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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 [...]

For a restaurant called Prosperous Kitchen, it doesn’t look very prosperous – there are always just a few tables occupied (if any), and usually by Westerners around River Valley looking to eat some Chinese chao mien. A stark contrast to Spizes the Makan Place and Boon Tong Kee just a few shops away, which have [...]

Singaporeans should be familiar with this story – The Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint is selling their business for $3.5 million – the amount includes $2 million for the recipe and $1.5 million for the shop space at Paya Lebar. Owners Betty Kong and husband have received bids of up to $3 million, but they [...]

This is no ordinary food review – it is food at the Supreme Court. I bet half of you do not even know there is a restaurant inside. According to the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC), mediators take disputing parties to lunch at the Academy Bistro in the Supreme Court so that they can get to [...]

[Tainan, Taiwan] While Tau Hway (also known as Tofu Pudding, Douhua or Bean Jelly) has taken waves in Singapore, I always remember that the best ones are eaten at its ‘hometown’ – Tainan. And of course, Tainan is the birthplace of Bean Jelly before it became popular in other Taiwanese cities. My Taiwanese host families [...]

Old Hong Kong Group founded by Hong Konger Victoria Li has a interesting business model, with 6 different restaurants at 6 price markets. There is the casual 24-hour Old Hong Kong Tea House at Katong Village, a Bruce Café at University Town targeted at tertiary students, and the very upmarket Old Hong Kong Taste and [...]

Kopi Tiam at Swissotel The Stamford is no ordinary coffee shop, but one which is known to gather the best of local dishes with a heavier than usual price tag. Even though most of the hawker food served here easily cost more than $10, locals and tourists come here to savour their signatures such as [...]

I fondly remember my Sichuan Chengdu trip some 10 years ago during the filming of Tian Ya Ren Wo Xing. Other than the impossibly beautiful scenary and pandas, Sichuan is also widely known for its food. Being a huge fan of Sichuan cuisine, I can rattle out some of its iconic signatures – Kung pao [...]