No. 1 Thong Soon Ave
The Prata Place
www.theprataplace.com

So we've had Italian, Chinese, Malay, now we have Indian (we try to be multicultural)! Both Jane and I are raving about this quaint Indian restaurant just off Upper Thomson Road. It's like your usual prata shop, but with air-con! We all know how important that is to us Singaporeans :)

How awesome would it be to have Indian food in a comfortable surrounding for once, instead of a hot, stuffy coffee shop? Their prices are reasonable and for the food quality you're getting, ho ho ho you're in for a treat! Crispy prata freshly made once you order, no pre-cooking and stacking like they do elsewhere. Ask for fish curry. I always do.

Jane's favorite was the prata bomb. If you don't know what this is, you suck. It's basically a sweet prata that's laced with honey and sugar and whether you have it with curry or by itself, you'll have an addiction that's really cheap to support! You might think that in an air-conditioned restaurant, perspiring wouldn't be an issue. Right, Jane? You wanna tell them how you can't even handle mild curry? Oh wait, I just did. I'm gonna do it again: Jane cannot take anything spicy! HA HA HA, what a wuss... She was tearing and had beads of sweat on her forehead throughout! Regardless, we were close to licking our plates when we were done.

I tried the mutton briyani and was just shocked at how much mutton they gave me! I was out of rice and still had mutton left over. They were really tender and very well cooked. The mutton pieces don't taste funky whatsoever (you know how when you have mutton soup and the mutton taste funky and you wonder if they just came across a dead, rotting lamb and decided to harvest the meat from it?). It's got the right amount of spiciness (which would be too much for Jane anyway).

Finally, we're out of Yishun...

They Say One - Carrot Cake

Chomp Chomp
20 Kensington Park Road

Carrot Cake

If you're pregnant (or just bloody greedy) and having cravings for good-ass food, come on down to Serangoon Garden! It's filled with cheap, good food - the 2 most important things for Singaporeans. It's also my hood, which Jane's jealous of. Aren't you, Jane? We've got good food and no gang fights :)

Once you've ploughed through the crowd of vultures waiting rudely for seats and finally manage to get one yourself, the first dish you MUST order is the Carrot Cake (Chai Tao Kueh). It's the first stall on the right so it's impossible to miss. For real, it's worth the bruises and scars from battling it out with other people for a place to sit. They're probably there for the Carrot Cake too.

We went down last night and had ourselves a $5 plate of black carrot cake ($3 for small and $5 for large). Jane likes it a little charred, which I must say, accentuates the flavor quite a bit. Add a bit of chili and BAM! you have yourself a brand new addiction...

The portions are well worth the price, especially if you order the large plate. The uncle cooking it adds in so many prawns that you kinda wonder whether he's got his own damn prawn farm. I personally guarantee satisfaction. If you don't get any, just look for Jane.

So just remember, bring an umbrella when you're heading down to Chomp Chomp. You'll need a weapon when it comes to looking for seats. The things people do for good food... I'm just glad we made it out alive.

They Say One - Satay

A&A Muslim Restaurant
Jalan Mata Ayer
Along Sembawang Road

'Uncle, ah... 15 sticks mutton extra onions please!' That was how our Friday night satay galore began.

At $0.50 a stick, these well-marinated sticks of meat are sure to make any vegetarian feel like a rotten cucumber. This is old school satay-making I'm talking about. Smokey-ozone-depleting-carbon-footprint-leaving barbecuing. So you know it's bloody good.

The peanut sauce they have is so thick and filled with peanuts (you can see whole peanuts in there) that you can turn the bowl of gravy over and it'd take 13 minutes before the sauce actually leaves the bowl. If you're really cheap, you can just get the sauce and eat it. It's good enough to eat on its own and sure to fill you up.

We had 15 sticks of glazed, flavor-dripping mutton satay and they're really tasty. How many satays have you had that you could taste the smoke and feel your heart, kidneys and internal organs failing simultaneously the moment you swallowed a juicy bite? Jane was ploughing through the sticks like crazy. All I had was the onions. I asked for extra cos I knew Jane would have all the meat and leave me the onions... Okay no not really, I just wanted to annoy her with onion breath.




So if you're on a diet, this might cause you to fall off the wagon. But who cares? You could get really fat and I'm sure if you order enough satay from them, they'd deliver them.

Don't miss this the next time you're along Sembawang Road! You know what, even if you live in Tuas, make a detour and travel along this road. Wait, does anybody even live in Tuas?

They Say One - Ramen

Ishi Mura Japanese Food Street
Ramen
#03-50 Northpoint, Yishun

So in view of the mad ass floods here in Singapore, we thought of going for something hot and soupy. You'll be surprised where we found this place.

It's none other than Northpoint, Yishun! I know, right? Who in their right minds would think of Yishun when it comes to spankin' good food! Well, apparently there are some joints there that don't serve diarrhea-inducing food whose appearance reminds you of something from the Michael Jackson music video, Thriller. Okay fine, the main reason Yishun is getting so much flak is cos Jane lives there (yeah, e-mail me for her exact address. I'll provide the eggs.)
Nuff said, let's get down and dirty with the ramen. Once you get past their quaint and slightly comical costumes, you'll find the waitstaff impossibly friendly. All of them are dressed the same, so it might be difficult telling the men from well, the non-men :) The ramen stall is at the corner, and if you're lucky, there won't be a queue. Best to go during off-peak hours. So skip school or work and have a fantastic meal! Trust me, it's worth getting fired for.
Let's start with the preparation. They use machines specially imported from Japan (cos we all know imported stuff is better, even if it isn't) to cook and cut the noodles, so you get a silky smooth consistency that will make you hate your own mother's cooking. No really, you will.
Next, we get to the Char Siew. Althought they're thinly sliced (again by those magical Japanese machines), they're so well-marinated that you taste every fatty bit of what was once a cute little piglet named Percy.
Lastly, the soup. I asked if they could bottle it for me so I could carry it around wherever I went. They just looked at me funny and cussed something in Japanese. I don't think it was anything pleasant. Don't waste your time with anywhere else, even if you don't like egg, or char siew, or noodles, order this dish for the soup. It's a bloody waste they're only located in Yishun.
So Jane, I'll give it to you. You've got food in Yishun that will actually attract me back. I just hope they've got good breakfast for when we work late into the night :) Heh.

Julius' Pickup Line of the week

You remind me of a big juicy steak...
You make my mouth water

The Winning Stance!

Last week we asked you to send us a picture of you doing your best surfing stance.

We have our winner!

This dude, gets to ride the waves at Flowrider at Wave House, Sentosa with a friend!

Quite creative, huh?

He used an ironing board as a surfboard and put on a blazer... and is that boxers he's wearing?

Congratulations Jude!

Double Dare Tie-Breaker!

After all the chicken feet, snot, snail and whatever else...Double Dare ended in a draw. We couldn't leave it at a draw. So we brought it overseas...all the way to Wave House in Sentosa.

It was going to be a battle of stamina, balance...and let's face it...who looks cooler. We were gonna ride the Flow Rider for Double Dare Champion bragging rights! To make us look cool and professional, Billabong fitted us with a rash-guard and board shorts. But when push came to shove...well, you've gotta see for yourself!

Whatever the outcome...I (Jane) definitely won in the cool department! Thank you very much!


*Mario, thanks for directing and producing :)