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Naomi Kitchen – The Most Kawaii Swiss Roll

Last month, we reviewed Singapore bakery Naomi Kitchen for its creative fruit cakes and Swiss rolls. Apart from those, another very unique offering by this cake shop is its Swiss rolls with special designs. Growing up, Japanese manga series Doraemon was a huge part of my childhood. So I decided to commission a Swiss roll featuring Doraemon! This is what Naomi Kitchen came up with: Doraemon Swiss roll S$45 Isn’t...

Naomi Kitchen – Inventive Fruit Cakes and Swiss Rolls

Naomi Kitchen is a humble bakery set up by a passionate couple: one with a passion for baking, another with a passion in entrepreneurship. They progressed from a tiny stall in Golden Mile Food Centre to a shop outlet at Crawford Lane. The baked products are highly raved about by local television stars, Zhong Qin and Chen LiPing, who introduced the bakery on a Singapore television programme, HDB Tai Tai....

Xin Wang Hong Kong Café – Fun to Dine, Dining with Fun!

Xin Wang Hong Kong Café at Marina Square Xin Wang Hong Kong Café has introduced a new menu for a limited period. If you visit any of the Xin Wang restaurants from now until the end of March, you would notice the fun new dishes. The eye-catching menu boasts colourful visuals and cute illustrations that will whet your appetite before you even start your meal! All dishes have been given...

AsiaMalls Food on Parade 2011

The annual Great Singapore Sale is upon us! While you go on your shopping sprees, don’t forget to treat your tummy to some delicious bites. Throughout the month of May 27 to June 26, 2011, the six shopping malls under AsiaMalls will be presenting the Food on Parade event. You can take part in cooking competitions and learn culinary skills from prominent chefs. For the younger ones, they can participate...

The Manhattan Fish Market – Chinese New Year Deal

Fancy having seafood this Chinese New Year? The Manhattan Fish Market is running a 1-for-1 deal for its Lob-Xi Fatt Cai seafood meal. Who doesn’t like 1-for-1 dealies right? Each platter includes a half lobster and fried calamari rings amongst other goodies. Don’t they look tantalising? This promotion runs from now all the way ’til March 7, 2010 at their 8 restaurants. Check it out (click to enlarge): You can...

Lerk Thai – And I’m Off to Thailand!

Happy 2009 everyone! I’ve been waiting a long while to say this: I’m finally going to Bangkok! By this time tomorrow I would be having a nice sumptuous dinner in the Land of Smiles, followed by some cheap drinks at a pub. This is a city I’m very fond of. It’s where I chose to make my first solo trip back in ’04. And now, no amount of chaos or...

Xin Wang Hong Kong Café – More Than Just Hong Kong Fares

As someone that really enjoys checking out new restaurants, there still are a number of eating establishments that I remain loyal to. The sambal stingray at Rong Guang, Indonesian grilled chicken, assam prawns at Bakerzin, and red curry at Lerk Thai are some dishes that frequently give me cravings and keep me going back for more. (I know right now you are probably thinking of your own faves!) More recently,...

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

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 several other brands of coffee, I still feel the same way. My year-long love affair with Old Town is the...

Lerk Thai – Siamese Dreams

One of my all-time favourite vacation spots is Thailand, a country with a rich culture, friendly people and colourful cuisine. Even while in Singapore, I let myself indulge in Thai cuisine once in a while just to relive the fond memories. Recently I had the chance to enjoy some great and affordable food at Lerk Thai. The Lerk Thai restaurant that I patronised was the branch at the new Changi...

Daun Pandan Rice Dumpling – Real Sticky Goodness

Even though the Dragon Boat Festival may be long over, rice dumplings still remain my favourite food at the moment. For the past one month or so I have been eating myself fat with all these dumplings — and I don’t even care! Over at my place it’s dumpling festival everyday. Nonya Rice Dumplings $1.40 each Rating: For the less informed, rice dumplings are cute little pyramids made of glutinous...