There’s a new place in town where you can enjoy Chef Chen Kentaro’s Sichuan creations. Chen’s Kitchen is a casual dining spot that serves up chuka ryori, a take on Chinese cuisine specially catered to Japanese palates. Located in the basement of Paragon Shopping Centre, it joins Chef Chen Kentaro’s belt of Michelin-starred and fast dining concepts.
I’m someone who can’t do without her daily dose of tea, so imagine my excitement when Umi Tea reached out and invited me to try out their travel tea set.
Umi Tea is an online store that offers a diverse selection of Chinese teas sourced from local tea farmers, along with a range of tea sets in various styles and functions. Their travel tea sets are not only practical, but also aesthetically pleasing and easy to carry around for spontaneous tea sessions on the go.
Maneki Neko Fortune Cat Travel Set ($66)
They say that good food is worth travelling off the beaten track for. Venture into the industrial neighbourhood of Eunos Avenue and you will stumble upon Hae! Prawn Claypot, a bustling stall that specialises in charcoal seafood claypot.
You’ve heard of build-your-own pasta and build-your-own sandwiches. But how about build-your-own porridge? The quintessentially Singaporean breakfast staple has been given its own DIY twist at Peng Jia Zhou, a humble porridge stall tucked away in ESR BizPark Chai Chee on the east side of Singapore.
Fans of Monster Curry, rejoice – the Japanese curry rice chain has cooked up two new teppan yakiniku items. Tuck into mouthwatering combinations of meat and seafood, flavoured with wholesome curry and customised spice levels.
Did you know that Southeast Asia is home to some iconic coffee beans?
Luckin Coffee has launched its latest Single Origin Espresso (SOE) Black Cup Sumatra Gayo series, featuring exquisite Sumatra Gayo beans handpicked in the Gayo region in Sumatra, Indonesia, one of the many locations scouted by their Global Bean Hunting Initiative.
For the uninitiated, SOE stands for single-origin or single-area espresso, whose distinct flavours and aromas are created by the unique soil, climate, altitude, and other environmental conditions the coffee beans are found in.
One of my fondest memories from childhood is tucking into piping hot claypot rice for dinner after a long wait at the hawker center. He Ping Claypot Rice is a family-run restaurant that’s been in the business for over 40 years. Located along Sims Avenue, within a 10 minutes’ walk from Ajunied MRT Station, this open-air establishment serves up traditional family fare at affordable prices.
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