About Daniel&Esther

daniel & esther

Daniel works in the consumer electronics industry but hopes to one day own a cafe. Like most Hainanese men, he can whip up a storm in the kitchen and is constantly invited to other people's house parties... to cook for them.

Esther works for a major airline by day, and bakes incessantly by night. Trained as a chemical engineer, she puts that knowledge to good use - by reading package labels to see if it's good for you.

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A History of Japanese Curry

Monday, October 15th, 2007

One of my brother David’s favourite foods, Japanese curry is an interesting take on an Indian favourite. Sweet, slightly spicy and rather sticky, this dish is readily available in most local Japanese restaurants.
What I didn’t know was how the dish originated and evolved over time. You can read more about how Japanese curry began as a […]

Review: Minori Dining and Sake Bar

Monday, August 20th, 2007

 

Esther and I do love our Japanese food, and we’ve been hungering for a la carte sashimi buffet ever since Osahime removed their Saturday buffet option when they moved to Golden Shoe carpark. We went to Ikoi before, but weren’t quite so impressed. When we heard that Minori also offered a la carte buffet, we immediately placed […]

Review: Tamon Japanese Restaurant

Friday, March 9th, 2007

It just doesn’t feel like a Japanese restaurant if you’re not assailed by boisterous greetings when you enter the establishment. That was clearly missing when Esther and I stepped into Tamon Japanese Restaurant along East Coast Road, but we were perfectly fine with that - we preferred a restaurant to let its food do the talking.