Addictions on Mt. Sophia

11th October 2005, Singapore - Ureka! Editor of The Newsstan(d) claims he has found it! No, not the precious metal of the Gold Rush nor the new oil fields, but fermented milk in the form of cheesecake. Strawberry cheesecake to be exact. When interviewed, Stanley threw his hands up in the air and exclaimed he's found the best cheesecake outside of Australia. The discovery was almost by accident. It was Charles, his long time buddy from secondary school, who introduced him to a new eatery called Wild Rocket at Mount Emily. To label it "strawberry cheesecake" on the menu wasn't accurate, he says. "Sure it tasted like it, but it was served in a martini glass. What was more novel was how it was a generous dollop of cream cheese that topped a molehill of berries and the crumbly bits that would otherwise be the base of a slice of baked cheesecake. It was splendid!" While Stanley doesn't look a single bit a big-eater, he downed two portions of the yummylicious dessert. So did his dining companions Charles and Trina.

Having been a lover of cheesecakes (baked or otherwise) since time immemorial, Stanley's penchant for this choice dessert is somewhat unusual. There is a belief that Chinese don't quite take to cheese, so he's perhaps perculiar.

If you, like him, rank cheesecake at the top of your list of gastronomic addictions, you can bet your bottom dollar on this cheesy food review that it's palatable pleasure at its peak!