Monthly Archives: January 2021

Delivered Homecooked Dinner to Brother Family on 12nov2020

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  • wagyu fried rice
  • pangrilled white snapper (angkorli) fillet with soy buerre blanc sauce
  • panroasted brined chicken thigh

delivered homecooked finner for brother’s family

  1. wagyu fried rice
  2. pangrilled white snapper (angkorli) fillet with soy buerre blanc sauce
  3. panroasted brined chicken thigh
  • pangrilled white snapper (angkorli) fillet with soy buerre blanc sauce
  • wagyu fried rice

dinner not done well today, especially chicken..

took from fridge late, did not dry quite enough also no time to lower room temp..skin not properly crisp.

anyway, now going for nice dinner with wife at stellar @ 1-altitude.^^

c.h.e.f Andy

Best Wanton Mee @ Chef Kang’s Noodle House on 10nov2020

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  • chef kang’s wanton mee
  • char siew
  • queue at 1.40pm
  • queue at 1.40pm
  • crowd chef kang’s noodle house
  • chef kang’s wanton mee

after checking out on 10.11.2020 & back home,

decided to go chef kang tpy jackson square for late lunch..

about 1.40pm still queue & quite slow about 15mins queue just 8pax

*****

everything good 👍

char siew was perfect, tender, smooth, flavourful, nicely charred

the hk stringy noodles nicely QQ & the sauce & chilli also perfect, and super larpok (crispy lard) as well.

wanton more like large 水饺 good standard plump and tasty..

soup a bit of tonkotsu variety not usual ajinomoto soup..tasty too & smooth, a bit “smoky”?

price S$6 but good serving. 2 of us shared a bowl.

charsiew S$12 a plate also reasonable size serving..

c.h.e.f andy

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Chef Kang’s Noodle House

Address:

11 Lor 3 Toa Payoh, Block C Jackson Square, Singapore 319579

Contact:

+6582802782

Opening Hours:

weekday (mon closed)8am–4pm
weekend8am–2pm

Bad Breakfast @ Andaz Hotel on 10Nov2020

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  • cold croissant
  • cold cuts
  • egg cocotte
  • hargao siew mai
  • laksa
  • smoked salmon

breakfast quite poor on 10nov2020.

had a great staycation at andaz.

superb dinner at 665deg & wonderful after dinner drinks at mr stork rooftop

hotel down to 1/2 staff & 1/2 capacity..

no breakfast buffet e-menu and servers delivered orders

laksa was well below average..not a good hawker laksa standard..gravy was ok..frozen crystal prawns below par c/w hawker fresh prawns..

dimsum very poor..har gow skin thick & doughy, siew mai ok, served with ketchap instead of hk dimsum chilli

egg cocotte was only 1/2 good dish..baked egg with cheese. egg, egg yoke & spinach good..

bacon & sausage cold & poor..probably taken from a buffet line in the kitchen 🤷‍♂️

croissants cold..smoked salmon & cold cuts not good.

breakfast to forget!

c.h.e.f Andy

Delicious, Sumptuous 4pax Family Dinner @ 665 Andaz on 9Nov2020

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  • 665 tasting menu
  • baguette
  • panseared scallops
  • panseared foie gras
  • lobster bisque
  • 110g kagoshima A4 wagyu
  • lime sorbet
  • mille feuille
  • panseared scallops
  • 110g kagoshima A4 wagyu
  • 110g kagoshima A4 wagyu
  • mille feuille

excellent dinner at 665 at hotel andaz on 9nov2020.^^

we had the 5 course tasting menu..

dishes are more traditional but excellently executed & best ingredients 👏👏👏

baguette was nicely warm crisp & soft inside great with butter

amuse bouche of smoked salmon very light like cured..kind of underwhelming

seared hokkaido scallops very good tender & sweet..this of course many good standard restaurants can make

foie gras was a big serving with pear & brioche

the lobster bisque was par excellence..very intense, flavourful & smooth & the lobster bits were good too..

& the 110g A4 kagoshima wagyu was heavenly, superlative, perfectly charred, flavourful..

so the 665degF pira charcoal grill oven was really something!

& the dessert mille feuille superb too..

a truly wonderful dinner & evening 👍😀

c.h.e.f andy

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665 Degree Fahrenheit

Address:

5 Fraser St, Level 38, Andaz 189354

Contact:

+6564081255

Opening hours:

weekday12–2:30pm6–10:30pm
weekend6–10:30pm

Staycation at Andaz, a Concept by Hyatt @ Duo Tower 2 on 9Nov2020

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  • our room at andaz
  • our room at andaz
  • free coffee and drinks
  • did think of it
  • duo tower 2
  • duo tower 2
  • andaz – a concept by hyatt
  • andaz facility
  • express checkout
  • the pool at level 25

son bought wife a staycation at andaz hotel duo tower

checked into andaz hotel on 9.11.2020.^^

level 1 check in area & 25 floor hotel lobby & outlets & swimming pool

hotel from level 25 upwards.

  • suntec city
  • viaduct and barrage
  • view of pool & gateway
  • view of gateway
  • view of pool & gateway

nice view of south beach, raffles city, padang, esplanade, suntec, MBS, marina barrage & viaduct from room

and mr stork level 39 rooftop bar.

c.h.e.f Andy

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Andaz Singapore – a concept by Hyatt

Address:

5 Fraser St, DUO Tower, Singapore 189354

Contact:

+6564081234

Family Birthdays Home Gourmet Dinner on 8Nov2020

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  • birthday cake
  • home gourmet dinner
  • oysters galore from everygreen
  • oysters galore
  • sauteed mushrooms
  • oven grilled pumpkin
  • miso glazed eggplant
  • miso glazed eggplant
  • tamale
  • miso teriyaki salmon belly
  • pangrilled halibut with beurre blanc sauce
  • sous vide chicken breast on mash
  • ika sugatayaki
  • buta nikujaga
  • chashu & shabu beef shortplate donburi
  • wife’s mirin kagoshima A5 wagyu steak
  • cheese tray
  • fruit tarts tray
  • wenyu’s latte art

did a multi course jap theme dinner for quak family 5 birthdays (if include mine 2 weeks before this then 6 birthdays 😀) on 8.11.2020.^^

Menu

  1. tamago (jap egg roll)
  2. miso glazed grilled eggplant
  3. kabocha no nimono (simmered pumpkin)
  4. sautéed button & king oyster mushrooms
  5. miso salmon belly
  6. ika sugatayaki (grilled whole squid)
  7. (akira back) pangrilled sous vide chicken breast on cauliflower puree
  8. (akira back) pangrilled halibut with soy butter sauce
  9. pork softbones nikujaga with daikon10 shabu beef shortplate yakiniku & chashu donburi (on sushi rice)

wife bought oysters from evergreen & got a burnt cheese cake gift.

PT bought a huge kagoshima wagyu striploin from foodie mart ..& wife made an excellent mirin steak👍

the sous vide chicken breast stands out today of all the excellent dishes…perfect texture and taste!

we got an excellent huge cheese platter & dessert platter from WS..thank you!🙏

c.h.e.f Andy

New Year Resolution 2021 on 3Jan2021

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looked back at my 2020 new year resolution.

basically still very much the same.

2020 was very disruptive becos of covid-19. i am still unable to restart cooking for teban gardens community service centre.

i have though continued cooking 2 times a month for HCA Hospice Care in 2020, except for the 3mths CB (circuit breaker) starting 3.4.2020 till phase 1 where i sponsored some lunches…and restarted in aug2020 for reduced number of patients from 45pax to 25pax.

for 2021 i want to –

  1. continue my cooking for HCA and for teban gardens
  2. continue diligently my daily self care routine = morning walks (wednesday run with LCH) and exercises and taiji practice and weekly taiji class, and 10- target 30mins meditation.
  3. and i am starting vegetarian with RI friend THK every 初一十五 (i am certain i will continue this)
  4. start a small herbs patch and tidy up the place

one important activity i started in 2020 courtesy of covid-19 and CB is i started “cook and deliver” once weekly for my brother family, and in return my brother also did that for us. i started with ordering couple times takeaway during CB for my brother but not suiting their palate…so homecooked food it is!

i know my brother think it is very meaningful and so do i, so it’s something we will continue doing in 2021. 🙂

i know my resolutions are underwhelming, not at all ambitious, but it is something i can do, want to do, will do, so they are good for me la!

intended results of self care routine would include –

  1. weight management
  2. monitoring the 三高=blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol (so only target is to bring down cholesterol to 200, the other 2 are normal for now)

the vegetarian part helps in this target as well and also a very small part in sustainable living.

c.h.e.f andy