Food Archives

FoodNovember 30, 2012May 9, 2018

The Big Sheila – BIG on Taste! CLOSED

Don't you just love it when ideas are sprung from a deep well of passion? A visit to The Big Sheila warms the heart in so many ways. Tucked away in a …

Eastern CuisineNovember 21, 2012April 1, 2016

&MADE to the burger rescue!

A good burger is like a good man (or woman) – hard to find. Don't you just hate it when the pattie is too dry, or the bun goes all stodgy, or worse st…

FashionNovember 21, 2012July 22, 2024

Manicurious: Nail bar, fashion space & cafe…triple the fun!

Here are a few of my favourite things: Shopping. Looking pretty, getting pretty, having someone fuss and pamper me with prettiness as the end goal. Eating cake. So imagine my utter glee an…

DrinksNovember 12, 2012May 18, 2020

Café & Bar Gavroche: French, classy yet comfortable

Chef Frederic Colin – the man behind Brasserie Gavroche that brought classic French fare to our tables, has done it again, this time opening a spa…

Eastern CuisineNovember 8, 2012June 2, 2016

Sichuan and Cantonese delights at Si Chuan Dou Hua

There is something about Si Chuan Dou Hua that really makes you feel like you could be in Hong Kong. Perhaps it's the fact that it's situated on t…

FoodNovember 5, 2012April 1, 2016

Doing ribs right at Fern & Kiwi

It turns out New Zealand does a lot more than sheep. Whilst making my way to Fern & Kiwi Bar and Eatery, Clark Quay's latest addition, I wasn't entirely sure what distinguished New Zealand cuisine…

Eastern CuisineOctober 31, 2012March 30, 2016

Street food and Sindhi cuisine at Kailash Parbat

You know an Indian restaurant is going to be good when an Indian foodie friend takes you there. So I had high hopes for Kailash Parbat, not only becau…

FoodOctober 29, 2012March 30, 2016

Au Chocolat – chocoholics go forth and conquer!

Imagine a world of chocolate heaven, where chocolate is somehow incorporated into everything on the menu, where chocolate beckons you from every corne…

Eastern CuisineOctober 24, 2012June 6, 2016

Violet Oon’s Kitchen – Bukit Timah’s New Singaporean Gem

Violet Oon has been a bit of an enigma in the Singapore culinary scene for some years now. And whether you've heard of her or not (as was the case for me - blushing), stop and take note, her new r…

Eastern CuisineOctober 20, 2012March 30, 2016

A slice of country life at the Poison Ivy Bistro

Does Singapore really still have a countryside? In our urban landscape there seems to be little of nature that's been left untouched by our zealous at…

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