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Posted on For The Love of Food - Indulge on Sep 03, 2010 9:29PM

In the land of Ferragamo, Prada, Armani, will ..........
Pizzas be better than the ones from Bella Pizza?

Tiramisu better than one from Al Borgo?

Fiorentina Steak better than the one from Gattopardo?

Pasta be as al dente as Trattoria L'Ancora?

Cosy and warm as Pasta Brava?

Milan's Cova better than the Cova in Singapore?

Prosciutto better than the ones at Oso Ristorante?

Akan Datang ........ Will be back on 20th September. Stay tuned ..........

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Posted on Good Food... Good Mood.... on Sep 03, 2010 9:12PM

Spotted one "Heart-Shaped" mushroom

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Posted on ieatishootipost Blogs Singapore Best Food on Sep 03, 2010 12:52PM

Having much deliberation and devious ways of teasing the tastebuds of our Hawker Food Hopefuls, we have finally found the Hawker Food Champion!

Ok, I have to admit that the person having the most fun was probably me.  I took my job of chief interrogator quite seriously as it was my job to create the sweat beads on the foreheads of our would be food critic.  So before the taste test began we scoured Old Airport Road Food Centre looking for stuff that would make our contestants gag, grimace or choke.  Whatever it took to get a nice photo and a laugh.

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Posted on ieatishootipost Blogs Singapore Best Food on Sep 03, 2010 12:41PM

Well, judging by the response of the kakis from the first Beef Appreciation class, it looks like I need to start organizing Beef Appreciation Session II!

Yes, our participants were introduced to cow anatomy, shown how to cook a beef steak, how to slice it and how to appreciate the difference between grassfed, grainfed, Wagyu and Aged USDA prime Ribeye.  I think the only complain was that everyone wished they could have a whole Ribeye steak to themselves!

Once again I have to thank Chef Mervyn of Cookyn with Mervyn and Greengrocer.com.sg for generously sponsoring the class. We collected $3500 from our participants and all of it will be donated to Goducate for the next ieatihshootipost Community Project.

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Posted on Indulgence After Workout on Sep 03, 2010 9:59AM

Since its appearance at the food hall of ION Orchard in July 2009, readers should be familar with Ginza Bairin. And for those who are still pondering what it is, Ginza Bairin is a Tonkatsu specialty restaurant from Japan.

A brief history; Ginza Bairin was the very first Tonkatsu restaurant in Ginza and has been established since 1927. It got popular with its unique home-made Tonkatsu sauce and Tonkatsu recipes created by founder Nobukatsu Shibuya. Today, Masaya Shibuya, Nobukatu-san’s great grandson (i.e. third generation owner of Ginza Bairin) continues to innovate and introduce new dishes to reward Tonkatsu lovers as well as fans of the 83-year-old restaurant. Although the local outlet is managed by a Singaporean, rest assured that the owner has received training from Chef Masaya Shibuya in Japan.

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Posted on ieatishootipost Blogs Singapore Best Food on Sep 02, 2010 10:52PM

Epok Epok $1.20

Have you ever wondered how I find all the makan places on the blog?  Well, when I first started the blog it was quite easy.  Just look for lists of all the best food places that people have posted on the internet. Once that began to dry up, I started our own forum to let our kakis exchange notes about what they have discovered.  Very soon, we have our very own makan brigade and it's just a matter of asking the brigade Captain, a post currently held by Soundman where to eat lunch in any given week.  Then of course there are the plethora of email that come in to tell me about this stall and that.  By the way, I had quite a few requests this week from people who want in on the makan brigade. Well, we operate a meritocratic system that is opened to anyone with a mouth and a stomach.  All you have to do is to join the forum, start communicating with our kakis and very soon, you will be invited to a makan session somewhere!

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Posted on Just Eat La on Sep 02, 2010 12:30PM

The other....Wanton Mee

When I told my friends I just had Duman Road wanton mee,they straight away presume,it was the other one in basement .They did not even realise there is another wanton mee stall,in the food centre.
Less known,than their counter part at basement .This stall commands, their own faithful followers.

The serving was  quite big for the price.The sauce was very tasty,almost identical to,their counter part at basement.Char siew is very average,sliced thin.I really never bother much about char siew in a wanton noodles.I am more into,about noodles and wantons in wanton noodles..

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Posted on ieatishootipost Blogs Singapore Best Food on Sep 02, 2010 9:39AM

Front Cover
You might have read about this book on the front page of the Sunday Times recently. Prof Tommy Koh was calling for hawker food to be taught in culinary schools so that we can preserve the integrity of our hawker dishes.

Anyway, my publishers Epigram had asked me to contribute photos for this book which is written as a guidebook for tourist who may not know about our local dishes. I was quite surprised that Epigram has made me a Co-Author of the "Carrot Cake" book so now I can actually say that I have published a book! It certainly was not something I ever thought I would do.

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Posted on Ho Chiak on Sep 02, 2010 8:24AM

Au Petit Salut is one of the standard bearers of fine French cuisine in our little city. Housed now in its own building...which used to be the Junior Flying Club...in the hip Dempsey area, the restaurant features a fine dining space, a private dining area and a bistot in Holland Village.

I attended a sampling during an event held by Vacheron Constantin to showcase their ultra thin heritage and the new 2010 Historique watches - the Ultra-Fine 1955 and 1968. See here for a look at these wonderfully elegant watches.

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Posted on Timeless Facade - Everything is a facade, only good food is a reality on Sep 01, 2010 7:53PM

Was invited to a tasting at a small family owned Australian cafe along Thomson Road, so popped by one evening to check out the food. Honestly I thought the food was pretty average but palatable. Prices seem to be a little on the high side for the quality of food and quite frankly, I think Kenny Rogers does a better rendition of chicken at that price point. However Stevo's does offer a nice chill out area in the Upper Thomson area coupled with friendly staff so that might just be a selling point.

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