indonesia - bali: biku

tommy digs breakfast at biku...

bubur ayam - chicken rice porridge

green smoothie: spinach, papaya, banana, mango, strawberry & orange

soft poached eggs, cheddar & chive buttermilk scones served with wilted spinach and hollandaise sauce

tommy says:  the porridge was the favorite - very flavorful, and they also give small sides of two different hot sauces to adjust the taste to your liking. the green smoothie was a first, and was actually good.  the eggs were really great as were the scones, which had a different texture than most other scones, but the hollandaise sauce was thin and bland.  very very affordable.  a no brainer if you're in the area.

biku
jl. raya petitenget 888
http://bikubali.com/

indonesia - bali: naughty nuri's warung

tommy experiences disappointment at naughty nuri's...

porn corn and pork ribs

tommy says: over hyped.  corn was bland and ribs were dry.  the sauce on the ribs was actually good, kind of a sweet soy-based sauce.  seems to be more of a night-life kind of place, so probably tastes better after 3 or 4 drinks.

naught nuri's
jalan batubelig, 41
http://www.naughtynurisbali.com/

indonesia - bali: sea circus

tommy joins the sea circus in bali...

snapper ceviche

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fish tacos

tommy says:  the snapper ceviche was tasty and refreshing.  the salad was good, but way too much dill.  the fish in the tacos were fried beautifully, but the tortillas were flour, which didn't taste quite right - wished for corn.  overall a cute little place to relax and get a bite, just don't expect any indonesian food.

sea circus
22 jalan kayu aya [oberoi rd]
seminyak, bali
http://seacircus-bali.com/

singapore: red house seafood

tommy drowns in seafood at red house seafood...

braised spinach tofu & honshimeji mushroom topped with crisp conpy

crispy cereal prawns

black pepper crab

chili crab

steamed whole scallop with minced garlic

steamed scottish bamboo clam with minced garlic

tommy says:  what a great meal!  tofu was very tasty and had good texture.  black pepper crab was very, very peppery and spicy.  chili crab wasn't that spicy and on the sweet side, but had good flavor - be sure to sop up the sauce with the rolls.  cereal prawns were just ok.  favorites were the clam and scallop - the garlic flavor was so good!  beer is not cheap here, and this actually may have been the priciest meal eaten in singapore, but no regrets - yummm!!

red house seafood

60 roberston quay

singapore 238 252

+65 6735 7666

http://www.redhouseseafood.com/

singapore: toast@work

tommy gets another day started with kaya toast at toast@work...

traditional set: kaya toast, soft boiled eggs, coffee

tommy says: good, but maybe not quite as good as ya kun.  a little more work is involved as you are required to coax your own eggs out of the shell, but the labor is rewarded with your tasty meal.  again, thick slabs of butter unite with kaya spread on toast and are dipped into the soft-boiled egg with sweet soy sauce. yum.

toast@work
1 kim seng promenade
#81-16/17
great world city
singapore
http://www.foodjunction.com/toastatwork/