A Grand Return: Grand Shanghai Reopens in Singapore

After two decades of bringing authentic Shanghainese cuisine to Singapore, the refurbished Grand Shanghai makes its highly anticipated return with a fresh look and unique dining concept paying homage to the “Old Shanghai” of the 1930s. The new restaurant space promises a feast for the senses, inspired by the city’s golden age when Shanghai came to be known as “The Paris of the East”. Against … Continue reading A Grand Return: Grand Shanghai Reopens in Singapore

Mooncake Season 2019: Grand Shanghai

In celebration of the upcoming mid-autumn festival, Grand Shanghai has unveiled an exquisite assortment of limited-edition mooncakes ahead of its highly-anticipated reopening in September 2019. Now available for order, the award-winning restaurant will offer a selection of these decadent confections in six varieties with a mix of classic and new flavours, including a spin on the local favourite Shanghainese style, lava egg custard with salted … Continue reading Mooncake Season 2019: Grand Shanghai

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

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

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

Capella Curates: Capella Hotels & Resorts Launches Cultural Experiences

Committed to maintaining excellence in the craft of hospitality, the criticallly-acclaimed Capella Hotels & Resorts have launched Capella Curates, offering exclusive adventures, interesting characters, whimsical traditions, and the opportunity to hone unexplored skills in one incredible experience. Capella Curates offers a range of on and off-site experiences designed by the Capella Culturist in every property, allowing guests to glimpse the soul of each destination and be guided by … Continue reading Capella Curates: Capella Hotels & Resorts Launches Cultural Experiences