Jessica's Blog

Hello Everyone!

I’ve decided to blog more about the food places I go cos I love to eat and my friends said that I should create a food section in my blog so that I can recommend all the food places I think are good! And I do know of quite a few good local food joints! All this food adventure started when I was young cos my dad loves to bring the whole family out to hunt for good food! (hence I was a chubby kid)

To me, I live to eat, not eat to live! Which makes it quite tough for me sometimes cos I’ve to watch my weight and stuff cos TV bloats U up by at least 10kg!

Friends always ask me for recommendations for good food and I too love to find out from others where they think good food resides! Widening my adventure! Been going on a durian hunt the last 2 months and tried numerous places for Mao Shan Wang or Butter Durian. So far, I like the one in Ghim Moh next to Master Crab (but they don’t seem to be open all the time and my friend last told me that they weren’t there one Sat morning!) and Durians & Pastries at Telok Kurau Lor M.

Anyway, back to my recent cravings. I’ve always loved Subway, but recently my friend told me that this new sub called Quiznos that’s really good too! And I tried it! My new favorite sub is the Quiznos Zesty Steak! Mmmm…. Loads of beef & cheese! It’s on par with Subway’s Italian Meatballs for me when I crave for meat!

Went there for lunch again today but not for subs but to try their salad (been eating a bit too much and unhealthily lately) And I love their Honey Mustard Chicken Salad cos U can put tons of dressing other than Honey Mustard. Love the red Wine Vinegrette dressing.

Rating: 7/10

Mmmm… Bacon & chicken!!!

My bf tried the Teriyaki Chicken sub. It was not bad But I think I prefer Subway’s Teriyaki Chicken.

Rating: 6.5/10

Zesty Steak from Quiznos is still the best! I’ll give it 8/10 for that!

For dinner, my bf surprised me by bringing me to some obscure place for dinner. (He initially wanted me to close my eyes the entire car journey there and I was like, “NO!”)

Surprise! It’s Mandai Orchid Garden! ?!?!?! Food there? Orchids for dinner? (I know I said I wanna eat healthy but…)

Parked there and walked into this quaint lil restaurant called Vanilla Pod. It’s really nice! Surrounded by blooming orchids and the sound of crickets.

We were greeted VERY warmly the minute we arrived and sat in the air-conditioned area. (not dining Al Fresco there to feed to mozzies) Waiter was very informative as he probably knew it was our firstime there and started recommending their most popular dishes. So we went for those popular dishes. Can’t go wrong right?

First it was the Trio Mushroom Soup made with button, shitake & portabello mushrooms. I love mushrooms! So must try!

Rating: 7/10

It was really really mushroom-y!Thick & not too creamy but I would have liked to add a lil salt & pepper to my soup & the table had none. Guess the chef doesn’t want us to change it’s taste. I’d still say pass!

My bf made a “reservation” for his pork knuckle cos apparently U have to do so to prevent disappointment. Here’s Crispy Crackling Pork Knuckle.

Rating 8/10

I’m not a big pork fan but tried it and the skin was true to its name – crispy & crackling! And the meat was still soft & succulent. The only drawback was the pork knuckle was not very hot when served.

I had the Pan Roasted Chicken Breast. (I love breast meat! Mmmmm…) I was sold by the menu’s description of “pan roasted chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms *yay* & ricotta cheese, served with red wine sauce”

Rating: 6/10

I was a bit disappointed when I tried it cos I was hoping to see cheese oozing out from the breast & didn’t and the cheese taste was barely there could only taste the mushrooms. The breast was not too dry but not the juciest I’ve tasted. (In fact I seem to remember my oven baked mustard chicken was pretty juicy). It was ok, but I really loved the side of mixed baked veggies in a souffle cup topped with breadcrumbs! The chicken was not something I would crave again for lah.

For dessert we tried the lava cake that was made from Valrhona chocolate. (Forgot to take a photo of this cos when it came we just wanted to tuck in!) This was highly recommended by the waiter and we had to wait abt 15 min for it.

It was good! Chocolate oozing out the minute we dip our spoons in. But the vanilla ice cream that came with it was not rich and creamy enuff. It was weirdly enough, “fluffy”. Nice lava cake & I would aim to make mine like theirs. The last time I made it was really nice but I must still “master” the right heating time cos the recipe I followed made it not as lava-like as I wanted it to be though the centre was still molten.

Rating: 7/10

200 Mandai Lake Road S(729827)
Tel: 6368 0672
http://www.mandai.com.sg/fnb_dining.html

That’s all for now!

Will intro more new food places soon!

XOXO

Jessica