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Swensen’s Shows Love for Cambodia with Palm Sugar Ice Cream

Swensen’s Shows Love for Cambodia with Palm Sugar Ice Cream

Wine & Dine

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...


The Best Bak Kwa in Singapore Comes from…

The Best Bak Kwa in Singapore Comes from…

Wine & Dine

…not Lim Chee Guan, Bee Cheng Hiang, Fragrance or even Kim Hock Guan. Year after year, only one bak kwa (pork jerky) maker gets business from my family — Kim Hwa Guan (金华源). We swear by the Kim Hwa Guan bak kwa and find theirs to be...


Christmas Dining 2010: Swensen’s Party Packages and Ice Cream Log Cakes

Christmas Dining 2010: Swensen’s Party Packages and Ice Cream Log Cakes

Lifestyle / Holidays / Wine & Dine

What’s Christmas without turkey and log cakes? Enjoy these traditional Christmas treats along with ham, lamb, salads and more in the Swensen’s Christmas party packages. To aid you in your festive dining plans, I would be featuring a series...


Swensen’s 1-for-1 Lunch Treats – Extended to March 2010!

Swensen’s 1-for-1 Lunch Treats – Extended to March 2010!

Wine & Dine

Update: The promotion has been extended indefinitely. 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...


Swensen’s 1-for-1 Lunch Treats – Back by Popular Demand!

Swensen’s 1-for-1 Lunch Treats – Back by Popular Demand!

Wine & Dine

Update: The promotion has been extended indefinitely. Remember this one? Swensen’s 1-for-1 weekday lunch promotion is back! From now ’til end February, you can enjoy this promotion at all Swensen’s restaurants between the lunch hours...


Swensen’s 1-for-1 Lunch Treats

Swensen’s 1-for-1 Lunch Treats

Wine & Dine

Swensen’s is offering a 1-for-1 weekday lunch promotion from 11am to 2pm at all its restaurants. This promotion is certainly a great deal! So if I were you, I would check out their menu and start planning my next meal!Click to enlarge Terms &...


Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre: 50s Wanton Mee – Quality Hong Kong Wanton Mee

Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre: 50s Wanton Mee – Quality Hong Kong Wanton Mee

Wine & Dine

50s Wanton Mee at Kim Keat Palm Market and Food Centre has been enjoying a fair bit of business from my family lately. Well, let’s just say it’s hard not to like the food, or the endearing elderly couple running this Toa Payoh stall! The portion...


Jia Xiang Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee – A Different Kind of Mee

Jia Xiang Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee – A Different Kind of Mee

Wine & Dine

Kolo mee is a signature noodle dish in Sarawak, perhaps equivalent to wanton mee, another dry-tossed noodle dish that Singaporeans would be more familiar with. Besides char siew (barbecued pork) and vegetables, kolo mee is also served with minced meat.In...


Oasis Taiwan Porridge – Idyllic Dining in the Park

Oasis Taiwan Porridge – Idyllic Dining in the Park

Wine & Dine

Many of you are probably already familiar with Oasis Taiwan Porridge. For almost four decades, this restaurant occupied a standalone building beside Kallang Basin, becoming a landmark in its own right. For many families, it’s a popular gathering...


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

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

Wine & Dine

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...


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