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QIN is the inhouse restaurant of The Clan Hotel. Opened by Tunglok Group, the restaurant serves Chinese food but with a modern twist. In Chinese, the restaurant name is 亲 which means kinship, in keeping with the overall theme of The Clan Hotel.

Located at the 4th floor of the property, the venue boasts of sweeping views of Singapore’s CBD owing to QIN’s high loft-style layout and floor-to-ceiling windows. QIN is comprised of two levels – the lower level is where the restaurant is located while the upper loft level is a bar where guests can unwind before or after their meal. The walls here are quite notable with their TCM medicine cabinets – inspired design.

I have been to QIN numerous times, from the time they launched their inaugural menu in 2021 down to my latest visit last week to check out what new Chef Marvas Ng has in store for this prized Tung Lok outlet. While other Tung Lok restaurants focus on traditional Chinese cooking, QIN is where they allow their chefs to exercise greater creative control. Chef Marvas Ng is of course no stranger to Singapore’s culinary scene, having come from Path, a restaurant which I also wholeheartedly enjoyed.

Here are some of the dishes I tried:

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No holiday feast is complete without a large platter of turkey for the family. Especially in this time of year when Christmas gatherings and home parties are in full swing, you may wish to order a roasted turkey to feed guests visiting your home for the holidays. 

With the past year’s recurring theme of inflation, I am surprisingly seeing many hotels and restaurants keep turkey prices stable this year. I am even seeing a few vendors offering their turkeys at slightly lower prices, albeit with fewer side dishes to go along with the bird or with a smaller turkey this time.

Whether it is a Thanksgiving feast, Christmas party with friends or an intimate holiday dinner with family, check out this selection of turkeys for 2025. Many of these vendors deliver as well.

You can also join our telegram channel here and receive updates on price drops, exclusive promotions not found anywhere else as well as flash deals for turkeys and other Christmas goodies. 

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Along with the log cake and turkey, the festive ham is another must-have dish during Christmas. The huge chunk – usually pork but may also be chicken or turkey – is either wet or dry cured and may or may not be smoked. There are many variations of ham available and all are generally considered acceptable for Christmas. There have also been deviations from the original honey-glazed hams. Some restaurants and hotels have rolled out hams with a local flair for instance, and I’ve aimed to list some of the noteworthy ones down below.

You can also join our telegram channel here and receive updates on price drops, exclusive promotions not found anywhere else as well as flash deals for  other F&B and travel-related promotions.

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Few other things are as evocative of the leisurely life as spending the afternoon socializing with friends and family over scones, cakes and finger sandwiches laid out nicely on a three-tier stand. Afternoon teas have only increased in popularity following the new normal as more folks take it slow and focus more on personal wellness. 

In this article, I try to show all the updated afternoon tea offerings at the moment. For the month of November and December, some hotels are starting to roll out their Christmas-themed afternoon tea promotions.

As WFH becomes less common, afternoon teas are reverting to their original place as mainly weekend affairs so it is advisable to book ahead if you wish to come on a Saturday or Sunday. Weekday seatings are usually not booked out, but it is advisable to check ahead as there are hotels that have made their afternoon tea sets available only on weekends.

You can also join our telegram channel here and receive updates on NEW afternoon tea offerings, exclusive promotions not found anywhere else as well as other F&B flash deals.

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As the F&B scene in Singapore evolves, I have witnessed how many high-end restaurants have resorted to offering abridged versions of their tasting menus or even ala-carte versions. terra Tokyo Italian is one of those venues, having recently launched their more accessible ala carte dinner menus as well as lunch sets that start from just S$45. I visited terra after a year to check out the new menu, prepared by their new chef – Shozo Sugano – who had trained in Italy for 8 years.

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