New discovery at Simpang Bedok - Putu Mayyam & Appam! [Closed]

Updated on 7 Nov 2013:  Kampung at Simpang Bedok, the first Singapore hawker centre run by a social enterprise, has closed down due to financing problems.

I was here with my hubby on last Sunday late morning.  We decided to explore the newly renovated food centre at the 2nd level at Simpang Bedok.  Dr Leslie Tay gave a very thorough background of how the concept of "Kampung @ Simpang Bedok" came about.  You may want to read it up HERE.

 I guess these 2 stall holders, one of them I think is the boss (the one in blue shirt), couldn't cope with the crowd and they didn't sell thosai and curry on the day when we were there.  They also seemed to be very stressed with the never-ending queue.  One of them focused on preparing and steaming the putu mayyam while the other, was also seen busy cooking the appam.  Although the queue was not that long, I did wait for almost 20 minutes before it reached my turn to order.

 This is a Putu Mayyam Set ($2.20) which comes in 2 pieces.

 I also ordered the Princess Appam ($3.20), containing egg, butter and cheese as I had never tried this before.  I liked it but felt that it was quite expensive though.

Do come out the food here and gave your support to these new stall holders.  Currently, I feel that the revived food centre is not pulling enough crowd yet and it seems quite quiet even during Sunday peak hours.  Hopefully, business will pick up soon and we customers will continue to get more options for food when we are around this area.

Heavens
Kampung at Simpang Bedok
Bedok Marketplace
348 Bedok Road
Singapore 469560
8am to 9pm

My Simple Birthday Celebration with My Family at Jane Thai Food and BLIC @ Simpang Bedok

November is an extremely busy month for me with lots of celebration and of course, feasting.  I suggested to my family this Thai restaurant to celebrate my birthday after reading reviews from many food bloggers.   This restaurant was not very crowded on a weekend afternoon and we didn't need to wait very long for all the dishes to be served.  I DREAD long waits especially when you need to queue or wait for more than half an hour with a growling stomach just to get a seat in the restaurant.

 Hey!  This was the first time I was being served rice moulded in heart shape!  Ok... it was not because I got special treatment for my birthday, as long as you order rice, you will also get this.  :P

Deep-fried Prawn Cake (Thod Mun Thong)

Fried items like this will seldom go wrong.

 Fried Vermicelli with Seafood

 Pineapple Fried Rice

 BBQ Pork (Moo Yang)

-  Nicely marinated pork meat, goes well with the special sauce provided.

 Green Curry

 Steamed Fish

Overall, we all felt that the food at Jane Thai was not bad and of course, value-for-money.

We wanted to order dessert like red ruby or my favourite mango sticky rice,  but on the day that we went, they only served tapioca.  As such, we decided to adjourn to the ice-cream stall next door instead.

BLIC

My brother had the "Durian King" in cone.

 Hubby and I shared 1 scoop of Bailey's and 1 scoop of Durian King in a cup.