I have been writing too much restaurant reviews lately that some readers dropped me a friendly note saying they miss my hawker posts. The Hungry Cow was asking me to share my soft diet as it may be interesting. I told him that I have been rather strict with my diet, eating pork / fish porridge almost every meal for the whole week. However, the boy did give me some …

If you miss the famous Briyani Dam from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, here’s a good news for you! The stall has actually shifted to Tanjong Pagar Plaza (same coffeeshop as Homebaked Dough) Ali Nachia Briyani Dam started operating at Tanjong Pagar Railway Station in 2002 and is owned by 61 year-old Mohammed Ali, who is the dad of the famous football player Rafi Ali. For the past few years, business …

Singapore is famous for its bak chor mee. Everywhere, you will see stalls selling the same product. In order to stand out, you have to be different. At the junction of South Bridge Rd and Circular Rd, there is a famous bak chor mee stall called “Yan Kee Noodle House”. Yes their specialty is bak chor mee, but not the normal mee gia or mee pok. They sell bak chor …

Fish Soup is comfort food for many Singaporeans. Especially during rainy days,  it is the perfect reason to brighten up my mood. I remembered I was having a bad cold when I first tried “Boon Keng Road Fish Head”. I ordered a bowl of sliced fish with spicy pig’s stomach soup and it was very shiok! Amazing remedy for cold yea? So why is this stall called “Boon Keng Road …

I have been doing my hawker column for a year. When I lug a big camera to hawker centres especially with flash and a big fat lens, I often have to deal with the stares from the neighbourhood aunties and uncles which is really dreadful at times. Besides having to handle them, I have to make sure my hawker dish looks delicious enough. This is a real challenge. I read …