heliotropic365 wrote:just noticed this thread - find american style or even british style breakfast places is certainly not easy in some of the more heartland parts of singapore that are far from dempsey, bukit timah, tanglin, etc..
how is it that for locals at a food court there is almost no distinction between what is eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner (bee hoon for example. for breakfast, really?) Traditional singapore breakfast is alright, kopi soft boiled eggs and toast, but not everyday.
man, i get a hankering for some crispy bacon, pancakes and a killer omelette so many mornings..
where is a good place for pancakes in the north?
Well, same reason you won't find authentic SGn food in Idaho, or Gloucestershire, there is not enough market for it. And since so few people know the genuine product, it invites vendors to cut corners.
Same same why/how there used to be just one sit-down ice-cream parlour in India, 'Nerula's' on Jantipath in Delhi...
The market for American breakfast is largely an expat one, so the outlets are where expats hang out.
An interesting observation you make about SGn cuisine having similarities between all the days meals. Hmmm...
Which leads me to ponder how, or when, eating thrice a day became some kind of global norm...
My earnest advice is to learn how to cook an AB for yourself. From a technical skills perspective it is about as simple as simple gets.
My other advice is when in NYC, go to Norma's, (Zagat rating 25/30) at The Parker-Meridian W56th... The seared foie gras is to die for (probably literally if you had it too often)... don't be surprised to drop US$100 a head for brunch... and book well ahead (well, you have to to get in)
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant ... _York.html
Click for the weekend menu on this page...
http://parkermeridien.com/normas.php
[Yes, the US$1,000 caviar/lobster frittata ... just a little OTT]...
It was Norma's that inspired me to devise the recipe for my Lobster eggs benedict recipe - super-yum!