It is needless to say most people aspire to own a luxury sports car – be it a Ferrari or a Maserati. If you say no, then you really should stop lying to yourself. While most of us are out of that income bracket, the desperate few among us, clearly with child-abandonment issues and seeking [...]
With a peppy performance by a Taiko drum troupe, a 90-kg tuna was hoisted through the lobby and into the restaurant. A blinding amount of camera flashes flashed away as the invited guests and diners followed, right on the trail of the imported fish. And that was how the new dinner spread at Carousel kicked [...]
The obesity rate in the US is a clear testament that there is something seriously wrong with the food we are stuffing down our throats. Did you honestly think the 3 minute microwavable lasagna was any good for you? What’s next? Chicken rice pills? That would shave off another 2 minutes preparing lunch. And as [...]
In today’s increasingly hectic schedules and rising cost of living, it’s only natural that Singaporeans are turning to staycations to let loose and indulge in stress-free bacchanals. However, if one is short on time yet high on stress, I’d recommend a trip down to Dolce Vita for what I coin as a ‘vacay-lunch’. Overlooking Mandarin [...]
We all know that heart of Singapore lies within the city – where fashionistas swipe their plastic in the many malls littered about Orchard and people dine at upmarket cafes to see and be seen – which then begs the question: where is the soul of Singapore? Forget the utilitarian high-rise office buildings in the [...]
After all those sleepless nights and arduous arguments, it is after all a bittersweet relationship. No, I am not talking about your whiny girlfriend; I am referring to the other woman in your life – your mother. As tradition dictates, we put our differences aside once a year and celebrate Mother’s Day over a nice [...]
As food writers, it is only normal that both Saunders and myself are armed with answers for the many “What’s your favourite place for ‘insert-random-food’?” questions that our dining companions shoot at us. With the recent rise in brand name bakeries – a trend I doubt would cease in the decent future, like the many [...]
The general word when finding a job is that one should do something he loves. While that is partially true, evidently in the relentless pursuit of money seen in some, there are some of us who are truly passionate about our job albeit doing it repetitively every day. Meet Chef Andrew Walsh, an Irish executive [...]
The problem with running a café specializing in pies is that no one, in Singapore at least, ever wakes up thinking “I want to have pie for lunch”. Think lunch, and that bowl of laksa or braised lamb shank come to mind. Well, if you like to have your savoury sweet dessert pies with your [...]
