A Poke Theory Review

I started my new job this week and have been really excited about exploring all the new cafes and salad bars for lunch. Having been working in quite an industrial area previously, my only choices for lunch were in hawker centres, which can get quite boring and unhealthy after a while. 

My new colleagues quickly introduced me to Poke bowls, one of the latest food trends popping up around Singapore recently. Apparently Poke – pronounced as “poh-kay”, is the Hawaiian verb for “section” or “to slice or cut”. 

I have a weird obsession about eating food from bowls, so I was keen to try this new Japanese / Hawaiian twist on the traditional salad ‘pick and mix’ bowl. The main difference being their raw fish meat options and Japanese salad ingredients. 

A Poke Theory is just across from my new office, so it was the best place to try a Poke bowl first. Basically you pick your favourites from the following selections:

1. Base (quinoa, sushi rice, red rice or lettuce leaves) 
2. Meat (shoyu tuna, avocado miso salmon, spicy wasabi salmon, spicy garlic sesame tuna, avocado or wasabi ponzu) 
3. 5x Salads (cucumber, cherry tomato, carrot, pineapple, seaweed salad, avocado, Kimchi, mango or pomegranate)
4. Optional Extras (crunchy kale, teriyaki edamame beans, crispy salmon skin,  spicy roasted cashew nuts, shredded pork or BBQ corn)
5. Top with nori and sesame seeds
6. Add extra sauce if you need
7. Mix and enjoy

As you can see it creates a beautifully colourful bowl of delicious and healthy salad for lunch. 

They also have superfood smoothie bowls  which look just as beautiful and delicious that I will be trying next time.  

A Poke Theory

27 Boon Tat Street Singapore 069623

http://www.apoketheory.com/

A Noodle Story Review

I am a huge fan of A Noodle Story. It’s usually one of the first places I recommend or take visitors wanting to experience some Singaporean food due to its location in a hawker centre and low cost without jeopardising on flavour or quality. 

A Noodle Story, located in the Amoy Street Food Centre, was started by two culinary trained Singaporeans wanting to create the ultimate ramen noodle dish, Singapore style, but without the expensive price tag. 

What they have developed is a consistently high quality, low cost ($7-$9) and beautifully presented bowl of noodles. Expect slices of tender pork Cha-Su, Hong Kong style pork & prawn wontons, a prawn wrapped in spaghetti-like potato, gooey slow cooked egg, spring onions, chili sauce and saffron threads, accompanied with a bowl of hot pork broth. 

Once you’ve tried this modern Singaporean hawker dish it’s easy to understand why there’s always a queue (so get there early) and why they have been awarded the Bid Gourmand in the Michelin Guide Singapore 2016, among numerous other awards and recommendations. 

A Noodle Story

01-39 Amoy St Food Centre

https://m.facebook.com/ANoodleStory

Humpback Seafood Restaurant Singapore Review

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It was the first Friday of 2017 and after recently arriving back home to Singapore after an amazing Christmas and New Year’s trip to visit our family and friends in Sydney and New Zealand, we needed a night out which would remind us exactly what we loved about living in Singapore. Scrolling through the internet I came across an interesting new seafood restaurant, within walking distance from our place in Outram, which looked promising.

Humpback has been inspired by the oyster shucking bars in Seattle and promised to provide “the freshest offerings from sea, land, and garden, with ever-evolving flavours to sample as the seasons change”. We’re not particularly oyster aficionados but the rest of the Humpback dinner menu looked interesting, plus they had a table available on a Friday night, so we we’re willing to give it a go.

Well, weren’t we pleasantly surprised!

Humpback is a casual neighbourhood dining experience with tables outside and inside varying from high benches, normal tables and counter seating. I was impressed that someone from Humpback messaged us to advise that only counter seats were available and ask if we minded. After explaining we would have a pram with us they were able to ensure we had a more appropriate table to sit at thankfully.

The menu as I mentioned was very interesting. We started by ordering a cocktail and 2x Hama Hama oysters, recommended by the waitress, to start with. Having arrived before 8pm these were available at their happy hour pricing and were also asked just before 8pm if we’d like to order anything else from the happy hour menu before it ended which was also very helpful.

Hampback have a nice 1 page menu with a half dozen options of oysters, starters, vegetables, mains (seafood & meat) and desserts to choose from which seems to change regularly. We chose a couple from each:

• Scallops – sashimi style, juicy and delicate flavours
• Smoked salmon dip – salty, creamy goodness
• Kale salad – raw and crispy kale with a tasty dressing and pear
• Cabbage – surprisingly the best dish of the night, just order it!
• Calamari – crispy outside, tender inside and spicy sauce
• Iberico Pork – went perfectly with the cranberry sauce and cauliflower
• Chocolate Cake – moist and rich flavours
• Cotton Cheese Cake – not a huge fan of matcha but was quite light

We will definitely be back again soon!

Humpback Seafood Restaurant

www.humpback.sg

20 Bukit Pasoh Rd, Singapore 089834

Mon-Sat: 5pm–12am | Sunday brunch: 11am-3pm