VICTOR'S KITCHEN @ SUNSHINE PLAZA // SINGAPORE BIENNALE 2013

Location: Sunshine Plaza #01-21 Singapore 189652

How to get there: Douby Ghaut Mrt Station. Exit at Red Line's exit. Walk to the Grand Cathay, then walk to NAFA. You can see the Singapore Pools from where you are and Sunshine Plaza is straight ahead.

Opening Hours:

Tues - Sun: 1030am - 2000pm

Contact Number: 9838 2851

HOWDY LOVELIES! Happy Friday!! Recently the weather has been CRAZILY CRAZY! It's either scorching hot or raining cats and dogs. Hopefully none of your plans got cancelled or re-scheduled thanks to it.

It's kinda like exam week for many local university students now, MAY&FJ wish you peeps all the best in your papers. May the bell curve be in your favor!!!!Perhaps when your exams have ended, you peeps might wanna visit Victor's Kitchen for a reasonably cheap after-examinations celebration.

Getting on Victor's Kitchen. An old friend of mine introduced it to me and told me that it has this AWESOME Liu Sha Bao that I should give it a go. Went once with him and since then I have been telling my dear May that this is one place that we should definitely do a review on! And~~~we were there on a faithful Wednesday.

We've ordered 2 Liu Sha Bao/Salted Egg Bao baskets (J,$4.50/basket), Nemo Porridge (U,$4.50), Ha Gao/Giant Prawn Dumplings (A,$5/basket), You Tiao Chee Chong Fun (X,$4.50), Fresh Chicken with Wolfberry fruit and Rosey Wine Steam Rice (L,$4.50), Scallop sausage Carrot Cake with XO sauce (C,$4.50) HK Summer Ice Tea ($3) and 1 hot Chrysanthemum Tea ($1.50) and 1 cold Chrysanthemum Tea ($2) . We paid about $39 in total. Here's their menu!

Liu Sha Bao/Salted Egg Bao:

• This was my personal favorite! I have been to Victor's Kitchen before this official trip and I gotta say their Salted Egg Bao left the deepest impression in me. 
• It is super molten and it tastes so good! 
• However, May and our mutual friend felt that the skin was thick and that it was more buttery than the usual. They did prefer to taste more of the salted egg yolk!
• But still give it a go! It's not bad!

 Nemo Porridge:

• It was a little light. Consists of century egg and fish.
• There were not much ingredients in the porridge itself. 
• Not something we would recommend you all.

Ha Gao/Giant Prawn Dumpling:

• The skin is thin and it's exploding with prawns.
• This whole dumpling is very chewy and Q.
• The price is slightly on the high side for dim sum like this, but trust us, this is worth every cent! Try it!!!

 You Tiao Chee Chong Fun:

• Sounds unique? We felt the same as well when we first saw it on the menu!
• It also tastes very unique.
• The crispy You Tiao wrapped in Chee Chong Fun gives the whole dish a very unique texture!
• You all can consider giving it a go!

Seasoned Chicken and Dates Rice:

• The chicken is well seasoned. Quite nice.
• However, the rice itself was rather dry, it makes it very hard for us to swallow.
• So sadly, its not something we'd say you peeps should try.

Scallop sausage Carrot Cake with XO sauce:

• This is by far the best steamed carrot cake we've tried thus far.
• The sauce is very appetizing and the carrot cake is very soft.
• This is definitely something we'd recommend you all to try!

HK Summer Ice Tea:

• Awesome milk tea!
• Unique point: They put their ice outside the cup so as to ensure the thickness of their milk tea.
• As much as that is said, I do not think that this tiny cup warrants the amount paid for. (But I still get every time I visit, because its that good)
• Maybe you peeps can order and share the milk tea! It's worth trying for the first time! As for repeat purchase; I would say that it would be up to your wallet and your willingness to part with $3.

Overall, we would say that Victor's Kitchen is one dim sum place worth the eats and tries. However, we would like to warn you all, they have a tendency to take off days without any pre-hand warning so you might walk alllllllllll the way there for NOTHING. (That happened to us before, so just fyi~)

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After lunch the three of us decided to head down to SAM and the National Museum of Singapore to view the Singapore Biennale 2013 Exhibitions. I have been a fan of the Biennale since two shows back. This time round the scale is smaller and spread out across museums with SAM and National Museum of Singapore housing major exhibitions. I'm gonna upload a couple of pictures enough to entice you all to visit^^

The Singapore Biennale 2013 starts from now all the way till 16 February 2014. Singapore Citizen Students/ Permanent Resident Students, full time NSF, teachers from local schools and Singapore Citizen/ Permanent Resident senior citizens above age 60 gets free admission. Otherwise, Adults ($10) and Foreign Students and Senior Citizens above age 60 ($5). They have their usual thick exhibition booklet for sale/donation at $2 per booklet. It contains all the information of the art pieces displayed and their locations.

Do head down when you are free during your school holidays or your annual break! Love you all! Till the next post!

<3 May&FJ