Tai Hwa Bar Chor Mee

The Star brought me to Crawford Court one evening to try the BEST bar chor mee in Singapore(supposedly)























































Apparently, they have been around for a really really long time and they are pretty famous! There was an almost constant queue when we were there on a Sunday evening. The Star queued for pretty long for two bowls of BCM

















Our BCM



















I quite like the BCM except that there was just a tad too much vinegar. The Star cleaned his bowl nice and sparkly while I left a few strands of noodles because those at the bottom were too vinegar-soaked for my tastebuds to handle.

He insists that I have to post a picture of my leftover noodles. Sorry if it spoils your appetite haha







































Ohyes and this is the horrible tasting ice lemon tea that I did not take another sip of.

If you're a fervent BCM lover, you've gotta try this place out! I always thought I prefer Meng's Kitchen BCM until I went back there a few days later and realised that Meng's standard has dropped and now pales in comparison. Let's just hope it was an off-day for Meng's and that they wouldn't disappoint me again when I return. Anyway speaking of BCM, the Bedok 85's famous BCM has presented my tastebuds with an alternative and delightful form of BCM. Interesting and like i said, delightful! Nothing better to do on a Sunday? Go on a BCM food hunt my friends! PEACE

Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of the BCM : 8/10

Special Post

Today's special post is for the Sun! She used to work at dog centre, has a dog and is a dog lover! i like dogs too, but cant be considered a dog lover. However, after spending so much time with the Sun and waffles, her affection for the animal has kinda rubbed off me a little. i became more interested in dogs and is hooked onto shows shown on the tv like "dog whisperer" and "dogs 101". I wanna know more, share that affection of hers (:

this is waffles before his disastrous hair cut. such a cute dog, makes it damn easy for people to love him. We had loads of fun bringing him along for our dates at the beginning! and here's one episode from dogs 101 about malteses!

love ,

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District 10

The Star wanted to bring me to Perla's but unfortunately it was under renovation when we got there. He always insists on bringing me to places that I've never been to so he can happily say that he's the first to bring me to that place. Haha very irritating but definitely sweet <: So he went through his extensive list of food places to decide where to bring me. He takes note of which places I've never been to before and I must say that that's really very thoughtful and sweet of him [: It was decided that we head to District 10 to try out their desserts. District 10 is located at Winstedt road, near Newton. It can be quite difficult to get there because the roads there are all one-way lanes and you can only enter from a specific road. Anyway, I quite like the place. It was pretty chill and there were pretty lights! I like pretty lights haha




















There was an indoor dining area but we chose to sit outdoors. Although it was too dark for my liking but I like how the atmosphere was pretty laid back. The Star and I got a Chocolate Godzilla or something if I didn't get the name wrongly. It was like a platter with a few chocolatey desserts. It was nowhere near impressive at all and I would definitely not go back there for their desserts. I've not tried their main courses and such so I wouldn't know if they are worth a try. Maybe someday I'll head back there for their signature dishes


















I'll recommend this place if you're looking for somewhere chill to unwind or a place for drinks with friends.


Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of the dessert : 5/10
Sun's rating of the place: 7/10

Graze at Martin Road

Family day! it was the sun and i's first family day with Waffles (W). Once again we had an event filled day planned and started off on a gloomy, yes unfortunately, saturday for brunch at Graze @ martin road. Planning was of cos done by yours truly, the sun's only job is to eat and have fun! haha.

anyway, graze @ martin road is relatively new when i went there 1 month plus back. They have another outlet which is more well known at Rochester park. Equally nice i heard. I'm never a fan of crowd, and knowing how many singaporeans are brunch crazy these days, it was a no brainer, i opted for the less known outlet at martin road.

if you have a gps with you, getting there is not a big problem. The place is easy spot just by the side of the road together with the other 2 restaurants side by side, The Provision and Kha. Free parking is also available on a small lane next to the restaurant. However, that space might not be free once whatever they are building at the end of the lane is completed.

Upon reaching there, we were greeted by the warm service crew. As we had W with us, we can only choose the outdoor dinning, which is a pity really. It was beautiful inside as you will see later.

Brunch menu which also acted as table setting

Sad W with his newly groomed look. Graze even provided the drinking bowl and some cute looking dog snacks for him! plus points for extra service.

The sun ordered a cup of hot chocolate as her drink , which according to her wasn't good as they use cocoa powder and not real chocolate. You can trust her when it comes to chocolate. The food was overall pretty good. i enjoyed my Graze burger with its succulent patty and mash potatoes. While the sun, gobbled up her signature cast iron pan which is the restaurant's signature dish for brunch. There were sausages , potatoes, scrambled and poached eggs, bacon, baked beans . . . plentiful and delicious to fill one's tummy for a long time. i did help her finish some of it. haha.

Signature cast iron pan and Graze burger

Graze burger

While sitting outside, we couldn't help but be envious of those dining in the warm and cosy setting of the restaurant inside. Its easier to impress and wow me with a beautifully designed place than with marvelous tasting food. I know what is considered tasty and what is considered not, but above a certain standard, food just taste good to me. My tongue is not calibrated to such precision. So the food at Graze was good, but the layout of the restaurant was even more impressive.

main dining area.

a bar - like table good for bigger gatherings

Cakes and pastries

Cakes, pastries and tea side.

some spices, sauces and stuff you can purchase

cute looking vintage fridge which i fell in love with. i have no idea what they put inside.

a feature wall with teas and cookies available for purchase.

toilet.

besides being particular about food and place, i'm always curious to see how some restaurant's toilet looks like. For me there's 3 grades of washrooms.

3- yucks, dont even wanna step in

2- its alright, i can do my business comfortably and then leave

1- i wouldn't mind spending another 5mins of my time here

And for Graze, it was a grey and black coloured themed toilet that is simple and nice. Grade 1.

Overall, i like the food, love the place and the price is typical of a brunch you would find most at places these days. Nice, should find a chance to revisit it.

★ ★ rating of Graze: 8.5/10

love,

★ ★

Prive

I was at The Caribbean for a party one Saturday night and The Star came to pick me after the party ended. It was around 10 plus and I suggested that we take a trip to Keppel bay, since it's so near and I love the place. I was secretly hoping that Prive would still be open. Haha

So we drove there and luckily for us the place closes at 1130 instead of the original 1030 that I thought. I love how Prive is so serene and tranquil. It makes me happy just by sitting there. However, I prefer to be there in the day as it's a bit too dark for my liking at night. I don't quite like places that are too dark. They make me sleepy and I just don't fancy them. Prive, for one, was too dark for me. But they are sure an awesome place for brunch! Lovely location, may I emphasize haha

We had the banana bread, baked chocolate tart and tiramisu!

The star liked the tiramisu and I liked the chocolate tart. Well, I like anything chocolate basically. Haha









































The food at Prive is good but for me, the winning factor is the serenity of its location. I'd definitely go to Prive alot more if I can drive. Haha


Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of Prive : 8.5/10

1 2 6

I have always loved the Dimsum here. But being not very well-versed in the art of chinese, I never knew how to pronounce the name of the shop. I always called it THE LORONG 17 DIMSUM place. Till The Star brought me there for breakfast at 7am one morning and taught me that the name of the shop is actually pronounced as "One Two Six" although its actually in Canto. Pretty cool huh. Okay, don't laugh at me thanks.

Anyway my favourite has gotta be the crabmeat chee cheong fun! I love the sauce, though some may find it salty, but it's special and I really like it. Although I have to say that the crabmeat is so little that you can hardly taste it. Haha I always eat the same few things when I'm there. The crab chee cheong fun, the fu pi juan (beancurd skin roll- I LOVE FU PI JUAN!), hargao and scallop porridge. Somehow you just can't get sick of dimsum, right? Or am I the only one that feels this way? Haha. Anyway, we ate damn alot that morning. Like The Star had century egg porridge and we shared all the above plus siewmai! It's no wonder how we put on weight like it's free.

We went to Geylang another night cause The Star wanted to eat beef hor fun. And I randomly just said that I felt like eating dimsum and he immediately drove over to 126 and we had a hearty meal <: What a sweetie right hahaha

















Although the food's pretty good, I will like to comment that the service staff aren't very friendly and some are pretty rude. But thankfully now that there's The Star to do the ordering, I won't have to communicate ineffectively with the service staff anymore. Haha. Anyway before I left that morning, I saw doughnuts on a tray for sale. I contemplated but didn't get one in the end. They looked good.. I've gotta go back soon, have got a dimsum craving right this moment!


Love, The Sun

Sun's rating of 126 : 7.5/10