Popeyes

Just found out that Popeyes now has an outlet at Square 2. Great news for me as I no longer have to take a taxi to Singapore Flyer just to satisfy my craving during lunch.

Ordered the 2 piece meal. Can choose between New Orleans Spicy and Louisiana Mild. Tried the spicy one. There is also a choice of side dish: corn, mashed potato, coleslaw and french fries. Of course, the set is not complete without the buttermilk biscuit.

Chicken is nicely fried, not too oily, very crispy and yet juicy. Even the breast meat was not tough.
The fries are crispy and they stay crispy throughout the meal.
The biscuits are warm, buttery, flaky and melts in your mouth.

While you are not supposed to compare Southern Fried Chicken with KFC, one just can't not compare. LOL. Price-wise, for a 2 piece meal, I think Popeyes is a tad more expensive than KFC, but I can assure you that in terms of quality and satisfaction, Popeyes is miles ahead.

The Handburger at Raffles City

Tried The Hand Burger at Raffles City last Sunday.

According to them, everything at The Handburger is made with hands, thus the name.



Creamy Mushrooms




Kids Meal - Fish Burger with fries, Buffalo wings with cupcake




Original Hand Burger with Bacon



Ryan ordered the kids meal. It comes with a choice of cheeseburger or fish burger, with chunky fries, buffalo winglets, a cup of freshly squeezed apple juice and a cup cake. Not cheap at $9.50 but I guess it was pretty good value for money.

The mushroom soup was thick with chunky pieces of mushrooms.

I ordered the Original Hand Burger, which was made up of 150g of grilled NZ ribeye beef patty, sweet onion jam, cheddar cheese, homemade bbq sauce, lettuce, tomato on a toasted caramelised onion bun. Of course, I could not resist adding bacon to my order!

It was a delightful meal. The bun was tasty, the beef patty was juciy and not dry, just nice serving of veggie.

Next time got to try their  The Works Burger and some of the interesting looking drinks on the menu.

Wife Biscuit (老婆饼 ) from Wing Wah (荣华）

Legend has it that back in feudal China, a daugther-in-law offered herself for sale in return for money to cure her ill-health father-in-law. IN a desperate attempt to redeem his wife, the husband created a gourmet cake for sale in the bazaar. His product did pay off with the proceeds saved. The couple was able to get together again and lived happily ever after. His recipe later spread from place to place, winning the name "wife cake".

Got this sweet flaky pastry from HK airport. I bought the traditional version, there are so many varieties and flavours to choose from : sesame, white lotus, red bean..... etc Went with the original flavour which is winter melon paste. Found it a little dry, probably due to use of less oil. Sweetness was just about right for my liking.

Maybe will try the other flavours when I return to Hong Kong in December.

Afternoon snack at home

Belgian chocolate chip cookies bought from NTUC. Cheap and good, taste better than Chipsmore.

Added 20 Dec 2010
Brand is 365

Starbucks II

Belgian Waffles with Latte

Creme Brulee Machiatto

Dinner 13 October 2010

Home cooked fried bee hoon with Otah

Pizza Capers Gourmet Kitchen

This Australian gourmet pizza franchise has 100 outlets down under and have huge expansion plans to bring their pizzas to Southeast Asia. Looks like they chose to kick off in Singapore. I pass by their outlet along East Coast Road, everyday on the way to work. Decided to give it a try one after receiving their delivery menu in the mailbox.

Prices looked reasonable and the menu and variety did look interesting. They even have a Singapore section: Chilli Crab, Black Pepper Beef and Chicken Satay! Didn't try those yet as I was sharing the pizza with wife and Ryan.... duh.

Settled for Tropo (aka Hawaiian - Ham, golden pineapple, mozzarella and bacon) and Capers Superemo (Ham, roasted capsicum, onions, mushrooms, pepperoni, Kalamata olives and mozzarella. Garnished with fresh garlic, herbs and parmesan). Oh, you have do half and half for the pizza for an additional of only $1.

Definitely worth a revisit.
http://www.pizzacapers.com.sg/

Dunkin Donuts

1-Altitude

Located at the Level 61-63 levels of 1 Raffles Place, 1-Altitude is the world's tallest al fresco bar. Consist of 3 concept bars and restaurant, this venue offers unblocked and unrivalled view of the CBD and the harbour.

Currently planning a client event so been going there for meetings. Had lunch at Stellar on 62 level.

Ocean Trout Gravadiax with baby potatoes and spring onion salad

Pan Fried foie gras with pear capaccio and jamon infusion

Wood-fried Kurobuta pork belly with roasted garlic mash, apple and pear jelly

4 hour rib of beef with a grain of mustard and horseradish crust with porcini risotto

Chocolate amere with raspberrywith summer berries compote and dark chocolate sauce

Considering the view, ambience and food quality, the set lunch price is actually quite good. $32 for a 2 course, $38 for a 3 course, complete with coffee or tea. Though you need to pay a supplement for certain items like the foie gras, beef ribs etc.

I had the foie gras, pork belly and the chocolate amere. Serving of the foie gras was very generous, absolutely satisfying. Didn't have to think twice when I saw Kurobuta pork belly on the menu. Didn't taste oily or fatty at all, and it combined very well with the very smooth and tasty garlic mash. If you are a chocolate lover, then you have to try the chocolate amere. 2 layers of thick/dense chocolate mousse and 2 layers of rich chocolate cake.... oooo, yummy.

Gotta go back another time to try the other items on the menu and sip cocktails at the Gallery after dark.

View from Stellar

View from Gallery

Brunch 2 Oct