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...
Think it’s easy to find a restaurant in the heart of Orchard Road that serves up excellent food at affordable prices? Trust me, it isn’t. That is why Paradise Dynasty is such a rare find. The new restaurant by Paradise Group dishes up a plethora of northern and southern Chinese...
It has been weeks of nonstop mooncake binging action at the Sparklette headquarters. Until now, all the mooncakes I have featured can be found in Singapore, including the Concorde Hotel halal mooncakes that are imported from Malaysia. This past weekend, longtime reader Kyo kindly shared with me some mooncakes that...
This Mid-Autumn Festival, Pine Court at Mandarin Orchard Hotel has a range of new offerings. Of these, the quartet of mini snowskin mooncakes stands out for the diverse and tantalising flavours that would suit different palates. Say hello to these petite-sized mooncakes that range from Asian-inspired, Italian, fruit-themed and even...
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,...
First, there were the traditional baked skin mooncakes. Then came the colourful snowskin mooncakes. And now, we even have mousse mooncakes. If you are shopping for mooncakes this season and can’t quite decide which ones to go for, head to your nearest Crystal Jade restaurant or My Bread bakery. With...
When Raffles Hotel launched the legendary champagne truffle snowskin mooncake in 1994, it triggered a wave of modern mooncakes with novel flavours. Since then, every Mid-Autumn Festival has been marked with exquisite mooncake creations that marry tradition with innovation. For the past month, I have been savouring mooncakes (with the...
Every year, fruit pastry fans look forward to two things at Goodwood Park Hotel. One is the Durian Fiesta where pastries and cakes made with D24 durians fly off the shelves. The other would be the fruity snowskin mooncakes during Mid-Autumn Festival. Fruity snowskin mooncakes S$46 for a box of...
If you aren’t vegetarian, you may balk at the idea of visiting a vegetarian restaurant. Why have mock meat when you can have the real thing, right? And that’s exactly what a group of us did – all ten of us non-vegetarians – after hearing rave reviews about the great-tasting...
What is the first thought that comes to mind when we mention the Mid-Autumn Festival? If you are like me, it’s probably mmm… delicious mooncakes! The Mooncake Festival 2010 falls on September 22. In the month leading up to the actual day, we would be featuring a series of mooncakes...
