2018 Story

Thank God for all that has happened in 2018! Grateful for the continued love, grace, favour, and mercies from the Holy Spirit.

Yardbird Southern Table & Bar / The Bird Southern Table & Bar
10 Bayfront Avenue
#B1-07 The Shoppes @ Marina Bay Sands

https://www.runchickenrun.com/

Salted Caramel Bread Pudding

Christmas 2018

Marks & Spencer All Butter Cookies
Online Website Store

501 Orchard Road
#01-01 Wheelock Place

1 Harbourfront Walk
#01-46 VivoCity

6 Raffles Boulevard
#02-109 Marina Square

290 Orchard Road
#03-35 Paragon

80 Marine Parade Road
#02-28 Parkway Parade

68 Orchard Road
#03-13 Plaza Singapura

252 North Bridge Road
#02-01 Raffles City

78 Airport Boulevard
#B1-208 Jewel Changi Airport

https://www.marksandspencer.com/sg/


Some pictures / images here in this post are sourced, and credited, to Marks & Spencer. I am an actual customer of this brand, and personally paid for the products listed here.

Basket Of Cookies

Nuffield Dental
57 Serangoon Garden Way

10 Sinaran Drive
#09-26 Novena Medical Centre

1 Raffles Place
#05-19 The Dental Implant Centre

1 Maritime Square
#02-64A HarbourFront Centre

430 Upper Changi Road
#01-63 East Village

914 East Coast Road
#01-03 The Domain

1 Seletar Road
#01-07 Greenwich V

2 Kovan Road
#01-03 Simon Plaza

https://www.nuffielddental.com.sg/


Some pictures / images here in this post are sourced, and credited, to Nuffield Dental. I am an actual customer of this brand, and personally paid for the services listed here.

Nuffield Dental Signage

Element Restaurant Tasting Session 2018 - Christmas
165 Tanjong Pagar Road
Level 1, Amara Singapore

Promotion:
24th, 25th December 2018 Only: 6:30pm - 10:30pm


http://singapore.amarahotels.com/dining/element/

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session.
Attended with representatives from Chubby Botak Koala, Purple Taste, SG Cafe Hopping, NAHMJ Food, Travel & Lifestyle Blog, and Food Gem.

Baby Lobster Miso Yaki

Wok Hey
200 Victoria Street
#B1-K3 Bugis Junction

1 Pasir Ris Drive 3
#B1-K05 White Sands

1 Woodlands Square
#B1-K13 Causeway Point

1 Jelebu Road
#01-69 Bukit Panjang Plaza

90 Hougang Avenue 10
#01-40 Hougang Mall

3155 Commonwealth Avenue West
#B1-K22 The Clementi Mall

60 Paya Lebar Road
#01-62 Paya Lebar Square

https://www.facebook.com/wokheysg/

Egg Fried Rice With Seasoned Prawns And Chicken Chinese Sausage, Nai Bai Milk Cabbage (SGD $8.80)

Yeero Gyro By Pistachio
20 Ah Hood Road
#01-12 Zhongshan Mall

https://www.yeerogyro.com/

Beef Gyro (SGD $13)

Grissini, Food Capital, Tempo Tasting Session 2018
392 Havelock Road
Level 1 Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel

Opening Hours:
Mon - Sat: 12pm - 2:30pm (Lunch), 6:30pm - 11pm (Dinner)
Sunday: 12:30pm - 3:30pm (Brunch), 6:30pm - 11pm (Dinner)


https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/singapore/grand-copthorne-waterfront/grissini/

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session.
Attended with representatives from Purple Taste, Darren Bloggie, Geeky Elephant, Hazel Diary, and Ms Hannah Chia.
On a subsequent return visit, I paid a discounted price.

Rich Christmas Fruit Cake (SGD $48++ for 1kg)

Lower East Side Taqueria
19 East Coast Road

273 Thomson Road #01-06

50 Raffles Place
#45-03 Singapore Land Tower

https://www.facebook.com/lowereastside.sg/

Chili Con Carne (SGD $10)

Naganuma Ice / Icenoie Tasting Session
1 Gopeng Street
#01-01 Carlton City Hotel
Street Corner Outside Level 1 Of Hotel

Opening Hours:
Daily: 11am - 9pm


http://icenoie.info/home-english.html

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session.
Attended with representatives from Daniel Food Diary, Kevin The Hiak, Mission SG Cafes, My Sweet Little Tooth, and Ms Janice Eats.

Soft Serve Parfait (SGD $8.50)

Crossroads Bar Tasting Session
20 Merchant Road
Level 1, Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel

Opening Hours:
Daily: 9am - 11:30pm


https://www.swissotel.com/hotels/singapore-merchant-court/bars/crossroads-bar/

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session.
Attended with representatives from Chubby Botak Koala, Ms Hannah Chia, Food Gem, Hazel Diary, and The Arctic Star.

Merry Christmas

Bellroy Note Sleeve
Online Website Store

Selected Retail Partners

https://bellroy.com/


Some pictures / images here in this post are sourced, and credited, to Bellroy. I am an actual customer of this brand, and personally paid for the products listed here.

Bellroy Note Sleeve Storage Capacity

Habitat By HonestBee
34 Boon Leat Terrace #01-01

https://habitat.honestbee.sg/

Habitat By HonestBee

Sichuan Kungfu Fish
3 Temasek Boulevard
#B1-132 Suntec City

http://www.kungfu-fish.com/

All Ingredients Added

Waterbath Chef
154 West Coast Road
#B1-57 West Coast Plaza

https://www.facebook.com/waterbathchef/

Truffle Mashed Potato With Sous-Vide Beef (SGD $10.90)

Let's Go Jalan Jalan 2018

https://www.letsgojalanjalan.sg/

Let's Go Jalan Jalan 2018

ZeroPlusOne
Pop-Up Stall At Various Locations

https://www.facebook.com/zeroplusonesg/

Maple-Tori Toast (SGD $7)

Le Bon Funk
29 Club Street

https://www.lebonfunk.com/

Chips, Caviar, And French Onion Dip (SGD $35)

Sensorium

https://sensorium-festival.com/


This was an invited media review. But I paid the regular prices like a normal customer, nothing was free or sponsored.
Attended with representatives from WhiteLabel PR, TheSmartLocal, and X Clarie Acacia Teo.

Sensorium Logo

Soi Thai Kitchen
824 Tampines Street 81 #01-28

58 Serangoon Garden Way

502 Jurong West Avenue 1 #01-811

https://www.facebook.com/SoiThaiKitchen/

https://www.facebook.com/SoiThaiKitchen.SerangoonGarden/

Deep-Fried Sea Bass Fish With Thai Chili Sauce (SGD $25)

Enchanted Cafe
88 Rangoon Road #01-04

https://www.facebook.com/EnchantedCafeSg/

Avocado Toast With Hummus (SGD $12)

Zi Char - TungLok Group (TungLok XiHe Peking Duck)
200 Turf Club Road
#01-23 The Grandstand

181 Orchard Road
#07-07 Orchard Central

https://www.tunglok.com/en/home

http://www.tunglok-xihe.com/

Peking Duck Set (SGD $66)

Bonchon Chicken Tasting Session 2018
201 Victoria Street
#01-11 Bugis+

1 Sengkang Square
#01-14 Compass One

1 Northpoint Drive
#B1-180 Northpoint City

53 Boat Quay

Opening Hours:
Daily: 11:30am - 9:30pm


http://www.bonchon.com/

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session, but I did pay the standard price during subsequent visits.
Attended with representatives from Heat Branding, SG Cafe Hopping, FelEATS, NAHMJ Food, Travel & Lifestyle Blog, and Bear Naked Food.

Meal Flat Lay

YOLO - Closed
12 Gopeng Street
#01-01 Icon Village

1 Vista Exchange Green
#01-48 The Star Vista

http://yolofood.com.sg/

Glow - Laksa With Barramundi & Brown Rice Glass Noodles (SGD $12.50)

Deepavali 2018




Wishing all a Happy Deepavali! May the lamps of love and joy burn brightly in your hearts!





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Tino's Pizza Café
302 Tiong Bahru Road
#01-106 Tiong Bahru Plaza

26 Sentosa Gateway
#01-206 Resorts World Sentosa

176 Orchard Road
#B1-13 The Centrepoint

https://www.facebook.com/tinospizzacafesg/

Pizza Caponata A Anatra (SGD $22.90)

Q-WA Bar & Yakitori Tasting Session
39 East Coast Road

103 Beach Road

Opening Hours:
Daily: 11:30am - 2:30pm (Lunch), 5pm - 11pm (Dinner)


https://www.facebook.com/qwabar/

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session.
Attended with representatives from Purple Taste, Chubby Botak Koala, Little Tiny Sun, and Her Pen And Fork.

Meal Flat Lay

Halloween Horror Nights 8

http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com.sg/

Halloween Horror Nights 8

Munchi Delights
51 Yishun Avenue 11 #01-43

https://www.facebook.com/munchidelights/

Pancake Original Peanut (SGD $1.20)

Zi Char - T.K. Kitchen Tasting Session
37 Teban Gardens Road #01-302

710 Clementi West Street 2 #01-247

Opening Hours:
Daily: 12pm - 10pm,
Closed every 2nd and 4th week's Thursday


https://www.facebook.com/TKeatinghouse/

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session, but I did pay the standard price during subsequent visits.
Attended with representatives from Chubby Botak Koala, and Purple Taste.

White Pepper Crab (SGD $40 per crab, fixed price)

The MeatHouse By E18hteen Chefs
2 Tampines Central 5
#05-04 Century Square

https://www.facebook.com/TMH18chefs/

Beef Australian Torello Rose Veal, 140 Days Grain-Fed, 250g (SGD $20)

Zi Char - Jin Hock Seafood Restaurant 2018
844 Tampines Street 82 #01-131

446 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 #01-1653

36 Chai Chee Avenue #01-151

505 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 #01-2688

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jin-Hock-Seafood/322050987861948

Milky Fried Abalone Mushrooms (SGD $12 / $18 / $24)

Oishii Kanpai 2018

https://www.oishii.sg/event/4592/


This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session.
Attended with representatives from Purple Taste, Geeky Elephant, Darren Bloggie, and Hazel Diary.

Laplandia Super Premium Vodka

In Piazza Tasting Session
30 Stevens Road #01-04

Opening Hours:
Tue - Sun: 11:45am - 2:15pm (Lunch), 5:45pm - 10pm (Dinner)
Closed Mon


http://inpiazza.sg/

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session.
Attended with representatives from Food In Sing, msginginly, and Foodielicious.

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara (SGD $25)

Zi Char - Imperial Treasure Group (Treasures Yi Dian Xin)
290 Orchard Road
#B1-08 Paragon

252 North Bridge Road
#B1-37 Raffles City

80 Marine Parade Road
#02-14 Parkway Parade

http://www.imperialtreasure.com/

Treasures Signature Noodles With Pig's Trotter, Braised Beef Brisket, Wanton And Shrimp Dumpling (SGD $11.50)

Starker Bistro - Closed
1 Jalan Rajah
#01-02 Zhongshan Park

4 Hill View Rise
#01-02 HillV2

88 East Coast Road
#01-15 Katong Square

50 Jurong Gateway Road
#01-05 Jem

85 Punggol Central
#01-01 Punggol Town Plaza

25 Lorong Mambong

5 Wallich Street
#01-17 Tanjong Pagar Centre

http://www.starkergroup.com/

Cheesy Lava Schnitzel (SGD $21.80)

Boon's Noodles
505 Beach Road
#0186 Golden Mile Food Centre / Beach Road Army Market

Opening Hours:
Mon - Sat: 9am - 3pm
Closed Sun

http://ivanteh-runningman.blogspot.com/2018/10/boons-noodles.html

You Mian Dry (SGD $3.50)

The Great Food Festival (TGFF) 2018

https://tgff.com.sg/


Attended with representatives from Justin Food Prints.

Magnum Ocean Fantasy (SGD $12)

Chip Soon Auto Supply
9002 Tampines Street 93 #01-74

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chip-Soon-Auto-Supply/152773224778897

Chip Soon Auto Supply Facade

Grissini Tasting Session 2018
392 Havelock Road
Level 1 Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel

Opening Hours:
Mon - Sat: 12pm - 2:30pm (Lunch), 6:30pm - 11pm (Dinner)
Sunday: 12:30pm - 3:30pm (Brunch), 6:30pm - 11pm (Dinner)


https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/singapore/grand-copthorne-waterfront/grissini/

This was an invited media review. I did not pay for the meal during the free hosted tasting session.
Attended with representatives from Purple Taste, and Darren Bloggie.

Tagliolini, White Onions, Butter And Sage Sauce, Shaved Fresh Black Truffle

La Cala
7 Fraser Street
Duo Galleria #01-43

https://www.facebook.com/lacalasg/

Crispy Suckling Pig (SGD $35)

Putian Flavour Food
121 Hougang Avenue 1 #01-1350

https://www.burpple.com/putian-flavour-food

Putien Lor Mee (SGD $5 / $10 / $15)

PizzaExpress
6 Scotts Road
#B1-08 Scotts Square

251 Holland Avenue

7 Fraser Street
#01-01 Duo Galleria

5 Straits View
#01-20 Marina One

2 Tampines Central 5
#02-20 Century Square

https://www.pizzaexpress.sg/

Pizza Margherita (SGD $14)

Yan Ting 2018
29 Tanglin Road
Level 1U The St. Regis Singapore

https://www.yantingrestaurant.com/

Steamed Marble Goby Soon Hock Fish Served With Bean Curd And Seasonal Greens (Signature Set Menu @ SGD $115 per person)

Nuodle
10 Eunos Road 8
#01-136 Singpost Centre

1 Northpoint Drive
#01-175 Northpoint City

1 Tampines Walk
#01-101 Our Tampines Hub

https://www.nuodle.asia/

Signature Beef La Mian Noodles (SGD $8.65 / $11.95)

Tasty Halal Chinese Beef Noodles

(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 6
Ambience & Setting: 6
Food & Beverage: 6
Service: 4
Value for Money: 6
Spent about SGD $17 per person.


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Opening in October 2017, Nuodle is a halal-certified noodles store that serves hand-pulled Chinese noodles, specifically, the Lanzhou variety. Novel idea, as this is an uncommon cuisine for most Muslim friends, Nuodle has thus attracted long queues almost daily, thanks to their tasty and consistently well-executed food.

Ambience at Nuodle is simple modern casual. The light wooden cushioned furniture and medium lighting, along with its linear arrangement, make the place seem welcoming. High seating near the open kitchen allows you to watch the chefs at work. Oriental touches of decor complete the look. The place is usually buzzing during meal times.

Service at Nuodle is largely self-service, with ordering, payment, and collection of orders over the counter. That said, staff are friendly, and offer greetings to diners upon entry. Don't expect much product knowledge, though I note staff do their best to fulfill requests. They're also quick to clear away empty / dirty tables when diners leave, quite efficient.

Food at Nuodle is focused on Chinese Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles, with a limited menu. There are only 2 different main courses on the menu - beef noodles and seafood noodles, with several customisation options for each. This also means consistency; the dishes are generally tasty. Portions are large for individuals, and can be shared. Prices are comparable to a cafe, budget about SGD $17 per person for a meal here.


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Nuodle Exterior

Nuodle Interior

Nuodle Menu

A straightforward Lemon Tea (SGD $2.65), served in a small jug. Has a zesty sweet sour flavour, more refreshing than cloying.

Lemon Tea (SGD $2.65)

I prefer the Sour Plum Drink (SGD $2.65), with its fruity sour sweet flavour. Served in a small jug, this is lighter, and more refreshing, as a beverage.

Sour Plum Drink (SGD $2.65)

The star dish is the Signature Beef La Mian Noodles (SGD $8.65 / $11.95). Choose the style of your noodles; thin, normal, thick, flat, or leek leaf shaped. The hand pulled noodles are soft and springy with a light chewy texture, done in the traditional style of Lanzhou, Gansu, China. Served in a warm but incredibly tasty soup / broth, which looks thin but has big beef flavour. I prefer the version which has chili oil, for a little bit of kick. The marinated beef slices have a tender chew with savoury meaty flavour, while the beef tendons have a slippery crunch to texture. Finished with tender vegetal sweet daikon radish slices, and spring onions. Good!

Signature Beef La Mian Noodles (SGD $8.65 / $11.95)

Signature Beef La Mian Noodles

Signature Beef La Mian Noodles

Signature Beef La Mian Noodles

Signature Beef La Mian Noodles

They have a variety of side dishes. I usually get the Soft-Boiled Egg (SGD $1.60), because it goes well with the warm soup / broth. Will share the additional Sliced Beef (SGD $8.65) for a more satisfiying meal, this has a tender chew with savoury meaty flavour. The Pickled Cucumber (SGD $2.60) is a refreshing side dish, for its juicy, vegetal sweet sour flavour and crunchy texture.

Soft-Boiled Egg (SGD $1.60)

Sliced Beef (SGD $8.65)

Pickled Cucumber (SGD $2.60)

Best eaten quickly when served piping hot, the Beef Pancake (SGD $6) has a crisp, flaky, crunchy outer pastry shell, enveloping tender marinated beef slices and scallions within. Bite in, and you get the bold meaty savoury flavour. Better than I expected. Worth ordering!

Beef Pancake (SGD $6)

Beef Pancake

Beef Pancake

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Update Sep-2020: Returned to Nuodle for more of their signature hand-pulled noodles, and their tasty soup, perfect on cold days. The menu at Nuodle has expanded, with more options available, and while prices have remained about the same, portion sizes have decreased. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seating at Nuodle is less cramped these days, with appropriate spacing between tables.

Nuodle Tissue Paper Packet

Nuodle Menu

The Pickled Cucumber (SGD $2.80) remains a refreshing side dish, for its juicy, vegetal sweet sour flavour and crunchy texture. But the portion size is halved from before.

Pickled Cucumber (SGD $2.80)

Slight change with the Braised Eggs (SGD $1.90 per piece), as it's now served whole instead of halved. Price has slightly increased, but still worthwhile to add for its earthy eggy sweet flavour and wobbly soft texture.

Braised Eggs (SGD $1.90 per piece)

Served chilled, the lovely Black Fungus Salad (SGD $2.80) has crunchy slippery black fungus / cloud ear fungus pieces, with a slightly sour, bold earthy vegetal flavour. Some tender white onions and red chili complete, giving this a sweet spice note.

Black Fungus Salad (SGD $2.80)

Served chilled, the Tofu Skin Salad (SGD $2.80) has a pleasant chewy soft texture, with mild grainy sweet spicy flavour. The tofu beancurd skin is tossed with tender carrots and drizzled with chili oil, I only wish it were slightly more spicy.

Tofu Skin Salad (SGD $2.80)

Was disappointed with the Pan-Fried Chicken Dumplings (SGD $3.90) which had a doughy thick and dry dumpling skin, with little minced chicken within.

Pan-Fried Chicken Dumplings (SGD $3.90)

The Beef Ball Soup (SGD $6.80) has their signature warm but incredibly tasty soup / broth, which looks thin but has big beef flavour. Filled with big bouncy beef balls, which were a tad more salty than savoury meaty in flavour. Slices of tender daikon radish with vegetal sweet salty flavour, and fresh crunchy spring onions with vegetal sweet flavour completes this sharing dish.

Beef Ball Soup (SGD $6.80)

Beef Ball Soup

The Signature Beef La Mian Noodles (SGD $8.60 / $11.90) remains as good as before. Choose the style of your noodles; thin, normal, thick, flat, or leek leaf shaped. The hand pulled noodles are soft and springy with a light chewy texture, done in the traditional style of Lanzhou, Gansu, China. Served in a warm but incredibly tasty soup / broth, which looks thin but has big beef flavour. I prefer the version which has chili oil, for a little bit of kick. The marinated beef slices have a tender chew with savoury meaty flavour, while the beef tendons have a slippery crunch to texture. Finished with tender vegetal sweet daikon radish slices, and spring onions. Good!

Signature Beef La Mian Noodles (SGD $8.60 / $11.90)

Signature Beef La Mian Noodles

Signature Beef La Mian Noodles

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