweet taste. However, the overpowering sweet taste of the dessert isn't something that can be covered so easily. :P

'Dark Cherry Tiramisu' This reminds me of a typical 'Tiramisu' as compared to the 'Pandan Tiramisu'. The rectangular shape and the use of colours/ingredients made it pretty much the same as the typical 'Tiramisu'. Taste wise, besides for the indulging taste of a typical 'Tiramisu', they have also added the fruity sweet taste of cherries. :) However, it has the similar problem as the 'Pandan Tiramisu'. Though the overall dining experience is pretty good, but the 'Tiramisu' are a bit too sweet for me. :P By the way, they are coming up with a new formula for a new 'Tiramisu', which is full of 'Caramel'... :P

So where can you give the 'Tiramisu' a good try?

The name of this cafe would be "L'Atelier Tiramisu". It's located on Basement 1 of 'The Central', which is also located above 'Clarke Quay' MRT Station.

Notes:

• Operating Hours:
  Mondays - Fridays: 12:00 - 21:30
  Saturdays: 13:00 - 20:00
  Sundays: 13:00 - 19:00

* Click here to find out more about "L'Atelier Tiramisu".
^ Click here for the 'Facebook' page of "L'Atelier Tiramisu".

Family Restaurant

I was thinking of going to 'Liang Court' for some Japanese food, but I was passing by 'Central Shopping Mall' and I recalled that there was this new 'Western Food Restaurant' in the basement. Therefore...

'Choco Almond Dessert Pizza'
This is the first time I'm trying a Pizza covered with Chocolate,
Almonds, Peanut Butter and Marshmallow. The strong Chocolate aroma
smell reminds me of the Chocolate factory at Jurong Area. The aroma
is simply too overpowering. The friendly waitress was asking if the
pizza should be served before or after my main course since it was
suppose to be a dessert. I should have listen to her advice.
Although it's a 7' pizza, however the amount of ingredients that was
sprinkled on top of the pizza were too thick. After spending around
15~20 minutes gobbling down the whole pizza, I was full, too full.
The thick peanut butter paste + Chocolate combination were crazily
filling, sweet and tasty. It's so filling that to some extent, I
almost had difficulty finishing everything.

'Chicken Ball Panini Set Meal'
The set meal comes with a basket of 'Fries' and a burger-alike
'Panini'. It's pretty much similar to a burger, but the bread
used to wrap all the meat together are slightly a bit different.
Although you can request for 'Tartar sauce' and 'Chilli sauce',
however the taste of the 'Fries' are too salty and even with
the help of the 'Tartar sauce', it couldn't help much. ==""

'Chicken Ball Panini'
Though the texture of the 'Panini' is pretty unique, however the
burger is slightly a bit too meaty. Besides for the meaty issue,
I think that the meat are slightly a bit too dry. It would taste
even much more better if they can add a bit of sauce and a bit more
vegetables in between the 'bread'. However when I tried to compare
it to the 'Choco Almond Dessert Pizza', I think that the 'Choco
Almond Dessert Pizza' would be a much wiser choice. :P

So where can you try all the yummy stuff that I have listed in this post.

The name of this restaurant would be 'Vivo - American Pizza & Panini'.
It's located on basement 1 of 'Central Shopping Mall'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours: Till 10pm daily

* Click here to find out more about 'Vivo - American Pizza & Panini'.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Central Shopping Mall'.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Central Shopping Mall'.

Fine grain of ice...

Since I'm going to take a stroll along Singapore River and it just so happen that there isn't a queue outside this place, therefore I think that it's time for me to give the Ice Cream over here a try.

Ice cream cone with 2 scoops of ice cream
(Choice of flavours - Pocari Sweat and Lychee Sorbet)
Though the look of it seems to be pretty normal and common, but the
texture of the ice cream are pretty interesting. Unlike the normal
ice cream which is pretty smooth, the ice cream over here is not just
icy, it's pretty 'sandy' too. It's like a big piece of ice that was
broken down into smaller grains. Yet at the same time, it melts faster
than the normal ice and much more tastier too. Anyway, taste wise,
the taste of the ice cream over here are pretty good. In fact, it
will taste even much more better it you have gone for flavours like
'Lemon Sorbet', 'Lychee Sorbet', 'Pocari Sweat', etc... or basically
flavours that gives you the cooling sensation that can blend with the
texture of the ice cream much more better, I think. :P

So where can you try the ice cream?

The name of this Ice Cream shop would be 'Haato'.
They have a few branches in Singapore and the above shows the
branch located on level 1 of 'Central Shopping Mal'.

* Click here to find out more about 'Haato Ice Cream'.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Central Shopping Mall'.
~ Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Central Shopping Mall'.

Not so Korean, Korean Food

A continuation from the previous post. Though I have go ahead with the Taiwanese Chicken, but probably because of the fact that I didn't try the Bento set, therefore I'm still pretty hungry. So...

'Hotplate Chicken and Saba Fish Set'
Though the name of the shop and the food looks 'Korean', but if you
replace the silver utensils with a plastic utensils, it actually looks
like the normal hotplate food that one can get from a Chinese or
Japanese restaurant. Oh by the way, since this is a small little stall,
you are actually expected to grab your utensils and a small plate of
'Kim Chi' and 'Anchovy' from a table near the counter. (By the way,
they are providing 2 different types of chopsticks over here. One would
be the thin type that you can getting at a 'Korean' restaurant and the
other type would be the normal Chinese chopsticks.)

Moving back to food tasting, the taste of the side dish is pretty normal.
However, the ingredients in the hot plate is considerably good. Though
the vegetables are slightly a bit overcook and a bit soggy, but since
the taste of the vegetables were overpowered by the sauce, one could
finish the whole plate of vegetables without any difficulties. Next, the
hot plate chicken is pretty tasty. It's neither too salty nor burnt.
And for some reason, the chef have managed to blend the taste of the
chicken and the taste of the sauce together, which makes it even better.
As for the fish, I think it's slightly a bit overcook and since it's
'Saba'(Mackerel) fish, therefore one has to spend a bit of time struggling
with the bones of the fish. By the way, the Sunshine Egg is a add-on to
the set meal. And I didn't expect it to be this good. The egg is slightly
a bit watery and dipping the chicken into the egg yolk is a complete
Plus(+). Do give this stall a try, if you happen to be popping by
that area.

So where can you give the food a try?

The name of the stall would be 'Sun Korean Food'.
It's located in basement 1 of 'Central Shopping Mall'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours: 11am - 10pm
• Probably because of the offices upstairs, therefore the crowd at this stall can be pretty nasty. Therefore, either go to this stall earlier or later to avoid the Lunch and Dinner crowd.

* Click here to find out more about 'Central Shopping Mall'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Central Shopping Mall'.

Bento from Taiwan

After having a hearty meal at Chinatown area, we decided to make our way to the next MRT station nearby. Since it's located beneath a shopping mall, we decided to go ahead with a bit of window shopping. :P (Though it's pretty late already and most of the shops are closed, but we still can catch a glimpse of the interior of some of the shops in the building.) In fact, my friend had recommended us to a shop that he thinks that the taste is pretty much similar to the stuff that he's getting in Taiwan, therefore...

I decided to give it a try the following day. Left: 'Taiwanese Style Fried Chicken'(台灣香酥雞) Right: 'Taiwanese Style Bubble Tea' For the fried chicken, though it looks like a pretty small packet of chicken, but looks can be deceiving. Though this is my first attempt with the food at this stall, but the overall experience is pretty good. Firstly, the chicken meat is pretty tender and juicy. Secondly, unlike some of the Taiwanese stalls out there selling Taiwanese delicacy, that amount of salt that was added to the chicken over here is pretty acceptable. Most importantly, it isn't crazily salty. Last but not least, the taste of the chicken meat is delicious. Though the packet of chicken is pretty small, but probably the taste of the Chicken is so good that I finish the whole packet within a minute or so. :P Drinks wise, it's pretty normal, but if you are going to give it a try, you probably can try requesting for a cup of Bubble Tea with much lesser ice. (So that you wouldn't be having a hard time sucking all the jellies...)

So where can you give the delicious Taiwanese Chicken a try?

The name of the stall would be 'Taiwan Bento'(臺灣便當).
It's located in basement 1 of 'Central Shopping Mall'.

Notes:

• Operating Hours: 11am - 11pm

* Click here to find out more about 'Central Shopping Mall'.
^ Click here for the list of delicacies that can be found in 'Central Shopping Mall'.

Can a Marble be eaten?

As the weather gets warmer and warmer, it seems that my resistance for ice cold desserts are getting weaker and weaker day by day. To a certain extent, I would rather go for a ice cold dessert rather than a good meal. Therefore...

here's a 'Triple Scoop Ice Cream'.
The flavours from the top to the bottom are 'Matcha Infusion',
'Salted Peanut' and 'Cool Mint'.

'Matcha Infusion'
Comes with a very thick 'Matcha' or Japanese Green Tea taste that
to some extent, it reminds me of the good old days, spending a bit
of time sitting in/outside a traditional tea house appreciating
good 'Matcha' in Kyoto.

'Salted Peanut'
The taste of this flavour is pretty much similar to the peanut butter
that one can get from a supermarket. I was licking the the ice cream
and I suddenly realised that this flavour also comes with real peanuts
too. Though this is my first attempt trying this flavour but to my
opinion, I think that it's pretty good and it's isn't as sticky as the
peanut butter. (How I wish I could have this ice cream between my 2
slices of bread every morning.)

'Cool Mint'
Though the weather is getting warmer and warmer, but it still have
difficulty beating the cool factor of this flavour. The Mint flavour
is too strong. Though I love the refreshing taste, but this is a bit
too overwhelming.

By the way, if you are going ahead with a cone ice cream, you probably
might want to try the 'Dipped Roll Waffle' cone too. I find it pretty
crunchy, especially when there's lots of peanuts wrapping around the
cone. (Not sure if it's me or I'm eating too much nuts that might
cause me to...)

So where can you try this?

The name of this Ice Cream shop would be 'Marble Slab Creamery'.
Oh, by the way they have set-up several outlets island-wide and
shown in the above would be the outlet located on level 1 of
'Central Shopping Mall'.

* Click here to find out more about 'Marble Slab Creamery'.
^ Click here to find out more about 'Central Shopping Mall'.

What to eat on a freezing afternoon and you are lazy...

Have you ever encounter the situation where it's raining outside and you are just being lazy? Usually when it's freezing or pouring outside, I tend to keep a lookout for spicy meals. But being lazy... hmmm... introducing...

A steamboat pot that was divided into 3 segments.

Here's a video to give you a better look at what's cooking in the pot. (Note: By the way, the pot was divided into 3 different soup base. They are the Chicken stock, The Tom Yam and the Ma La soup base.)

As for the reason why this was a suitable place for a lazy person like me...

would be due to the fact that all the ingredients were would be placed on a conveyor belt. On top of just merely raw ingredients, they also have cooked food like fried dumplings, sweet and sour pork, fried chicken, etc.

Note:

• If you went there alone, you only be given a pot that would be divided into 2 segments, hence I would highly recommend you to go as a group of 2 and above so that you can try a bigger variety of soup base.
• Although I know that there are better steamboats out there, but this would probably be one of the best choices of steamboat if you don't want to move around too much.

* Click here for a slightly more detailed information about the restaurant.

This restaurant is located on the 4th level of The Central.

Hokkaido Soft Cream

What's your favourite choice of food when you are experiencing hot and humid weather? As for myself, Ice Cream would be the first item that comes popping out of my mind when I'm experiencing such weather. Another good reason for eating Ice Cream would be the fact that you can continue with your window shopping and lick/eat the Ice Cream at the same time. As for this week, let me introduce to you a shop selling Japanese Ice Cream. Introducing...

The above would be photos of the shop titled 'Azabu Sabo Hokkaido Ice Cream'. This shop is famous for selling Japanese Soft Cream, basically its Ice Cream which is much much softer. You can find all sorts of Ice Cream favours at this shop. For example: Tiramisu, Mango, Green Tea, etc.

This would be one of my favourites.
Introducing the favour 'Caramel Sea Salt'.

* Click here to find out more about 'Azabu sabo' Singapore.
^ Click here for the exact location of 'Azabu sabo' that I have introduced in this post.

New Japanese Buffet Restaurant - Fisherman's Market

A new Japanese Seafood Buffet Restaurant just opened for business in Singapore recently. This restaurant is a branch of the "Fisherman's Market" located in Kobe, Japan.*

The following were photos I had taken at "Fisherman's Market" located in Singapore:

Photos of the interior of the restaurant:

Photos of the food of the restaurant:

Cooked Food：

One of Singapore's most recommended dish - "Black Pepper Crab"

One of Singapore's most recommended dish - "Chilli Crab"

There were other cooked food. For example:...
Fried Rice, various types of seafood dishes...
Fish and Vegetables Curry(Left), Pizza (Right). There were a variety of cooked food.

Teppanyaki：

They have various kinds of Teppanyaki. For example, pork, salmon, sausages...
This is a photo of a Pork Teppanyaki. The meat is slightly a bit too hard, but the sausage Teppanyaki was delicious.

Sashimi and Appetizers:

Each thick slices of Sashimi were delicious and Fresh.

They have other appetizers also.
For example: Baby octopus with mango and curry, all sorts of salads, etc...

Raw food and Sushi:

They also have fresh seafood. For example: prawns, oysters, mussels...

They have a big variety of sushi.
For example: Eel Sushi, Egg Sushi, Salmon Sushi,
and some other kinds of sushi with different kind of fish.

These are the Sushi and Fresh Seafood that I had eaten. I love Unagi sushi.

Desserts and Fruits:

I'm disappointed because they don't have Melons.

This restaurant will be having a 10% discount for the month of July.
Therefore, please make an effort to go and try the restaurant.

~ Click here to find out more about "Fisherman's Market" in Singapore.
* Click here to find out more about "Fisherman's Market".
^ Click here to find out more about the promotion for "Fisherman's Market".

Note:

• Through the windows of the restaurant, you can see a great view of Singapore River.
• If you want to see a great view of Singapore River, you must make a reservation in advance.