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This is wenxi living in Jurong West. I am a Executive, work in Clementi. I like to hang out in Clementi, Jurong West, Boon Lay. Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese are my favorite cuisines. I also love Restaurant, Hawker Centre and Sushi/Sashimi, Zi Char, Ramen, Fish.
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Chang Ji Gourmet Smile Dec 26, 2013   
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Categories : Singaporean | Chinese | Hawker Centre

Fish & Peanut Porridge, the simplest meal over breakfast and well liked by the folks. I took a look at every table around me, I can nearly see that almost everyone was having a green bowl on their hand, sipping down the hot porridge carefully.
Chang Ji

Chang Ji

 
Having ordered a bowl of Fish and peanut porridge and expected to be plain without much taste as it was only a dollar from the pocket. It was quite good with tiny bits of fish and peanuts were boiled till soften which explained why it was so popular among the seniors citizens. The taste had given me a little surprise. All in all, it was really value for money as most of the fish porridge wont not be sold at such pricing. Love such a bowl of comforting food!
Fish and Peanuts Porridge - $1

Fish and Peanuts Porridge - $1

 
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Fish and Peanuts Porridge
 
Date of Visit: Dec 25, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $1(Breakfast)

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Wuerstelstand Smile Dec 25, 2013   
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Categories : German

Wuerstelstand? Remember the stall that run by an Ang Mo dressed in Chef Uniform selling sausages along the street at chinatown? I bet many had seen the stall while doing CNY shopping and enjoying Mid-Autumn Festival all these years. In fact Wuerstelstand had actually moved into the coffeeshop located nearby the stall.
Stall

Stall

 
"The last Sausage Kiosk before the Equator", I bet that this eye catching sentence had drawn lots of curiosity from whoever who passed by and read it. Enjoy the open air dining of authetic Austrian and German Sausage without stepping into any restaurant paying exorbitant pricing.
Wuerstelstand

Wuerstelstand

 
Although it was located in a local coffeeshop, Chef Erich had decorated his space beautifully and filled of festive mood. It just reminded me of the 12 days of Christmas I had over in Europe last year. A total facelift of the typical Singaporean Coffeeshop stalls.
Decors

Decors

 
His working space, his kitchen was neatly arrange and looked very equipped.
Kitchen

Kitchen

 
Having bought the bratwurst (sausage) and compared to those I had in Germany and Austria this year. I will highly recommend this place if you are game for sausage especially when the price is so attractive. I'm kind of hooked to sauerkraut paired with sausage as well as mustard, chilli and ketchup. They were simply a good reminisce of my Europe Trip.
Sausage & Sauerkraut - $4

Sausage & Sauerkraut - $4

 
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Sausage and Sauerkraut
 
Date of Visit: Dec 25, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $4(Dinner)

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Professor Brawn Cafe  Smile Dec 04, 2013   
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Categories : Desserts and Cakes | Seafood | Steaks and Grills

I find it quite meaningful when Professor Brawn Cafe's Business has a cause which is we are actually helping by supporting Social Enterprises to fulfill a social mission of providing employment & social integration opportunities to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) when we dine.
Utensils Container

Utensils Container

 
The founders of the cafe are parents and friends who want to make a difference to the special needs community by giving them a suitable job, showcase their talents, also to raise awareness to people around and getting contributions to support the cause. The character of professor brawn was actually created by a children with learning disability. The superhero, professor brawn had characters who is 'smart, kind and strong'.
Professor Brawn Cafe

Professor Brawn Cafe

 
The decors of the cafe had amused me with its welcoming and colourful chalk written wordings on the wall. Not only that, its interior was filled with lively bright colours such that everyone who walked pass will turn their head towards Professor Brawn Cafe.

 
The set dinner (6pm to 9pm) comes with Main course, soup of the day and House Drink. Soup of the day was Calm Chowder. It was served warm, cream based with calm bits and chopped celery (vegetables).
Soup of the Day - Calm Chowder

Soup of the Day - Calm Chowder

 
The server had gave us a bonus by offering us mushroom soup so that we do not have a repeat in our dinner menu. He was so thoughtful.

I like the mushroom soup as they were purely blended with tiny bits of mushroom filled throughout the soup which lends a good mushroom fragrance from every spoonful unlike most of the restaurant, they could have used the premixed powder in preparation of the soup.
Cream of mushroom

Cream of mushroom

 
Drinks was part of the meal and tasted rather standard from the typical syrup mixture with water. They were served in a tall hour glass glass.
Orange & Lime Juice

Orange & Lime Juice

 
This was one of the popular Main course for the night beside the enormous Fish & Chips. One glance through the restaurant and you will notice that many had grilled chicken thigh laid on their table. The grilled chicken was cooked to crisp golden brown with some burnt patches. Meat was tender enough and tasted refreshingly sweet with Orange marmalade. The grilled yummy thigh were stacked up on a bed of fluffy mashed potatoes while having salad as the appetizer, dressed sparsely with vinegar.
Grilled Orange Marmalade Chicken - $18.90

Grilled Orange Marmalade Chicken - $18.90

 
A close up on the chicken leg. Woot Woot! How can I resist?
Grilled Chicken Leg

Grilled Chicken Leg

 
Although I would prefer its rosti to be darker in color than its current faint yellow as seen, the first bite of it had took my taste buds! I thought Marche had the best rosti so far but I was wrong. Their sour cream was lighter, refreshing and left a tangy taste on my buds. The rosti was cramped into a rectangle size, about 1cm in thickness. Yummy!
Gourmet Sausage with Rosti - $16.90

Gourmet Sausage with Rosti - $16.90

 
For sausage, there were a few types we can choose from and I had the Swiss Cheese Pork Sausage. I had tried the pork version as I thought it is hard to come by such meat in a westernized cafe when most of them are halal certified. Well, how the taste? It was pleasant, long in length and had a textural bite.
Close up shoot

Close up shoot

 
Have some privacy dining at a cosy corner in the semi sphere like environment. Just too bad I came to realise this place after I had done with my dinner. Looks like somewhere great to romance a date in a mall after office hours. Ha! What else can I say?
Alternative dining area away from the shop

Alternative dining area away from the shop

 
The overview of the alternative dinning area

The overview of the alternative dinning area

 
Having dined in Professor Brawn Cafe was a killing two birds in one stone matter. It's food is reasonable and had "substance" while service was better than average, thoughtful and polite. It's also good to know that we are helping the needies by dining in Professor Brawn Cafe. Do lend your mouth by helping them to achieve this mission.

Do visit http://www.umakemehungry.com/2013/11/professor-brawn-cafe.html
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Grilled Orange Marmalade Chicken,Gourmet Sausage with Rosti
 
Date of Visit: Nov 14, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $19(Dinner)

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Din Tai Fung Smile Oct 16, 2013   
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Categories : Dim Sum

Din Tai Fung's reputation is made known for its delicious delicacies and was award one Michelin star by the Hong Kong and Macau 2010 edition of the Michelin Guide.

My visit to Din Tai Fung in Jurong Point was make a breeze especially walking in after their peak hours, also skipping the long queues and avoiding the agony of waiting its numbering system jumps at intervals.

Greeted with warm welcome by the staff and directed to our seat. Ginger strips and dinner utensils were promptly placed on the dining table shortly after we had seated. They were seen as a team of efficient and quick workers for turnovers.
Ginger with vinegar

Ginger with vinegar

 
Utensils

Utensils

 
When asked for a bigger serving of ginger stripes, I was presented with half a bowl of it. Was amazed at how generous Din Tai Fung was. Having visited their main shop in Taiwan , I observed that the organization's serving culture was almost a replica. Service was professional, polite and every staff had a walkie talkie to communicate among themselves which in turns facilitate a smooth and enjoyable dining experience to their customers. Teamwork and bonding were very much seen here.
Ginger

Ginger

 
One of the famous appetizer that stands up even on the simplest ingredients. Meat was cooling tender complimented with Chinese wine without overwhelming the taste.
Drunken Chicken

Drunken Chicken

 
Carefully simmered to perfection over a long span of hours, the soup was rich in flavour, filled with sweetness from the meat. Meat from the meat was very tender such that little effort was used to remove the meat from the rib.
Pork Ribs Soup

Pork Ribs Soup

 
A Yong Tau Foo alike dish which was new on their menu. Refreshing and simple meal with tasty minced meat wrapped by Tau Ki (Beancurd skin). The dish was light and goes very well with the soft bunch of translucent vermicelli noodles.
Yong Tau Foo

Yong Tau Foo

 
Vermicelli

Vermicelli

 
The taste of the fried rice had left a big impression of Din Tai Fung's branding to me ever since I first tried it. Every pearl grain of rice was fragrant and shreds of egg white and yolk were obvious. The chef had actually whip up such a good tasty and sweet dish with fresh shrimps added.
Egg and Shrimps Fried Rice

Egg and Shrimps Fried Rice

 
Steamed pork dumplings or XLB (Xiao Long Baos) are the signatures mains of Din Tai Fung that keep folks coming. Consists of juicy meat filling wrapped in the thin and delicate dough skin which was done up with at least 18 exquisite folds and pleated, twisted at the top. Served and steamed in the traditional Dim Sum tray.

Dipped each of them into the vinegar and ginger provided, popped into your mouth for an explosion of flavours as you bite them down. But do becareful of scaling hot soup smile
Xiao Long Baos

Xiao Long Baos

 
An Interesting Video On the Steamy Xiao Long Bao, juicy soup oozing out.

Oops, Soup from Xiao Long Bao!

 


Din Tai Fung is part of BreadTalk Group and this branding has been growing stronger and stronger. They are seen mushrooming quicker in the new malls nowadays. With such professionalism in service and quality of food, there is no doubt that they are popular and packed with customers at all locations during meal hours.

The total amount spent on dinner for 2.
Receipt

Receipt

 
Visit http://umakemehungry.blogspot.sg/2013/10/din-tai-fung.html for reviews
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Xiao Long Bao,Fried Rice,Drunken Chicken,Pork Ribs Soup
 
Date of Visit: Oct 14, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $28(Dinner)

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Categories : French | European | Restaurant | Kids-Friendly

2fifteen is tucked in a cosy corner at Level 2 Rochester Mall, with the help of big signboards around, it made patrons easier to locate her by walking along the walkways at the outdoor area.

2fifteen was named after its unit number, #02-15 in case many of us wander why such an imitable name.

As we entered the restaurant, we felt that Interior Design was well done up, with a concept more towards a modern French ambiance furnished against some rustic looking brick walls and wood-liked homogenous flooring. Chandelier was seen hanging from the fore-ceiling with place brightly lited. Apart from these welcoming designs, service was above average with observant server who come in once a while to topped up our glasses of drinks.
Entrance

Entrance

 
Though named as a kitchen but it was a place serving hearty, unpretentious comfort french European cuisine.
Counter

Counter

 
Executive Chef Kenny Yeo who helmed 2fifteen kitchen had his culinary skills honed at Le-Cententaire Hotel-Restaurant, 3 Star Michelin establishment in France, some Singapore's best restaurants including Les Amis and at various private functions with reputable guests including the former Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.

During my visit, we had noted his presence and he was friendly enough to give us a smile and a waving gesture, saying "Hello" to us.
Ambiance

Ambiance

 
One need not worry about bringing the kids into the restaurant as they were children friendly. Service was professional as the child seat was already prepared when we were there.
Settings

Settings

 
Started our palates off with the freshly baked mini croissants & Baguette with Butter, warming right into our stomach.
Bakery

Bakery

 
One of the appetisers we had. Sprinkled heavily with vinargrette and if lucky, one can actually get to crush on the little sea salt crystals within.

 
Tangy tomato as the soup of the day. Sweet and tastes tad sour, standard, nothing to rave about.
Soup of the Day

Soup of the Day

 
An additional main ordered. Crispy Duck Confit from Perigord, Medley of Mesclun, Balsamic Vinagretter. Uncover the cracking crisp layer and you will find a layer of fat. Perfectly marinated and amazingly delectable accompanied with garden of Mesclun and roasted potatoes. Yums!
Cost: $36
Duck Confit

Duck Confit

 
Enjoy every bite of the Warm Salad of Foie Gras with Grape Petite Sald and Raspberry Vinaigrette. This is a top up at ($14) on top of the adult main course. Look at the bubbles formation, isnt the pan-seared fragrant slab alluring? Once we had it in our mouth, it literally disintegrate and melts right away. Thumbs up!
Foie Gras

Foie Gras

 
3 kinds of sausage was served, white, original and spicy flavour accompanied by a bed of smashed potatoes, sauerkraut with caramelized onions. Simple and very filling to the stomach.
Bungers and mash, sauerkrauts and brown onions

Bungers and mash, sauerkrauts and brown onions

 
Home-made Apple Tart comes with Crushed Almonds, Caramelised Sauce and Vanilla Ice cream. Freshly baked and 20 minutes baking time is required. Voted this for the best desserts among all orders. Served in a hot pan, these paper thin crust had packed our last dish with cracking bites! Shiok!
Cost: $16
Apple Tart

Apple Tart

 
The presentation of Homemade Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese had brought laughter to the table. Served on a plate which reminds me of a tile from a renovation warehouse I had visited weeks ago, I thought this idea was crazy, nevertheless, I still find it innovative.

The dish was adorn with fruits like blueberries, raspberry, strawberries with 4 tiny dots of cranberry sauce at each corner, forming an invisible square. Carrot Cake was fragrant and not that oily with nuts and carrots crunch. A small ball of coconut ice-cream with coconut flakes was included too.
Carrot Cake

Carrot Cake

 
A special moment done up for the birthday girl. Take a look at the video.

Birthday Suprise

 


I always think that having French Food in Singapore is costly. Amazingly, with the eminence of Chef Kenny Yeo, French Cuisine had been make wallet friendly, saving us from burning a hole in the pocket. I was rather surprised that the place was near empty considering that those dishes whipped out by reputable Chef Kenny Yeo was exquisite. It's really a hidden Gem in the west. For such quiet ambiance, this is a perfect spot to romance your date on weekends if this style floats your boat.

Do remember to make reservations for weekdays especially.

For complete review, visit http://umakemehungry.blogspot.sg
 
Recommended Dish(es):  Duck Confit
 
Date of Visit: Oct 12, 2013 

Spending per head: Approximately $60(Lunch)

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