a helping free. As instructed by the wonderful and helpful waitress, we all took great pleasure in hoisting our helpings aloft, watching strands of hot sugar stretch into the air, before plunking them down in cold water to cool...

Contentious subject, but my vote for best chicken&rice cart (halal) is NE corner of 43rd and 6th. I used to work two blocks away and ate at every cart along that stretch — many times, over the years — and that’s...

For the best prawn mee, in my opinion, is Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee at No.2 Jalan Ayer (off Gelyland lor 1), opposite Kallang MRT, and opened only from 8am to 3pm, and closed on Tuesday. The location is at the beginning of the long...

Oh man... Where to start? On my list would be the Szechuan style whole fish, the steamed pork with dry bean curd, steamed beef Szechuan style (be careful, this is thermonuclear hot), the pork pancake, the double fried pork,...

stretch my enjoyment and have some leeway to experiment. I think I’m going to try the pear risotto version and mix in some bits (not shavings) of truffle during last few min. of cooking. For the rest, maybe I’ll shave...

Lemon curd either in little tarts or jars depending on your inspiration.

If you want to experience true Quebec poutine (fries topped with cheddard curds and smothered in gravy), la Banquise is not very far from your hotel, less than 15 minutes walk. Located on Rachel street about a block or 2 west of...

). The budget is $150 for food (not including the delicious rum punch we’re serving) and I’d like to buy some food, and make the rest to stretch our budget…I was hoping for suggestions for local food-ey places, farmer’s markets,...

of amazing sauted/seared mushrooms. We also had the PDC Potee (I think it was called). A lovely crock filled with the most amazing mashed potatoes, with garlic, leeks and cheese curds—topped with an assortment of pork cuts,...

stretch of the imagination; there are a number of them along Geary and Clement east of Ton Kiang, which is actually about three miles from USF.

if your idea of a good time is waiting two hours for dim sum with long, long ... long stretches in between ... this is your place. My recommendation is that when they set the wrong dish on the table (which they did four times),...

, awesome dumplings and I’m pretty smitten with the smoked bean curd and pork. My husband loves this dish and thinks he hates tofu. These are the two best rewards for moving to Meffa so far...

Last year I made my own birthday cake, Flora’s famous courgette (zucchini) cake with lime curd from Nigella Lawson’s “How to be a Domestic Goddess.” It was one of my favorite cakes ever. I don’t know...

blackberries | yuzu curd, blackberry-jasmine sorbet, meringue, warm almond cake Next, an interesting study in the interaction between sweet and sour. We have a meringue tube, filled with a tangy yuzu curd, atop an almond cake. The...

Both on Charing Cross Road, the stretch that is approximately the eastern limit of Chinatown. • Mui & Bay A solid wan tan ho fun – flat rice noodles with basic wok charring, under a starchy gravy with egg and a variety of...