Food paradise!

Upper Thomson Road was featured in Life as a food strip and there are 2 places I would like to highlight, as I go there to eat at times too.

Nam Kee Chicken Rice Restaurant is also good for its 'zi cha' dishes. I had a birthday dinner there a couple of months back and the dishes were great-tasting.

Ivin's used to have a buffet but it is not offered any longer, unfortunately. The spread was made up of dishes from the ala-carte menu together with rice, as well as staples like Mee Siam and desserts. There are kueh-kueh and coconut candy sold at the counter too. Anyone wanting to eat a really good Peranakan meal should think of heading there.

I went to Hong Kong Cafe opposite Novena Church and this is the third similar cafe I've eaten at. This is the best of the 3 because of the numerous categories and choices of items to order from. The place is also rather spacious and the service crew are more alert as well as courteous. I made special requests for less cream and oil for 2 items I had ordered. The waitress didn't give me funny looks or answer rudely when she read them. Instead, she laughed benignly.

A item I enthusiastically recommend to order is Golden Fantasy dessert at $5.50. It is mango ice-cream with mango cubes and mange juice, topped with pomegranate strips. It is in such a cheery colour that just looking at the yellow ingredients does improve one's mood, even on a subconscious basis.

I went to Coffee Bean Tea Leaf at Ngee Ann City and the Chinese Chicken Salad served there is way better than that of the branch where I live near to. This salad has chicken chunks and vegetables in a plum sauce dressing and is generously topped with 'yusheng' crackers. The crackers at the former branch are so much crispier and I enjoyed the crunch that I heard upon eating them.