Amateur Chef and Boozy Traveling Foodie Extraordinaire
Restaurant Reviews of Singapore Restaurants that we have had the good fortune of visiting and eating at on our travels and at home here on The Red Dot, Singapore.
Restaurant reviews on IsLifeARecipe.net aren’t written from a desk with a press release in one hand and a thesaurus in the other. They’re written from the table — usually mid-bite, occasionally mid-spill, always mid-laughter. This blog covers everything from hawker heroes in Singapore to beachside BBQs in Bohol, Michelin-star swagger to plastic-chair perfection. If it’s smoky, spicy, saucy, or spectacularly comforting, it gets photographed, tasted, and judged with honesty. No fluff. No fake praise. Just real plates and real opinions.
Every review dives into what actually matters: what to order, what it costs, whether it’s worth queuing for, and whether you’d take your mates, your date, or your mum. Expect bold flavours, straight-talking verdicts, and the occasional cheeky comment when something misses the mark. From new openings to long-standing legends, these restaurant reviews are about helping you eat better, choose smarter, and maybe loosen your belt one notch at a time. Because life really is a recipe — and some dishes deserve a second helping.
Salted & Hung & Chef Drew You know it is weird. You get retrenched from the company you have worked for 5 years and you feel shit, let down, worthless, and no good. But then once you have licked your wounds and started to look around for employment you start to feel better about yourself […]
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Tono Cevicheria @ Duo Galleria BRILLIANT Latin American Menu Tono Cevicheria Update (2022) Sad to say that Tono Cevicheria @ Duo Galleria is now permanently closed. It was a cracking lunch, but it seems they got smashed by Covid. It is also evident that Toniito’s @ Jewel went the same way, but has since ben bought
MeatSmith Review: Dave Pynt at KF Seetoh’s Makansutra Gluttons Bay MeatSmith at KF Seetoh‘s Makansutra, Gluttons Bay Hawker is sadly closed. We believe a victim of Covid-19. The stall is still there and empty, including that damn-fine Gaucho Grill. I might sneak in there one night and have that away in a LaLaMove. Clearly the
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Chaoniu Hot Pot @ Katong Chaoniu Hot Pot – It has happened again. Something new comes to East Coast to allow us to have another culinary adventure. And boy oh boy is this a cracker. Ollie spotted the ‘logo’ and we were then hooked, we had to go and reunite my tattoo with his long
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Back to Tonito’s at Jewel Changi Airport Buy TONITO Latin American Kitchen Voucher Tonito at Jewel Review: Do you remember my previous blog about our trip here when Jimboy & Jhea were with us? Well, this time it is with the rest of the gang who have not been here with us yet. So for
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The English House Review: by Marco Pierre White English House Review: Mother’s Day weekend is upon us for Asia, but we also have a kids 5th Birthday Party on Sunday itself. What to do? I know let’s do a surprise lunch the day before. But let’s make it somewhere new. A few friends of mine
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Kota88 Restaurant Review – Excellent Indonesian Food in Siglap Permanently Closed Why have we never been to Kota88 @ Siglap? It’s been here a good few months now. Maybe it’s because it sits next to what was Blooies that was not a favourite of ours. What was Blooies is now a fish restaurant so perhaps
Tonito Review: lunch at Jewel @ Changi Airport Tonito Review: When Singapore build stuff they truly do build it well. I’ll drag out a photo now that I took when I visited the JV on behalf of Telstra, something like 4 years ago before construction had started. The JV is Changi Airport Group and Capitaland.
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Saffron @ Amorita: A Culinary Oasis in Panglao’s Tropical Paradise Amorita Resort was the very first hotel I stayed in The Philippines. Many years back now, and what a HUGE change Saffron @ Amorita Resort, Panglao, The Philippines has had over the years. We go back every time we visit. The last time was for
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Sisig Review: a deep-dive into this most iconic Filipino dish Sisig Review: The Sizzling Superstar with All the Bits You’d Normally Give to the Dog Let’s start with the facts: sisig isn’t for polite company or first dates. This is a dish for the bold-hearted, the adventurous, the folks who peek at a pig’s head with the glint of someone who’s already imagining it fried
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