Monthly Archives: April 2020

Dr Matthias Committee Inaugural Meeting & Dinner on 27Feb2020

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白斩鸡
白斩鸡
chicken rice
black bean sauce pork soft bones
black bean sauce pork soft bones
salted fish minced pork
salted fish minced pork
carrots and vegetables

we started our first committee meeting chaired by prof tan to discuss continuing dr matthias projects on 27.2.2020.

i made a simple 6pax dinner –

  1. chicken rice, 白斩鸡 & chilli
  2. black bean sauce pork soft bones
  3. steamed salted fish with minced pork
  4. stir-fried carrots & cabbage

LCH provided the draft governance guidelines which was adopted with some amendments, and also took minutes of meeting.

we discussed some dr matthias projects include kluang rockhouse and bursary. at the point in time, there was a plan to visit kluang 27-29.3.2020 (this did not materialise becos of covid-19), and some other matters.

prof tan also shared about his project in china.

c.h.e.f andy

 

Average Food @ Treasure Noodles & Congee House at Ion Orchard on 25Feb2020

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roast duck char siew noodles
roast duck char siew noodles
cheong fun – prawns, char siew, beef
dumpling soup
osmanthus jelly

had 2pax dinner with wife @ treasure noodles & congee house at ion orchard this evening on 25.2.2020.^^

quite ex actually 2pax not much food almost S$50.

noodles were good, qq and good chilli….duck & char siew average

dumpling soup kind of ex

3 combination cheong fun was good..maybe skin not the smoothest, no comparison with hong kong…

osmanthus jelly quite ok.

c.h.e.f andy

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Treasures Noodle & Congee House
Address:
#B3-17 ION Orchard, 2 Orchard Turn, 238801
Located in: ION Orchard Mall
8R3J+QH Singapore
Contact:
imperialtreasure.com
6509 8283
Opening Hours:
Sat-Sun
  • 10:30am–10pm
Mon-Fri
  • 10:30am–10pm

 

14Bros 10pax Homecooked Dinner @ Dining Lounge on 24Feb2020

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assam ang sai (emperor red snapper) fish head
wine chicken with cloud fungus
braised belly pork with taupok, taukua & egg
black bean sauce pork soft bones
broccoli with cauliflower
11pax homecooked lunch at dining lounge

did 10pax RI 14bros homecooked dinner at dining lounge on 24.2.2020. ^^

CCG joined dinner and HCK dropped by and left earlier for dinner with family.

also celebrate CJ’s birthday.

LCH brought drinks, HAB yuzu umeshu, LCJ brought rambutans, CCG brought nonya kuehs..LKY & KWL came over to help ferry food to dining lounge..

for this evening’s dinner, i prepared only 5 dishes-

  1. wine chicken with cloud fungus
  2. braised belly pork with taupok, taukua & egg
  3. black bean sauce pork soft bones
  4. assam ang sai (emperor red snapper) fish head
  5. broccoli with cauliflower

so i pace my cooking in the course of recovery from my accident,

and was able to restart cooking for HCA Hospice Care 35pax lunch on 18.2.2020.

and for this evening, i cooked less dishes in larger quantity for 11pax, and it worked quite well. dishes were finished and food was just about enough.

a great evening of food and fellowship with RI bros. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

 

 

Great Homecooked Peranakan Dishes on 23Feb2020

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good peranakan dishes

good peranakan dishes, rendang bestest!

gula melaka super good

sago gula malaka super good

E’s parents invited us for 6pax dinner at their place on 23.2.2020.^^

his mom L cooked excellent peranakan food….rendang was especially good…bestest la!

bakwan soup, pranws and chap chye all good and delicious!

also very good sago dessert! 😍😍😍

c.h.e.f andy

Good Dishes with 1 for 1 Purple Beyond Vouchers @ Burlamaco on 20Feb2020

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6pax family dinner
6pax family dinner
lobster linguine
squidink risotto
boullaboise seafood stew
cod
cod
rack of lamb
rack of lamb

eldest daughter organised 6pax family dinner @ burlamacco on 20.2.2020.^^

she has purple beyond 1 for 1 vouchers-

  • 2 voucher 1 for 1 mains + drinks
    1 voucher 1 for 1 mains

so 6mains + 4drinks 👍

the usual (3) lower priced items free.

lobster pasta and squidink were good.

bouillaboise ok good serving not special. soup was tasty, good seafood tomato flavours, ingredients not the best texture could be better done..overall not super..

cod was pedestrian. lamb was very good, tender and tasty.

this place offers a good satisfying meal when there is good discounts. food is good standard if not spectacular..service is always good.

c.h.e.f andy

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Burlamacco  Ristorante

Address:
30 Stanley St, Singapore 068739
7RJX+98 Singapore
Contact:
burlamacco.com.sg
6220 1763
Opening Hours:
daily
  • 11:30am–2:30pm
  • 6–10:30pm

 

 

 

6th HCA 3 Dishes 35pax Lunch for HCA Hospice Care on 18Feb2020

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3 dishes for fortnightly HCA Hospice Care 35pax lunch

3 dishes for fortnightly HCA Hospice Care 35pax lunch

wine chicken with cloud fungus
nonya tau you bak with taupok
wine chicken with cloud fungus
slow cooked belly pork
belly pork and taupok
frying nonya tau you bak
nonya tau you bak with taupok
nonya tau you bak with taupok
carrots and cabbage

made fortnightly HCA Hospice Care lunch today on 18.2.2020.^^

HCA asked to reduce slightly to 35pax..

  1. cloud fungus wine chicken
  2. nonya tau you bak with taupok
  3. fried carrots & cabbage

for wine chicken, i marinated with 2tbsp fish sauce, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tbsp cornflour, 4 tbsp huadiaojiu overnight. soaked, drained and boiled cloud fungus for 1/2. fried chicken with chopped garlic, sliced ginger, 1 cut chilli padi, then add cloud fungus with water and reduced, about 5 mins. chicken should be just cooked, NOT overcooked.

for belly pork i boiled in bakuteh sachet with whole garlic for 1.5hrs. chilled it and cut. cooked taupok (each square cut into 4 slices) for 1 hr.

then fried cut belly pork with chopped garlic. added 2tbsp dark sauce, 2 tbsp oyster sauce and some bakuteh sauce with the softened taupok. cooked another 10mins to reduce & to infuse the tau you to pork and taupok.

for the vegetables, i fried & softened the carrots first, added oyster sauce, then added cabbage and fried…a simple and very tasty dish.

KWL & LCM came to my place to help and go HCA together.

after that we met CCG for rong ji wanton noodles at bendemeer food centre.^^

c.h.e.f andy

Valentine Dinner 7-Course Home Gourmet with Wife on 14Feb2020

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#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍2

#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍

made 7-course 2pax Valentine’s dinner for wife on 14.2.2020.^^

#1 garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo) with prawn bisque sauce
#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 👍👍
#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 👍👍
#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree 👍👍
#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree 👍👍
#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍
#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍
#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables 👍
#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables 👍
#5 tagliatelle marinara with prawn bisque sauce👍👍
#1 garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo) with prawn bisque sauce

#1 garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo) with prawn bisque sauce

#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 2👍👍

#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 👍👍

#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree3 👍👍

#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree 👍👍

#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍3

#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍👍

#6 tagliatelle marinara with prawn bisque sauce👍👍2

#5 tagliatelle marinara with prawn bisque sauce👍👍

#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables 👍2

#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables 👍

#7 tiramisu

#7 tiramisu

i made individual serving 7 courses-

#1 garlic prawns (gambas al ajillo) with prawn bisque sauce👍

#2 dobin mushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms, scallop & prawn 👍

#3 pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree 👍

#4 flamed squid on broccoli puree 👍👍

#5 tagliatelle marinara with prawn bisque sauce👍

#6 flamed belly pork with red wine sauce on mash, & vegetables

#7 tiramisu👍

puree, sauces, stock for valentine dinner
prawn bisque for garlic prawns & tagliatelle
fish stock for dobinmushi with caramelised brown button mushrooms
broccoli puree for flamed sotong

made some puree, sauce and stock for the valentine dinner. 🙂

a totally relaxed and memorable dinner with wife.

nice delicious valentine dinner together.^^

c.h.e.f andy

Delicious Assam Fishhead @Ban Leong Wah Hoe on 12Feb2020

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assam fish head

assam fish head

ban leong wah hoe
harjeongai aka prawn paste chicken
排骨王pork chop
sambal kang kong
seafood horfun

had a really fun walk with metamorphosis bros at thomson nature park..we started 5pm on 12.2.2020. ^^

saw wild boar & 2 babies & lots of hainan history here..

cheow ghee suggested dinner at ban leong wah hoe casuarina road.

pleasantly surprised the food was good standard ..

liked the assam fish head especially..

really delicious and sedap..

ambience & service good👍

price ok 5pax 5 dishes S$83.

will certainly come again if nearby.

c.h.e.f andy

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Ban Leong Wah Hoe

Address:
122 Casuarina Rd, Singapore 579510
9RGH+M7 Singapore
Contact:
facebook.com
6452 2824
Opening Hours:
daily
  • 11am–2:30pm
  • 5–11pm

Best 16-course Omakase Dinner @ Kuriya Dining Great World City on 8Feb2020

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tuna headmeat with uni & egg white👍👍👍

tuna headmeat with uni & egg white👍👍👍

kuriya dining sushi counter

sushi counter kuriya dining @ great world city

wife bought 16-course omakase dinner @ kuriya dining great world city on 8.2.2020.^^

really good, among best i had..

super sashimi - toro, tuna cheek, saba, sayori (flying fish), kampachi

super sashimi – toro, tuna cheek, saba, sayori (flying fish), kampachi

charcoal grilled wagyu with foie gras miso sauce

charcoal grilled wagyu with foie gras miso sauce

all 16 dishes sans the en papillote fish were super delicious.

the best 3 for me were –

  • tuna headmeat with uni & egg white👍👍👍…never knew tuna headmeat so delicious..and according to chef, very small portion like 150g in a large tuna fish
  • super sashimi – otoro, tuna cheek, saba, sayori (flying fish), kampachi..sashimi such superb quality..not only otoro but the tuna cheek was fabulous…
  • charcoal grilled wagyu with foie gras miso sauce…wagyu was excellent…wife found the foie gras miso sauce too strong…wagyu would be excellent standalone just with grated wasabi..but it was really good combination anyway..
shirako (cod fish sperms) topped with tobiko
awabi (abalone), jelly fish, yuzu jelly
shirako (cod fish sperms) topped with tobiko
awabi (abalone), jelly fish, yuzu jelly
amberjack baked in paper en papillote

all the other dishes were super delicious too, and we haven’t even get to the sushi!

  • shirako (cod fish sperms) not wife’s favourite..slight fishy and texture may put off those unfamiliar, but it was very well put together with tobiko (flying fish roe) etc
  • awabi (abalone), jelly fish, yuzu jelly was superb..i eaten awabi sashimi in japanese restaurant in crown casino like 20+ yrs before and it was tough…this one here very tender and superb with jelly fish texture and yuzu jelly
  • anago (conger eel) with crabmeat & ponzu jelly very good too..though i prefer a simple anago sushi..
  • the en papilotte (bake din paper bag) dish amberjack was the only let down. fish was not sweet, not tender..much ado about nothing lor…lol!
uni sushi

uni sushi

aburi otoro

charcoal aburi otoro

tai (seabream) soup
new &new & pickled ginger & chye poramp; pickled ginger & chye por
negitoro temaki
hotaruika (firefly squid) sushi
kinmedai sushi
yuzu ice cream macha cake dessert

we had a seabream soup to clear the palate, and good quality not salty pickled ginger and chye por.

and excellent sushi-

  • uni very sweet
  • aburi otoro superb, interesting done with burnt amber not torch flaming
  • negitoro temaki very good
  • hotaruika (firefly squid) was simply delicious…seasonal item
  • and kinmedai 金目鲷a top quality fish

the dessert was excellent too..though just a good cafe tea dessert…what to say? very good la…

this really excellent omakase!

c.h.e.f andy

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Kuriya Dining
Address:
1 Kim Seng Promenade, #01 – 127 Great World, Singapore 237994
Located in: Great World City
7RVJ+7Q Singapore
Contact:
kuriyadining.com.sg
6736 0888
Opening Hours:
daily
  • 11:30am–2:30pm
  • 6–10:30pm