Palate Pleasers N Tummy Teasers
Makan Post-it (8) - For the love of Pork
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Pork lovers rejoice! If you’re a fan of well-marbled, fatty cuts of pork, breaded and deep-fried à la tonkatsu style, read on!
After walking past their outlet at Suntec City numerous times (and each time not feeling up for greasy, fried food), a day came when papilles finally decided to check this Tonkatsu Specialty restaurant out 
Yup, you read right. Tonkichi serves everything katsu related - katsu curry, katsu don, ramen, simmered with egg, as a platter for sharing; you name it, they’ve got it.
The menu promoted their Hire (pork fillet) and Rosu (pork loin) Katsu as the popular items so here they are:
The curry and ramen weren’t bad, just forgettable. Which papilles find understandable since katsu(s) are supposed to be the main star in this restaurant. Our verdict when we got to the katsu? Nicely breaded till crisp, with a batter that is light and coats the pork pieces in just the right proportion so you don’t feel like you’re only munching on crumbs X enjoyed his Hire Katsu ($22) but I was satiated with my fattier Rosu cut after just 1 piece. Then again, I was never a pork lover to begin with 
Worth a try if you’re a piggy lover.
Tonkichi outlets and operation hours can be found here.
Breakfast at a House away from home
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Breakfast ceases to exist for me once the weekend rolls around. When getting a full 8 hours of sleep has become a luxury, weekends are meant for staying asleep till my body clock decides I’m well-rested. That also translates to waking up way past the breakfast hour and with few places providing a good brunch till late (by which I mean past 1pm), those that do naturally become attractive choices for the groggy and hungry self.
Suffice to say I was a pretty happy bird when I discovered that House@Dempsey served weekend brunches from 11am - 4pm. Barracks Cafe to be exact, so named as it was home to former army barracks. Fantasies of lounging on rattan furniture, sipping hot tea over a plate of scrumptiously hearty breakfast fare away from the bustling, maddening pace of life that we are subjected to 5 days a week sounded like paradise 
But fantasies remain fantasies and all that greeted us on site was a quiet glasshouse, sparsely filled with simple metal tables and chairs that looked like they had seen better times. The only thing that adorned them was rust. Add to that spotted cups, plates and cutlery no thanks to hasty washing, and a greasy strand of hair that looked like it had been stuck to the edge of our table for decades, and you’ve got an appetite akin to contestants vying for the spot of ANTM 
I’m not sure about those of you reading this, but hygiene ranks TOP on my list when it comes to food, be it preparation, cooking or serving; I’m probably gonna sound anal saying this, but a strand of hair on the table (or worse) in my food, is enough to ruin my appetite for that particular meal.
Nevertheless, we stayed on to sample what we had travelled some distance for - all in the name of research for you
As with any new dining place I visit, I went with their recommended items and decided on a serving of Asparagus and Poached Eggs ($15):
Cookbook worthy picture which unfortunately speaks only 1 2 words - Disappointingly bland. The blanched asparagus spears were nicely tender but the eggs and toasted brioche cubes fell short of expectations 
X fared slightly better with his order of Eggs Benedict ($15) though once again, it was nothing to rave about:
To quote their menu, the caption for this picture should read ”Perfectly poached eggs sit atop toasted English muffins with shavings of ham and a haystack of baby spinach.” Accurately pieced together but did nothing to excite papilles’ tastebuds
Our attempt to end breakfast on a sweet note with this Mango Mash Melt ($10) comprising a mish-mash of mango cubes, pavlova (i.e. meringue shell with whipped cream), marshmallows and an added scoop of vanilla ice-cream ($3.50)…
…too failed miserably. Their vanilla ice-cream had nary a hint of the subtle vanilla fragrance papilles so love and the entire dessert was just a disastrous combination of sweets. You needa have a very, very sweet tooth to be able to stomach this one. X and I barely got through half of it 
Fall in to Barracks? I think not. We’re on our way to report sick!
Barracks Cafe
