Such eating place using vending machine for order taking and payment is common in Japan! We ate this during one of the highway stop over and were given 15 minutes to finish our lunch. We ordered, paid and ate within 15 mins! The best thing? It tasted great! Love Japanese rice and Japanese beef curry on pork cutlet!

Blk 529 ang mo kio ave 10
#01-2369 singapore 560529

We had lunch at this quaint little cafe – The Next Door Deli – at an unlikely location in Ang Mo Kio! It is a self service place which serves affordable and cozy Asian and Western food. Nothing fancy just a little old school white-washed cafe with old-fashioned metal grilles and dining area on a pretty synthetic grass mat. It is not something I will travel for because I stay in the East. But for the Northies, it is a great place to chill and relax with your friends on a weekend or just chase your blues with a Monday lunch here.

You will be glad to know that this little cafe is own by the bakery just beside them, the famous Pine Garden and you can order a slice of fluffy lychee martini cream cake from them and have it there too!

// On a side note, my work pal and I made a boo boo today. We travelled to Bugis only to find ourselves at the wrong place for our meeting which was at One Marina Boulevard instead. Thankfully we were just on time by the time we rushed over. HAH.

We were at my neighbour/colleague’s son 1 year old birthday party and gosh, his birthday cake is so adorable! I’m not sure if it is yummy because I didn’t have a chance to eat it but it sure was a talking piece at the party!

It is probably years since we last had ice cream from Ice Cream Chef and it brought back many good memories. It tasted great and more importantly, it warms our heart. *Cheesy* Haha. The bad? I am missing the good old Granny Smith ice cream!

I was invited to a cooking demonstration event by Chef Tetsuya. He is friendly yet professional and we got to sample some of his dishes and picked up a few tips to make our own yummy food at home. He prepared sauces for fresh oysters, whipped up baked ocean trout, served ocean trout sashimi, and cooked the best spanner crab with soft boiled eggs and caviar tasted till date. I wish I can afford his 10-course degustation menu at MBS. Boo.

200 Netheravon Road
Singapore 508529

(Somewhere off Changi Village, insanely out of the way and the lack of parking lots doesn’t help!)

He brought me to The Coastal Settlement a while back for our date night and it came as a surprise! I heard so much about this place but was never there and I was thrilled! The ambience was cozy and the food was good! There was even life music that evening! We would like to visit one day for their brunch! I love their retro decor!

Wow

Pretty!

There are free flow of candies and cookies.

Random loots for sale.

It looks like the owner is a big fan of vintage cars!

Yums!