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.
J & J Special Beef Noodle We happened to have an Amy dance performance a few weekends ago – I think you may have seen that on my Facebook? Finishing around lunch-time, and knowing what was nearby we went to say hi to J & J Special Beef Noodle, at Old Airport Road, Foodcourt. I […]
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Market Lane Coffee, Melbourne, Australia One thing I really do miss about living in Melbourne Australia is the coffee. Sorry to say that Singapore but it’s true, The Semi-Naked Chef just doesn’t like your coffee. Melbourne has many hundreds of baristas, it so truly loves and takes pride in its coffee. A great opportunity arose
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A Bird restaurant Specializing in Chicken Dishes: Soregashi Review Again extremely lucky to be in Japan for a work trip a week or so ago. Add to that that of course I get to see my mother and father-in-law. Remember the blog re me meeting up with my niece all the way from NYC another
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Share Tweet Pinit WhatsApp Heston Bloomenthal Bacon Sandwich Heathrow Terminal 2 Returning to Singapore after a brief trip home. Having stood squeezing every bit of liquid I had on me in to a clear plastic bag before boarding, taking off my belt, shoes, hair, trousers, bracelet, gold tooth etc. I was feeling a bit
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Fu-Ru-Ken Restaurant, Tokyo, Japan Sometimes work truly does have benefits and pay-backs. Not only did I get to know more about my client with whom we were dining, namely Noel Kelaita, but we went to do that over some incredible authentic Japanese food, courtesy of Fu-Ru-Ken. I can’t tell you where it was, because the
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Share Tweet Pinit WhatsApp Jamie Oliver Singapore knocks one out of the park Love him or hate him, but man oh man has he done we’ll here. This restaurant was incredible. The selection and quality of food was outstanding, the staff were great, the decor absolutely funky, music was just ACE like being back
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Thailand, Thailand, Thailand Thailand for me is absolutely one of, if not THE food mecca. I love Thai food. The way everything is fresh, nothing pre-prepped here, the history back to days if the Courts of Siam, and the influence from so many countries that had some say or other in its history, the
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Sadly today is the last paper copy – now it is EXMag Singapore On-Line You might not know but for about 2 years I have been writing for EXMag which now changes to only EXMag Singapore On-Line. Sharing my own recipes and the occasional restaurant, hawker reviews as islifearecipe.net, and The Semi-Naked Chef. All very
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 Here’s the restaurant frontage – not bad at all says I. Me and the kids were literally sitting as you walk in the restaurant where the guy is standing – literally at the bar. Love my kids!!! Good choice ha ha. We’d been to the dentist in the same building, and I had two
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Khun Mookata @ Siglap Come on all, you know me. I’ll recommend if a place is good. And good this is indeed – this is Khun Mookata @ Siglap. A relatively new place in Siglap for November’14 onwards, @ the food court at 727 East Coast Road – as in right next door to Siglap
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