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Posted by Sam Han on June 4, 2018 · Leave a Comment
It’s been at least a couple of years since the arrival of my grandsons that I let my hair down so when Bar MF by Morganfield’s invited me to one of their Saturday Beer Club events, I gladly accepted. Attention All Beer Lovers Who Love To Get Their Fingers Sticky! Everything in moderation: Of course, … Continue reading →
Filed under Bar Food, BBQ, Best of Singapore Foods, Beverages, Brunch, Cuisine, Dinner, Food Tasting, Lunch, Media & Social Events, Pork, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seafood, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with bar and grill, Bar Food, Bar MF by Morganfield's, Bar MF by Morganfield's @ Orchard Central, BBQ Dinner, beef, Beers, children eat free, craft beers, delicious, dinner, event space, event space with food and alcohol, events space for private and corporate events, food, food in Orchard Road Singapore, food in singapore, free flow beer event, lunch, malts and hops, Morganfield's, Morganfield's @ Orchard Central, pork, prawns, ribs, Samantha Han, Saturday Beer Club, seafood, skewered food, skewered grilled meats, squid, The Bonding Tool Blog
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Posted by Sam Han on March 29, 2016 · 4 Comments
Valerie asked where we could go for a good steak as Ryan has been craving it recently. I was more concern that the finer restaurants, which usually serve good steaks, may not be baby friendly. I voiced my concern to Valerie that TJ is teething and that his discomfort may create a ruckus. I then … Continue reading →
Filed under Beef, Dinner, Homecooked Meals, Meat, Recipes, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized, Valerie's Recipe, Western · Tagged with beef, grill, home-cooked, Home-cooked Meals, meat, pan-fry, ribeye, Shallot and Red Wine Sauce Recipe by Gordon Ramsay, sirloin, Steak With Red Wine Sauce Recipe, steaks, Valerie's Recipes, Western Food
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Posted by Sam Han on January 22, 2016 · Leave a Comment
We had so much fun making sushi the other day I thought you might want to try it with your family, too! As usual, Valerie cooks without recipe but luckily, this one is easy to make up along as it is quite a mix-and-match-according-to-your-taste kind of food. I have provided the primary recipe courtesy of … Continue reading →
Filed under Beef, Brunch, Cuisine, Dinner, Fish, Home-cooked, Homecooked Meals, Japanese, Meat, Recipes, Salad & Vegetable, Seafood, Simmer & Stew, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized, Valerie's Recipe · Tagged with beef, beef miso soup, Cod, family bonding time, how to cook sushi rice, Japanese food, miso, salmon skin, sushi, Valerie's Recipes
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Posted by Sam Han on September 29, 2015 · 2 Comments
The *annual haze is getting worse and some schools were closed recently due to the PSI rising to toxic levels. So I, too, have been staying put at home, relying on the goodwill of Sam and Vanessa bringing me dinner in the late evenings. By late I mean 10.30pm onwards! I had Korean meal yesterday … Continue reading →
Filed under BBQ, Beef, Cuisine, Dinner, Food Reviews, Korean, Lunch, Meat, Recipes, Restaurants & Food Reviews, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with 2 Kim Tian Road, beef, beef ribs, Big Mama Korean Restaurant, bigmama, dinner, Eateries in Tiong Bahru, Galbijjim, korean cuisine, Korean Food, Korean recipes, seoul eateries
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Posted by Sam Han on March 4, 2015 · 1 Comment
I was meeting Al for lunch. We hadn’t decided where to eat until the very last minute, about an hour before heading out, he texted, “Buona Terra @ 29 Scotts Road”. Buona Terra is housed in one of those B&W Bungalows which are conserved in Singapore. The ambience spelled intimacy and exclusivity – great place … Continue reading →
Filed under Beef, Best of Singapore Foods, Cuisine, Desserts, Food Reviews, Italian, Lamb/Mutton, Lunch, Meat, Noodle & Pasta, Pork, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Scallops, Seafood, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized, Value For Money · Tagged with Agnello e Carciofi, beef, Buona Terra, Buona Terra @ 29 Scotts Road, Carpaccio di Manzo, Casoncelli al Taleggio e Tartufo Nero, Chateau TCC, Franz Haas Manna Bianco Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Italian Cuisine, Italian Fine Fining, lunch, Red Cows Parmigiano-Reggiano, Scallop Tartare, Secreto Iberico, Tartare di Capesante e Pomodoro, Tonnarelli ai Cannolicchi, Vacche Rosse, Value For Money Meals, Wagyu Carpaccio
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Posted by Sam Han on February 20, 2015 · 1 Comment
The night before, I was partaking Reunion Dinner at my sister’s home when my friend WhatsApp-ed to invite my family and I to lunch. “Hey, I’ve got shitload of food for steamboat and meat for grilling. Want to come over tomorrow for lunch at 12nn?” Invitation accepted! Valerie and Ryan would be visiting my in-laws … Continue reading →
Filed under Asian, BBQ, Beef, Braise, Casserole, Simmer & Stew, Casserole, Celebrations & Events, Chicken, Chinese, Cuisine, Desserts, Homecooked Meals, Lamb/Mutton, Lunch, Meat, Noodle & Pasta, Poutltry, Prawns, Seafood, Simmer & Stew, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, Steamboat, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with AO, beef, Chinese New Year 2015, Chinese New Year Lunch, CNY, fish noodle, fish udon, Homecooked Meals, 설날, mestique beef, natural marbling, oil injected marbling, Sam P, Seollal, Spring Festival, Steamboat, Vanessa, YuLi
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Posted by Sam Han on September 29, 2014 · 8 Comments
The “Hen Party” was over and it was our turn to throw a party. We had an impromptu BBQ last night (28th Sp 2014) for the soon-to-be bride and groom, Valerie & Ryan’s best men and bride’s maids as a motivational and an advance thank you meal for their help in my daughter’s impending wedding. … Continue reading →
Filed under BBQ, Beef, Celebrations & Events, Chicken, Cuisine, Dinner, Fish, Homecooked Meals, Lamb/Mutton, Meat, Pork, Poutltry, Salad & Vegetable, Seafood, Stories, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with beef, Caesar Salad, chicken, dinner, Hen Party, Kieron, pork, Pre-wedding BBQ, Sriracha, Tammy, The Bonding Tool, Valerie & Ryan
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Posted by Sam Han on July 1, 2014 · 2 Comments
The cab driver took us to the Korean BBQ house as instructed. We were not sure if this was the correct place until we double checked the telephone number displayed at the shop front. Yes, we had arrived. Let’s get out of the cold and go inside. Hwajang Hangogi House, literally translates to “Beautiful Korean … Continue reading →
Filed under BBQ, Beef, Cuisine, Dinner, Eggs, Food Reviews, Korean, Pork, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seoul, South Korea, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized · Tagged with BBQ Joint and Korean Restaurant, beef, Doenjang Jjigae, 된장 찌개, 막걸리, 김치부침개, 김치전, Froyo, Frozen Yoghurt, Hwago Jip - Beautiful Korean Barbecue House, Hwago Jip Korean BBQ, Hwajang Hangogi House, 화고집, Kimchi buchimgae, Kimchijeon, Korea, Korean BBQ, Makgeolli, pork, Seoul, travels
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Posted by Sam Han on June 27, 2014 · 2 Comments
Galbijjim 갈비찜 – galbi 갈비 (short ribs) and jjim (steamed dish). In Korean, gari 가리 is beef but generally, Galbijjim is accepted as beef short ribs. To order pork (dweji) short ribs, one has to indicate to the shopkeeper that it is dweji galbijjim 돼지갈비찜 that they want. And we wanted… Galbi jjim! My children … Continue reading →
Filed under Beef, Braise, Casserole, Simmer & Stew, Cuisine, Dinner, Food Reviews, Korean, Lunch, Meat, Noodle & Pasta, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, The Bonding Tool Blog, Travels, Uncategorized, Value For Money · Tagged with Apgujeong, beef, 만두, 가리찜, 비빔 냉면, Galbijjim 갈비찜, Gangnam Myun Oak 강남면옥, Korea, Korean Dumplings, Mandu, Seoul, Sinsa-dong 588-9, The Bonding Tool, travels, Value For Money
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Posted by Sam Han on May 27, 2014 · 6 Comments
It’s been quite some time since I had dinner with Adrian and Yap. We’re back on track last week now that everyone is in town – Adrian and I have been taking turns traveling or simply being busy and soon it will be Yap’s turn to travel. Until then, we would be dining weekly 🙂 … Continue reading →
Filed under Beef, Chinese, Cuisine, Dinner, Duck, Food Reviews, Meat, Noodle & Pasta, Poutltry, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Salad & Vegetable, Seafood, The Bonding Tool Blog · Tagged with Asparagus, beef, Crispy Prawn Balls, dinner, Ee Fu Noodles, 華廳, Fine Cantonese Cuisine, Food & Restaurant Reviews, Hot & Sour Soup, Hua Ting, Hua Ting Restaurant, Orchard Hotel, Peking Duck, Sea Whelk, seafood, Szechuan Soup, The Bonding Tool