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Jaan under Chef de Cuisine Julien Royer recently won the ‘The One To Watch’ title and is ranked No. 22 in the inaugural Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, signifying that this is indeed the restaurant to look out for in the coming years. (Read Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants – The Full List & Recommendations) Located on [...]

[Hong Kong] Joel Robuchon is known as the “Chef of the Century”, owning restaurants from Paris, Las Vegas, London to Tokyo, earning a total of 28 Michelin stars, the most of any chefs in the entire world. This meal at L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon is my first Robuchon’s, and also my first 3 Star Michelin. [...]

Not many would venture beyond Orchard Towers to the Orchard Hotel stretch, which actually houses gems such as plate-smashing (literally) Esmirada, music bar TAB and the recently opened Amuse by Armin Leitgeb. Replacing Bodega Y Tapas, “Amuse” comes from the French term ‘amuse bouche’ which literally translates to ‘mouth amuser’. It should not be mistaken [...]

Au Chocolat is a delightful additional to Marina Bay Sands, with a part-pretty part-whimsical décor, and a huge 4,700 square feet space comprising bistro, confectionary, gelato counter and even a retail segment. Located above the skating rink at MBS, you may have thought that Au Chocolat (pronounced o ∫okola) with all the chi chi tai [...]

Poulét (pronounced Poo-lay, meaning chicken) is a new French casual dining restaurant at Bugis+ offering adorable French classics to the masses. Some still call it Illuma, or Bugis Plus. (Read: New Poulet branch at Great World City) The French-themed bistro is at an open dining area opposite Ramen Champion. The vibes are modern, comfortable and [...]

[Hong Kong] Two-star Michelin restaurant Amber is ranked Number 44 restaurant in the world, alongside with other Hong Kong entries Bo Innovation (52), Caprice (54), Lung King Heen (93). This makes Amber the top ranking restaurant in Hong Kong, and the best. This being my first try at a San Pellegrino World’s Top 100 restaurant, [...]

Talk about IKEA’s Swedish food, the traditional dish of meatballs with cream sauce and lingonberries, Najad salmon and Saithe Herb Crusted Fish comes to mind. Want to learn how to prepare some of this Nordic delights? I was invited for a Swedcook session by IKEA at Cookyn Inc, and Chef Mervyn and Rayner (from HisFoodBlog) [...]

The most enquiries I have received of late are, “Where are the best brunch places in Singapore?” Before you even scream ‘all-day breakfast’ and ‘eggs benedict’ which is probably the next fashionable thing in this island, how does Foie Gras Egg Cocotte and Croque Monsier sound to you? Cocotte at the Wunderlust Hotel (at Rochor [...]

[Melbourne, Australia] Spanish food was never really in my food radar, perhaps because I never tried anything exceptional here, until MoVida. Winning awards like Two Chef’s Hat in The Age Good Food Guide Awards and the Dish of the Year for its Cecina, you need to book extremely early (say a month) for MoVida. Fortunately, [...]

Flam’s, not to be confused with ‘phlegm’, is short for Flammekueche – an Alsatian bread dough that looks like the thinnest form of pizza. Flam’s is the only Flemmekueche specialist from France with a history of more than 20 years and makes it first foray in Singapore at Orchard Central. My university makan kakis were [...]