*Sumiko Tan’s full column on 5th Feb can be read (here). There is also a healthy debate on her column going on (here). I’m usually highly critical of Sumiko Tan’s columns. Over the years, she’s written stuff that I just could never wrap my head around, and I’ve called her out on a number of [...]
Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
“You’re What You Eat” By Sumiko Tan
Tuesday, 7 February, 2012
Mooncakes Are Going The Way Of Roti Pratas
Saturday, 10 September, 2011
Call me a purist, if you will. Every year, I only insist on eating just one type of mooncake and one type alone…and that is the completely plain type. No funny stuff, just plain lotus paste please, thank you very much. Problem is, it’s just so hard to find plain mooncakes nowadays. You have double [...]
Restaurant No-Shows
Sunday, 3 April, 2011
There was an article in today’s Sunday Lifestyle about fine dining restaurants losing a few thousand dollars of revenue a night as a result of no-shows by diners who had made reservations. It cited an example of a dinner party of eight who did not show up for a Friday night reservation at FiftyThree, costing [...]
Guilty Pleasures
Wednesday, 23 March, 2011
Tonight I decided to pen down a proper list of my favourite restaurant dishes all over Singapore. Y’know, the special stuff that you always look forward to eating, and that brightens the rest of your day thereafter. I’m sure you have your own personal favourites too. Everyone does. I’m the kind of person that always [...]
“Red Medicine” And The Role Of Reviewers
Wednesday, 5 January, 2011
Wanted to write about this but never got down to doing it. Some weeks back there was news about a well-known restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila being ill-treated by the owner of a trendy Vietnamese restaurant in Los Angeles. Basically what happened was the owner of “Red Medicine” deliberately made her wait 40 minutes in [...]
Jamie’s Great Italian Escape
Thursday, 16 December, 2010
I’m not much of a food guy, but some years back I stumbled upon this fascinating show on telly (I can’t remember if it was AFC or Discovery Travel & Living) whereby Jamie Oliver paid a visit to Italy to unearth the great secrets behind their remarkable food culture. It was so fascinating not because [...]
Pizzas And The Law Of Diminishing Returns
Friday, 26 November, 2010
I’m no food expert, but I always enjoy a good pizza. It’s always been one of my favourite edible things, to be honest. But the biggest problem with pizzas is that they cool way too quickly, and we all know that there is nothing more yuck-yuck than cold pizza. In fact, of all the foods [...]
What Exactly Is An Egg?
Monday, 22 March, 2010
In the world of 菜饭 terminology, what exactly is an egg classified as – is it considered a “veg” dish or a “meat” dish? Has anyone ever thought about this? I suppose all food can be classified as “veg” or “meat”…except an egg. If you say it’s a “veg”, then er…I have serious problems rationalising [...]
Resorts World
Monday, 25 January, 2010
Well, I’m kinda looking forward to visiting Resorts World soon, once the initial hoopla starts to die out. Not for the casino, but for the hotels and the restaurants and Universal Studios. It all seems very exciting really. I’ve seen some photos of RWS on blogs, and they look fantastic! (It’s amazing what you can [...]
Julie & Julia
Tuesday, 27 October, 2009
Ok, so I’m finally experiencing the joys of movie-watching. So anyway, I recently gave “Julie & Julia” a shot…cos the reviews weren’t too bad and it looked like quite an interesting show. Bottomline is: If you’re a foodie or a female, you’ll probably love the show. If you’re neither a foodie nor a female (like [...]
