Duke Bakery has opened its first store in Singapore! Think Duke Bakery is a European bakery? You’re just one-third correct. Duke Bakery is actually a retailer of Japanese European style artisan bread with Taiwan origin. The chef has brilliantly incorporated the Japanese style of light and soft bread, with the centuries-old European style of using […]
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Oct
Oct
The much anticipated hairy crab season is finally here! Sourced from the third largest freshwater lake in China, Lake Tai, the freshwater hairy crab is sought after for its succulent sweet meat and highly coveted crab roe. Served in different ways, true connoisseurs will contend that the best way to enjoy these hairy crabs is […]
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Sep
Sep
There are more than sixty vegan dishes to choose from the New Green Pasture Cafe, with all of them having different origins and distinctive tastes. We really loved the Charcoal Noodle ($10) and reckon you try it too for its fresh and colourful combination of crunchy vegetables, passionfruit, rice crackers and special handmade creamy sauce, […]
30
Sep
Sep
The NEW Mustang Relish burger will be introduced on Tuesday 1 October World Vegetarian Day, at all four Vegan Burg outlets! The burger got its name from the Andrew Llyod Webber’s musical on roller skates, Starlight Express that is set to open 13 November at the Marina Bay Sands Theatre. It incorporates a tender soy […]
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Sep
Sep
For South Eastern Chinese food, try the Hakka Abacus Seeds ($6), made with tapioca (30%) and yam (70%) flour, cooked in olive oil with sea salt. The abacus seeds were so soft and moist, and worked very well in terms of texture with the finely cut vegetable ingredients like mushrooms, carrots and tofu. We thoroughly […]
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Jul
Jul
A new Japanese restaurant Sumiya, which literally translates to charcoal (sumi) house (ya), has emerged at the roof top of Orchard Central. Tastefully embellished with zinc walls and copper crockeries on communal wooden dining tables, Sumiya closely resembles small street bars and restaurants found in narrow back roads of Yokocho, Japan during the Showa era. […]
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May
May
What better way to celebrate the culture and heritage of popular Singaporean cuisine than with an exciting new (permanent) menu at White Rose Cafe. Titled ‘Treasured Flavours of Singapore’, the menu features all-time favourite local specialty dishes developed by renowned Executive Chef Charlie Tham. For those who do not know Chef Charlie, he was formerly […]
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May
May
Sushi Tei has kicked off its Spring celebration “Spring is Springing” with the best Kagoshima Pork, freshly imported from Kagoshima Prefecture by Sushi Tei. We were invited to taste their new comprehensive Spring menu of special Kagoshima Pork creations, as well as other specialties, and pleased that the Japanese fare proved authentic, fresh and consistent […]
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Apr
Apr
Raw food diet is not a common practice in Singapore, and was never passed on in cafes or restaurants for the longest time. It took a passionate health nutritionist, Dana Heather, from Balanced Living, to want to advocate raw food diet into our local food scene hence the launch of The Living Cafe. Minimally decorated […]