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At Sentosa, they love to put seafood restaurants near seafood themed attractions – there is Cat Cora’s Ocean Restaurant at S.E.A Aquarium and The Boxing Crab right behind Underwater World. Which really disturbs me for eating their kind after going gaga over the wonders of nature. While getting here can be a hassle, I will [...]

Chopsuey Café at Dempsey is PS Café’s first foray into Asian cuisine, inspired by memories of Westernized Chinese food of the owners. While ‘chop suey’, a mixed meat-vegetable dish itself isn’t the most glamorous of food, it is something familiar with Chinese staying overseas. I only came here because my foodie friend heard so many [...]

Crystal Jade Pristine at Level 3 Scotts Square is a new outlet with a different branding, serving more exquisite yet simple dishes. Two words to describe its cuisine – nourishing and organic. When friends wanted a recommendation for Crystal Jade, I would sometimes direct them to Scotts Square because it is less crowded (compared to [...]

If you always thought high tea meant the ‘Western way’ – cakes, pies and bread, how about a Chinese high tea of handcrafted dim sum and oriental desserts? Tian Fu Tea Room at Si Chuan Dou Hua Restaurant, with branches at Park Royal on Beach Road, Kitchener Road and UOB Plaza, have been offering Imperial [...]

Everything I go to Din Tai Fung, there are some regulars I always order: The Xiao Cai Oriental Salad in Special Vinegar Dressing, Fried Rice with Shrimps and Eggs, Noodle Soup with Fried Pork Chop, Hot & Sour Soup, and of course the signature Steamed Pork Dumplings. I can usually just finish two dishes of [...]

Beijing is famous for its sliced Peking Duck, and it is about time that Singapore promotes more of the flavourful Herbal Roast Duck, found at Dian Xiao Er. Actually, I do not know of anywhere here which makes these herbals ducks better than them. I am a more of a chicken than a duck person. [...]

The Majestic Bay Seafood Restaurant which is newly opened at Gardens By The Bay, offers customers a family-friendly place for seafood and dimsum meals, especially after a walk at the Flower Dome right above. Knowing Singaporean’s love affair with crabs, Chef Yong Bing Ngen of Majestic Restaurant and Jing fame has created a dish that [...]

Dear hairy crabs, I have waited for you for a year to be back. There are some things that I would have to wait for 300 days before I can savour again. One of which are the hairy crabs. These Chinese mitten crabs, which are Shanghai’s prized delicacy, only come during the days of Autumn. [...]

Crystal Jade has ventured into Jiangnan cuisine, again. While most may think that this concept at Vivocity is new, Crystal Jade once had Hui Cui which serves Shanghainese food, and Jiang Nan Cuisine at Ngee Ann City – with some of the popular menu dishes still remaining. Jiangnan food? How many of you can name [...]

Singaporeans love crabs. Look at the number of different crab dishes we indulge in, and the different seafood restaurants around. Well, crab lovers are in for a treat with over 20 different crab delights at Peach Blossoms this October. Their Chinese Executive Chef Chan Shun Wong from Hong Kong has come up with two crustacean [...]