Tale of Two Chefs

Two childhood friends from Ipoh came to our sunny island many years ago. They slaved in many kitchens until one day, they jumped at a chance to open their own business at a little coffeshop corner near Commonwealth MRT.

And hence "Two Chefs Eating Place" was born.

Superman and I finally made our way there after reading many good reviews about this Zi Char. It was a pleasant five minutes walk from Commonwealth MRT.

Fortunately, it wasn't too packed when we reached there at around 7pm. Service was friendly and courteous, and food arrived quickly, within five minutes of placing our order. Probably because we ordered the crowd favourites, this being the first time we ate there.

We had:

Butter spareribs - $8

Rich, fragrant and tender, this dish will have you at the first bite. The powdery butter makes the pork ribs really really good. Never tasted anything like this before. 

Tri-coloured egg with spinach - $8

Another winner, this dish is soft, creamy and smooth with lots of tender spinach. Love the combination of egg, century egg and salted egg with spinach, a perfectly well-executed dish.

Beancurd with enoki mushroom - $8

Smooth beancurd with lots of enoki mushrooms, a dish that you can ladle the gravy over your rice with.

Glad that we ordered the above combination of dishes as the ribs tend to be on the sweet side, beancurd with enoki mushrooms on the salty side and the tri-coloured egg with spinach the perfect foil to the other 2 dishes.

This is a fantastic place for zi char, a yummy date for us that day!

Two Chefs Eating Place

Blk  116 Commonwealth Crescent,

#01-129 Singapore 140116

Tel: 6472 5361

H/P: 9435 4197 / 9437 9712



Spread some Christmas cheer

Bread Society is one of my favourite places to go to in Ion Orchard.

With the warm and inviting decor and cheery service, you will want to buy every cute and interesting pastry there. My only gripe is the store is kinda narrow...anyway...

Look at what I bought!

It comes packed in a sleek looking box

A Christmas tree in a box. Completely edible and incredibly yummy!

Back to school

Made a trip back to the old school recently and was given a mini food tour by Superman. I was astonished that so much has changed since then.

The grubby and stuffy canteen was renovated and given a new outlook. The sleek decor not unlike the food courts we see in shopping malls nowsaday.

And there was even some vases as decor. I dare say it even looked better than some foodcourts outside.

We had:

Zha-jiang mian.....noodles with minced meat and slivers of cucumber for the refreshing bite.

Tonkatsu set

The xiao-long bao was juicy and most importantly, cheap! At $3.50 for six pieces, it really is value for money.

All these washed down with a cup of coffee....

Superman said that he will treat me to dumpling noodles where they will only start preparing the dumplinds when you order the next time I visit. Oh, and also a slice of cake with coffee at the cafe.

I can't wait.

Weekend food post

What we had over the weekend:

From the kitchen:

Just like the way mummy used to cook!
With the addition of Japanese mayonaise and Japanese sauce, perfect!

Dumpling noodles with otak, special sauce concoted by Superman.

Outside the kitchen:

Looks like hell, taste like heaven. Beach road Scissor cut curry rice.

A mixture of gooey, sticky curry sauce and braised sauce, the Hainanese curry rice here is strangely addictive and satisfying. Superman and I have been eating at this stall for almost 10 years now.

And ever since City Square mall opened nearby, we have been making our way to Toastbox for our drink.

Chilli crab thick toast, soft-boiled eggs topped off with teh si siu dai!

 

No wonder I can't seem to lose weight!

A long weekend

The long Deepavali weekend gave one an opportunity to do many things.

On top of clearing the piling housework, we also managed to cook some meals and went shopping and eating at Orchard Road.

At Orchard road, we bought two pairs of Uniqlo jeans at $19.90 each and had lunch at TGIF Hereen:

Crisp tortillas topped with bacon-infused refried beans, spicy nacho meat and cheese. Served with pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and topped with jalapeños. Cheesy, chewy and crispy all at once!

Ribs, shrimps and chicken tenders with TGIF's famous Jack Daniel's sauce. Curiously, the Jack Daniel's sauce is on the sweet side and it reminded me of popiah sweet sauce...

After sharing one appetizer and main course, we were both so stuffed that we shelved our original intention of ordering their dessert.

It was a hearty lunch with a nice view of a busy road junction of Orchard.

 

Having the luxury of a long weekend, I was in the mood for some cooking.

What I cooked for breakfast, pork and liver congee paired with piping-hot deep-fried youtiao, yum!

What I cooked for dinner, minced pork with tofu meatballs and Hainanese pork chop, double yum!

Love long weekends!