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You may not know this but one of the coolest thing about having a food blog is that you get invited to eat and drink for food tasting session. Last week, Mood Food Blog was invited by Domino's Pizza Singapore Pte Ltd to witness their "Ultimate Pizza Delivery for Football Fans' launch at their Kovan Branch. It was an eye opener to get a sneak on what goes on in the making of a pizza in the kitchen from the moment your order is received, to the pizza delivery person and to your house. Basically, Domino's Pizza has this Pizza Tracker which tracks the status of your order. In addition, Domino's Pizza aims to deliver your pizza within 30 minutes to your doorstep.



From Counter into the Kitchen




An Overview of the Kitchen


Dough in Preparation









All is fast and hasty. All the steps before entering the oven would take roughly 2 minutes.



Into the Oven


In 5 minutes, the pizza is done.




Slicing it up to perfection



During the introduction given by Ba U Shan-Ting, the Chief Operation Officer , Domino's Pizza aims to capitalize on one of their unique strength as the world's pizza delivery expert with the World Cup season to connect football fans across the country.



A common frustration faced during a pizza delivery is that the order takes too long to come. Orders may take up to an hour or so before it reaches our doorstep and Domino's aims to change this with the 30 minutes guarantee (within a zone as demarcated). Of course, there may be times when orders becomes overloaded and Domino's will inform the customers in due course as well.

At time of writing. they have opened four outlets and planned for 10 by the end of this year in Singapore. This rapid expansion will offer customers greater convenience ultimately.



As for the pizzas, they have around 10 variety to choose from and customers can specify they way they want for the crust. We tried the Classical Pepperoni and Classified Chicken alongside with Garlic Cheese Onion Rings and Twisty Bread.


Classical Pepperoni


Classified Chicken


Garlic Cheese Onion Rings



Twisty Bread


I think that the pizzas are great whether you dine in or have it delivered to you. As as matter of fact, we tried both because courtesy of Domino's, we were given new pizzas to take home as well. Of special mention is the Twisty Bread. Its really good, soft and you can taste a tingly saltiness and sweetness from the first bite. All in all, if you are looking for tasty pipping warm pizzas with generous portions of mozzarella cheeze and fresh toppings without agonzing over the long long wait, Domino's is there for you at the comfort from your house.

Besides the pizza tracking function of Domino's, one other particular function I enjoyed during the ordering process was the data base they had in which you could select your location based on your campus location. That saves me a lot of time having to figure out where exactly I was located on campus. For instance, I usually just hammered in College of William and Mary, Reeves Hall to get my pizza delivered instead of having to figure out the zip code, exact road etcetera. - Cheers XO

Nonetheless, we welcome all food / wine tasting invites. Simply contact us and we will try to get back to you within 3 working days.






Mood Uplifting Determinant (MUD): 9

Yong He Eating House 永和豆浆油条大王




Beef Noodles




Guo Tie




Tou Jiang aka Beancurd

For awesome food and 'not so awesome' company, head down to any of the Lorongs in Geylang for a continual feast of senses. I've always known that Geylang was the place to hit if you wanted great supper treats so my expectations for this place was pretty high before I arrived.

Mood Uplifting Determinant (MUD): 2

Like many other food dishes in Singapore, Laksa contains the cultural elements of the different ethnic groups in Singapore. For instance, the spices from the Malays and the rice noodles of the Chinese. Perhaps what makes it even more interesting is how this dish adapts to local conditions by having cockles, which is readily available in the waters around the region as one of its main ingredients. What started off as food for the poor has now gained international recognition as one of the food that Singaporeans can identify with as a truly indigenous food dish.

On this sunny afternoon, we decided to try out the famous, talked-about Sungei Road Laksa located in Kelantan Lane, Seng Chuan Eating House (off Jalan Besar). You can easily identify the place because it is just a stone throw away from Sungei Rd second-hand thieves market and there are also a number of shops selling motorbike equipments.

The review of Sungei Road Laksa - The laksa comes in $2, $2.50 and $3. We recommend that you order $3 since you are going to make a trip there to try the Laksa anyway; might as well be a glutton and order a larger portion to maximize your experience and get the bang for the buck. Nevertheless, $2 portion would be sufficient since they are generous in the serving. The laksa gravy is super rich and they are super generous in giving you fishcake slices and cockles (aka, 'harrmm' in Singapore"). You can get to taste the 'hea-bi', aka. 'xia me' aka. shrimps in the gravy as well. As they cut the noodles into smaller stripes, the laksa does not come with your familiar pair of chopsticks. Still, if you are used to eating with chopsticks, we recommend that you add a Meckerel Otah for $1 which actually comes with chopsticks.

In short, this Laksa + Otah (+free parking + cool weather= a day went well) made us happy and satisfied men. It is well worth spending your calories on it!

Address:
31 Kelantan Lane

01-12
Seng Chuan Eating House

Mood Uplifting Determinant (MUD): 7.5

On a nice Saturday night, while the rest of the more happening people of our age are most probably getting themselves dead drunk at a club in town like Butter Factory and helping to promote the spread of the H1N1 virus in the process, we decided to take a drive down to Katong where there is a nice 24 hours Hong Kong Cafe.

Address: 86 East Coast Road #01-09/10 Katong Village S(428788) Tel: 63451932

Mood Uplifting Determinant (MUD): 8 (for the milk tea's authenticity and the quality of the French toast. Can give the curry noodles a miss)