A Cook’s Tour in Singapore

Just watched the Singapore episode of A Cook’s Tour on Discovery Travel & Adventure Channel. Really enjoyed it. It was so funny to watch Tony Bourdain’s expressions as he tried our local food. Loved the part when he had the deer penis wine at the Imperial Herbal Restaurant, and he said something about maybe having to walk out of the restaurant with a tablecloth tied around his waist.

And it’s the first time I’ve seen Seetoh (of Makansutra fame) speak proper English! LoL! And I enjoy watching the guy when he’s not trying so hard to ham it up for the camera. He’s quite a humorous and funny guy! I think he should do the Makansutra shows as his “real self”.

Hmmm…. The nasi padang (Malay mixed rice) place that Tony ate at… it looked really good. Missed the name of the restaurant though. I think it’s in Geylang Serai? Not sure. But the beef rendang looks really good!

And is Sin Huat really that good? I’ve never tried the place. But the food looked absolutely sublime in the show. Well, I guess that place is now on my “to try” list. Imagine… learning about my local restaurants from an American eating show! LoL!

Was surprised though that Tony didn’t get round to eating so many of our “great” local dishes – eg char kuay teow, laksa and chicken rice (how could he come to Singapore and not eat Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice?!)

Anyway, it was an enjoyable show.

Update: Just found out the name of the nasi padang place featured in the show. It's Hjh Maimunah Restaurant (11 & 15 Jln Pisang, Singapore 199078, Tel: 6291 3132). Hope to try it out soon.

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