Monthly archive April, 2011

Premier shopping site Reebonz City offered S$250 worth of credits to Sparklette readers in a recent giveaway. These credits are as good as cash and can be used to purchase any of the deals on Reebonz City. More than 100 participants entered the giveaway for a chance to win S$50...
Casual-dining restaurant chain Swensen’s now uses palm sugar in two of its ice cream flavours, chendol and palm fruit. By importing sugar from Cambodia, the company is helping to improve the livelihoods of and creating sustained employment for palm sugar farmers in Cambodia. This is a nice thing that Swensen’s...
Griller at the Tiong Bahru Plaza has been quietly dishing up plate after plate of western fares. Sequestered away on the cinema level of the mall, one thing that stands out here is the provocative décor of the nude ladies on the walls. There’s no full-on porn, mind you, just...
I have a confession to make… airline food fascinates me. I feel like an astronaut each time I unwrap hot food packaged in cellophane and sealed containers thousands of miles above the ground. Admit it – you feel the same way too. On our AirAsia flight back from Chiang Mai,...
To provide visitors with a well-rounded experience, museums are no longer just home to artefacts and artworks. Restaurants are also housed within the same institution, at times drawing in more gastronomes than culture vultures. Such is the case of Novus Restaurant & Bar, ensconced in the colonial building of National...