Posted in Eat-Out: Sweets & Munchies, inSing.com feature articles on Oct 6th, 2010
Most of us grew up know of chendol as a dessert with bright green jelly strips, red bean, and coconut milk sweetened with gula melaka. But did you know that this wasn’t the original version? Read this Tried & Tested special to find out where you can have a taste of old-school chendol!
Posted in inSing.com feature articles on Aug 30th, 2010
If you *heart* mango sago as much as I do, check out this taste test to find out where (and where not) to go for your fix of mango sago!
Posted in Eat-Out: Sweets & Munchies on Apr 23rd, 2010
There are a number of new F&B outlets at VivoCity. One of them is Honeymoon Dessert, which is a chain of Hong Kong dessert shops (it also has multiple outlets in China). Rick and I stopped by after dinner on a weeknight.
Posted in Eat-Out: Japanese, Eat-Out: Sweets & Munchies on Mar 1st, 2010
While at Tampopo to review their famous Black Pig Shabu Ramen for Tried & Tested: Ramen, we also tried out two of Tampopo’s much-raved about desserts.
Posted in Eat-Out: Japanese on Nov 5th, 2009
Ok, I’m going to come right out and declare, “I love Ootoya!” Admittedly, I was initially skeptical over glowing reviews of this new teishoku (rice-based set meal) chain from Japan. But now, all I can think of is, “When shall I go to Ootoya again?” You’re not going to find sushi, sashimi, or ramen here. [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Sweets & Munchies on Sep 27th, 2009
This was a random pit stop in the midst of aimless wandering at AMK Hub. I wasn’t hungry, and planned only to have mango sago pomelo, but the cute waiter convinced me to order a dimsum item to go with it.
Posted in Food and travel on Sep 9th, 2009
Before you groan, “Not another Penang post!”, this is the FINAL post on our June ’09 Penang trip. We were supposed to leave our hotel at 3pm to catch our flight back to Singapore. Because we had a late, big breakfast, we still weren’t hungry by 2pm. However, I was determined to squeeze in one [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Buffet, Eat-Out: Peranakan on Jul 15th, 2009
Since the airing of The Little Nyonya, there’s been a revival of all things Peranakan, particularly food. Even this year’s Singapore Food Festival’s (July 17 – 26) focus is on Peranakan cuisine. In support of the Singapore Food Festival 2009, Spices Cafe at Concorde Hotel is spotlighting Peranakan dishes for its weekday lunch buffet in [...]
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