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Matcha (or maccha), the fine powder green tea has found its way to Singapore as the next possible food fad. Look at the number of Matcha related restaurants and cafes opening up – Tsujiri, Nana’s Green Tea, Maccha House. We love them in almost all kinds of food, from ice cream, cakes, soft serves, mochi [...]

When Illuma did not work out, this mall at Bugis with the illuminated ‘crystal’ façade went for an overhaul with a lot more shopping and F&B outlets. Thus the birth of Bugis+, or Bugis Plus. Some of the new food places include Aloha Ma Maison, Aston Specialties, Blackball, C-Jade HK Café IN, Coco Ichibanya, Laksania, [...]

[Istanbul, Turkey] Istanbul is described as the most exotic and most inspiring land in the world, offering some of the best street food around. While you are at the old Istanbul Sultan Ahmet area admiring the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, or making some cheap buys at the 500 years old Grand Bazaar [...]

According to Google’s annual Zeitgeist, Singapore’s most searched “Food and Drinks” keywords are: 1 Rainbow Cake, 2 Chilled Beancurd (Tau Hway), 3 Cupcakes, 4 Chocolate Cake, 5 Sushi. 6 Korean Bbq, 7 Pizza, 8 Fried Chicken, 9 Xiao Long Bao, 10 Fish And Chips I would think I have contributed to a few words up [...]

It is an understatement to say that old estate Tiong Bahru is facing a culinary explosion over the last two years. How many new cafes and restaurants do we need there? The good is that it drives many foreigners and hippies over to hang out over the weekends, though many old-time residents have more to [...]

Am I wrong to say that Singapore is the next best place to have ramen after Japan? We are so fortunate. There are so many ramen restaurants in Singapore, with many more new openings in 2012. And Ramen is very personal. Tell a Marutama fan that Ippudo is better and you are likely to get [...]

[Bangkok, Thailand] Fellow shopaholics listen up. You cannot go to Bangkok without a visit to The Platinum Fashion Mall, a six-storey fashion, clothes, accessories, bags retail and wholesale mall. Food lovers can also proceed to Level 6 to try its very popular food court where you can try the best of Thai food at a [...]

If there are any trends of mooncakes in 2012, it will be a) flavours are getting more adventurous b) many shops other than the hotels and restaurants are selling mooncakes, and c) they are getting so much more expensive. Let us see some of the weird ones, Angry Bird mooncakes from Peony Jade (cute), Baked [...]

One of the most anticipated malls in Singapore, The Star Vista has finally opened at Buona Vista! Are you excited or what? The Star is quite unlike any other. From a distance, the architectural design is spectacular and looks like a ship – probably inspired from the story of Noah’s Ark. The lower 3 levels [...]

Maxwell Road Food Centre has closed for two months to clean up the premises and has reopened again. Two months did feel like a long wait. I am sure some of you have your favourite stalls there including: Tian Tian Chicken Rice, Zhen Zhen Porridge , Lao Ban Beancurd , Hoe Kee Porridge and Dim [...]