PHO STOP

I had Vietnamese food over the weekend. Pho Stop at Tanjong Pagar.

It was quiet on a Saturday lunch time, with perhaps another 2-3 tables filled.

Service was prompt. We had grilled chicken and pork chops dry noodles, a sliced beef/ball soup, fried spring rolls and an iced coffee.

The chicken was better than the pork. You can dump the whole bowl of fish sauce thingy into the dry noodles to add some oomph. The beef broth was a tad mild. But the sliced beef was good. The spring rolls were rather meaty too, but a bit on the salty side. The coffee was way too sweet.

Overall, a good effort. I heard it's pretty packed on weekday lunches. So get down to the place earlier.

FIRST BLOG POST OF 2015 IS DEDICATED TO...MEE GORENG

There is an excellent mee goreng lying in wait at one of the kopitiams in 203 Toa Payoh North. However, its taste is an acquired one. neither red and fiery like the usual mamak style, it borders on the Chinese version with a hint of sweetness and less redness.

It costs around $3 and has bits of chicken embedded within the heady mush of yellow noodles.

P.S. The sambal chilli is kickass.

ANOTHER GREAT DINNER AT MY NEIGHBOUR'S KITCHEN

My friend and neighbour Wilson decided to run a charity dinner for a few friends last week. Proceeds were donated to the Assisi Hospice.

One word to describe the dinner. 

No, make that two words. 

Warm and subtle. 

Here's the food in order of appearance.

Hearty tomato bread

Pork skin keropok

Scallop, leeks and bacon terrine

Cod on bed of cucumbers with chicken consomme 

Crab ravioli in chilli crab style sauce, with a hint of satay

Sous vide Wagyu

Another view of the excellent beef

Red velvet cake with vanilla ice cream, cookie crumbs at the bottom

First thing you see when you walk in

It was a great dinner. The highlights for me were the terrine, crab ravioli, beef and dessert. 

If you'd like to host dinner for a company of 8-10 persons, do contact the man on Facebook at My Neighbour's Kitchen.