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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SAVE THE DATE – WellnessYogi Reset
Ever since I joined the same gym as my friend, I’ve been faithfully going to Yoga classes twice every week, pilates once a week and using some of the machines to increase my cardio. It has been 4 months since I started my gym regime and I’m glad to announce that I’ve successfully converted 1kg...
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Fire In The Belly (and more) At Yoogane
Photo credit: Yoogane Singapore I’ve seen the long queues at Yoogane’s Bugis Junction branch and I’ve always wondered what the fuss is all about. All I know is that Yoogane started in Busan, Korea, in 1981 and it specialises in Galbi – grilled meat that has been marinated in the typical ganjang sauce. Deciding to...
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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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Artisanal Pizza Has Finally Arrived In City Hall Area – Alt. Pizza
My dad read an article in Sunday Times recently about Alt. Pizza and he got all excited about it because the owner of Alt. Pizza (Matthew White) had helped to launch Extra Virgin Pizza and I had brought my dad to Extra Virgin Pizza once and he was so impressed by the pizza there that...
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Toasting The Macallan For Years To Come
01/18/201503/26/2020Celebrities, Chocolate, Contests, Food, Free Samples, Freebies, Friends, Parties, Reviews, Winesby melfann
The first time I ever consciously knew that I was drinking a Macallan whisky was last year, when we opened 2 bottles of it during a colleague’s (now ex-colleague) leave-do. Fast forward a year later and here I am at the “Toast The Macallan” event held at Marina Bay Sands Convention Hall. I went to...
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Chui Huay Lim Cuisine – Delicious Singaporean Take on Traditional Teochew Cuisine
Chui Huay Lim Club is nestled in a corner along Keng Lee Road, near Newton, and the Club itself is more than 160 years old. The flagship restaurant is also called Chui Huay Lim and it literally translates as Forest of Drunken Flowers. Hmm…how poetic. The family and I decided to go there for dinner...
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Good Place For Date Night – Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chop House (The Heeren)
12/29/201403/26/2020Beer, Cake, Dessert, Family, Food, Restaurants, Reviews, Singapore, Steakby melfann
Located in a nondescript corner of the 3rd floor of Robinsons, The Heeren (btw, the new Robinsons at Heeren remind me of Selfridges in London…but that’s a separate topic), that’s only highlighted with this thin sign, the family and I went to Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chop House for a special post-Christmas dinner. This particular...
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More Delicious Food At Bridge Cafe Restaurant & Bar
If you’ve read my previous post on Bridge Cafe, Restaurant & Bar, you would’ve known how impressed I was with the food and so, I decided to bring my colleague there for his leave-do. Again, I ordered their Executive Set II but I went for the Chicken Roulade for the mains. Again, I was heavily...
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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...