Saturday, December 3, 2011

Zushi Bar

A great new establishment had pop up around Serangoon. Love japanese food but constantly thinking about the price?


I sorta know the chef a little... so...

I challenged the chef with this. $50, i'll take anything, omakase!


First up, Sashimi! Quality and freshness? Exceptional! The scallop was especially good with nice flavour of the sea.


Tuna Tataki, scallop and uni. I'm a sucker for uni, Love It!


What amaze me the most was this. A Daikon Salad? Slightly sweet, its so nice and refreshing i almost licked the plate clean!


Here i was introduced something that was new to me, Soy wrapper. Well it is really something different. Also homemade Ikura, superb intense flavour, not stingy on mirin, not diluted with water.


Assorted Sushi


This was the chef special, the double dragon roll. Salmon sashimi on the inside and Aburi salmon on the outside. The freshness is the key and the Aburi lends a slight smokey flavour. Great dish to finish the meal.


The chef was a friend so i'm not sure if the chef will entertain any random tom dick and harry show up and do the same thing as i did. But if you are craving for some japanese food or you like quality japanese food with a personal touch, this is the right place.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Food Suppliers in Singapore...

Is it because we are a small operation or maybe because we are located in a coffeeshop where the price is too cheap?

Somehow i have this feeling that a few of the suppliers in singapore does not respect small establishments.

We do meet the minimum delivery requirement, the volume we sell is about the same or more then a bistro, we don't delay our payments.

All we ask...

- Do not deliver between 11am-2pm which almost all restaurants i work at have such a requirement because that is the busy lunch rush hour.

- Do not send us shit. We pay the price listed in the quotation, why send rotten food to us?

Food industry in Singapore have a long way to go if our supplies do not value the quality of the product they sell. Food is more then just a business, its a way of life.

Meanwhile, I love suppliers i can meet face to face and have a chat with them.

Chia Vegetable Supply @ Tekka Market is a very good stall. Victor is the man, good knowledge, good prices, great variety, fresh produce. Mesclun salad in a wet market? i guess they are the only one with things like Mesclun, Baby bell pepper, fresh rosella, jalapeno pepper, truffle oil, etc... Amazing stall.






Just see how big is their stall! Amazing!

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Words of wisdom

Is "success" far away for ordinary people like us? No, it take 2 steps to success for every single person; First step is "start your first step", second step is "hang on to it"

- Andre Chiang (Chef/Owner, Par Andre)