Far Coast: Adventures of The Cup
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Location: International Building #01-01 (Next to Shaw House, Singapore)
A little slow on updating the blog but we had coffee here on 22nd Sept 2007. I thought to mention because it's an excellent place to have sit down have coffee and chat, cozy and all that. Props to Elvin Ko (aka the Rubberman) for recommending me this cafe.
Far Coast has an interesting selection of 'brews'. I have never heard of these names but I can only guess they are gimmicks or just to 'spruce' things up. I bought 'Opal Noir', something with a rich dark aroma, strong smelling, slightly bitter. Hers was some sort of iced blended latte, damn I forgot the name of it! It was cool sounding nonetheless.
I'm not big on writing reviews with all that jibber jabber poopey cock flowerly words about how the coffee tastes so sensational and all that, but it beats Starbucks and Coffee Bean I assure you. It's also difficult to find those 'non-franchised' cafes in Singapore. If you know any, let me know. I'd be sure to try them out. Anyhow, I'd let the pictures speak for themselves.
'Opal Noir' Americano on the left, and some ice latte thing I don't remember (Eliza, care to fill me in) on the right.
Oh snap! (I usually come out of my hole when night falls)
Interior of the Far Coast, part 1
Interior, part 2 (where we sat)
That spot where they keep the sugar, stirring sticks, serviettes and whatnot.
The exterior of the Far Coast. She didn't look happy.
I actually have more pictures (will post more later), but Eliza took my camera along with the memory card! Argh. Summarily, an excellent place to have coffee, the brew is good... I think. It's regularly priced (kinda like Starbucks), around $5 for a cup of coffee. I will be back for more.
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Labels: Drinks
Swin Swee Kee Chicken Rice
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Location: 35 Seah St, behind Raffles Hotel (Singapore)
We had lunch here on 9th September 2007, 1:49pm. An excellent place for Hainanese chicken rice. I thank my good friend Mr Bryan Lee for recommending me this place (props to him). I'm eager to see what other excellent places he'd bring me to in the future. The place looks a little 'ethnic' but hey! We're here for the food aren't we?
The dishes are reasonably inexpensive, and decent in portion, so no worries on that part. We went there for the roast chicken (of course) and it tasted mighty fine. Best in Singapore I might surmise! (I'm fickle and tend to exaggerate sometimes when it comes to food).
Half a roast, mmm tasty. No complains here.
The vegetable dish, with fried shallots and oyster sauce. Excellent.
This is Hainanese pork chops. I found it a little unusual because of the fries on top (with peas and tomato sauce), but it actually tasted pretty good!
As usual, she wants everything for herself!
The overall spread for two people. Argh, I was pretty stuffed. She practically forced me to finish the left-overs. :(
Summarily, an excellent lunch, definitely one of my favorites. I highly recommend this place if you're into chicken rice. Totally worth it, was about SGD20 for two people, considering the spread.
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Labels: Food Rants
Ya Kun Toast
Location: Tampines Mall (but this coffeeshop is available almost anywhere in Singapore)
A little backlogged on the blog, but I've been busy and whatnot (with life as you know it). Well, I'm updating for Eliza because she claims to be 'bored' at work. So I'm giving her something interesting to read. We had a quick breakfast at Ya Kun on 9th Sept 11:05am.
Nothing special here for me (to me, its just a glorified piece of franchised local style breakfast), but it's of note because its Eliza's first visit to Ya Kun! Ever! Yeah, and her first time trying out 'Kaya' toast with 'Kopi-O' (Black coffee with sugar). You should hear how she pronounces 'kaya'. It has quite a canto-twang to it.
Kopi O with double runny eggs. The perfect marriage of protein (16g) and caffeine! (Oh, and the cholesterol to boot).
Ah, the first taste of kaya toast! The perfect shot. She seems rather delighted.
She's playing with the toast! :O
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Xin Wang Hong Kong Kitchen
Saturday, September 8, 2007
This particular Xin Wang HK Kitchen is at Pasir Ris White Sands. Unfortunately, it wasn't a particularly good experience. The food wasn't entirely crap but given the pricing, the quality wasn't all that hot. Looks like you're actually paying for the looks more than the quality of the food they serve!
Oooh pretty menu pictures. Yep, that's pretty much it.
The kitchen.. just past this bunch of peeps.. .
Milk tea and coffee I think...
Ah my dish. Baked rice with pork chop (Yes, single pork chop). Disappointing I have to say. Too little meat too much carb. Melt cheese + rice = not a good combination. Supposed to be the 'Hong Kong' style baked rice, but as our resident HK food expert (Eliza) claims it's not even close.
Curry chicken dish with steam rice. Really nothing out there, tastes *okay* but as mentioned before, lacks the Hong Kong authenticity. In fact it felt more of a local dish. Alas.
Acting strange again.. but I'm happy with that.
Overall, a waste of lunch time and money. Wouldn't come back here again. Place looks pretty, semi-nice setting (oh and 24hr on the weekends if you're really hard up for food) but that's about it. Food wise, really nothing to scream about. About $30 for 2 people for lunch.
My rating: 4/10
Her rating: 5/10
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Labels: Food Rants
Ajisen: Japanese with Chinese Fusion food? Hmm.
The blog, not just for food recipes but food ranting too! (Both the good stuff and the bad stuff). We had lunch at Tampines Mall, Ajisen (I hope that's how its spelt). Ate at this particular spot several years back, thereby not having a good impression of the food but what the hell, I was hungry. Actually I was bloody starvin'! (Many thanks to Eliza for that)
Her meal: Ajisen ramen with salmon sushi side dish.
The side dishes: Tako Pachi balls (my favorite!) with fried tofu. Ah excellent stuff.
I'm not quite sure what she's doing here.. but erm yeah okay, fine with me.
Conclusively, a reasonably happy experience. Price? SGD30 for 2. Would probably return next time, God only knows when.
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Labels: Food Rants
Krispy & Kremy!
Friday, September 7, 2007
Eliza managed to get some Krispy Kreme dough nuts from Hong Kong (from the Airport). It cost about HK$110 for 12 pieces. Can't find these or Dunkin' Donuts in Singapore, but there's a dough nut shop at Raffles shopping which has a massive queue! (More on that another time)
Very tasty... very sweet! The stuff that causes diabetes! The jam or custard filled ones are usually my favorites. Mmm. Donuts.
Happy with the dough nuts! Many thanks to Eliza for bringing back the donuts fresh from HK.
I think she wanted some too..
On contrast, some dunkin' donuts I had way back in Feb' 07 in Bangkok.
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Labels: Food Rants
Worcestershire Steak with hot chips!
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Ah, steak! Beef is definitely my favorite choice of meats (2nd being chicken). I recently discovered how awesome Worcestershire sauce goes with steak! Excellent stuff. Here's a simple recipe.
[Serves 2]
Recipe
-2x 200g beef steak (I usually go tenderloin aka fillet mignon for tender juiciness or 'eye of round' for a healthy cut.
-White Onion (1 whole, finely chopped)
-Fresh Red Chili (3 pieces, de-seeded, finely chopped)
-White Garlic (1 glove, finely chopped)
-Worcestershire Sauce (6-8 tablespoons)
-Garlic Salt/Crushed Black Pepper
Directions
Marinate steaks in worcestershire sauce. Pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Throw in chopped garlic and let steaks sit in sauce for an hour to overnight.
Combine chopped onion and fresh chili. Marinate in worcestershire sauce (2-3 tablespoons). Sprinkle paprika. Add additional herbs to taste as you please.
Pan sear marinated steak for 6 minutes each side (for 1 inch thick steaks. Adjust accordingly) to attain medium rare. Once flipped over (do this only once), throw in chopped onions/chili and gently stir. Should be ready once the other side has been done for 6 minutes.
Serve with salted hot chips or vegetables of choice (baked potato!). Garnish with parsley for colour.
She looks happy with the steak. At least I think she is...
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On The Go 'Power Pack' Instant Meal
Saturday, September 1, 2007
I actually use this combo every morning (and throughout the night sometimes). It's quite a starter for the day! Pretty much everything you need to plow you through the start of the day.
What you need:
- A powerful blender
Recipe:
-Ice Cold Water (14 ounces)
-2 std scoops protein powder (~46g protein)
-1 std serving of beta-alanine [More info]
-2 tablespoons of Sun-Maid raisins
-1 std heaping cup of Cornflakes (All-Bran Wheat is usually preferred, ~40g carbs)
-1 Banana (sliced)
Consumed right after
-Vitamin C 1000mg
-Vitamin B Complex 450mg
Directions: Everything in the blender and power it on for 2 mins. Let the foam/bubbles settle before consumption.
Well, it does look a little gross but it actually tastes quite alright! Tastes very much like banana-split creamy chocolate milkshake. Mmmm. Fast, easy, and the perfect marriage of High & Low GI carbs (for fast & slow energy release) with protein, mineral and vitamins. Oh, and some dietary fibre to boot.
What more can you ask for? It's the ultimate health meal! (approximately 500 calories). I should be seeing much more of this 'blend' in the coming weeks for my bulk cycle.
Pre-Blend
Post-Blend
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Scallop Seafood Pasta
Friday, August 31, 2007
Hmm, scallop pasta. One of my favorites. Fast and easy. Wouldn't take 15-20mins perhaps.
-200-300g pasta of choice (ie. languine/angel hair)
-Scallops/prawns/tuna (200g-300g)
-Red/green Capsicums (half a bell)
-Cucumber, sliced (1 whole, Optional)
-Halved baby tomatoes (8-10 pieces)
-Sauteed chopped mushrooms w/ chopped garlic (4-5 shitake mushrooms + 3 gloves garlic)
-chopped pitted olives (green) (5-6 pieces)
optionals:
-Chopped red chillis (2 de-seeded chillis)'must! for non-lingering spicy taste'
-Dried tomatoes (not necessary but 2-3 )
Garnishes/Sauce:
-Squeezed lemon juice (1 whole lemon)
-Shaved zesty lemon skin (15-20 scrapes on the shaver)
-Parsley (A handful - chopped)
-Sea salt & crushed black pepper (season to liking)
-olive oil (3-4 capfuls)
Further variation of the recipe:
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A new blog!
I've created a new blog! Guess I'm slow to catch up, perhaps, but to talk about my life story and to have it in public is somewhat an odd concept to me. We shall see what I can talk about in due time.
To be continued...
Ok, it was a quick decision. I guess I'd make it a food blog. Stuff that I cook/eat/see that I might deem tasty? A food blog! Wow, such imagination and creativity! Wait....
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