Saturday, September 25, 2010
Temptations!
The Katong stretch seems like a revolving door of restaurants with new restaurants coming and going. The new kid in the block now is Temptations. Opened about 3 months ago, this joint offers a range of what I would call "high-class american food", with a range of salads, pastries, sandwiches and entrees.The decor is soothing, with its brownish hues and wooden furniture. This is a good place to bring a first date for dinner.
My girl had the pork knuckle sandwich. The bread was slightly over-roasted, but the real winner here is the filling. Pork slices cooked to perfection, this would have made a great takeaway meal. The salad was fresh and had the right amount of vinigerette dressing.
I had the Cordon Bleu chicken. I'm normally not a breaded guy, but this grew on me. The meat was nice and moist and complimented the crispy exterior very well. I like the mash potato side as well. The macaroni and cheese was a little bland.
Posted by Gerald at 5:32 PM
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Grocery post of the week
Thought I'd share some of the stuff I couldn't resist from supermarkets. The first one would be Swiss Miss hot chocolate ($4.80, Cold Storage). In a box are a combined 10 packets of rich chocolate, hot chocolate and hot chocolate with marshmellows. They were particularly enjoyable on a cold night, especially the marshmellows. Do note though to not use boiling water but warm water for the marshmellows packet as boiling water will melt the marshmellows.
Posted by Gerald at 8:03 PM
I was craving some Indian, and decided to explore this stretch of popular Indian restaurants. I decided to try Sakunthala's (66 Race Course Road).
The interior was brightly lit and nicely decorated. If you're looking for a place to bring a date, this would be the one of the best places for Indian food.
Appetisers were complimentary papadum. It's always a good thing when you have something to munch on while waiting for the rest of the food to be served, and these were done quite well.
This was the customary vegetable dish to at least make us feel less guilty. This is cauliflower and potatoes cooked in curry also known as Aloo Gobi ($5). Pretty decent.
Mango fish in the foreground and briyani rice ($2.50) in the background. The Mango fish was good value at ($5), but the essence of the mango was not brought out.
The butter chicken ($8) is delicious! I might not be the best person to gauge since this is my first time having it, but I thought the rendition here was perfect. The gravy came with yogurt on top and after mixing it, it was rich, creamy and spicy. I would be happy just having the gravy. I wish there were more chicken bits though.
This is probably not the best food along this stretch but it's definately the most value for money as the prices are the cheapest for restaurant-esque places along this stretch. They also have a selection of chinese food so this would make a good place to bring overseas friends. The fish head curry ($18) looks delectable as well and I would consider coming back here to try it.
P.S My apologies for the unsatisfactory photos. I haven't eaten anything for the whole day and just couldn't wait to dig in.
Posted by Gerald at 7:40 PM
Friday, September 17, 2010
For the past year or so, I've found many food places that I would have blogged about but was just too lazy. I've since decided I shall drag my butt up and share these places with the people who bother to read.The girlfrend and I was pondering what places to try and she suggested wings, and as
I was foodblog surfing, chanced upon this place (B1 - 17/32/33, United Square)
Grandma's Kitchen serves chinese food in a nice restaurant atmosphere that would make a good place for occasions or dates. We've found that there is very few places with good chinese food and a soothing ambience at the same time, so when I read how this place has both, decided to bring her to try.
This rendition of the beef rendang ($9) was marvelously done. The beef was soft and the sauce coating it was bursting with flavours. I wish it was coated with more gravy though.
This is their version of fried chicken wings. I was expecting more but alas, it was nothing special. It comes piping hot and had a tinge of lemongrass, but it lacked the infusion of flavours into the flesh of the chicken that I would have prefered.
They also have very good beer promotions. I had an Erdinger for $5, which is next to impossible to find in a restaurant.
There are hits and misses here. The service was extremely friendly and helpful, and I like the quiet environment, so I'll probably be willing to give it a second chance. The more popular dishes here were the fish head curry and the chicken curry, and I'll come to try it again.