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313 Somerset just got sweeter with the opening of Japanese-Italian café Dolce Tokyo. And also more Japanese with surrounding shops like Lowry’s Farm and Uniqlo at Level 3 (which look like where I can get my entire wardrode from). But unlike the fashion stores, Dolce Tokyo is a completely new brand and concept, created due [...]

There is barbeque, and there is yakiniku. Not very much different in the strictest sense of the word. But barbeque is commonly associated with smoke and burnt meat. Over at Ito-Kacho Yakiniku Restaurant, your dining experience is going to different from what you commonly get, compared to your outdoor BBQs or Korean grill restaurants. Very [...]

What’s the next big thing in Singapore for food? Looking at new Japanese cafes such as Maccha House, Dolce Tokyo, Hoshino Coffee, Saint Marc’s, Tsujiri Tea House and Nana’s Green Tea (so many!), I think it is Matcha. Yes matcha, the fine Japanese powdered green tea which is said to boost metabolism, reduce cholesterol, and [...]

Hilton Singapore may not be that immediate place you would think of when you crave for ‘Italian’, but its flagship restaurant il Cielo does serve some of the best contemporary Italian dishes around. I am pretty surprised myself. This relatively new restaurant at the 24th of Hilton, which means ‘the sky’, is next to the [...]

It seems that the Atrium @ Orchard aka Plaza Singapura extension is going on a Japanese food route – with semi-buffet restaurant Hifiumi, hot pop restaurant Tsukada Nojo, dessert café Nana’s Green Tea, and the newly opened Hoshino Coffee. I am not complaining, because it gives us one more good reason to visit PS. Hoshino [...]

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. [...]

I have never been to Manhattan or the New York to judge their pizzas, but I do know that this Manhattan Pizza Co in Singapore serves HUGE ones. Huge to the extent that the pizza filled the entire square table, huge that each slice is bigger than my hand, huge that 5 of my hungry [...]

Singaporeans will queue for a few things: buying 4D, Korean pop concert, and Japanese buffets. Kiseki Japanese Buffet Restaurant which used to be at Heeren (and didn’t exactly get the best of reviews), opened up with new life at Orchard Central. New location, new fengshui, new view, new chef, new food = very good business, [...]

Recently, I have been a “date guru” of sorts. Not just food anymore. People asking me where to bring their girlfriends on a first date, first month anniversary, first year anniversary etc etc. Actually, I rather not recommend as I would never want to be guilty of recommending a ‘wrong’ place and spoiling that date [...]

Nassim Hill Bakery Bistro Bar has one of the most interesting concepts – bakery with brunch items in the dawn, bistro in the noon, and transformed to a charming bar by dusk with DJs spinning at the side. Getting a condominium at Nassim Hill has always been one of my dreams (let that be granted), [...]