I often love eating at Brotzeit; it must be one of the best beer place that serves superb food. I lost count how many times I have come with friends to have a drink and we just end up ordering the Pork Knuckles. This time around, it was just me and my boy and it was weird coz he wanted the mozarella salad and because we just did a 12 km run and were so famished we ordered the regular mozarella salad and the sausage platter.The salad was very fresh and perfect for 2 to share-- love the mozarella balls and the bits of sun-dried tomatoes which added a tangy hint to the salad. THe sausage platter was a surprisingly good for me, given that I am quite sensitive to the 'porky' smell usually and I dunno if it was the hunger from the run I polished off more sausages than I could usually.

In fact, the funny thing is being one who often prefers chicken and white meat, I actually found the spicy pork ones quite yummy. Good for 2 to share and always goes well with a good portion of sauerkraut. =)

Finally was able to bring the Japanese-food-loving boyfriend to Tampopo. This place is great for us because its a good location, great quality food, and he get to eat his ramen and me other low-carb dishes like Tonkatsu.

As usual ordered my Pork loin yanagawa --thick pieces of lean pork in batter and egg over it... salty, oil, crispy, filling, yummy.. all at the same time! Comes with a side salad that is apparently refillable.

Angmokia had the deluxe black pig Shabu Ramen, which he loved. Soup was not too spicy that it masked the taste of the broth and having a whole egg was a nice touch for ramen-egg lovers. Though he found that the thin slices of black pig though good, was nothing very spectacular.

One of my favourites that I will return and return!

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I haven't really explored AXA tower at the Tanjong Pagar area until this week and realised they did have quite a variety of cuisine worth checking out at affordable prices. We were celebrating 2 of our colleagues bday so we came to Mart boulevard at AXA tower for some drool-worthy Thai food.

The first thing that hit me was the setting-- set on a semi open-air terrace, the lunch crowd was buzzing and relaxed, quite unlike other places in the CBD where people are a little stressed trying to rush their lunch. Over here, you actually see people having a beer or 2, gathering in lunch groups, quite like the after office-hour crowd I would say.

Food menu is not huge but the main thai food are available--tom yum, phad thai, green curry...

We ordered tom yum, green curry, som tum, fried tofu cubes and thai fish cakes to share.Overall, portions were on the smaller side and I would say taste is average. I did like the papaya salad though the serving is definitely too small for me. It was just right spicy and had a very nice tangy taste. The tomyum was very normal, not too spicy as well, and green curry had some generous 2 pieces of chicken but the curry was a little thinned out.

Sides were not too bad; tofu cubes were nicely deep fried and I liked the sauce (generally anything with peanuts i heart) and the thai fish cake was tasty though quite oily.

I would return again but maybe for drinks and bar food.

Now that we have the circle line it makes travelling to far fetched places to try good food so much easier. Often, great places in green areas are quite inacessible without car. A friend told me about Baa Baa Black sheep at Botanical gardens and i took the opportunity to visit with angmokia on a saturday when i wasnt feeling very cheery.

It was definitely worth the effort, given that it wasnt crowded on a weekend, food was great and loved the atmosphere. You are basically hidden behind walls yet the open concept keeps the place airy and alfresco.

It serves thai, indian and western food so theres something for everyone. A great place for gatherings i would say.

crispy white bait starters are a must try!Chicken tikka was a good portion for the price and not too oily, a little dry but tasty nonetheless.

I know the green gooey stuff doesnt look at all appetizing but its one of my favourite indian dish! its made from pureed spinach and has feta cheese in them. Wonderful to find generous servings of cheese in it. Burger was on the smaller side and a little dry but acceptable.

Be warned though, no free water (not even tap!) but no service charge either.

I have heard of the bespoke korean restaurant at Amara hotel several times, including recommendations by korean natives. As with any other cuisine here, if a native recommends it it can't be bad mostly. I was glad to finally try out this place after a friend brought me here for my belated bday meal.

The restaurant's deco and feel is a little like those of established chinese restaurant. We had lunch sets so I'm not sure if thats why we didnt get the free starters that authentic korean restaurants provide. Lunch sets are very affordable, mostly ranging between $10 to $25. I had a Kimchi soup and we ordered the onion pancake to share. The latter is really good!

Just fyi the onion pancake came in one big pancake but the waitress cut it up for us in individual portions. A tad oily but very very tasty! Unlike other restaurants' pancake that taste bland and starchy, you can taste the spring onion in this. SUper like!

I think i will eventually be back for the BBQ!

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