When you’re in the mood for a little nostalgia – and some good old-fashioned Singapore food – pay a visit to the Spices Cafe at Concorde Hotel. On weekdays the hotel’s flagship restaurant offers the popular Singapore Flavours lunch buffet, comprising of local delights from the Peranakans and other Chinese...
Ever on the prowl for a good curry, a recent trip to ION Orchard yielded a quick stopover at the Japanese curry chain Go! Go! Curry!. I have heard a lot about their curry katsu don. As a fan of all kinds of curries, it got my curiosity stirred up....
Boutique café chain tcc, which quietly changed its name from “the coffee connoisseur” to “the connoisseur concerto” recently, has launched their first ever mooncakes this Mid-Autumn Festival. The selection includes the classic mooncake, mango mooncake and yes, a coffee-themed treat. Colour me excited! Unboxing the mooncakes The mooncakes are encased...
Lately, Muslim readers who have been following my mooncake reviews have lamented that all the delectable pastries featured are non-Halal. They can only look at the pictures, and not enjoy any of the actual treats. Thanks to Concorde Hotel, Muslim mooncake lovers can also indulge in this scrumptious cake! Yes,...
Throughout the month of Ramadan (Muslims’ fasting month), the Concorde Hotel is offering a Buka Puasa buffet every night. The buffet takes place by the swimming pool, and includes a range of Indonesian fares. Having enjoyed the hotel’s luxurious international seafood buffet previously, we arrive at the buffet line with...
It is no secret that Singaporeans love buffets. We are always on the lookout for buffets that offer great food at good prices. Seafood fans can now dive into the newly launched Harvest of the Sea buffet at Concorde Hotel (former Le Meridien Hotel). The dinner buffet takes place at...
If you love coffee, you would probably like it even more when it comes with a bit of art. Now, I am by no means a coffee connoisseur, although I do know a good coffee when I taste one. But it doesn’t take a true connoisseur to appreciate coffee art,...
Fans of the popular Fish & Co. chain would be pleased to know that the group has a new line of restaurants – F.I.S.H. Apart from seafood, F.I.S.H. casts a wider net by offering meats, salads and a bigger range of desserts than its predecessor. If you have visited the...
Update: This promotion has ended. Good news! Swensen’s 1-for-1 weekday lunch promotion has been extended to end March 2010! This wouldn’t be the first time that the casual dining restaurant chain has prolonged the ever-popular deal. Maybe they should make it permanent already! From now ’til end March, you can...
Local café chain, tcc the connoisseur concerto, has rolled out a special Perfect Ten high tea set to celebrate Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day. This comes with 10 bite-sized desserts and treats that are guaranteed to please, plus a tea or coffee to warm the heart. Perfect Ten high...
