Each time when I by-pass the Mixed Vegetable Rice stall at 21 Street Eating House, I wondered why there is a long queue.I decided to join the crowd and see for myself what is so special about this stall.

I noticed there is a special dish that almost everyone is ordering and its none other than "sweet and sour pork".There was a wide selection of food to go along with either rice or porridge such as steamed mini promfrets, deep fried fish, sliced pumpkin, few variety of vegetables, salted eggs, curry chicken, diced chicken and many more.When its my turn to place the take-away order, I opted for three dishes namely, sweet and sour pork, curry chicken and Chinese white spinach.

To my surprise, I only paid S$2.50.

Unbelievable but its worth the effort of queuing to get good food at affordable price.

The sweet and sour pork though topped with the sweet and sour sauce still have the crunch from the deep frying. Very palatable. This dish is even better than those cooked by zi char stalls.

The curry chicken though only 2 pieces were well coated with the curry sauce and tasty.

The stir fry white Chinese spinach was very fresh and crunchy.Will go back for more other dishes in the near future.

Koi Kei reputable for their popular almond cookies currently with 16 chains stores in Macau and 7 chains in Hong Kong and now their flagship store in Singapore.From a cart selling only crunchy peanuts and ginger candies set their first establishment in 1997.

I would normally purchase a round can of Koi Kei signature almond cookies as one of the many varieties of Chinese New Year cookies for visitors.Koi Kei signature item is the whole almond cookies.

My husband discovered from the website of this flagship store in Singapore and better late than never, we took a trip to the shop yesterday.There were so many variety of snakcs from almond cookies, egg rolls, candies, meat jerky, calamary and their latest cripsy cashew and almond candy.

The almond cookies included flavours such as salted almond, almond with black sesame, almond chocolate and almond green bean. We chose our family favourite whole almond cookies which also happened to be the chef recommendation.

Priced at S$12.10.

Hmm! the wholesome goodness of the flavoured almond in each cookie.

So fresh, rich aromatic almond just melts in my mouth. Though powdery the taste has a combination of mungbean powder mixed with wholesome almonds and peanuts.The sales assistant recommended us to try the Portuguese style cashew cookies. This cookie has indeed relived my childhood treasured memories. Each cookie is so buttery fragrant filled with freshly toasted cashew nuts. My first bite of the first piece of this cookie touched my heart.

Priced at S$12.40.I have been looking for so many years my favourite American Shortbread Cookies which my Mom used to buy for me when I was sick to go with a cup of hot milk. My comfort snack. The buttery fragrance of each cookie packed in a high metal box. I managed to find a photo of the same packaging while doing some research work on food. Thanks to the owner of this photo.I was so happy that I found the same flavour of my childhood comfort snack.

The only exception is that these Portuguese style cashew cookies are coated with cashew nuts. The one I had as a child were all plain buttered cookies.

Hubby’s favourite ginger candy.

Priced at S$5.20. Their first ginger candy was founded in Macau in 1986. After continuous quality control research and testing by Mr. Leong, he transformed the traditional rock hard ginger candy into modern soft ginger candy. The softness and chewiness of each ginger candy slowly releases the spiciness when it melts in the mouth.

We wanted to buy a packet of the crispy cashew and almond candy but it was not available.

So we opted for the chewy peanut candy with white sesame seed and also their latest item.

Priced: 8.60.

Individually packed. Each candy chewy with the fragrant of rich peanut flavour and the generous amount of toasted white sesame seed coated on each piece.All the sales assistant in this shop are very courteous and take their time to explain to their customers the various types of items available. They have taken the extra mile of customer service.

Will be going back for more.

Eric Kayser the baker behind Maison Kayser once said "The secret to a great baguette is time, it can be rushed." They start working on their baguette a day in advance a requirement of at least 10 hours minimum to ferment and rise the bread.

I was around Scotts Square during Chinese New Year and dropped by at Maison Kayser to try their well known Croissant (around S$2.50) and the perfect Baguette (forgotten the price around S$5.00 to S$6.00).Though its been few months ago, I can still remember the goodness of the Croissant. Its buttery, flaky and light. The Baguette I kept overnight and light toasted the next morning was crispy and fresh. Goes well with a spread of butter on the slices.

Besides breads, they also sell pastries and cakes.

Tim Sum can be considered as one of the most complex food item in the Chinese cuisine requiring different types of culinary techniques through out the whole food preparation process.

These glistening steamed crystal dumplings with mixed vegetables caught my eyes.

Such delicate translucent skin with a blend of mixed vegetables including diced mushroom are wrapped around for each prism shaped parcel.

Aside from the fantastic breathtaking view at Level 57, Ku De Ta has one of the best and innovative desserts.

(1 ) Green tea and pistachio slice matcha cream. Cherry blossom infusion. House made cherry jam.

(2) Mango lime pudding layer of chocolate and passion fruit and toasted soba seed.

Kudos to the man behind the desserts is none other than Pastry Chef Jerry Bastien Charles.