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You have to give it to Cocotte’s Head Chef Anthony Yeoh, young at 30-something, but creates some very creative and mouth-watering dishes. He not only innovates for the sake of being innovative and different, the dishes actually taste superb. Cocotte, which means ‘pot’ or emmm… ‘prostitute’ in French has offerings which is a melting pot [...]

Private Chef Mervyn Phan of Cookyn Inc is probably an auntie and OL ‘killer’, I hear so many ladies raving about his cooking classes, mild-mannered personality, and some say good looks. So when he finally opens his own restaurant GRUB at Bishan Park, it is little wonder why it would pack. I think his students [...]

The telegenic Chef Amri is a regular face on MediaCorp’s Suria channel, and fans and viewers have been giving him support at his new restaurant at Jalan Kayu. With a ‘celebrity chef’ of sorts, Le Steak has been packing the crowd during the weekends. The truth is halal restaurants serving quality Western food at wallet-friendly [...]

Loco Modern Tapas and Wine Bar has undergone quite a few changes despite being relatively new, all to meet the waves of challenges that come with F&B business. The addition of the word “Modern” to its name means it is not selling the traditional tapas dishes but moving towards small-sized plates like Nasi Lemak Sushi, [...]

Dining at MUSEO Quayside Isle is not just about its food, but the entire concept and experience. MUSEO (pronounced ‘moo-zay-o’) means museum in Italian, quite an appropriate name since this is one of the more uncommon places which allow both art-jamming and food. Yes, it is opened by the same people behind Arteastiq Boutique Tea [...]

Two Face at Tiong Bahru’s Eng Hoon Street is so appropriately named. In the morning, it is an old-school kopitiam selling super delicious yong tau foo, vegetarian bee hoon and mee pok. By the evening, it transforms into a pizzeria and beef place that spells ‘hip’ all over. All they needed were some chalkboard to [...]

New English restaurant The Ascot at The Grandstand has found a right name, called because it is known to be a famous English racecourse. It is located at the previously known Turf City, and you suspect that the original premise may be where the horses were kept. Not to be confused with the similar-sounding service [...]

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf coffee chain has opened another new American concept restaurant at Takashimaya – Beanstro. I wished the name sounded more hip. But it is “Bean” and “Bistro”- get it? The first Beanstro is at Marina Bay Sands, known to many of my friends to be the place to grab a [...]

Can’t believe that I had never dined at Gordon Grill, which has been established since 1963. That makes the restaurant half a century old! Located at the Goodwood Park Hotel, Gordon Grill is unexpectedly under the radar, at least for the younger generation, when it is so full of timeless charm and quality European style [...]

Woh. The first and only lady Iron Chef Cat Cora has joined Resorts World Sentosa to open the Ocean Restaurant. I was partly star-struck when I met this celebrity chef with an impressive resume, known to be an accomplished restaurateur with six restaurants under her belt, a television host of Around the World in 80 [...]