Food Archives

FoodJune 18, 2014January 20, 2016

Immanuel French Kitchen: Fine, affordable French hawker cuisine

Last week I received an email that excited me very much. Sent from the very humble (and very talented!) Chef Immanuel Tee, letting me know that he'd l…

FoodJune 17, 2014March 14, 2018

The 15 Best First Date Restaurants in Singapore

Well done, you! You plucked up the courage and asked that guy/girl out for dinner and he/she said yes. Level one - mission accomplished. Here comes st…

Eastern CuisineJune 17, 2014December 22, 2017

Singapore’s Cuisine: The Past, Present and Future of Singaporean food

To ask what is Singaporean food and drink is almost to ask and discover: what is a Singaporean? This tiny island that takes 45 minutes to cross by car is home to a phenomenally diverse history of cultures. You need only look around and see how 'rojak' Singapore is. Amongst its 5 million people, it plays host to veritable melting pot of skin colo…

FoodJune 12, 2014April 18, 2016

The Ugly Cake Shop: Cakes with a conscience

Let's face it, as much as we love stuffing our faces with cake, it is usually and ultimately a very selfish act, based on the pure pleasure factor att…

FoodJune 12, 2014March 14, 2018

The Guide To Finding, Eating, and Drinking Raw Food in Singapore

Raw food. It's something we're hearing increasingly more about in Singapore - but for those of you who are new to the 'raw' movement, we're not talkin…

FoodJune 10, 2014April 18, 2016

Bécasse: Dempsey Hill’s new hang out and brunch spot

When I cast my mind over to Dempsey Village, I can probably count on one hand the places I think are worth the visit. Although Dempsey is a bit of a Singapore institution, it doesn't exactly fill me w…

FoodJune 3, 2014May 18, 2020

Just Opened #19 June: 10 new restaurants & cafes to check out this month

In this month's round up of Singapore's new restaurants, cafes and bars, we get all excited about Jalan Besar's latest cool kid, have some Italian cow…

Eastern CuisineJune 3, 2014May 22, 2017

Ujong @ Raffles Hotel: The return of Chef Shen Tan! (CLOSED)

When word reached us that the former Head Chef of Wok & Barrel, Shen Tan, was soon to be unleashing her delicious culinary creations upon the worl…

Eastern CuisineJune 1, 2014May 22, 2017

Meat lover alert! New Zealand meats & Japanese grills at Wakanui

Amidst the plethora of restaurants jostling for attention in Boat Quay is a relatively new player that deserves your attention. And if you are a meat lover, it ABSOLUTELY deserves your attention. We g…

Art & DesignJune 1, 2014January 25, 2016

Top 5 things to do in Singapore this week: 2nd – 8th June 2014

In this week's round up of events in Singapore, our favourite creative market - MAAD - is back in town, we get swept up in the escape game craze, are…

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