Food Japan 2019 Our recent visit to Food Japan 2019 at Singapore’s Suntec City Convention Centre was an eye-opening experience for us. This large ASEAN trade event features over 200 exhibitors across 40 Japanese prefectures. These exhibitors were there to showcase new-to-market and new-to-Singapore products. The trade show tasted for 3 days from 31 October…
Category: Japanese
麺 (Men) House Yamamoto introduces New Vegetarian Ramen – Avocado Ramen
Have you tried avocado ramen? Here’s your chance to try it at 麺 (Men) House Yamamoto. 麺 (Men) House Yamamoto is a new ramen restaurant concept under Hototogisu Ramen headed by Head chef Atsushi Yamamoto. They were best known for their Tonkotsu ramen and Oyster ramen which are created by the well-known ramen chef Yamamoto himself. He…
Kuishin Bo: Dong Dong Dong 1,2,3, Japanese Food Paradise
When I brought Sam with me for a birthday buffet at Kuishin Bo, he was mentioning to me about this catchy jingle by Kuishin Bo. Since I have not heard about Kuishin Bo before, I had no idea that they existed for over 10 years in Singapore since 2001. In 2002, they had a catchy…
Rakuzen: A Japanese Restaurant that serves decent food at reasonable prices
Thanks to an event which I’ve attended at Millenia Walk, I received some Rakuzen Dining vouchers which allowed me to dine at this restaurant for the past couple of months. Unlike other restaurants in this mall, Rakuzen did not receive much attention or publicity from the masses. So we thought that their food was mostly…
This Cafe serves the best Mochi Waffles with Frozen Yoghurt
You would be totally missing out if you have not savoured KARA‘s signature mochi waffles with Sogurt’s artisanal froyo! It’s our third time back at KARA and this time around we tried out some of their new menu items. What’s KARA? KARA is a Café and Dessert Bar which is located along Bukit Timah Road….
Hototogisu Ramen: Their new Oyster ramen will have you going “Oy-shi”
Konjiki Hototogisu You may have eaten ramen before, but have you tried oyster ramen yet? Konjiki Hototogisu is shaking up the Japanese ramen’s scene with their new oyster ramens at their new ramen outlet in Great World City Shopping Centre. They had decided to open a second outlet after the resounding success of their first…
Teppan Kappou Kenji: This Japanese Chef’s creations will make your jaw drop
Teppan Kappou Kenji is the new addition of restaurants to the rows of the Japanese and Korean restaurants along Tanjong Pagar Road. Based on its exterior, it looks just like any other Japanese restaurants. I went into the restaurant without any expectations at all. In fact, I was hinking that their food might be on…
Christmas with Gokoku Japanese Bakery
Gokoku Japanese Bakery has just launched their cute festive custard buns along with their festive Christmas log cakes. Their Japanese bun creations have always been the talk of the town because they are usually too cure to be eaten. Festive Christmas Buns – Reindeer, Snowman and Christmas Tree These 3 festive custard buns are filled with…
New Domino’s Sugoi Unagi Pizzas is Truly ‘Gourmet’
Pizza brings people together. It’s one of those communal-style dishes which could easily satiate anyone’s hunger. You’ll never go wrong with this perfect combination of over-baked flatbread, layered with savour sauces and topped with meat, vegetables and lots of cheese. And when it comes to ordering a pizza, one pizza delivery company in Singapore comes…
Healthy Fast-food for Millennials: Run Along with A Sushi Roll!
Small Sushi Store with Big Dreams There’s one food which I will never get sick of – sushi. I love the combination of crisp seaweed wrapped around soft vinegared rice with meat or veggies. You’ll never go wrong with sushi unless the ingredients used are of poor quality. But not here at Run Run Sushi,…
Ami Ami by Kuriya Dining: Innovative Sushi Menu
Innovative Sushi Creations I have to applaud Ami Ami‘s effort for taking the risk to recreate the way sushi rolls are being served. It was a unique dining experience where we get to taste colourfully-plated sushi rolls presented in various ways. This innovative new menu is created by award-winning Master Chef Naoki Tsuzuki’s from Kuriya Dining,…
Konjiki Hototogisu Ramen: Tokyo Michelin Recommended Ramen Shop is now in Singapore!
Konjiki Hototogisu Ramen The Japanese food scene in Singapore is getting exciting with the new addition of Tokyo Michelin recommended restaurants or eateries like the newly-opened Konjiki Hototogisu Ramen. I heard that there’s quite a hype about this ramen shop. Is it truly worth a visit? Having awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand title consecutively from 2015…
Tempura TenTen: The Tempura King Prawn Tower
34 years-young Mamoru Kanaya may be camera shy, but the moment he works his magic in the kitchen, he moves with such gusto that you’d think he was doing a ballroom dance across the kitchen floor. Tempura Ten Ten Head Chef Mamoru, who hails from Hokkaido, once helmed Buta God (of Ramen Champion fame) and…
Sam’s Birthday Dinner @ Tengawa Hokkaido White Curry
Sam’s Big 30 Sam is a big fan of curry rice. On his 30th birthday, I decided to bring him to a restaurant that serves excellent Japanese curry rice. A quick search on Google reveals several top restaurants (4-star rating and above) where I could get delicious Japanese curry rice. I settled on Tengawa Hokkaido…
A Magical Dinner at Lewin Terrace
Many fine dining restaurants in Singapore offer diners with great ambience and exquisite food paired with good wines or champagnes. Though I’m not a food connoisseur by profession, I could tell the difference between deliciously-made food and grandiosely-prepared food. There’s this fine line between both standards of food. The latter is not only appetizing,…
IZA: Your Local Izakaya Bar
IZA stems from the Japanese word ‘Izakaya’ which means gastropub. Initially, I thought that this is just another Japanese bar that serves sakes and beers with yakitori. But after I sat down to have a meal there, I realised that this isn’t your typical Japanese gastropub. IZA is your local version of Izakaya Bar with…