Isn’t the Mid-Autumn Festival colourful? Year after year, hotels and restaurants create new mooncake flavours quicker than you can say champagne truffle mooncake. It’s always fun to see what they whip up to please the diverse palates of Singaporeans. Kia Hiang Restaurant, in particular, have been the first to introduce...
Back in my Junior College days when we didn’t have much money, gatherings with friends were limited to meals at McDonald’s. Only on special occasions, like when it’s someone’s birthday, would we enjoy the rare treat of dining at places like Fish & Co. I remember there was once when...
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, I look forward to two things. One is the sight of children carrying lanterns and lighting candles at night. That innocent scene always brings back fond childhood memories. The other is the Raffles Hotel mooncakes. More specifically, the legendary snow-skin mooncakes with champagne truffle and ganache. It’s...
Update: These set meals have been upgraded. See the follow-up review of the new Re!Fill set meals. The lure of an attractively priced 3-course dinner packed with many goodies sure entices one to check out Hotel Re!. This hotel is truly a hidden gem, with its location atop Pearl’s Hill....
Update: This promotion has ended. Ever since Swensen’s introduced their 1-for-1 lunch promotion earlier this year, their restaurants are practically packed to the brim. It’s so popular that the promo has been extended to end August. Anyone else thinks that they are going to extend it a second time? Now,...
They say imitation is a sign of flattery. You know you are successful when other people start emulating your idea. Just look at how the Ya Kun success story spawned numerous other air-conditioned shops also selling kopi and toast not only in Singapore but in Malaysia, too! It’s the same...
So there I am, standing in the middle of the jam-packed Tampines Mall on a Saturday evening and checking out Katrina. The place looks nondescript and plain, and the menu seemingly ordinary. In my mind I’m thinking: people are eating here only because they are unwilling to brave the queues...
For such a soccer-crazy nation like ours, I find that many people do not know WHERE we can actually catch the game. Sure, we can watch the English Premier League (EPL) matches at home. Yet, the atmosphere of having other like-minded fans cheer and jeer along with you in a...
Back in my university days, Sentosa island was almost like my second home. A few times each week I would hit the beach for a sunbathing session. I even had that special islander pass that bestows upon its holder the power of unlimited queue-free access to the island. So while...
It seems that whenever a Westerner opens a Western food stall in the heartland, Singaporeans would throng the place. Maybe the food tastes more authentic. Or maybe the mental image of a sweaty ang moh preparing your steak makes it all the more appealing. First it was the wildly popular...