food
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FOOD: Mellben Signature is open throughout CNY!
We know that a lot of places are closed during CNY and that makes dining hard because you can only settle for fast food (if your relatives’ house doesn’t cook). This year, we are glad that Mellben Signature announced that they won’t be closed and that includes the first and second day of CNY! However, do take note of the opening hours: 27/1/17 11.30am till 2.30pm(Lunch) 27/1/17 5pm till 10.15pm(Dinner) 28/1/17 5pm till 10.15pm(Dinner Only) 29/1/17 5pm till 10.15pm(Dinner Only) 30/1/17 5pm till 10.15pm(Dinner Only) Normal operation hours will resume from 31/1/17 onwards Here are some highlights of the tastings we had: Their Peng Cai was such a delight! We…
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FOOD: Sawadee Thai – Authentic Thai Food in Singapore
Sponsored Even though Thailand is just a few hours away, there isn’t really a need to fly over to enjoy authentic Thai food. Why fly when you can have it in Singapore? We found a gem located at 9 Tan Quee Lan Street, TQL Suites, #01-01 Singapore 188098 (Opposite Bugis Junction) last week. Sawadee Thai is also recognized as the Top 5 Thai Restaurants in Singapore since 2013 and in conjunction with their 15th anniversary, a series of new dishes were introduced – You can find Hokkaido Scallops on Clayplat ($30 for 7 pieces) and many other dishes which I will be talking about later. But firstly, let me sing…
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Bedazzling Christmas Menu with Pan Pacific Orchard Hotel
With Christmas around the corner, restaurants and hotels residing in every corner of Singapore are firing up their Turkey-licious Christmas menus! But if one was seeking a bedazzling Christmas menu, the award-winning “10 at Claymore” residing at the lobby of Pan Pacific Orchard Hotel, is definitely one of the top choice to consider. This is with special consideration for an intimate round-table luncheon which the hotel will be hosting just on Christmas Day itself to add a special festive touch. Nowadays, I find many restaurants either over-promising the variety of their food or compromised on its quality. Worst if sometimes both happens and at the expense of huge bill size!…
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Food that make you Warm, Happy and Merry at Park Hotel Alexandra
Author: Alex Chua Black Forest Christmas Feast at The Carvery – from 12 December 2016 to 1 January 2017 As the decorations and festivities kick in along Orchard Road, Park Hotel Alexandra gears up for an enchanted Christmas 2016 with a bountiful feast at The Carvery. This year, executive chef Robert Chan and his team is treating diners and guests to a spread showcasing the wholesome and earthy flavours of produce, herbs and vegetables inspired from the Black Forest in Germany. It’s a return to classic, authentic feast complete with serene notes of Christmas carollers echoing through the hotel during the yuletide season. Time to pile the plates high with…
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Go Pikachu Crazy at Pokemon Cafe: Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon Edition
Author: Alex Chua Staying true to the Alola style, bottles and paper cones used to serve Fish n’ Fires lined along the counter Attention all fun-loving fans of Pokemon Sun and Moon – put down your Nintendo 3DS Console and enjoy the warm hospitality of Pikachu and his fellow friends at Bugis Junction this November! Returning for its second debut, the Pokemon Café reimagines the Alola region of the Pokemon world and brings it to the cafeteria setting. The pop-up cafe, a joint collaboration between PARCO Singapore and home-grown brand Everyday with Fries (EWF), dishes out mouth-watering food that are pleasing to the palate and feast to the eyes. Time…
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Spice up your taste buds with Riverside Grilled Fish
Author: Alex Chua Go for the fish If you’re like most true blue Singaporeans who have a palate for anything spicy, then Riverside Grilled Fish won’t disappoint. Situated within the basement of Raffles City Shopping Centre, this 150-seater restaurant serves up delectable grilled whole fish heaped with fiery chillies that would surely leave you sweating for more. Here you can choose to pair your selected fish – Red Tilapia ($35), Sea Bass ($35), Black Promfret ($38) or Garoupa ($42) with any of the eight signature sauces as the base. To make your feast even more decadent, you can add-on the option of 18 different types of side dishes including sausages,…
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New: GODIVA 2016 Mid Autumn Collection
If you find gifting mooncakes during Mid Autumn is too mainstream, how about gifting Mid Autumn Chocolate this year? Full of blessing, full of love, the Mid Autumn Mooncake Collection delivers the most heartfelt blessings to your dearest friends and family, showing your love, as you share these delectable mooncakes with them under the vast moonlit skies. Featuring Mid Autumn Round Gift Box 9pcs ($75) from GODIVA. Chocolate: Mooncake Duo Noir: Apple – Acerola Mooncake Duo Lait: Plum – Pomegranate Petit Mooncake Noir: Raspberry – Mangosteen Petit Mooncake Lait: Orange – Cranberry Mooncake: Sea Salt and Hazelnut Milk Chocolate Pastry Mooncake Raspberry Dark Chocolate Pastry Mooncake Crunchy Nuts Milk Chocolate…
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New: Japanese Snacks from 7-eleven
Have you seen any new snacks in 7-Eleven yet? 12 exclusive and premium Japanese made snacks have already hit 7-Eleven last month! Housed under 7-Select brand, Japanophiles can look forward to enjoying Japanese snacks at prices as low as $3.50 MAX! They are made from premium ingredients sourced from various prefectures which are famous for cultivating these produce; such as tasty spuds from Hokkaido. Even the mixed nuts are roasted and tossed in fine mineral salt from the seaside town of Muroto in the Kochi Prefecture. I can vouch how fine the mineral salt is!!!! This is my favourite! Sakusaku Corn Cheese at $3.20! It is sooooo yummeh!! Read the…
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NEW: USANA Health
I depend a lot on my supplements because I anaemic and I don’t really eat healthy because I hate GREENS and meat. I mean I do eat meat but not as much as you people out there. I usually take meat once in a while. As for the meat photos you see in my Instagram, they were mostly based on James’ experience. So glad to have USANA in my life right now. USANA Health Sciences offers some of the purest and highest-quality nutritional supplements available. Now, the global nutritional company can saythe same with its new low-glycemic load and gluten-free MySmartTMShake, a customisable protein-basedshake. They are able to deliver the…
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Food: Tastes of Korea at Marriott Cafe
K-Pop, K-Beauty or Korean food isn’t going to exit Singapore any time soon because people are generally crazy over anything Korean! Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel’s Marriott Cafe is pulling the heartstrings of Korean food aficionados with a sumptuous kaleidoscope of Korean delicacies. The dishes are specially prepared by guests chefs Choi Dae-hwan and Lee Jae-Bin from JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul. With authentic chefs from Korea, you can only expect authentic Korean food! Diners will be spoilt for choice with hearty stews, ever-popular bibimbab, delightfully savoury kimchi pancake, fried chicken, succulent roasts and many more. Soup lovers will enjoy the Beef Turnip Soup; Kimchi Stew Dry, Pollack Soup as well as a…
