Singapore Food Festival 2019: The Mem’s Servants by Project Plait and Artistry (Review)

Site-specific multi-room food and dance experience that leaves us more than satiated. House 18 Temenggong Road is a typical black-&-white house from the old days, one filled with so much history that one would swear it’s imbued with countless ghosts of the pasts residing in its walls. Newly refurbished, it seems only appropriate then that it be the site of Project Plait’s newest production – The … Continue reading Singapore Food Festival 2019: The Mem’s Servants by Project Plait and Artistry (Review)

Local Delights: Foodie Nation at Design Orchard

This July, get ready to discover gastronomic delights, live tunes and rockin’ good vibes at Foodie Nation by Design Orchard x The Local People. Over one weekend, Design Orchard retail showcase gathers the local food community to celebrate all things delicious and savour a plethora of delightful treats for the senses. Following the pop-up cafè collaboration between homegrown brands Jewels by Cheng and Ying the … Continue reading Local Delights: Foodie Nation at Design Orchard

Project Plait: An Interview with Founder and Choreographer Naomi Tan

Project Plait’s unique set-up of a dinning experience combined with dance has seen it through 5 successful years, most recently with 2018’s A Samsui Love Affair, which impressed us when it played last year as part of the Singapore Food Festival. Once again, the stellar team is back as part of the festival, this time with a brand new show and concept The Mem’s Servants. Set in 1921, The … Continue reading Project Plait: An Interview with Founder and Choreographer Naomi Tan

Mooncake Season 2019: St. Regis Singapore’s Yan Ting

For this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, Yan Ting at The St. Regis Singapore welcomes an exquisite mooncake collection of traditional baked favourites and mini snow skin treats, handcrafted to perfection by the restaurant’s Dim Sum and Pastry Chef Vanness Chai. This year’s menu offers time-honoured baked mooncakes appealing to connoisseurs of the traditional craft, while its ensemble of snow skin mooncakes introduces a wealth of flavours … Continue reading Mooncake Season 2019: St. Regis Singapore’s Yan Ting

Singapore Food Festival 2019: Advanced Dining by Telok Ayer Arts Club & The Picnic (Review)

Expect the unexpected and come away with a new belief in the art of dining. Spoilers ahead Eating is and always will be a part of our daily lives. But get into a routine long enough, and you may just begin to forget just what it was that made food such a magical experience in the first place. Enter Advanced Dining, a curated experiential art … Continue reading Singapore Food Festival 2019: Advanced Dining by Telok Ayer Arts Club & The Picnic (Review)

Mooncake Season 2019: Mooncakes from Marina Bay Sands

For the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Marina Bay Sands is presenting their mooncakes in a brand new, stylish celeste blue packaging with a brown leather strap, crafted to resemble a lantern. Adorned with motifs of Marina Bay Sands’ iconic hotel towers, the box opens up to unveil an image of Moon Goddess Chang’e soaring across a moonlit sky, complete with Chinese folk melodies. An ivory four-tiered chest each … Continue reading Mooncake Season 2019: Mooncakes from Marina Bay Sands

Marina Bay Sands National Day Dining Specials 2019 (July/August)

This year, celebrate the nation’s 54th birthday with Marina Bay Sands with a line-up of spectacular National Day specials this July and August. LAVO Italian Restaurant & Rooftop Bar, will be offering a special gin-based cocktail, Singa-star(S$25++) for the month of August. Made with Monkey 47 gin, Cinzano Bianco vermouth, blueberry merlot tea infused with grapefruit, watermelon and mint syrups, pink grapefruit juice, topped with soda and garnished … Continue reading Marina Bay Sands National Day Dining Specials 2019 (July/August)

SPRMRKT at STPI: Bringing Out The Best Of Each Ingredient

SPRMRKT at STPI has been a mainstay of the Robertson Quay area for some time now. Supporting art gallery STPI with a space to eat, drink and relax after indulging in a little arts and culture, SPRMRKT has grown from strength to strength with each passing year. Most recently, they’ve been delving into collaborations with regional chefs or chefs from around the region based in … Continue reading SPRMRKT at STPI: Bringing Out The Best Of Each Ingredient

Preview: The Mem’s Servants by Project Plait and Artistry

Project Plait’s A Samsui Love Affair, which played last year as part of the Singapore Food Festival, impressed us with its elegant mix of dance and delicious food. This year, they’re back again with a brand new site-specific project, this time collaborating with Artistry to present The Mem’s Servants. Set in 1921, The Mem’s Servants takes place as the British Empire is being built at full steam. House 18 Temenggong … Continue reading Preview: The Mem’s Servants by Project Plait and Artistry

Chef Chen Kentaro’s “A Dash of Szechwan” Lauded at the 24th Gourmand World Cookbook Awards

A Dash of Szechwan by Executive Chef Chen Kentaro of two-Michelin starred Shisen Hanten placed second in the category for “Best Cookbook by a Restaurant Chef” at the 24th Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Founded in 1995 by Edouard Cointreau, the highly coveted Gourmand World Cookbook Awards recognises global excellence in food and wine writing, with entries from more than 200 countries every year. This year saw over … Continue reading Chef Chen Kentaro’s “A Dash of Szechwan” Lauded at the 24th Gourmand World Cookbook Awards