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Toh Soon Café located at Lebuh Campbell has become one of the must-visit place when you are in Penang. I visited them in year 2014 and 2 years later I am back again with my friends. The shop is located in a narrow alley (lorong in Malay language) and is a walking distance to Penang street art mural. As compared with my visit 2 years back, Toh Soon has become more popular and securing the seat is getting harder too. Read More

IZY Dining & Bar located in Club Street has recently re-launch their brand and menu. IZY will be defined as a pop culture urban Izakaya serving quality Japanese-American fare and drinks. The modern Japanese Izakaya styled restaurant used to offer omakase has changed to new approach to encourage guests to forget about boundaries and experience the unreserved openness of youth with pop music, unbounded sparks of energy and liveliness. Read More

Tsuta, world’s first Michelin-starred Ramen in Sugamo, Japan will be opening this Sunday (6 November 2016) at Pacific Plaza, Orchard. So, no need to travel to Japan to savour the award-winning taste of Tsuta right here in Singapore. Read More

 Candlenut opens at COMO Dempsey on 1 November 2016. It is the first of four dining establishments to open at COMO Dempsey. Housed in a 4,262-sq ft restaurant, it has an expanded seating capacity of 92, including an eight-seat private room perfect for intimate dinners or casual business lunches, and an al fresco dining area which seats 20. Candlenut, the world’s first Michelin-star Peranakan restaurant by chef Malcolm Lee sets to indulge diners with more than 40 appetisers, mains and desserts from the a la carte menu for lunch and dinner.

What to expect from this new place?
Candlenut continues to serve up contemporary Peranakan cuisine that preserves the essence and complexities of traditional food with astute twists that lift the often rich dishes to a different level.
Favourites from Candlenut’s signature Peranakan Ah-ma-kase dinner tasting menu- Red Lion Snapper Fillet with Black Green Mango and Ginger Flower and the King Tiger Prawn with fresh chilli sambal and charred garlic chives are now available on the a la carte menu.

Prices range from S$12.00 for Homemade Kueh Pie Tee to S$36.00 for Buah Keluak Wagyu Beef Short Ribs.




There are 10-course tasting menu for dinner at S$78.00 as well.

About COMO Dempsey
COMO Dempse is a lifestyle destination that nurtures and cultivates creativity in fashion, food , directional design and new concepts. It integrates world-renowned retail concept store Dover Street Market, The Dempsey Cookhouse & Bar, a relaxed but refined restaurant and bar by acclaimed Michelin chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Japanese restaurant Ippoh Tempura Bar and COMO cuisine, a new restaurant concept that offers signature cuisines from COMO Hotels and Resorts properties around the world.

Candlenut
Address: Block 17A Dempsey Road
Singapore 249676
Tel: 1800 3042 288
Email: candlenutres@comodempsey.sg

Opening Hours:
Lunch
Monday – Sunday | 12:00PM – 2:30PM
Dinner
Sunday- Thursday | 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Friday, Saturday, Eve of Public Holidays and Public Holidays | 6:00PM – 10:30PM

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I attended the Zenvolution Roadshow event sometime back at Suntec City Tower 2. ASUS is back with 4 THIRD generation products which was showcase during the event. We were given the opportunity to feel and get hold of it on the products during the showcase. Read More

Dracula: Blood is life is staging at Resorts World Sentosa from 28 October 2016 til 13 November 2016. I attended the Gala Premiere last Friday at Resorts World Theatre and it was my first time watching live stage play. Dracula is classified as 16 (Horror). Read More

Soon Soon Heng Bak Kut Teh brand is familiar for Singaporeans who often cross over the causeway and shop around KSL Mall. I was having my staycation at Holiday Villa and decided to check it out after reading so positive reviews online. My favourite bak kut teh in Malaysia is my hometown Kiang Kee Bak Kut Teh . So, how does this fare? Read More

Holiday Villa Johor Bahru is the latest hotel in Johor Bahru City Centre which welcomes guests from early March 2016. The 4-star hotel comprises Superior, Deluxe and Premium Suite rooms. I did a booking through Agoda for a weekend staycation because there is having opening special promotion! And guess how much I paid for the Premium Suites? It was S$137.38 (~RM409.39) per night. The initial price was S$188.20 (~RM560.84) for their opening promotion special. I managed to use my Agoda points to deduct. So, yeah! More Savings for us! Read More

Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant in Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel has recently refurbished and welcomes with a brand new menu curated by newly appointed Executive Chinese Chef Brian Wong. Brian has more than 15 years of culinary expertise throughout his culinary years at notable restaurants in Singapore, Malaysia and Italy. Dim Sum still under the care of Dim Sum Chef Lok Kah Poh and we are introduced with his exquisite Dim Sum creations as well. Read More

Sometime back I visited Shukuu Izakaya located along Stanley Street on one of the weekend. The street was very quiet on weekend because it is right in the CBD area. However, the 60 seater restaurant was full house that night. It was noisy and packed with people and the space between tables was kinda squeezy. That’s how most Izakaya restaurants works. Read More