Pork is good for sex?

So says the Argentinian President! (Article)

It's alright?

As I am re-reading my own blog about my "food-capades," I realize that I have made tons of grammatical errors and my vocabulary is in sore need of a thesaurus. However, I would like to point out to my mum that I only post on my blog when I am free and in a hurry. I do not have the discipline to write after every meal, I only do it while I am at work, or am waiting for my wife, or doing both at the same time. More importantly, I am too lazy to correct my mistakes in my former posts, like the contrarians and politicians.

As an aside and in a separate message to my mother:

I'll call you later. Okay? Sorry I can't join you for dinner today with grandma. Was waiting for my wife and posting on this blog at the same time.

Caffe Beviamo @ Tanglin Mall

We were walking around Orchard Road and I have to say, some of the signs of getting old is that we want to sit down after an hour of walking. I have passed this cafe so many times but I never knew the name. In fact, before I wrote this review, I still didn't know the name but now I briefly do.

Caffe Beviamo sits right in the centre of the 2nd level of Tanglin Mall, an expat enclave and for some reason, we felt right at home. There were no signs of the name of the restaurant but the service was quick, and painless. The food was surprisingly decent and cheap. We ordered the apple cake, scones and tea and I have to say I enjoyed myself. Oh my, I'm quickly turning English.

Bab Noodle - Milenia Walk

In part two of how to torture your wife, I present to you Bab Noodles. You see, when I'm bored and have nothing to do, I like to eat at bad places and see what happens, most of the time, its just to say that I have tried it, but also it helps when me and the wife can't decide where to go and we let laziness and the attractiveness of the servers at the door dictate where we go for dinner.

I ordered the katsu don, which by the way, is always my safe bet, just like Dorian Gray's Fish and Chips. ( I'm on to you buddy!) and my wife ordered the old reliable salmon and garlic. And as a buffer dish, something both of us could share, some sushi hand rolls. Why the hand rolls were soaked in mayonnaise, I don't really know but the food was way below average.

Sorry Honey. Again.

Just Acia @ Dhoby Ghaut

Once in a while, I like to torture my wife and this was one of those times.

We weren't hungry and we didn't know where to go after watching a movie at The Cathay. We have been "heartlanding," at our rental place and we were at the train station where there happen to be a couple of food stalls.

Just Acia is a noodles and rice joint that I thought we should try. Similar to Astons but not as good. The target group is for teenagers, most preferably who are hungry and really don't care what they put in their stomachs as long as its filled. The drinks were free flow and Ice Cream as well. I ordered the Ginseng Chicken Soup and the wife ordered the vegetarian set and can I just say, what you see in that picture above, after we finished our meal, the 1st picture still look pretty much the same, only the rice bowl was empty.

I'm sorry honey.

Vietnam Coke?

Its like drugs man. I could have lines of these and not be satisfied!

Qun Zhong Eating House

I love dumplings. Its one of those things that I begin to love more and more. Just like my right arm. Qun Zhong Eating house is located along Neil Road and is hidden from all the glamorous people. The dumplings are simple, lovely, and expect to wait a heck of a long if you go during lunch. Also expect to share tables with stranger and service to be below average. But the dumplings? Oh my.

Had the special pork noodles, fried dumplings, steamed dumplings and red bean paste pastry. Sigh. Dumplings were lush. I wish I could go there again.

I love you right arm!

Wine Connection @ Robertson Quay

Dear follower, let me apologize. The plate you see above is empty because I was so hungry and I wanted to eat Italian food so bad that I had to find the most mundane Italian food around at Robertson Quay, ordered what was a stir fried beef pasta, eat it, and then take a picture for my blog.

You see, I have a dedication to my craft. Like those people you see wearing woollen scarfs walking along the road in Singapore with 30 degree Celsius weather. Unlike Wine Connection, sigh. How about this. This place did not suck when it had many reasons to. High foreigner count. High smoke count. High pretentious people count. Average service count. I did not not like it. I didn't like it, but I did not not like it.

I would not go back again. But it really wasn't that bad. Or good.

Canton-i - Truly Hong Kong

Let me just get this off my chest right now. I hate this place and I will never go back. There. Satisfied?

And also, Canton-i, you are not from Hong Kong, you don't even have an outlet in Hong Kong. Most probably from my guess, you are from Malaysia. Nothing against Malaysians, I just think its a misnomer. Inappropriate advertising. Like people say that they have truly Italian food when its not true. That upsets me.

What upsets me most? My stomach. Yes, you got it right. After heading to this restaurant, the wife and I suffered a case of food poisoning. So it was re-visiting Canton-i over and over again throughout the day. More accurately, 3 times. And the first time, almost an hour while walking around Orchard road.

I guess maybe I expected too much? The way Ion is positioning themselves as the "place to be," mall; is it really unreasonable to expect good tim sum?

The waiting list is a joke because there were more than enough empty seats in the restaurant, the service was bad, when you ask the server something, response is a blank stare. The char siew and roast pork were too gamey. Noodles were good but the gravy on it was unacceptable. And to top everything off ladies and ladies, the char siew pastry tasted like it had strong hints of lemongrass. Yes. Lemongrass. It wasn't bad that the har kow looked like they were from the freezer, but for average radish cake and egg tarts, and the price? Are you kidding me?

I expected more than that.

Canton-i, really?

Do yourself a favor, don't waste your time and money.

Super Cool Pepsi Can

You might be the reason why I will drink this terrible drink again.

The Return of Canale

There and back again, by obtuse gourmand.

We have been avoiding Canale for awhile like Mount Doom but continuously we were drawn by it. Time and time again, the great Canale eye calls us to return. And just like Rudy and Frodo ( I call them "FEETS.") in the Lord of the Rings, the lost volume, are summoned to slaughter the white Lion that roamed Narnia called Gandalf, but only to have Jango Fett from the Millennium Falcon, together with the Vulcans, intercept them on their mission; the dynamic duo have to call upon Bruce Wayne for help ...

Food is still as spritely as before.

Killiney KopiTiam

Killiney Kopitiam is a traditional main stay in local coffee drinking culture. Unlike the American coffee that normally tastes like drain water, European coffee that is more similar to drinking a cigarette, or the Vietnamese coffee that tastes too sweet, the Singapore coffee is sock filtered and is really special. Most of the time, it is served with toast with kaya (see coconut jam) and it is a beautiful combination, alittle like Steven Gerrad and Fernando Torres for the football fans, or like Jerry Rice and Joe Montana for the football fans, you know what I mean.

Over the past few years, their business have extended to serving food and I have to say, can we please stick to the coffee? Okay, the beef hor fun wasn't that bad, in fact, I just got hungry thinking about it. But I hope they stick to what they do best. And that's just me.

Wild Honey

Wild Honey is a place where breakfast is served throughout the whole day. Or where my wife would like to call: "Heaven." I am not a big breakfast person but I have to say that I was impressed.

But first, things I didn't like about the place:

- the price = too expensive for breakfast!

- the dimly lit restaurant made me feel like taking a nap, its breakfast for goodness sake, where's the sunshine?

- why am I always surrounded by ladies at this place?

- do you really need a maitre d' at such a small place?

Things I really liked about the place:

- it is dimly lit.

- i am surrounded by ladies

- it is probably the quietest part of Orchard Road.

- i love the furniture.

But wait, this is a food blog, and as food goes, it is good. My wife reckons its what one would pay for at PS Cafe. I have been there 4 times now. The scones are lovely. Chocolate cupcake,lovely. Tea, mundane. Bread basket, varietal. And service? Decent with a capital T.

The one thing I didn't get is that with the price going an average of around $18 a plate, why do I have to walk up to the counter and order like at McDonald's? And talking about McDonald's, the serving of breakfast has been extended till 12 over the weekends.

And that my friends, is a public service announcement.