The pictures are absolutely typical of what you will see everywhere and as these family businesses wouldn't survive selling bad food in a real foody environment then you'll be fine. It has taken me years to work out for myself that it isn't necessary to research and travel, just go to a hawker centre or food hall and walk around. Basically every stall is a kitchen with a counter so you see what you eat before you buy. Then also note where there are queues. Food is both so good and so cheap you just choose stuff and try it if you are unfamiliar.

Enjoy your trip.

Great day of food up in New York.

Lunch: Beer and pork belly sliders with fried egg and french fries at the Dead Rabbits Tavern

Dinner: Calamari, squid, Greek salad, bread, pita with dips and baby lamb and orzo plus various wines at Itzaka on the upper east side.

Amazing meal at "Cafe Istanbul" in Columbus, Ohio. Absolutely amazing.

Falafel for the Appetizer. Yum. Perfectly done. Great Tahini sauce.

Wonderful "Cafe Istanbul" Salad. Iceberg lettuce with toasted almonds, dried apricots, cranberries, tomatoes and honey mustard dressing. Double Yum.

Main course was absolutely out of this world. Ribeye Steak Kebabs. Unbelievable tender and oh so juicy cubes of Ribeye marinated in their special house sauce that were obviously chargrilled over open flame. Served with Jasmine rice that was so sublime it almost killed me.

Then I finished it off with the best Rice Pudding I have ever had.

All washed down with some amazing Turkish beer.

YIKES. Truly one of the best meals I have EVER had. Go figure. IN COLUMBUS, OHIO? I have not had food that tasty in Istanbul. IF you are EVER in Columbus, stop in and enjoy. The Lamb is also superb. I sampled my business partner's dish. Wow.

What a hidden gem this place is. The gods on Mount Olympus, when they get hungry, they pop over to this place to eat.

-Robbie

Todays dinner for wifey and I was a total of S$9 and less than the cost of two Big Macs ... cooked to order whilst you wait and absolutey delicious. Couldn't take the piccy before wife started scoffing ........

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......and lunch was some mixed roast meats .....

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Gawd, I just want to go to Singapore for the food.

Today I had:

Breakfast: slice of my homemade bread with peanut butter
Lunch: a flatbread with smoked Arctic char, pickled onion, fried egg, and fried potatoes
Dinner: just ordered a Greek salad from Vidalis pizza

And a homemade Old Fashioned.

Pembrokeshire pork sausages, caramelised onions, buttered cabbage, Parmesan baked parsnips, garlic & rosemary potatoes and peas. Wish I was in Singapore!!!


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That is a fine meal ... and those potatoes are pan fried ... possibly even in butter
and olive oil . ...... oh how I wish I were back in blighty. I can taste those bleedin' spuds. And those onions.

:(

Correct, butter & olive oil after par boiling! Love Winter food.:)

If they hadn't have been parboiled they wouldn't have had those wonderful caramelised edges would they .... it's you and me against the spuddy world. No one understands spuds like you and me. If they had given those spuds to Adolf there wouldn't have been WW11, because he would have deamnded seconds wouldn't he ..... and thirds .... and then he'd have a doze!

Today ... again the cashews have emigrated from Singapore as highlighted a few moments ago in NutCam.

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..... and we aren't always native in Singapore. Today's lunch in our little garden. :)

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Local home cured ham with cheesy twice baked potatoes and beans. Simple but very tasty.

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That is a perfect meal ... except for the strongly felt omission of a big dollop of Branstons. I think that ramekin originally had something in it. We have many. It might mean we have eaten the same thing at some point and kept the ramekins.

Those potatoes look like you scooped them out of the skins, remashed and recalibrated re stuffed and rebaked. I am so missing home. Send me some.

:)

Never thought about Branstons but you are right, I shall adjust accordingly next time. Yes, baked the spuds, scooped out the flesh and mixed with strong Welsh cheddar, butter, spring onions and salt & pepper before refilling the skins and baking at 180c for 30-35 minutes. Her indoors won't have baked spuds when out and about anymore because she is always disappointed. Sad really, as they are so easy to do.

Lunch at Durham German Bakery and Cafe Guglhupf

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Couldn't leave without some pastry, right?

Not only "no", but "hell no". ;)

Grilled cheese on sourdough for me today.

Well said! I got a cream puff and a bretzel roll. They have both already been consumed :D