It seems like one of the new ‘hip’ places to go to for dinner is near my place and next to Alexandra Village. Located at Blk 119 Bukit Merah Lane 1, this coffee shop that used to be plagued with bad fengshui and rotating shop owners, has finally found a winning combination of stalls that...
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The Black Swan Entices With Art Deco & Classic Good Food
01/27/201503/26/2020Cake, Chocolate, Colleagues, Dessert, Foie gras, Food, French Food, Friends, Ice Cream, Restaurants, Reviewsby melfann
Located at a corner where Cecil Street meets Marina Boulevard, The Black Swan resides in an 1930s building which used to be a bank. Running with the Art Deco theme, the Lo & Behold Group transformed it into The Black Swan, which serves classic cuisine that borders on being French-Americano. Upon entering the restaurant, you...
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THE Best Mont Blanc in Singapore – Henri Charpentier
Chanced upon Henri Charpentier through a friend when we were trying to help my colleague find a proper gift for his step-mum. Despite me being a foodie, I’ve never heard of this popular (and famous) Japanese patisserie chain. Opened in Japan in 1969, Henri Charpentier is a French style Japanese patisserie and its namesake is...
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My Birthday Dinner @ The Clan Restaurant
10/13/201403/26/2020Birthdays, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Family, Foie gras, Food, Restaurants, Reviewsby melfann
I searched online for quite some time and read tons of reviews before choosing to celebrate my birthday with my family at The Clan Restaurant, located at the quiet Bukit Pasoh. +ladyironchef rated it as one of the top places to bring your date without breaking your wallet and thus, I thought that this would...
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Savour 2014 – Celebrating Delicious Food and Chefs
03/09/201403/26/2020Brunch, Festival, Foie gras, Food, Friends, Japanese Food, Michelin Star, Restaurants, Reviews, Singaporeby melfann
Despite the heat, throngs of people were making their way to The Promontory @ Marina Bay and I couldn’t help but get excited when approaching the entrance and the waft of food smells greeted me. What were we all here for? Savour 2014 – a 4-day event which celebrates Michelin starred Chefs and panders to all...
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Fine Dining in Singapore at Guy Savoy
How do you pronounce Guy Savoy? I was educated by my bro on this. It’s not English so…it’s pronounced as Ghee Sav-wah. I know what you’re thinking. My colleagues gave me bug-eyed looks when I mentioned the restaurant that I booked for our event’s speakers. Anyway, we had an event at Marina Bay Sands last...
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Lunch at Gunther’s – The modern French Cuisine
06/14/201303/26/2020Chocolate, Dessert, Foie gras, Food, France, Restaurants, Reviews, Singaporeby melfann
Met up with some old friends at Gunther’s for lunch although we were supposed to have gone to Saveur but Saveur lost us because of the wait staff’s rudeness. Anyway, back to Gunther’s Restaurant. This is the second time that I’ve eaten at Gunther’s and the first was a business lunch so I couldn’t do...
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Lunch at OChre – a pseudo Italian affair
05/12/201303/26/2020Cake, Dessert, Foie gras, Food, Freebies, Friends, Ice Cream, Restaurants, Reviewsby melfann
Met up with my caterer, Kitchen Language, at one of their restaurants for lunch last Thu as we needed to finalise some logistical matters for my Ladies Workshop that was held last Sat. It was my first time eating at OChre, although I knew that it was an Italian restaurant and it is priced to...
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Restaurant Review – Affordable French at Saveur
01/29/201303/26/2020Birthdays, Foie gras, Food, France, Friends, Restaurants, Reviews, Singaporeby melfann
The trend nowadays seem to be making fine dining cheap while cafes are making simple fare extravagant and expensive. I’m all for affordable gourmet!! For my boss’ birthday lunch, the whole bunch of us went to Saveur at Purvis Street to sample their affordable French. Started by 2 friends who did stints at Guy Savoy...
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Restaurant Review – Poulet
My family is all for good food at reasonable prices so, my dad was particularly interested to try the food at ‘Poulet’, a nouveau French restaurant at the revamped Bugis+ (formerly known as Illuma) by Chef Nelson Chua (formerly from Au Petit Salut). The design of the place is quite cozy in the sense that...