coffee

29 articles

I Had Kopi Luwak, the Most Expensive Coffee in the World

• 2 years ago • 11,162 views
Food & Drink
It all began like this… “Wanna drink sh*t?” my friend D asked excitedly. “What??” I demanded, unsure whether it’s a genuine question or insult. “You wanna drink sh*t or not?” he persisted, like that’s the most natural thing in the world. “Come, come, I show you.” Intrigued, and a little...

Trung Nguyen Coffee – Drip! Drip! Goes the Coffee

• 3 years ago • 19,385 views
Food & Drink
As an avid coffee drinker, I generally prefer the traditional flavours of Ya Kun, Toast Box and Old Town to Western cafés. (For Old Town, I’m referring to the 3-in-1 sachets that you buy from the supermarket, not the cafés.) One type of coffee that I find particularly intriguing is...

Zhou’s Kitchen – Posh Zi Char

• 3 years ago • 8,029 views
Food & Drink
When you’re dining under the Tung Lok group of restaurants, you are assured of decent food and service. Zhou’s Kitchen is the group’s newest addition, named after the owner himself. This mid-range restaurant offers a high-class version of Chinese zi char (home-cooked fares). While it is marketed as a place...

Coffee Gum – Love It or Hate It

• 3 years ago • 6,506 views
Food & Drink
My name is Veron, and I’m a coffeeholic. There’s something magical about coffee. A whiff of it is enough to perk me up. My morning begins with sipping from a chewed styrofoam cup of piping hot coffee, with added evaporated milk. This love affair with coffee started when I was...

McCafé – Art in a Coffee Cup

• 3 years ago • 28,356 views
Food & Drink
Coffee drinkers in Singapore are spoiled for choice. Whether you’re in the mood for traditional coffee such as Old Town or Ya Kun, or Western coffee like tcc or Starbucks, a coffee joint is always nearby where you can get a cup of joe. For many coffee lovers, McCafé is...

Old Town White Coffee – Ipoh’s Finest Coffee in Singapore

• 4 years ago • 64,842 views
Food & Drink
Some time back, I tweeted and proclaimed Old Town White Coffee to be the best 3-in-1 instant coffee ever. Despite the rather brazen statement, given that I haven’t tasted most of the instant coffee out there, some of my followers agreed. Even after a year, during which I did try...

Folgers Gourmet Selections: Vanilla Biscotti Coffee

• 5 years ago • 3,690 views
Food & Drink
To complete my three-parter review of Folgers Gourmet Selections, I had a cup of Vanilla Biscotti coffee over the past weekend. Folgers Gourmet Selections — Vanilla Biscotti Overall rating: Aroma: Acidity: Body: After-taste: Being an avid fan of vanilla, I was naturally psyched to try out this vanilla-accented coffee. We...

Folgers Gourmet Selections: Lively Colombian Coffee

• 5 years ago • 3,075 views
Food & Drink
This week, forming the middle of my three-parter review of Folgers Gourmet Selections, I would be introducing the Lively Colombian coffee. Folgers Gourmet Selections: Lively Colombian Overall rating: Aroma: Acidity: Body: After-taste: In a stark contrast to Morning Café, Lively Colombian has a much fuller body and gives more “oomph”...

Folgers Gourmet Selections: Morning Cafe Coffee

• 5 years ago • 5,666 views
Food & Drink
I get real excited whenever I receive mail, especially when they arrive in packages. So I was ecstatic when I woke up yesterday to find a huge package addressed to me, all the way from the United States! Good things come in big packages! Ahhh… Isn’t Saturday morning the best...