Hungry GhostSumiya, which means charcoal (sumi) house (ya), specializes in charcoal-grilled seafood that are specially flown in from Japan 2-3 times a week to ensure freshness. A new outlet has opened in Suntec City after the renovation was complete. Let’s go and check it out! Sumiya’s Kaisen Bara Don Set has been voted by Hungrygowhere as […]
Hoshino Hand Drip Coffee has created quite a stir with its first outlet at Plaza Singapura, serving up freshly-brewed hand-dripped coffee using premium Arabica roasted coffee beans and puffy soufflé, among other tantalizing treats. Hoshino Hand Drip Coffee has recently opened a new outlet at the newly- renovated Suntec City Mall and I have been […]
Believe it or not, tonkatsu is actually an adaptation of the Western deep-fried breaded chicken. The Japanese adopted this cooking technique in the 19th century, replacing chicken with pork. The Japanese tonkatsu has grown to become one of the world’s favorite foods. Established food critic, Ladyironchef, says Tonkatsu by Ma Maison “has one of the […]
Most people are probably not aware that Millenia Walk has recently undergone a minor renovation project where the food court has been abolished and replaced with a few quality Japanese restaurants, one it which is Saboten. My first encounter with their delicious tonkatsu has left me craving for more, I decided to check out this new outlet. […]
Maccha or Matcha is finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea. Matcha has become very popular in Japan ever since its introduction in 1911 and the traditional Japanese tea ceremony, the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, has gained recognition worldwide. Maccha House is a Japanese-style cafe serving up a small menu […]
Singaporeans love buffets. There are countless intercontinental buffets, Korean BBQ buffets, Chinese steamboat buffets, Thai mookata buffets (which I have not had the chance to try yet) and Japanese hotpot buffet on this tiny island. Japanese hotpot buffet is all the rage now, but I am ashamed to admit that I have never tried Japanese […]
My father sounded so excited when he told me that he and my mother had dinner at a Japanese restaurant in IMM where they serve excellent Japanese set meals that are value-for-money. On a recent trip to IMM, my mother and I had dinner at that Japanese restaurant which I found out was called Saboten. […]
Sushi Goshin is one of the few restaurants that opened in the newly-renovated Suntec City Mall but I have never quite manage to gather enough courage (or money) to venture inside because it looked like an upscale Japanese restaurant and that usually means hefty price tags, until they put up poster to show the prices […]
Genki Sushi is the pioneer of conveyor-belt sushi, the concept was created by Genki Sushi’s creator, Chef Fumio Saito. In 1990, Genki Sushi Co. Ltd. was established and has since expanded worldwide with outlets in Hawaii, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand. Heeding recommendation from my loyal reader, iamrara, and my cousin, I decided to […]
RamenPlay is a collaboration between Singapore’s BreadTalk Group Limited and Sanpou Company. I have to confess that I used to be prejudiced against RamenPlay because RamenPlay is all about creativity and “playing” with ramen whereas I believe that ramen should be done the traditional way to bring out the beautiful flavour it’s meant to have. […]
