Foodie Friday: What The Stars Ate This Week (Jan 7-14) 

The festive feasting has begun. Sharon Au, who's back in Singapore, loaded up on her mum’s homemade pineapple tarts, Fann Wong had her fill of mouthwatering hawker fare, and Hong Junyang hosted SPOP WAVE! contestants Rao Zijie and Yang Guang Ke Le at his Thai boat noodle restaurant. Read on for more.

Fann Wong 

What she ate: Hawker fare

Yummy factor: From a shiok plate of rojak to freshly-grilled satay, popiah and lots of kueh, Fann certainly had her fill of our local favourites at Maxwell Food Centre. And of course there’s always space for dessert, especially when it's an icy one she can cool down with.



Desmond Tan 

What he ate: Fusion brunch

Yummy factor: Desmond spent his Sunday afternoon dining at picture-perfect cafe Hathaway, where he tucked into itek tim (Peranakan-style salted vegetable and duck soup), as well as an Asian take on all-day brekkie — creamy butter chicken served with naan, potato latkes, sausages and eggs.



Cynthia Koh 

What she ate: Comfort food

Yummy factor: Gloomy weather calls for comfort food — Cynthia enjoyed hers at Chicken Pie Kitchen & Don Signature Crab, where she opted for umami-filled crab bee hoon soup, as well as prawn and lala beehoon. And yes, the prawns are huge, and that's a whole crab waiting to be devoured in the rich milky broth.



Ann Kok 

What she ate: Pretty confections

Yummy factor: January baby Ann Kok has been receiving lots of love for her 49th birthday (Jan 11), including pretty cakes like the ones above. The sugary creation sent by her fan club, Annchanted Energy, was particularly exquisite with real roses, gold spheres and ivory feathers.



Sharon Au 

What she ate: Pineapple tarts

Yummy factor: If there’s one thing that reminds the Paris-based Sharon of home, it’s probably her mum’s homemade pineapple tarts. And now that Sharon is back in Singapore for her upcoming performance in the Chinese play Between You and Me, it also means she gets to indulge in her all-time favourite snack.



Zoe Tay 

What she ate: Birthday dim sum

Yummy factor: The festivities continue for Ah Jie’s birthday (Jan 10), with pals like Hong Zhaorong and former radio jock Georgina Chang meeting her for dim sum like har gao, fried carrot cake and roast meats. A trip to Yanxi Dim Sum & Hotpot also saw her having her fill of marbled meats, rose-shaped tofu, crabs, abalone and more. Plus, that longevity platter with peach and gourd buns is definitely Instagram-worthy.



Ya Hui and Chen Liping 

What they ate: Modern Japanese cuisine at Koma

Yummy factor: A girls’ night out to the atas restaurant and sushi bar at Marina Bay Sands probably left Ya Hui and Liping with a serious food koma. Not only was the ambience fab, there were tantalising dishes like fresh oysters with a touch of lemon and ponzu, truffle unagi maki, and taro chip tuna tacos, and plenty of pretty cocktails to toast with.



Hong Junyang, Rao Zijie and Yang Guang Ke Le

What they ate: Thai boat noodles

Yummy factor: Zijie and Yang Guang Ke Le both visited their SPOP WAVE! mentor Hong Junyang’s Original Boat Noodle restaurant, and polished off bowl after bowl of the addictive noods, as well as a basil pork with rice dish. In fact, it appears that Zijie is able to finish a serving of noodles in one mouthful — it’s no wonder he already had a stack of bowls in front of him.



Justin Ang

What he ate: Seafood galore

Yummy factor: Check out Justin’s loot from Kuriya Japanese Market. His first lo hei of the year was with their fruit-centric yusheng, and he also got to sink his teeth into their charcoal-grilled Hokkaido hairy crabs and seafood pencai that’s chock full of ingredients like prawns, abalone, and more.



Zed Lee 

What he ate: Yusheng

Yummy factor: Also getting in on the lo hei action were Fann Wong and her son Zed, who looked like he’s all set to usher in the Lunar New Year with a solid toss of salmon-laden yusheng from Neo Garden Catering, made all the more enticing with its festive tiger-shaped appearance. Huat ah!



Patricia Mok 

What she ate: Curry rice

Yummy factor: Would you join a queue just because it’s long? Well, a curious Pat did and was handsomely rewarded with a box chock full of ingredients from curry rice stall at Seng Huat Coffee House in Hougang. This gorgeous mess of tofu, omelette, lady’s finger, fried pork chop, and curry-slathered rice, cost just $5.90. BRB, going to tapow lunch stat.



Seow Sin Nee, Juin Teh and Jernelle Oh 

What they ate: Cafe noms

Yummy factor: The #JustSwifeLah hosts' jaunt to FlagWhite cafe saw them ordering mains like the chicken parmigiana topped with mushroom and cheese, smoked salmon and feta salad, as well as all-day brunch paired with a flaky croissant. And what’s a brunch sesh without additional sides like truffles fries and garlic parmesan chicken wings? Yum.



Huang Biren

What she ate: Truffle pen cai

Yummy factor: Biren was one of Xiuhuan’s celeb friends to get first dibs on the latter’s truffle pen cai from her F&B venture Huan In A Million, before it launched yesterday (Jan 13). Each pot is generously filled with 18 types of ingredients, including freshly-shaved black truffle, premium seafood and meats, doused in truffle-infused broth. We bet Biren had a real feast with her family.



You Yi 

What she ate: Atas dinner

Yummy factor: You Yi lived the fine life at the exclusive Club Di Lusso, where she was spoiled with hors d'oeuvres like escargot gratin, abalone and foie gras, as well as exquisite mains and a surprise chocolate dessert. We've got our eye on that butterfly.



Evelyn Tan 

What she ate: Colourful eats

Yummy factor: The YES 933 DJ had a most colourful weekend — in terms of what she ate, at least. We love how her healthy poke bowl from Haakon was a visual feast, and it also probably made up for her sinful indulgence — slices of lychee rose and ondeh ondeh cake — at Cafe de Paris thereafter.



Kayly Loh

What she ate: Homemade collagen noodle soup

Yummy factor: A rainy evening may have kept Kayly at home, but it didn't stop her from treating herself to a good meal. She whipped up a comforting dinner with her stash of collagen soup from Chantalle Ng's Yuan Collagen. All she had to do was throw in some soba, proteins and her fave garnishes and voila — a piping hot dinner that’s perfect for sweater weather.



Bonnie Loo 

What she ate: Dim sum

Yummy factor: Bonnie is all for taking the time to savour and appreciate her food, especially when it’s in the form of scrumptious dim sum offerings at Chinese resto Social Place — think charcoal-themed items like custard buns and crispy tofu, as well as sashimi rosettes atop ramen eggs, the cutest piggy pudding and more.



Alan Wan 

What he ate: Hotpot dinner

Yummy factor: One simply does not dine at hotpot restaurants like Haidilao these days without trying out a hack or two. For Alan, he picked up a slice of shabu shabu beef with his chopsticks and confidently executed the viral meat-flipping technique before dipping the tight roll of meat into his bubbling tomato soup with aplomb. Consider us impressed.



Ferlyn Wong 

What she ate: Cheesy lobsters

Yummy factor: While L’Entrecote is popular for its steak and fries, Ferlyn went for a whole grilled lobster topped with melted cheese instead at their Customs House outlet. Her dessert - freshly-baked choux pastry with praline cream looked delish too.



Lim Peifen 

What she ate: Eggs benedict

Yummy factor: Having brunch with family is always a good idea, especially if it means busy parents like Peifen get to take a breather and refuel with hearty eggs benedict with fluffy brioche toast. Plus, it also helps that the cafe, Toby Estate, makes a strong cuppa.