Swensen’s, serving delicious ice cream sundaes and affordable American bistro fares since 1979, is now expanding its menu to cater more to the local taste buds. The new menu consists of Asian-fusion delights that will pique your interest, in addition to old familiar favourites. Check out some of these new...
Now try saying that ten times fast! Right after the trend of bubble tea, milkshakes are looking to be the next beverage craze to sweep the nation. I have always had a thing for milkshakes, but choices are but a handful, and flavours often common. That is, until MakeShake‘s arrival....
Sometime back we had a discussion on whether a tipping system in Singapore is feasible. It seems that at least one café here has found a way to make it work. Papa Palheta is a small coffee retail boutique that used to be located off Bukit Timah Road before moving...
With its humble beginnings as a coffee shop at Kitchener Road in 2000, PUTIEN Restaurant has since grown into a popular chain. Its eight outlets in Singapore and one in Jakarta serve Heng Hwa cuisine from the Fujian province in China. For this quarter, Putien has launched its summer menu,...
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 sugar farmers in Cambodia. This is a nice thing that Swensen’s...
When I first saw this Christmas tree, I didn’t really see it. What do I mean? Well, my attention was entirely focused on the larger than life-sized Santa Claus at its base, with equally gigantic hands to match. Jolly old St. Nicholas is so huge he literally wears the Christmas...
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 of Christmas treats from various restaurants in Singapore over the next...
Red G-strings and mannequins dressed in high fashion are probably the last things you would expect to find in a dining establishment, but these are the first things you would see when you walk into Pasta Stylo. On first glance, the restaurant at City Square Mall looks more like a...
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...
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...
