Tony’s Pizza – New York Style Pizzas at River Valley + Giveaways!
New York-style pizzas are known to be large, wide, thin, doughy and hand-tossed. You can eat them folded, unlike the Italian pizza al taglio. They are usually sold by the slice, while “pie” would mean...
View ArticleSoup Stock Tokyo – Real Good Comforting Soup
[Tokyo, Japan] This is kind of love at first taste. It was December’s winter in Tokyo, where I found your teeth chattering, and going around searching for warmth. Strangely, I was not looking for...
View ArticleShang Palace – Shangri-la’s Chinese Restaurant New Menu, Almost Outstanding
Someone name me the 5 Best Chinese restaurant in Singapore. Interestingly, nobody really compiled such a list, and it should never be judged based on their dim sum lunch alone. Would Shang Palace be...
View ArticleShirokiya 白木屋 – New Japanese Restaurant with Bisyoku Nabe Collagen Hotpot
When I found out another Japanese restaurant in town is selling collagen hotpot, it became a dive down to Cuppage Terrace. The question in my mind: Could this be better than Bijin Nabe? The things you...
View ArticleLung King Heen 龍景軒 – World’s 1st 3 Michelin Star Chinese Restaurant
[Hong Kong] Dining at Lung King Heen 龍景軒 makes me feel like an imperial concubine being bestowed an osmanthus cake by the emperor. The anticipation runs higher than the actual dining, the overall...
View Article8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana – 3 Star Michelin Italian Restaurant at Hong Kong...
[Hong Kong] 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana is the only Italian restaurant outside of Italy to have received 3 Michelin stars – that mean it serves exceptional cuisine, and worth a special journey. It is...
View ArticleIndoBox – New Indonesian Casual Dining at Ion Orchard
BALIThai closed and Indobox opened at the same location of Ion Orchard, a prime corner spot at Level 3 of Ion Orchard. Both are operated by the same Katrina Holdings who also owns Bayang, RennThai,...
View Article8 Favourite Pineapple Tarts for Chinese New Year
There is this Auntie who loves to shove our mouths with pineapple tarts every Chinese New Year, “This is the best pineapple tart in Singapore, you know. Must eat okay?” Most of the time it ends up as...
View ArticleFook Lam Moon 福臨門 – Chinese Cuisine and Dim Sum for The Rich and Famous
[Hong Kong] Some of the cars parked outside this Michelin starred restaurant may dazzle, and I have seen car plate numbers of 3, 18, 8, 688 of gigantic Rolls-Royce with the super-rich ‘fu-tai’...
View ArticleTable Manners – Restaurant With Good Food, Scenery and Humour + Voucher...
There are some places in Singapore worth traveling for, in this case, to the far east for a ‘designer bistro’ called Table Manners. The outdoor seating area of Table Manners is set in the garden at...
View ArticleIppudo 博多一風堂 – The Tokyo Ramen Experience Is Really Quite Different
[Tokyo, Japan] First ramen shop that I rushed to when I went back Tokyo? Ippudo 博多一風堂. The choice was quite obvious because I have always been a fan of Hakata style ramen – the thin, non-curly...
View ArticleTart Blanc – Pretty Tarts Made With Passion & Dedication
The visit to Tart Blanc reminded me of the first time I been to K-ki. I wasn’t expecting much initially. Both are small patisserie-cafes, two-person operation selling mainly sweet treats. But when you...
View ArticleThe Anton Casey Case – Time to Think Before We Type, Because Anger Begets Anger
The recent case of Anton Casey has gained much attention on local social media platforms and some international news sites, further highlighting that what is ranted on seemingly personal (internet)...
View ArticleHong Shi Yi, Food Artistry – For Dim Sum, Chinese Cuisine, Art Jamming &...
Hong Shi Yi 鸿食艺 is a hidden spot on the 2nd level of Millenia Walk that few people know about. Yet it is such a peculiarly interesting fun. Is it new? Not exactly as it has been around for a year....
View ArticleLavaedge – Relaxing Escapade at The Oasis + Vouchers Giveaway
Lavaedge does not have the most advantageous spot. It is the fourth and last restaurant if you walk in through The Oasis at Changi City Point, and does feel invariably far. However give it a chance...
View ArticleRice Garden – Chope Food For The Needy, Give Them a Food Voucher
It warms my heart to know that Singaporeans are doing their part to help those in need and less unfortunate than them. Last year, a “Chope Food for the Needy – Suspended Food Revolution” movement was...
View ArticleBasilico Regent Singapore – Italian Cuisine Buffet At Its Best
There are many reasons to love Basilico, the Italian Restaurant at Regent Singapore. How many restaurants in Singapore can claim that they serve Italian cuisine buffet? And also with quality food and...
View ArticlePappaRich – Malaysian Street Fare In Restaurant Setting + Vouchers Giveaway
PappaRich is quite big in Malaysia, with over 50 branches. You do see the restaurants around. The situation in Singapore is slightly different with four outlets at Star Vista, Parkway Parade, Suntec...
View Article5 Best Romantic Restaurants in Singapore
A romantic dinner could mean a home-cooked meal together, or dining at your favourite hawker centre. To some, even Sushi Tei is not enough (okay, maybe you didn’t get the joke.) Friends ask me for...
View ArticleAsia Square Food Garden – 5 New Food Outlets To Check Out
A pity Asia Square is located slightly off for me. I tend to avoid Raffles Place, but it has become one of the hottest lunch spot for CBD workers. With the opening up of Tower 2, its Food Garden has...
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