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Hearing the name “Tea Party Café” alone would remind me of a cosy café with cupcakes and little porcelain cups, with a whimsical feel somewhat like the Mad Tea Party in Alice in Wonderland. The Tea Party Cafe at China Square somewhat almost has the feel – apple green painted walls with black and white [...]

Let’s first talk about the history of “Yayoiken”, started more than 125 years ago as a Western food restaurant in Kaybacho Tokyo. That was when Western cuisine was still considered rare in Japan, it is no surprise that they successfully developed a chain with 190 restaurants in Japan alone.

[Tokyo, Japan] A trip to Japan is not complete without trying out one of its Kaiten-zushi, a sushi restaurant where plates or sushi are placed on a rotating conveyor belt. Some call this the sushi train. The benefits: You do not need to speak a single Japanese to know and see what you want to [...]

Tian Tian Chicken Rice, known to be Singapore’s top chicken rice and featured on Anthony Bourdain’s programme No Reservations, had lost its ‘Master Chef’. The man, better known as Ah Tai, who has been cooking the famed Tian Tian Chicken Rice set up another chicken rice shop just 3 stalls away at Maxwell. His stall [...]

After watching the variety show “Just Noodles 面对面 by Kym Ng and Bryan Wong, I decided to make my way to find the cheapest and most delicious dumpling 水饺 noodles in Singapore. The programme features noodle stalls that sell the costliest or best value-for-money noodles, stalls with the longest historical background, most highly recommended stalls, [...]

[Melbourne, Australia] For first time travelers to Melbourne, a visit to the iconic Queen Victoria Market is a must. You won’t regret it. Being the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere 7 hectares, it sells almost from fruits and vegetables to clothing, jewellery and arts & crafts. For food lovers, simply make your [...]

You are not reading wrong – An all-you-can-eat authentic Japanese buffet priced at only $14.90++ for lunch! And that includes a wide spread of more than 100 seasonal selections which include sushi, yakitori, okonomiyaki and desserts. Sounds like a good deal. Chiso Zanmai is an Osaka-based Japanese buffet restaurant known for its fresh seafood, and [...]

[Ho Chi Minh City] Vietnam’s good food places are not all about Ben Thanh Market. If you have been to HCM a few times but have not been to Quan AnNgon, you do not know what you are missing out. Quan An Ngon translates to “a delicious dining place” and it feels like a Marche, [...]

[Chiayi, Taiwan] Chiayi, though a lesser known area in Taiwan, is the access point of the scenic mountain area of Alishan. For those unfamiliar and wish to venture there, the popular street foods at Chiayi include Water-spray Chicken Rice, Guo’s Rice Cakes in Soup, Shrimp Egg with Preserved Mustard Green and Thick Duck Soup. Taiwan [...]

Buah keluak toast? Babi chin la mian? Terong assam fries? We bet you have never tried them before till you visit My Peranakan Spice Box. This shop is quite well-hidden opposite HDB Hub, behind the famous Tiong Bahru Pao and Koi Bubbletea shops. I would say this is worth its find with over 30 dishes [...]