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Crystal Jade restaurants will commence the Chinese New Year dining from 21 January to 19 February 2019 (all outlets are closed on 5 February). I was invited for CNY tasting session to check out exclusive new dishes befitting of a prosperous Chinese New Year feast that are only available for a limited time only. Read More

Paradise Dynasty opens a new outlet at Wisma Atria on 10 January 2019. The flagship offers 196-seater outlet with new design inspiration. The interior design focuses on beautiful rose gold and pink pastel colours, which remind me of Beauty in A Pot at Kallang Mall. Same Same but different ! Read More

Lewin Terrace is back with Oh!Matcha Season of Ichigo Afternoon Delight Dessert Buffet from 9 January – 29 March 2019. So, mark your calendar! Thanks to Lewin Terrace, I am back here to check out the spread last week. I still remembered by last visit was in May 2018 where Lewin Terrace launches Matcha Dessert Buffet (Click here). Read More

It was a random weekday night after an early tasting session when we decided to go for second round of dinner. So, one of us suggested Lian He Ben Ji Claypot Rice, which is located at Chinatown Complex. Then, she called to order directly and was told to go down in 40minutes time. Read More

Tim Ho Wan is expanding very well in Singapore. They just unveils its latest 9th outlet at Great World City shopping mall. Tim Ho Wan currently has 45 outlets across 11 countries (including Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, USA and Vietnam). Read More

Usher in a boutiful Year of the Pig at Yan Restaurant with specially curated auspicious set menus and hearty Pen Cai by Executive Chinese Chef Lai Chi Sum. My last CNY with Yan Restaurant was in year 2017. Time flies! Read More

Apart from famous Din Tai Fung in Taipei, you can opt for Kao Chi at Yong Kang Street, Taipei. The restaurant has several outlets across Taipei. But the one in Yong Kang Street seems to be a popular destination because of it’s 3-storey flagship store. The brand is established since 1949 and has been serving Shanghainese dishes. We arrived around 11 plus in the morning and got our queue number from the staff. We waited less than 20 minutes and managed to secure a table at level 3. Read More

I am back to Taipei, Taiwan on the last week of December 2018 for a short gateway and visited Fei Qian Wu 肥前屋 for dinner. Fei Qian Wu 肥前屋 is known for its famous unagi don or unadon in Taipei. The restaurant is established over 50 years ago by a Taiwanese-Japanese family. We were there around 4.20pm and started to queue for early dinner. We were 2nd in line and the restaurant is open for dinner at 5pm. So, yeah! We queued for 40 minutes for this. Read More

Apart from matcha desserts, Tokyo’s kakigori shaved ice desserts are recommended as well. We were looking for dessert place and came across this recommendation from online reviews. Mamechawan is recommended as one of Tokyo’s best kakigori shaved ice desserts. So, we decided to visit the restaurant on one of the days when we are exploring Tokyo. Read More

Saveur, local French restaurant is well-known with their signature Saveur Pasta and Duck Confit. My first visit to Saveur was few years back in 2012 and I even blogged about it here. Saveur has been in F&B industry for 7 years and they recently awarded as one of Singapore’s Top Restaurants (2018). Time flies! Read More