Two Plus One is a newly opened ice cream parlour in the Woodgrove region of Woodlands. I chanced upon this place after picking up a friend from Republic Poly. The awesome thing about this location is that it's a mini residential shopping area with a 24 hour ntuc, a prata stall and there's free parking after 10pm!Their menu is up on a chalk board. They don't offer any savoury foods, but lava cakes and ice creams is what they're proud to serve. For $4.50 a scoop, I was a bit surprised. This is definitely on the higher end for ice creams in a such a neighbourhood. But at the same time, Two Plus one was having a promotion whereby you can get 3 scoops for the price of 2! Not sure if this will be a permanent promotion in regards to the name of the cafe. For lactose intolerant friends, fret not! Two Plus One serves sorbets at $3.80 per scoop.They had a decent selection of ice cream flavours that greet you as you walk in! 

1. Chocolate Lava Cake $5.50There's a few options for the lava cakes, matcha $6, caramel $5.50 and chocolate $5.50. We got the last chocolate lava cake of the day! Woohoo! But sadly it sort of oozed out in the microwave. The owner of the cafe was kind enough to offer an additional scoop of ice cream or to get a different flavoured lava cake.The lava was "fluid" enough to move around the plate with ease and it was moist with a consistent texture all around the lava cake. This lava cake can probably meet any chocoholic's late night craving especially if you live in the North and you're craving this at say past 10pm!?

2. Charcoal Waffle with Thai Milk Tea $10.50After trying several flavours of ice cream thanks to the patient owners, I went with Thai Milk Tea. The taste was exactly of that of Thai Milk Tea, but with a sharp taste of sweetness. The ice cream itself had an icy aftertaste which I would've prefer it not to have. Here ate Two Plus One, they serve up Red Velvet waffles $6 as well as Charcoal waffles $6.  The classic waffle is $4.50. I was never able to taste the difference between charcoal waffles and normal waffles. But I still went with the charcoal waffles. Drizzled with caramel sauce, the charcoal waffle had a light and airy exterior with a slightly moist bite.

Overall : I liked their cosy environment and their ice cream satisfied my cravings! They also open till 12mn or even 1am, so Northerners, you guys are set for supper!

Cafe Mojito at Ang Mo Kio has been revamped with new management and new food offerings. They are promoting themselves as a salad, healthy eating cafe. But I'm not that health conscious myself, hence I skipped the salads.They have a great view of the main road, facing the amk-bishan park. I visited on a friday night and it was pretty quiet, probably because it was pouring cats and dogs that night. There's also free wifi, with ample spaces for youngster to chill out and enjoy the cosy cafe atmosphere.They offer appetizers such as your familiar truffle fries, nachos, healthier options like wraps and salads. For carbs you can pick between penne or pasta. The staff were pretty friendly and patient in explaning the dishes to us as we took a while to make up our minds on what to get.

1. Element Fries with Truffle $7.80The truffle aroma was just right! The fries were crisp and not a single one was over cooked. A decent portion of truffle fries for the price. This would be a great option for families.

2. Nachos With traffic light dip $8.80My friends love guacamole and salsa so we went for this. The sauces was okay, they met my expectation and taste. I did like the presentation of the dips, that forms the colours of a traffic light signal. The nachos was fresh and crispy with every crunch. 3. Salted Egg Chicken Popcorn $13.80Next up, was an appetizer, even at the price at $13.80. I totally enjoyed it. The popcorn chicken was crispy on the outside and with the layer of thick gooey cheese. It was perfect. The salted egg sauce wasn't too thick and you could distinctly taste both the cheese and salted egg sauce in every bite of the popcorn chicken!This appetizer was topped off with corn, a lot of it too! A nice addition! The portion of the popcorn chicken could easily be a main course for me. The proportion of cheese and salted egg was just right, almost every bite of popcorn chicken had a taste of both.

4. Baked Chicken Penne $14.80Timing for baking this was great, the penne was al dente, with lots of chicken cubes in the mix. The top of the baked chicken penne was cheesey goodness along with the cream sauce which was slightly charred to perfection. It was served hot and even after a long while of photo taking, the dish stayed warm. This dish wasn't gerlat at all. I could totally eat this again!

5. Salted egg, almond pecan ice cream with waffle $12.80With a salted egg craze going all over singapore. Cafe Mojito decided to try something new. Almond pecan ice cream with real pecan chunks on a crispy waffle, topped with salted egg sauce.They were extremely generous with the salted egg sauce, but unlike other eateries, their salted egg sauce was very chunky. You could definitely tell it was authentic salted egg that went into the sauce, not powder. The ice cream itself wasn't overly sweet and the waffle was okay for my liking. It wasn't as crispy as I liked it to be, but with the salted egg sauce on top, together with the melting ice cream, I'd say the waffle fared well. An interesting combination for a dessert!

Overall : Great cafe atmosphere, awesome and friendly staff and service coupled with comfort food and desserts offerings. I'm definitely coming back for more salted egg popcorn chicken and dessert!

Located in the food court area of Big Box is I am Legend. Since land is considerably cheaper in far sides of Singapore like Jurong East, you will find ample space in this huge food court. I am Legend has a corner all to itself and it's easily accessible from the escalator landing.

The cook himself took the time to explain the inspirations for each dish, from which you could tell he was extremely passionate about. I am Legend serves up Halal Western Fusion food that prides themselves with the freshest ingredients.

1. Creamy Salted Egg Yolk with Prawns Pasta $15.90First up was the salted egg yolk with prawn pasta. The chef explained that salted eggs were premiumly sourced rather than from neighbouring south-east asian locations. The use pure salted egg rather than artificial flavouring. The salted egg yolk sauce for me was a bit too thick, I would've preferred it to be thinner, so that I could spread it more evenly throughout all the pasta noodles. They were extremely generous with the crunchy prawns but it still fails to justify the $15.90 pricing, considering this is a food court.

2. Seafood Aglio Oglio $11.90The seafood aglio olio was the greatest disappointment as it was way too spicy and it had leftover residue of either oil, or something that looked like water. I couldn't taste anything other than pure pepper in this dish. The noodles were al dente but everything else on the plate wasn't up to standard.3. Grilled Garoupa $15.90 *must try*Salvation for I am Legend started to arrive with the grilled garoupa. Drizzled with the legendary sauce which was sweet and slightly spicy. This reminded me of some type of Peranakan cuisine. I liked the presentation of the Garoupa and the fish meat was soft and tender. You could tell I am Legend was indeed serious when they elaborated the freshness of ingredients used.

4. Premium Fish & Chips (Dory Fillet) $12You have a choice of fish when it comes to Fish & Chips at I am Legend. The fish tasted okay, nothing fantastic and same goes for the chips. I just wished that they made some fusion twists for this extremely common dish.

5. Lamb Chop *must try*I liked the lamb chops here. Though it may look a bit over cooked, the meat still tasted tender and juicy. The onion rings were huge and though this dish is typically served with french fries, you can request for onion rings instead.Upon your first bite into the onion ring, you will immediately know that these onion rings were made from scratch! The batter isnt' over powering and the onion ring is a legit full ring of onion! The sauce for the lamb chop tasted like a mild black pepper sauce and it brought out the charreed flavour of the lamb chop. Good job guys! This is a winner!

6. Truffle FriesThe truffle fries had a very strong and fragrant truffle oil smell that literally took over the entire food court. No Kidding! The portion of fries were decent for sharing. But again, nothing to shout about. Overall: Decent halal western food with some fusion twists. If you're shopping in Big Box, do give them a go, especially the lamb chop or grilled garoupa, skip the other western food choices that you can find elsewhere. Also give a shout out to the chef and friendly staff of I am Legend!

Scoopz recently moved here from Upper Thomson and I'm glad they did! They're in a great vicinity just opposite St. Nicholas Girls and I'm sure tons of the students would head over here for their mid-afternoon snack!Scoopz is a dedicated ice cream parlour which means, they literally only serve ice cream and a short selection of drinks and some cakes in the cake display. They do not serve savoury food or main courses.The shop is actually pretty decently sized. It can fit maybe 20 pax or even more, with the outdoor seating. They have a variety of ice cream flavours and unlike most ice cream parlours, they charge a uniform price for all flavours, so no premium flavours etc. I tried a number of their flavours and the staff was very patient and friendly.I watched the staff make the batter and make the waffle just metres away from my table. The aroma of the waffle cooking in the iron was so heavenly!While waiting for your waffle, you may choose to play some games such as saboteur, old school card games like SNAP or Snacks and leaders and even monopoly deal. I'm sure the school-going kids in this area would make this their daily chill-out spot!

Classic waffle with horlicks and coconut ice creamThe horlicks ice cream tasted great when I tried it at the ice cream counter, but half way through it, I realized it was very gerlat and sweet. So I gave it a miss in the end. The horlicks was smooth with little bits of horlicks powder all clumped up, to give it a slight bite.The coconut ice cream was more like a sorbet. It wasn't creamy and the coconut flavour was very evident in every bite. I felt that it could be less icy with the coconut flavour toned down a bit.

The waffle was my favourite. It was very crispy and stayed crispy throughout the dining experience and on the inside, it was very light. It wasn't fluffy or crispy inside. It was just airy, which meant that you could tons of these waffles and not fill full!

Iced earl grey lychee drinkI had some hopes for this dink, up until the drink arrived. The drink had 90% ice and one lychee from a can. I had to mix it up and it just tasted like lychee syrup from the can that the lychee came from. It was super cold, due to the sheer amount of ice.

Overall : Yes I would come back for the waffles. Just the waffles! The service was okay and the staff were friendly and cheerful Which warms my heart everytime I step into an ice cream parlour!

The Chinese New Year is always a time for reunion with beloved family and friends. I had the opportunity to celebrate this festive season with Megu Catering Concepts to reunite over a tasty, plentiful feast that is sure to warm the hearts of my loved ones.
MEGU means "blessing" in Japanese and is 美果 in Chinese, which means fruitfulness. Megu were the pioneers that first ventured into the catering business almost 30 years ago, and have since come a long way through both great successes and humbling experiences.

The Festive Set I had was for 10 pax at $288.
Menu items were : 
- Prosperity Smoked Duck “Lo Hei”
- Happiness Cold Platter
- Tantalising Teriyaki Chicken
- Yellow Curry Fish with Eggplant and Lady’s Finger
- Wok-Fried Prawn with Golden Pumpkin
- Sweet Potato Rice Paper Roll
- Tientsin Cabbage with Mushroom Filling
- Steamed Olive Rice
- Iced Lemongrass Jelly with Aloe Vera

I went down to their headquarters at Kampong Ampat, the staff were friendly, I gave them my receipt and collected all the dishes in 3 cooler bags. They separated the cold food from the hot food. They also provided more than sufficient utensils.

1. Happiness Cold PlatterMarinated chilli conch, jellyfish, wakame salad, and fried ngoh hiang. The conch was something unfamiliar to me, it was chewy but not too hard. It was a tad spicy for me. The wakame salad was soft, springy and tasty. The fried ngoh hiang, came across to me as a pretty hard and not very flavourful fish cake. The jellyfish was the highlight of the dish, it has a special textural crunch all of its own. I loved it the most as it was very cool and refreshing to the palate.

2. Prosperity Smoked Duck “Lo Hei”An abundance of smoked duck, pickled ginger and mango, green and white radish, julienne of carrot pulps of pomelo, silver onion, lime, crackers, Chinese parsley, ground peanut, and fruity plum sauce,topped with sesame, salt, pepper and cinnamon.

I'm not usually a fan of eating lo hei and with the scare of raw fish, I'm glad that MEGU has gone with smoked duck instead. Something that is quite unique and they were quite pretty and added colour to the dish.Tossing the lo hei is usually the highlight of the meal! The sauces weren't too sweet for my liking and the nuts with the crackers were plentiful! I had a crunch in every mouthful!Check out the texture of the smoked duck. The smoked duck was packed into the cold bag with the dessert, so as to not be affected by the temperature of the hot food. The texture of the smoked duck was tender with a smokiness that doesn't overpower and not tough, which is usually my fear on eating these. The smoked duck slices were quite thick.SHOUT ALL THE WISHES YOU CAN THINK OF! The yu sheng was indeed colourful and everyone agreed that it was one of our favourite yu shengs!

3. Tantalising Teriyaki Chicken *highly recommended*Most caterers that serve teriyaki chicken tend to taste the same, I'm guessing everyone has the same chicken supplier, but NOT MEGU! I'm guessing their chicken is fresh? It tastes completely different from others I've tried. The teriyaki flavour was sharp and distinct even when you peel off the skin. The meat is extremely tender and sweet. Not one piece of meat was dry!

4. Yellow Curry Fish with Eggplant and Lady’s Finger

 

They were very generous with the fish and the fish chunks were huge! All the fish chunks were tender and fresh. The curry also wasn't spicy and it had the flavours of all the vegetables in the curry.

 

Despite really liking this dish, I just wished that the vegetables were slightly softer. They could've been boiled slightly longer to achieve this. Other than that, I loved their choice and ratio of vegetables and fish.

5. Wok-Fried Prawn with Golden Pumpkin

 

At first, I thought that this was salted egg! But nope! Nonetheless, the pumpkin flavour wasn't strong enough to be capture in every bite. The prawns were crunchy but as they were soggy, they weren't in the their shape. I think this could've been a star dish, if the flavour was more distinct. Nevertheless, since the prawns were so crunchy, I liked this!

6. Sweet Potato Rice Paper Roll
The rolls were hard as they were no longer crispy by the time we ate it. Even though the curry, cabbage and rice were still piping hot. The sweet potato was soft and pretty much melted in my mouth, so that was the dish's saving grace. I pretty much threw them into the toaster to make them palatable. 

7. Tientsin Cabbage with Mushroom Filling *6 stars* HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDI loved this. OpenRice! We need a 6 star option! This was the best dish by far from a caterer. There were so many different types of mushrooms in this and the cabbage soaked up all the mushroom juice goodness. I really enjoyed this dish. Mushroom lovers, GET THIS!

8. Steamed Olive Rice
The rice was fragrant and had a olive aroma. There was more than 10 portions worth of rice in that giant container that they gave us. Pretty sure it could feed a small village!

9. Iced Lemongrass Jelly with Aloe Vera

 

The CNY Menu ended off on the best note. This iced lemon grass jelly with aloe vera was super refreshing and cool. They were extremely generous with the aloe vera. Yes, those are strawberry slices, they did not add any flavour into the mixture, but it was nice to see some colour, in the pretty much colourless dessert. The drink itself wasn't sweet, so I could drink 3-4 bowls of this and still want more! The aloe vera cubes were all consistently crunchy. The lemongrass jelly was slightly on the bland side, but the since the juice tasted of 100% lemongrass, it was all good!

Overall : This was a catered experience like no other. MEGU Catering Concepts truly know what they're doing. Most of the dishes gave me a "Wow" experience and I'm convinced that MEGU can help you have a memorable Chinese New Year Reunion feast.