had another lovely 8pax family finner @ 8picure on 20.4.2021.^^

food was excellent the best! as always.

the galician octopus, lobster pasta and ohmi wagyu were simply perfect!

the roast pork, crab cake, gamberro rosso taglialini, herb crusted rack of lamb were all excellent….

pandered foie gras and risotto great too…couldn’t recall much of the eggplant? dish..

& the desserts were just super too.

c.h.e.f andy

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8picure

Address: 428 River Valley Rd, #01-04, Singapore 248327 Located in: Loft @ Nathan 7RVH+R4 Singapore   Contact: 8picure.com.sg 6677 1075   Opening hours:

had lovely 4pax dinner with SMM & B @ akira back 19.4.2021.^^

chef akira back is Korean, grew up in aspen colorado USA, professional snowboarder for 7 years….

the set dinner wasn’t interesting like before, so we decided to go ala carte instead. 🙂

the tuna and crepes mushroom thin pizza was excellent as before. they allow a combo version and that was enough for 4pax appetiser.

we ordered the miso eggplant with mozzarella first tie. it was excellent too. good.. I can improve my miso glazed eggplant.

we ordered 4 mains to share = 2 portions of halibut and 1 portion of ji dori chicken and 1 portion of F1 wagyu.

halibut was excellent, and it was from akira previously that I replicated my own pangrilled halibut on soy beurre blanc sauce.

likewise the jidori chicken on truffle mash was tender and delicious, something I replicated as well (sous vide 75degC 1 hr and pangrilled).

the 350days grain fed F1 wagyu was underwhelming, especially after having the best ohmi wagyu at 8picure several times…

F1 is only 50% Jap wagyu, but I find that Lisa and sulin’s homecooked USDA prime or even just grain fed black angus are as good or better…

the best F1 wagyu I had was at chef Ace Tan pop up at one altitude

we selected our own sushi moriawase from the ala carte menu-aburi otoro, uni, akami, hamachi and unagi, I think about S$90.

sushi of course fresh and sweet…we think though can get much better value at kuirya dining…

had a great dinner conversation and sharing with this friend couple.

c.h.e.f andy

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Akira Back (located in JW Marriott Hotel in South BeachAddress: 30 Beach Road, Level B1M, 189763 Located in: JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach 7VV4+R9 Singapore   Contact: jwmarriottsingapore.com 6818 1914   Opening Hours:

sumin JH bought 4pax lunch @ la tapiera on sunday 18.4.2021.^^

one of our favourite restaurants..

new set lunch menu 1.5 weeks ago..

wife also ordered ham and cheese croquettes alacarte..

grilled octopus still best no change

fried egg escargot new item so so

sumin had black cod new item so so

lisa had bouillabaisse & JH had saffron seafood risotto both very good..

I had grilled lamb leg new item replaced the excellent lamb rump..i specifically asked & manager advised same preparation but customers feedback more tendonous than the lamb rump..

still a good dish, tasty with great sauce & sides but not comparable with the lamb rump

coffee included but we forgot & restaurant did not remind us..

anyway we visiting wenyu & wenyu’s coffee better than restaurants.

c.h.e.f andy

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La TaperiaAddress:1 Scotts Rd, 02-10/11, Singapore 228208Located in: Shaw Centre OfficeContact:lataperia.com.sg6737 8336Opening Hours:

choon fei bought char kuay teow @ yong xuan blk 462 crawford lane on 17.4.2021.^^

plus 白斩鸡from next stall

young couple just started 6months very polite & friendly asking feedback..

had good reviews on 8dayswe had $2 add cockles so $5 for black $6 for white ckt..a large serving..

today though ckt was just average..

white not enuf “pang”, flavourful, wokhae..

black tastier but dark sauce taste so not tasty & sweet like hill street or even apollo..

for us quite average today..will try to support local hawkerpreneurs & come again if near here..hopefully better next round…

c.h.e.f andy

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Yong Xuan Fried Kuay Teow @ Crawford Lane

Address:

Blk, 462 Crawford Ln, #01-29, Singapore 190462

Opening Hours:

walked 10.2km green corridor to rail mall with wife this morning on 17.4.2021.^^

had $5.20 bakchormee inc coffee..plus $4 handmade meat balls ..6 for $4..@ eat at rail mall..

coffee so so..cannot make it

bcm was good, meepok qq, ingredients ok but chilli not good enuf..not spicy tasty..

meatballs very good, tasty, nice loose texture not starchy..

great exercise and chill time with wife..

c.h.e.f andy

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Eat @ Rail Mall

Address:

436 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, Singapore 678062

Contact:

+6564623034

Opening Hours:

SCG bought 3pax hill street char kuay teow at Bedok on 15apr2021.^^

(came here with beng san after RI 14bros table tennis at hougang swimming complex)

this one of the best, better than apollo..

we all had $2 extra cockles so $6, SCG had dxtra egg so $6.50..a big serving..each plate fried separately..cockles very huge & fresh…

shioklicious!

most importantly ckt very tasty & sweet not just black sauce sweetness..

and nice sausage and and lots of lar pok (crispy lard)..mtt (mo tak teng!)

i still think hai kee telok blangah crescent equal or better..my OPS bro WM swears on hill street lol!

must come back…

SCG also ordered 15 pork mutton chicken satay from jia hui bbq next door – good competent satay..

c.h.e.f andy

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Hill Street Fried Kuat Teow @ Bedok South

Address:

16 Bedok S Rd, #01-41, Singapore 460016

Opening Hours:

Jia Hui BBQ

Address:

16 Bedok S Rd, #01-40 South Market & Food Centre, Singapore 460016

Contact:

+6591060864

Opening Hours:

son organised great family lunch @ supply & demand lee kong chin centre on 10.4.2021.^^

truffle chips very good, very crisp & tasty

chicken scrambled egg salad competent, good enuf

antipasto very good..almost basilico standard ..salami super flavourful, proscuitto very good, cheese average..

shashouka competent not wife’s standard

spicy pork supposedly thai influence..children liked I didn’t..i think too sweet not good c/w thai style minced pork on crackers

children ordered 2 pasta..

the “bakchormee” ragout pasta ok tasty not quite my preference ..

squidink was good flavourful not the best

the laksa seafood pasta i liked best as well as antipasto this I definitely order nect time.

service lacklustre kind of below par.

c.h.e.f andy

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Supply & Demand

Address-

11 Mandalay Rd, #01-02 Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore 308232

Contact-

http://supplyanddemand.com.sg/

+6567349588

Opening Hours-

daily = 11am–10pm