Category: Eating

  • Land of shrink-wrapped cereal boxes

    Extreme tamper proofing I wouldn’t have minded so much if I wasn’t so hungry. How ah? Eat what ah? iTunes is playing an illegal copy of Radio City feat. Bajka – The Hop from the podcast “aurgasm :: your favorite music you’ve never heard (#2)” by Radio City. Surf stop: Singapore Official Porn Site Technorati…

  • Dan Ryan’s and the final exit

    I shoulda known when I saw the sign on the car park door: In case you went looking for another exit after this one. Next to the Regent Hotel is that very old branch of that American chain of restaurants known as Dan Ryan’s Chicago Grill, and that’s where me and two female companions decided…

  • Curse the cursive

    You shouldn’t use stylo-mylo cursive writing on a lunch menu chalkboard. You know why? Because cannot read! Especially while you’re waiting in line! I nearly ordered a Jack Russell salad. iTunes is playing an illegal copy of Sidney Bechet – Summertime from the podcast “aurgasm :: your favorite music you’ve never heard (#2)” by Sidney…

  • Eat until become Michelin Man

    I used to think Michelin-rated chefs were cooks who worked for racing teams. If you were to dine at The French Stall, you might still think so. Not that the food’s bad, but the cars along Serangoon Road compete with the nearby condo construction site for noise. Actually, Edith Piaf playing on the restaurant’s stereo…

  • Sound of Thunder Tea Rice

    Lunch hours are a drag if you work in the CBD. You have a choice between having really expensive sandwiches in a quiet cafe or reasonably cheap rice and three questionable dishes with 27,542 other CBD workers. So you either spend $15 or $3, depending on whether you brought tissue paper to chope a seat…