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Food Review: Keyaki | Fine Japanese restaurant at Pan Pacific Singapore

February 7, 2015

The Place I have long heard about the fine Japanese restaurant Keyaki in Pan Pacific Singapore, so imagine my excitement when I had the chance to try its seasonal Hokkaido [...]

Food Review: Hyde & Co. | Cosy cafe along North Bridge Road [Closed]

February 5, 2015

The Place Opened merely few months ago in the Kampung Glam district along North Bridge Road, we checked out Hyde & Co., an English-themed cafe which has a white and [...]

Snippets: foodpanda.sg | Putting the food delivery portal to test!

February 3, 2015

The Place With Valentine’s Day (and the Chinese New Year) just round the corner, we will be spending lots of our weekends planning for that special day and fretting [...]

Food Review: Quayside Seafood | Al fresco dining in Clarke Quay

January 30, 2015

The Place Located in the buzzing Clarke Quay district, Quayside Seafood is an al fresco dining spot which specialises in seafood such as Singapore style crabs. It might be [...]

Food Review: Boufe | Boutique cafe in Phoenix Park [Closed]

January 28, 2015

The Place Phoenix Park has long been dominated by Spruce as the long standing restaurant in this compound, surrounded by old buildings. I always think this compound is [...]

Food Review: TAO Seafood Asia | Delectable Chinese New Year specials

January 26, 2015

The Place My previous dining experience at TAO Seafood Asia was a memorable one, to the extent that I have high expectations this time round to try some of its specially [...]

Food Review: The Daily Press | Sandwich cafe in Toa Payoh

January 24, 2015

The Place Not the name of a newspaper publication, The Daily Press is a fairly new kid in the hipper-by-the-year Toa Payoh estate, close to where popular ice-cream and [...]

Food Review: Peony Jade @ Keppel Club | Chinese New Year menu

January 22, 2015

The Place With Chinese New Year less than a month away, it is really time to get down to reserve a table if the plan is to dine out for a reunion meal. I had a preview of [...]

Food Review: Two Bakers | Artisanal bakery in Jalan Besar

January 20, 2015

The Place Located steps from The Bravery Cafe and Red Eye Smokehouse, Two Bakers is a relatively new bakery cafe helmed by two former Le Cordon Bleu Paris trained chefs. [...]

Food Review: Mirchi | Hearty Indian Food at The Esplanade [Closed]

January 19, 2015

The Place The Esplanade is home to many arts performances, and I am accustomed to grabbing a quick sandwich (or the odd beer) before heading hastily to a performance. Imagine [...]

Food Review: Pacamara Boutique Coffee Roasters | Minimalist cafe along Upper Thomson

January 16, 2015

The Place The former Oz Specialty Coffee at Thomson V has relocated and reopened in a brand new spacious shophouse space along Upper Thomson Road recently, rebranded as [...]

Food Review: Tenkaichi Japanese Restaurant | Free-flow Wagyu beef Yakiniku SG50 promotion @$50

January 14, 2015

The Place Chef Naing, with many years of experience in Japanese Yakiniku, was trained in Ginza’s high-end Yakiniku restaurant, Jojoen, before setting up Tenkaichi two years [...]

Food Review: Ah Bong’s Italian | Comforting pasta without the price tag [Closed]

January 12, 2015

The Place Gourmet cuisine in coffee shops, or local Kopitiam, has been trending the past few years, which is nothing but good news for foodies like us. Imagine getting your [...]

Food Review: Spicy Thai-Thai Café | Authentic Thai cuisine in Aljunied

January 10, 2015

The Place Some of the best cuisine seems to be found in the most nondescript location. As someone who eat to live, I believe in going all out to locate good food, even if it [...]

Food Review: Hai Tien Lo | Chinese New Year Festive Treats

January 8, 2015

The Place It would be an understatement to say that time flies but we would be ushering in the Chinese New Year next month. As one of the most important day of the year for [...]

Snippets: 3 reasons 2 love 1 red dot

January 6, 2015

1. We contradict ourselves all the time On the same day we decide to celebrate community, we also stage a protest against runaway population growth. So do we like people or [...]

Food Review: Aeiou | Vintage cafe in Jalan Besar [Closed]

January 4, 2015

The Place It was an accidental occasion on new year’s eve that I stumbled upon Aeiou, the latest cafe to join the ranks of the other players in the hipper-by-the-year Jalan [...]

Food Review: Takumen | One-stop ramen joint

January 2, 2015

The Place We love Ramen. In fact, we love everything Japanese. Now now, how about combining some of the best ramen in one shop – that’s Takumen! Started as an [...]