I've been awfully lazy about updating this blog, but worry not! A few entries are in the offing. What inspires me to write this post, however, is a rather tasty lunch last Sunday.
Little Nonya Express is a new eatery on Jalan Kembangan, at the end of a small little strip of shops in the midst of residential housing.
Helmed by veteran chef Baba Jolly Wee, it is a new little restaurant specialising of course in nonya cuisine. Baba Jolly used to lend his expertise to Spices Cafe in Concorde Hotel (the former Meridian Hotel on Orchard Road). But he has now moved far closer to Katong. Besides supervising the kitchen, we saw from the posters on the front wall that Chef Jolly also gives cooking lessons.
The food is truly nonya comfort food. The tender, juicy beef rendang came with a fragrant rendang gravy. The chap chye too was cooked in a flavourful stock (with haebee lending a dash of umami to the dish). The sambal sotong was less tasty than the other two but the sotong itself was cooked just right.
We finished off the meal with durian chendol. Here, a slightly jarring note was struck. The ice shavings were a little large. One had to crunch the ice a little between ones teeth. But all in all, a good meal and friendly service.
