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I have been to Penang quite a number of times and usually spent my time in Georgetown or Bayan Lepas instead of Batu Ferringhi. So thanks to Golden Sands Resort by Shangri-La, my bff and I ventured to Batu Ferringhi, north shore of the tropical island of Penang during our recent trip.Apart from Shangri-La group, Eastern and Oriental (E&O) hotel is the only luxury hotels in Penang. Read More

Le Binchotan located at the hidden back alleyway of Gemmill Lane is the new F&B venture founded by Jessica Lim, Kenichi Mori, Kenji Tanaka and Takahiro Inoue. This French-Japanese tapas bar is your next place to enjoy a gastronomic experience when you are planning for a chillout place after work around the area. Read More

Michael Weatherly stars as Dr. Jason Bull in the brand new drama called BULL is set to premiere on the same day as the U.S. on 21 September 2016, 9.00pm on RTL CBS Entertainment HD ( You can tune in to #SingtelTV ch 318 and #StarhubTV ch 509 to catch the drama) . I was privileged to be the first few in the world to catch the first episode of BULL, a TV Series for the exclusive screening few days ago. Read More

When I received an invite to Maziga Indian Bar & Grill, first thing is my mind is that “ Wow, Indian Bar”. It’s my virgin experience to an Indian bar and this got me excited. So, Maziga located at the nightlife district of Clark Quay that plays loud Hindi music to heat up the dining and bar atmosphere. Read More

Grissini is a contemporary Italian Grill restaurant located at Grand Copthorne Waterfront. If you read my previous sneak preview post, the restaurant is one of the integrated dining concept of the newly revamp Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel. Helmed by Chef Antonio Cocozza from Naples, diners can experience the southern Italian dishes and also grilled succulent meats executed using Josper oven. Read More

I am back to Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel to check out the launch of the Borderless Brunch recently. The brunch combines 3 integrated dining concepts- Tempo , Grissini and Food Capital into one. If you read my sneak preview previously, these new dining concepts opened earlier June this year with a brand new look. Read More

Joo Bar located along Tan Quee Lan Street is known as Singapore’s first makgeoli bar and restaurant. The restaurant has since expanded to offers food menu to diners. Their food menu changes from time to time so diners can expect surprises each time they visit. But of course their signature dishes are still in the menu. Read More

Speaking of buffets in Singapore, Princess Terrace at Copthorne King’s Hotel has been serving Penang food buffet since year 1970s. They are known with their specialty Penang food varieties which regular customers will come back for more. The buffet here preserve the rich Penang food culture and heritage which reminisce the foods that we had in Penang with a slight twist of taste to suit the local taste here. Read More

Singapore Mariott Tang Plaza Hotel’s Marriott Café is joining the craze over “Descendants of the Sun” and Korean variety programs with the launch of Korean food between 16 August till 31 August 2016. Specially prepared by guests’ chefs Choi Dae-hwan and Lee Jae-Bin from JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul, diners will be spoilt for choice with the Korean cuisine spreads here. Read More

Cocoa Colony founded in 2015 is a chain of chocolate café specializing handcrafted cocoa drinks and pastries made from the Cocoa Brothers’ signature recipes. I attended the media tasting session a week ago to check out their new items that was officially launched on 11th August 2016. Read More