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Shokudo Japanese Coffee House – New Revamped Menu Has Almost Something For...
Unlike other Thai Express brands Xin Wang, Poulet and Kiseki, Shokudo does not enjoy the same amount of success. I won’t be surprised if some gets it confused with the old marche-style Shokudo...
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DanielFoodDiary.com is Nominated for Best Food Blog of Singapore Blog Awards...
Daniel’s Food Diary has been nominated as one of the top ten finalists in the Best Food Blog category of Singapore Blog Awards 2013! This is the 3rd time Daniel’s Food Diary has been nominated. Never...
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Mariko’s – Ramen Bar & Izakaya Named After A Manga Prostitute
A friend of mine avoids the hipsters’ area. To name a few – Tiong Bahru, Ann Siang, Duxton, and Keong Saik. To quote her, it’s where “pretentious people hang out and drink”. To each her own. Whether...
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Pierre Hermé – World Famous Macaron Boutique Opens at Hong Kong IFC
[Hong Kong] Pierre Hermé has opened in Hong Kong, and I won’t be surprised if people would be tempted to fly over to get their hands on a box of “The Picasso of Pastries”. I suspect that many Hong...
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Time To Award Singapore Hawkers Their Own “Michelin Stars”
There has been some food buzz online questioning if Singapore hawker food is Michelin star worthy? It started with HungryGoWhere asking “Are Singapore hawkers not Michelin-worthy?”, followed by food...
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SHATEC Recipes – Celebrates 30 Years with Menu Created By Well-Known Alumni
During secondary school I took my first food related workshop with SHATEC – a food etiquette course which included a set-lunch. It was then when I learnt where to place my napkin, which fork and spoon...
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Australian Dairy Company – Long Queues, Short Service & Very Good Scrambled Eggs
[Hong Kong] At one of Hong Kong’s most popular and famous Hong Kong café (Cha Chaan Teng) Australia Dairy Company, expect attitudes, partly rude service, chaotic ambience, long queues, and a very good...
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Singapore’s Old School Cake Shops from the 60s – The Traditional and The...
The 1960s reflects an important era, when Singapore gained her independence, and the decade was labelled the “Swinging Sixties” for the rise of popular culture, flamboyance and individual expressions....
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Bornga – Celebrity Korean BBQ Opens New Outlet at Vivocity. Plus New Dishes
Many love Korean BBQ but the one thing we hate – smelling exactly like Korean BBQ the moment we walk out. The guys do not seem to mind as much, but I know ladies to do not want to get their hair and...
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The #CookForFamily Cooking Class Giveaway
To encourage more people to #CookForFamily, Daniel’s Food Diary will be giving away 2 Healthy Culinary Adventure classes (worth more than $100 each) with Chef Judy Koh at Creative Culinaire. The...
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Spicy Thai – Thai Café – Mookata and Thai Zhi Char All In One Coffeeshop
“What? No air-con?” My heart dropped a beat. After walking 15 minutes from Aljunied MRT in search of authentic Thai food, covered in sniggering sweat, I found myself at a Blk 115 coffeeshop at with...
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Plaza Brasserie – Holy Crab, The Crab Buffet Is Back + Buffet Dinner Giveaway!
After a successful run last year, the Plaza Brasserie Crab Buffet is back from now till 31 August 2013. That’s about 3 months for you to indulge in this All-You-Can-Eat Crab Buffet. When I go to a...
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Folks Collective – Hipster Thai Restaurant Is The Next Place To Check Out
Once in a while, you get a food place that people will talk about. Folks Collective is that restaurant. The power of the word-of-mouth, with friends leaving facebook wall messages telling me you MUST...
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Tajimaya – The Ultimate Hokkaido Tokachi Beef Yakiniku Experience + Buffet...
Wagyu has almost become the extravagant default if you need some quality beef for a Japanese grill experience. How about Tokachi Beef? Never tried it? Then you won’t know what you are missing out. I...
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Malioboro – Fried Chicken So Soft You Can Eat The Bones
This may sound a little crazy. When someone says “I finished the entire chicken, you really can take it literally.” So having deep fried chicken is one thing, but finishing the chicken thoroughly...
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Café 2000 – International, Seafood & Barbeque Buffet Dinner at M Hotel
This is one of the times when I didn’t do research before going for a food tasting, and I was totally expecting some other kind of food at a place called “Café 2000”. You know the Western and European...
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Ramen Kagetsu Arashi – One of the Largest Ramen Chain Shop in Japan Opens at...
So many new ramen shops in Singapore, some are jumping on the ramen bandwagon, but how many can really make it. I now get a little skeptical when the shops say are “best…”, “most number of…”, “winner...
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AmaSoy – How I Ended Up Helping to Create These Collagen Puddings
There is something about me and soy. I grew up drinking it, which is perhaps why people say “I am blessed with good skin”. That is really kind of strange for a guy to hear. Some people still call me...
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JEM Food & Restaurants – Help! What’s There To Eat At JEM
JEM opened (or should I say didn’t open) with a bang and is now the most exciting thing to happen to Singaporeans staying in the West other than the hail. We are just so thrilled every time a new...
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Flock Café – New Indie Café at Tiong Bahru Feels Real & Unpretentious
The question is: Does Tiong Bahru need another café? Or can it support another one? Flock Café is another café at the further end at Moh Guan, a walking distance near where the hipsters would hang out...
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