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The Botanic located at Raffles City Shopping Centre is helmed by Group Executive Chef Shannoon Binnie, who is also a vegan himself. He also has Australian culinary culture and travel experiences in Asia that inspired the menu here in The Botanic. And the restaurant took over Salt Tapas & Bar Restaurant previously and shared the similar concept of communal dining. Read More

Homegrown restaurant chain New Ubin group expands their third outlet, New Ubin Zhongshan Park at Ramada by Wyndham Singapore. My last visit to New Ubin Seafood was in year 2016 before they moved out from the Sin Ming Industrial Estate.This third outlet, New Ubin Zhongshan park is jointly managed and overseen by Chief Executive Officer, Alexander Pang, hotel’s senior management, chefs and service staffs from the original Hillview eatery. Read More

Din Tai Fung is a well-known Taiwanese style restaurant and it is one of the must-visit restaurants when in Taipei, Taiwan. The restaurant specializes in Xiao Long Bao and their pork chop fried rice. We were in Tokyo for a week and decided to have Chinese food for dinner on one of the night. Thus, we decided to visit Din Tai Fung restaurant located at Nihonbashi Branch out of their 17 branches in Japan. Read More

My first visit to Kilo Kitchen was at Kallang, which was opened 2011 and closed on September 2018. Fast forward here I am here at their new place at Duxton Road. This new space has opened since December 2018 and has an instagram-worthy interior space with nice backdrop theme at the bar counter. Read More

Weekend calls for brunch and high tea session with dates, family and friends’ gathering. And if you are planning one soon, perhaps you can check out D9 Cakery Saturday High Tea Buffet at Hilton Singapore. If you have been following my IG account, you will know that I am a fan of D9 artisanal cakes by Executive Pastry Chef Cindy Khoo. (You can read my previous post here). Read More

[Updated October 2019]
Bak Kut Teh is one of the all-time favourite pork rib dish for Singaporeans and Malaysians. It comes with two versions either herbal or peppery based broth. And for Malaysia version, we have the herbal based broth and it is my favourite local food. Bak Kut Teh is a pork rib dish cooked in hours and best to enjoy as breakfast by the locals or even anytime of the day. Read More

With the recent private dining food trend evolving in Singapore, Subrosa located at Jalan Besar has joined. The difference between Subrosa and the others’ private dining is that it allows exclusive and private dining experience in a restaurant instead of home.
Subrosa Private Dining is only available by reservations via their website at http://subrosa.com.sg/ ,or contact sales@subrosa.com.sg & contact : +65 6610 0555. And it is advisable to make reservation 48 hours before. The reason being is that Chef Steven Snowdon and Chef Francis Lee will visit the local wet markets and outsource for the freshest ingredients for the preparation. They also need to ensure the suppliers are able to deliver the good and fresh seafood and many more. Read More

Jiang Nan Chun at Four Seasons Hotel Singapore welcomes this Chinese New Year with various Lunar New Year set menus specially crafted by Executive Chinese Chef Tim Lam. The set menus are available at S$148.00++, S$178.00++ and S$228.00++ per person for 6 courses, and range from S$1,088.00++ per table of 8 pax to S$5,688.00++ per table of 10 persons for 8 courses. Read More

Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel is ushering this Lunar New Year with line up series of festive epicurean twists from Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant, specially curated Spring Buffets at Marriott Café and also the exquisite takeaway treats. Read More

Jumbo Seafood Restaurant’s newest outlet is located at level 4, Ion Orchard. Jumbo Seafood is well-known for it’s notably its Award –Winning Chilli Crab complemented with golden Deep Fried Mini Buns. The restaurant is established in 1987 at East Coast Seafood Centre and since expanded across island wide. Read More