Gastronomic Ruminations

After a cloyingly sweet dose of Salted Caramel Ice Cream at Salted Caramel the night before, I had to have another fix at Ice Cream Gallery, one of my preferred ice cream joints in the Eastern part of Singapore. Single Scoop of Ice Cream with 2 Flavours @ S$5.50 (approximate price) Earl Grey & Fig and [...]

Established in September 1977 in New York, Dean & DeLuca has been synonymous with retailing quality gourmet produce and for transforming grocery shopping into a luxurious experience. There’s been a flurry of excitement amongst my foodie friends because Dean & DeLuca Singapore will be opening its flagship store at Orchard Central at 8pm on 22 June [...]

Henry Congressional, a pop-up cafe of sorts, opened its doors with a soft launch on 13 June 2012. The cafe will only be open for 8 months because the building in which they are located has been sold via a collective sale (more commonly referred to as “en bloc” in Singapore). Henry Congressional seeks to [...]

Almost like a scene out of Alice in Wonderland, the eclectically vintage decor and homeware at Carpenter and Cook offers a retrolicious escape from the hustle and bustle of city living in Singapore. See something you like? You’d be pleased to know that everything (well, I guess almost everything) is for sale here as the [...]

I stopped over for a few days in Hong Kong on my way home from visiting family members in San Francisco. BM, a friend working in Hong Kong, and I met for lunch on the last day of my visit. We ate so much that I had to get coffee at a branch of Caffe Habitu [...]

I was fortunate to have been invited by Lim Chee Guan to their Grand Opening Reception at Ion Orchard. Finally, there’s an outlet in the heart of Orchard Road, which is far more accessible than the existing outlets in Chinatown. I hope this also means that the queues will be more bearable during Chinese New [...]

By sheer coincidence, we arrived at the same time as the Lion Dance Troupe so we got to watch the performance before settling down for lunch at New Majestic Restaurant.Hmm, I’d never seen the oranges being arranged in a pomelo before as most local lion dance troupes peel some Mandarin Oranges and then arrange the [...]

This Hong Kong-style cafe is a branch of Bugis St. Chuen Chuen Chicken Rice. They sell chicken rice in addition to noodle dishes and various Hong Kong Cha Chan Teng dishes. I was introduced to this cafe by my Godparents in August 08 (I realised that the date of my first visit is captured in [...]

I was thrilled to be invited by St. Regis and Yahoo! flickr to a sneak preview of the auspicious Chinese New Year degustation menus at Yan Ting 宴庭. Incidentally, Yan Ting was recently awarded “Best New Chinese Restaurant 2009″ by Singapore Tatler. Image courtesy of Yan Ting, St Regis Singapore It’s not difficult to fathom [...]

It’s hard to find delicious Brazilian Cheese Buns (Pão de queijo) in Singapore. I only know of 2 bakeries that sell it, Provence Bakery (a Japanese bakery named after a region in France) and Four Leaves. I guess some of you must be wondering what a Brazilian Cheese Bun is. It’s a popular Brazilian breakfast [...]