I MISS MY MOMMY, MY HOME AND SINGAPORE FOOD!!!

Today I kena homesick lah, I miss my dearie Mommy so so so much, I miss my home in Bishan and also I miss Singapore food!!!!

NYC - Midtown - Woorijip

Been awhile since I went to Woorijip, so when I walked in last week, I wanted to buy up everything cos the food all looked so good! I end up getting Spicy Tuna Kimbap, Crabmeat Pancake and also Kimchi Fried Rice with Egg & Sausage which I took to work the next day. I know I am such a piggy ... OINK!

I went back again this week, had gotten the Kimchi Fried Rice with Egg & Sausage cos it was really good, some Spicy Rice Cake and Kimbap, all very shiok!

NYC - Midtown - Hing Won Express

Best Beef Brisket Noodle (牛腩面) I have had since moving to NYC, so yummy, so sedap, so shiok! Both dry and soup versions are just as good.

I never get tired of Hing Won’s food, so good that I wanna slap myself silly ... ha!

NYC - Midtown - Toasties

One of my co-workers told me about the breakfast from Toasties, that it was cheap and good so I made my way there, I had a satisfying breakfast platter which consisted eggs, sausages, fried potato and toasts for USD$3.75, not only was it good, it was nice on the pocket too … BURP!


Oh and not forgetting they do have nice meatloaf too ... hee hee!


Toasties
6 East 48th St.
New York, NY 10017
(212) 230-1320
located in mitown @48st between Madison Avenue/5th Avenue

NYC - Midtown - Chef Yu

Once again, Anne, Catie, Ivan and myself had our dinner at Chef Yu last nite. Anne and I got there early after shopping, we had a corner table and just relaxed with a beer each, we talked and laughed then Ivan (Anne's hubby) came and later on Catie joined us after work. We shared a scallion pancake, Anne and I had the Pineapple Fried Rice with Cashew Nuts and Shrimp, Ivan had Noodle with Minced Meat In Soybean Sauce 炸醬麵 and Catie had Lo Mein. We had good food, great company and fun conversation.

NYC - Midtown - Hing Won

Since I didn't pack lunch for work on thursday, I decided to get some Chinese food from Hing Won, I had the stir-fry bittergourd 苦瓜 with sliced fish, another yummers!

NYC - Chinatown - Coluck Restaurant

Last Friday, Catie, Anne and I went to Coluck Restaurant in NYC Chinatown located in a tunnel between Elizabeth St/Bowery and Bayard St/Canal St. The shop is amongst a few eateries there which includes New Malaysia Restaurant and Yummy Noodles. Funny thing is that there is no English, and only Chinese wordings on the signboard so the best way of knowing you’ve got the right place is to look at the menu and spot the word ‘Coluck’ in the names of some dishes.

I have bypassed this eatery many times when I go to New Malaysian and Yummy Noodles but have never tried their food till Catie suggested we do since there’s good reviews of them on Yelp and Menupages. The prices are reasonable; apparently they used to be cheaper pre-renovation, it does look brighter and cleaner now after the renovation. Service was fast but don’t expect the wait staffs to be all smiley and friendly, they do what they got to do and that’s it. I did approach one of the waitresses and asked if she is from Malaysia, she finally smiled and said yes then asked when I’m from, I told her ‘Singapore’, after that she was friendly and smiled at us more … hee hee.

They serve both Asian and Western food so I guess you get the both worlds especially when you have a group of friends, they can have either one, or have them all! .. ha! Here’s what we ate:

Catie:
Black Bean Ribs on White Rice
Fried Cruller aka You Tiao

Anne and I shared:
A bowl of Shark’s Fin Soup (came with a buttered toast)
Chinese Pancake with Peking Duck
Pork & Salted Fish Rice Noodles (Mei Fun)
Stewed Oxtail on White Rice

Anne and I spent $12 each (tips included), we only liked the Chinese Pancake with Peking Duck, we felt the other dishes were so-so but we will be back again to try the other dishes and of course have the Chinese Pancake again … heh heh.

It’s a good place to hang out with friends, have drinks, snacks and chit chat away!

Coluck Restaurant
16 Elizabeth Street
(between Bayard St & Canal St)
New York, NY 10013
Tel: 212-7326322

NYC - 118 Bagus Malaysia Restaurant

Friends who knows me, knows that I can be quite diplomatic when it comes to food, when the taste is out a little, I would still be nice about it and say 'It's ok lah'. I am always game to try new Malaysian restaurants in New York City especially those in Chinatown and I have to say New Malaysia Restaurant is still my all-time favourite.

Today I went to check out 118 Bagus Malaysia Restaurant after hearing and reading good reviews about their food, I have to say it was the worse I have tried in NYC so far, the Hainanese chicken rice 海南鸡饭 was tasteless 没有味道, the chilli sauce was too sweet and not spicy 不辣 at all. The roti canai was too chewy like it was not cooked properly and the curry for dipping was too sweet. I can't believe they use the word Bagus which means Good in the malay language, I have to say it was TAK BAGUS meaning NOT GOOD 不好吃. For sure I won't be back for a long long time eventhough their food is reasonably cheap.

118 Bagus Malaysia Restaurant

1 Doyers St

New York, NY10013

NYC - Utopia Cafe (Midtown)

I miss the area I used to work at in midtown Manhattan (I don't miss my job though ... heh heh), it's at 56st between 5 & 6 Avenue and that area have some nice food outlets, since I was there earlier today, I dropped by Utopia Cafe, had some pork with beans & rice ala spanish style and started reminiscing the good old 'food' days. There are a few other outlets that I like and surely will go back there again soon.

Utopia Cafe
46 W 56 St
New York, NY10019

NYC - New Malaysia Restaurant ... yes, again .. hee hee

Wah! So shiok to pig out at my favourite New Malaysia Restaurant, ordered the roti canai and nasi lemak. Always good to go to a restaurant where the food is good and serving staff actually knows you, makes one feel at home.

NYC - Chinatown - YUMMY NOODLES

No. 90 - Beef Brisket Lo Mein




No. 49 - Claypot rice with mince meat & preserved cabbage (check out the yummy burnt rice)

Whenever I want some claypot rice and good wonton noodle, I would go to Yummy Noodles at NYC Chinatown. I like the claypot rice very much especially the burnt rice on the bottom, I have to do alot of digging and scrapping to get there but it's worth it ... , so crispy and crunchy, YUMMY! They have very good and tasty wonton too, best so far that I have found in NYC. Their roast meat and congee are not bad but I would rather go to Hon Wong for that.

Yummy Noodles

48 Bowery,

New York 10013

Btwn Bayard & Canal St

Tel: 212-374-1327

My Cooking - Chicken Dinner

Today being a lazy day, we had a lazy dinner of chicken, green beans and rice . So boring but at least it filled us up ... hee hee.

NYC - Midtown - Wu Liang Ye - Duck Tongue

Duck tongue, an interesting dish served at Wu Liang Ye Sichuan Restaurant in NYC. When my friends ordered it, I was thinking to myself 'No way am I gonna eat that!' but after some coaxing, I finally gave in. The dish itself was pretty tasty, the duck tongue itself had a fishy after-taste, the texture abit rubbery and had a flat bone in between and no I didn't QUACK after that!

Wu Liang Ye
36 W 48th St
New York, NY10036
Btwn 5th & 6th Ave
Tel: 212-398-2308

My Cooking - Meatballs with pasta

Chef Gen strikes today ... hee hee, I made meatballs with pasta for dinner, easy and simple meal.