Monday, April 30, 2012

Little cakes

Miniature art
On a tray, catching my eye
Vivid plastic brown

Vintage Emporium Pop Up Shop
224B William Street Northbridge
Till mid June

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Gyu Tongue Steak

Tamed by the hot grill
Elastic teriyaki
With juicy bean sprouts

Kanta Japanese Kitchen and Sushi Bar
2/76 Langford Avenue
Langford WA 6147
08 94515720

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Lamb Kofta Burrito

Nuggets of minced lamb
Rolled up in toasted parchment
And sourish crunch

The Dancing Goat
142A Railway Street
Claremont WA 6010
08 64608672

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Nasi Tomato ala Smurf

Fluffy with burnt crust
Tanginess suffusing through
With a pinch of spice

Steak Burger

Garden salad with
Caramelised onions, egg,
Beef on toasted bun

Cafe Mulberries
4 Progress Street, Morley
WA
08 92763802

Sausage Balls

Bursting out of skins
Lemongrass spice, black pepper
Plus chicken flavour
GoGo Franks
Singapore
www.gogofranks.com

Shark's Bone Cartilage Soup with Fish Maw and Bamboo Pith

Gelatinous maw
Delicate crunchy trellis
In a milky broth



Peach Garden Noodle House@T1
Departure/Transit Lounge East
#031-001, Mezzanine Level,
Terminal 1 Changi Airport
Singapore
www.peachgarden.com.sg

Time to go to market - fried meehoon, fishball soup and carrot cake

1. Fried Meehoon
Moist vermicelli
Crowned with a heap of sambal
Smouldering hot wings



2. Fishball Soup
Springy round fishballs
And fish dumplings swirling with
Lettuce in a soup



3. Carrot cake
Charred and crispy sticks
Of carrot cake drenched in a
Sweet and spicy sauce




Ghim Moh Market, Singapore

Dry Mee Sua and Fried Mackerel

Sticky starchy strands
Aromatic seaweed crunch
Roasted nuts, sweet clams



Simple perfection
Crisp outside, juicy within
Hot fresh white fish flakes



Xing Hua Restaurant
276 Race Course Road, Singapore
Tel: +65 6392 5730

Black Pepper Smoked Duck Kolo Mee

Crushed peppercorns on
Slices of pink tender meat
Mee drizzled with lard



Jia Xiang Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee
VivoCity #B2-38, 1 Harbourfront Walk, Singapore 098585
Tel: 6272 0000

Hot Soup and Sweet Potato Leaves

Steaming, wafting up
Citrusy leaves in pepper
Chicken, pork, stomach



Green fibres drenched in
Salty, grainy belacan
A hint of chilli



Restoran Kee V
No SR-01 [GR] Plaza Indah 1,
Taman Sepakat Indah, Sg Chua
43000 Kajang
Tel: 03-8738 4134

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Fusion sushi



1. Salmon and crab stick carpaccio
Biting spring onion
Mayonnaise lashed onto boats
Of salmon and crab





2. Lobster Salad Gunkan
Thousand island cream
Tangy on springy lobster
White rice for contrast





Yuzu Kaiten Sushi
649 Beaufort Street Shop 11
Mount Lawley WA
08 92271880



Sunday, April 8, 2012

Grilled ribs and asparagus

Sweet, salty, sticky
A coating for porky ribs
Thinking of chest drains

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Watercress Soup

I miss cooking for
Famished doctors and a smurf
The soup of the day

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Crepe

Mushrooms galore and
Creamy chicken, sandwiched twixt
Glorious fields of wheat

La Galette de France
3/35 Mends Street
South Perth WA 6151
08 94749730

Monday, April 2, 2012

Passionfruit Melting Moments

Two buttery bricks
Cemented together by
Passionfruit crunches

Munros Boutique Cafe
Shop 8, 19 Mends Street
(Millstream Centre Arcade)
South Perth 6151 WA
08 93675303