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As the festive season of Diwali approaches, I am back to Tiffin Room at Raffles Hotel Singapore to embark on a culinary journey that delight my taste buds and transport me to the heart of India. Tiffin Room has curated a special Diwali Experience menu that brings together the rich and diverse flavors of Indian cuisine, reimagined in an iconic tiffin box alongside delectable sweet. This celebratory feast is an ode to the cultural tapestry of India and is available for both lunch and dinner from October 30th to November 12th, 2023. Read More

Hanazen situated in the CHIJMES dining and entertainment hub in the heart of the City Hall district has recently launched a brand-new menu. The menu is meticulously crafted by Chef Taisei Iwao. Chef Taisei, who serves as the Executive Chef at the Michelin-starred Lumiere and owns Karato in Osaka. Read More

InterContinental Singapore’s Michelin-recommended Cantonese restaurant, Man Fu Yuan, has partnered with the Irish Duck Company to present an exclusive collaboration together. From 1 October to 15 November 2023, three (3) exclusive menus, each of which showcases fine Irish meats cultivated amidst the country’s expansive rural landscapes, will be offered for lunch and dinner. Read More

Din Kee Beef Noodle located at Bukit Indah is well-loved by locals and regulars. They used to have a stall opposite KSL before expanding their scale of business to a shop at Bukit Indah. My dad and his friends used to visit his old place for the beef noodle. They even shared that the beef noodle here is better than the Tangkak’s beef noodle. Read More

Butcher’s Block located at the second level of Raffles Arcade is helmed by Chef de Cuisine Jordan Keao, a native of Hilo, Hawaii. Formerly chef-owner of Bib Gourmand-awarded Hawaiian restaurant Aina in San Francisco. The restaurant’s cooking technique, wood fire is the highlight where the team employs various techniques such as smoking, grilling, and slow cooking in embers over the wood fire in an open kitchen setting. Read More

Restaurant Matera, an Italian restaurant helmed by Chef Bjoern Alexander offers modern Italian cuisine with Asian touches. Chef Bjoern Alexander hails from Octavium, a 2 Michelin-starred restaurant in Hong Kong. Located in the historic Fullerton Waterboat House, the Italian restaurant’s dining space offers a beautiful view of Esplanade. Read More

Brasserie Astoria is the Frantzen Group’s second venture in Singapore, after their highly acclaimed three-Michelin-star fine dining restaurant Zen. The new and casual Brasserie Astoria is the first overseas outpost of Sweden. It mirrors its Stockholm flagship that occupies what was once Astoria Cinema.

Located in Victoria Concert Hall Singapore, the restaurant houses 100 seats, a private dining room for 10, and a bar and lounge that seat 22 people. At Braserie Astoria, diners can enjoy a distinctly international twist on the traditional brasserie experience set prepared by Head Chef Emil Cecil Ess, a former Zen team member. Read More

Akira Back is a modern Japanese cuisine restaurant featuring reinvented flavours, Korean accents, and global influences by world-renowned chef Akira Back. The restaurant is part of the dining concepts managed by JW Marriott Singapore South Beach. It is conveniently located within walking distance of Esplanade MRT station and access to the hotel as well. Read More

Ginger. Lily located on level five (5) in Hilton Singapore Orchard has launched Nikei-Inspired Afternoon Tea. The botanical-inspired lobby lounge and bar offers not only afternoon tea, but artisanal cakes meticulously crafted by Chef Cindy Khoo and craft cocktails inspired from native herbs, flowers, and spices. This new chapter of the afternoon tea is inspired by the flavours of Nikkei cuisine, presenting a harmonious synthesis of Japanese and Peruvian elements. Read More

赞麵館 猪肉粉 Like Mee Noodle House first established in Subang Jaya, Malaysia. It started off with a pork noodle stall in Petaling Jaya before it expanded to Johor state in recent years. Helmed by Madam Shirley who has 20 years of experience, her pork bone soup noodles are well-loved by customers.
The signature pork soup base includes pork bones and other ingredients and is boiled for at least 8 hours to turn into a rich and thick pork bone broth. Thus, this explains why the brand has successfully developed to branches around Malaysia. Read More