As far as desserts are concerned, 2019 is just about the year of the Basque burnt cheesecake. It is by no means new. La Viña in San Sebastián, Spain…
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Big Prawn Noodles at Loyang Way Food Village has been on my to-do list for… maybe a year now. I first learned of it from Willin Low, chef-owner of…
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In search of the best salted butters available for retail in Singapore, we tried a whopping 22 brands of salted butters. We really combed through the aisles/websites of the…
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If these two years are any indication, chef collaborations are definitely here to stay. Most four hands (or six hands) dinners tend to be pretty elaborate affairs that cost…
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Christmas and New Year’s for merry-making and spending time with your loved ones. And not slaving over the kitchen and stressing yourself to get everything ready. We sampled our…
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Things to Do: Get a Taste of Old-school Hong Kong Flavours, Bar-hop Your Way Through the Gin Jubilee and More
Old-school Flavours of Hong Kong From now till 30 November, Yan’s Nostalgic Recommendations Menu offers an edible snapshot of the culinary landscape of 1970s Hong Kong – a time…
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Book Ahead: A Chinatown-inspired Six-hands Dinner by Birds of a Feather, Ding Dong and Le Binchotan
Around the Telok Ayer neighbourhood where most dining joints operate out of shophouses, back alleys are an integral social space for restaurant staff. The back alley is where you…
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Snowskin mooncakes can be tricky to navigate: Sometimes the flavours are downright outrageous; sometimes the snowskin layer is unduly thick and doughy; sometimes the promised boozy kick isn’t there.…
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Baked mooncakes are really about indulgence. Everyone knows they’re calorie bombs. However, we eat them anyway, preferring to rely on the self-serving “mid-autumn festival is also once a year!”…
