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Madame Fan by Alan Yau – Etiquette Free Chinese Fine Dining in NCO Club

July 23, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

The NCO Club opened earlier this year as a lifestyle destination within the upscale South Beach precinct. Within the conservation building’s halls are four venues:

Madame Fan is a 222-seater Chinese restaurant conceptualized by restaurateur Alan Yau
Cool Cats is a jazz bar inconspicuously tucked away from the rest of NCO Club by a doorway (which happens to have excellent soundproofing!) with a live band playing every night
Fish Pool is a champagne and oyster bar set beside a diving pool. If you come here on the right evening, you may catch a mermaid swimming in full view!
Stags’ Room is an intimate wine lounge that has a decor that doesn’t look out of place in exclusive gentlemen’s clubs

Recently, I was invited to check out The NCO Club – particularly the Chinese restaurant Madame Fan for a progressive and etiquette-free dining experience.

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A Look at Scoot’s Inflight Meals – What to Order When You Fly (KIX – SIN)

July 15, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Scoot is Singapore Airline’s budget carrier arm. The airline flies to many regional destinations as well as some long-haul. The carrier has even started to fly to places such as Honolulu, Athens and Berlin. The bulk of the food offerings with Scoot is pretty much standardized. The only exception are those routes that are too far or where the plane isn’t making a direct turnaround back to Singapore. For these flights, the food menu gets a bit interesting.

Check out my review of ScootBiz here

Those flying on Scoot’s ex-KIX (Osaka) get a treat in terms of a special menu with hot meals that are entirely distinct from those the carrier offers on any other route. The main reason for this is that the aircraft for ex-KIX flights don’t immediately come from Singapore and as such, Scoot needs to get a caterer from KIX to prepare the meals. The aircraft ex-SIN usually comes from either Taipei or Honolulu.

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Dinner Buffet Revamp at Edge, Pan Pacific Singapore

July 14, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Edge at Pan Pacific Singapore has revamped its dinner buffet with new sections including one featuring Double-boiled Soups and a theatrical display of Teh Tarik and Cendol. The soups will be on rotation daily with a line-up that comprise of Ginseng Chicken Soup, Black Chicken Herbal Soup, Watercress Red Date Pork Ribs Soup, Traditional ABC Pork Ribs Soup, Lotus Root with Cuttlefish Pork Bone Soup, Double Boiled Mushroom, Corn, Baby Chinese Cabbage Soup, Apple-Pear Pork Soup with Bitter and Sweet Almonds and Double Boiled Old Cucumber Lean Pork Soup.

Among the existing sections, there are new dishes as well. These include the Truffle Scented Green Soba, Udon with Goma Dressing and Unagi with Confit Potato for starters. Other new items include DIY Seafood in a Cup, Pacific Ocean Wooden Plank of the Day and a live station serving up Singapore-style Hokkien Mee. Continue to indulge in heartier choices such as Crackling Pork Belly, Herb Confit Salmon Fillet and Murgh Malai. The feasting is complete with a magnificent display of desserts including Vanilla Crème Brulee, Durian Pengat Verrine and Araguani Bergamot Gateau.

In terms of theme, it remains mostly the same with Surf and Turf every Tuesdays and the seafood-themed Hooked@Edge every Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Prices: S$78 per adult / S$39 per child on Mondays and Tuesdays; S$88 per adult / S$44 per child from Wednesdays to Sundays

For reservations: +65 6826 8240
Email: celebrate.sin@panpacific.com

SKIRT, W Singapore Sentosa Cove (2018) – More Than Just Steaks at “The Boldest Grill”

July 12, 2018 by Bino 1 Comment

Entering its 6th year of operation, SKIRT at W Singapore Sentosa Cove has reinvented itself as “the boldest grill” as it seeks to move out of the typical steakhouse stereotype. Its latest menu offers a smattering of European dishes with a distinct Asian influence. Think “laksa octopus” or carpaccio flavored with a dash of saffron yuzu. Regulars who come all the way to Sentosa Cove to sample SKIRT’s steaks will be relieved to find that the meats are still there, albeit with less variety than before. Despite all these changes, the venue has retained its intimate and quiet nature – perfect for dates or small business gatherings.

The new menu at SKIRT comes from Chef Justin Dingle Garciyya who came in as culinary director in late 2017 after having stints in various properties in Australia, New York, Miami and Qatar; including some Michelin-starred restaurants.

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New Menu (2018) at Racines, Sofitel Singapore City Centre

July 10, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

I have written about Racines in Sofitel Singapore City Centre a number of times and frequented the restaurant even more. I have always loved how the restaurant is able to keep two distinct cuisines without being regarded as a fusion restaurant. The French and Chinese dishes are equally good and if it weren’t for the relatively high end dining proposition, I would be there more often.

Racines has not been around for a year yet but it recently launched a new menu with some refreshing changes. First of all, there are now more affordable options (seems like my wish has been answered) with a S$28++ lunch set for two courses. Also, you’ll now observe that many dishes in the new menu are lower in price. This is because some of the newer dishes have been made deliberately smaller to cater to individual portions. I was recently invited to check out the new menu at Racines. I can’t recall any restaurant revisits I’ve done recently that I was as excited about as this one.

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Ultimate Guide to Mooncakes in Singapore (2018) – Most Unique Mooncake Flavors For Mid-Autumn Festival

July 8, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

The Mid-Autumn Festival in 2018 occurs on the 24th September and this year, hotels are once again showcasing some fancy flavors to top each other for the season. As early as June 2018, I am already starting to see hotels in Singapore announcing their best mooncake line-up so for everyone’s benefit, I am listing the unique flavors here for traditional mooncakes, snow skin mooncakes and even durian mooncakes as and when I receive information on them so do check this page regularly for more updates!

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Flight Review: Singapore Airlines Dreamliner 787 Business Class

July 4, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Singapore Airlines took delivery of its new Dreamliners in March 2018 with the aim of deploying up to 49 of these planes across regional destinations in Japan, Korea and Australia. These new planes offered fully-flat beds in business class, a good step-up from the 777-200s and A330s that Singapore Airlines tends to utilize for its Asian destinations.

I found myself having to fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX) one summer morning when I took part in the “My Secret Wakayama” project. I love Japan but summer isn’t really my favorite time to go there. It gets unbearably hot – even more than Southeast Asian destinations at that time of the year. Anyway, I digress. I wanted to fly to KIX in the fastest way possible and the only options were with Singapore Airlines or Scoot. The latter doesn’t fly there daily which left me with SQ. To go on the red-eye flight to KIX, I chose to redeem my miles – 43,000 to be exact for a one-way flight.

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My Secret Wakayama – Attractions, Itinerary and Travel Guide to This Hidden Gem 1 Hour From Osaka

July 2, 2018 by Bino 1 Comment

My recent trip to Wakayama encapsulated the ease and convenience of visiting Japan’s off-the-beaten path destinations. I have so far been to Japan for five times prior to this trip and had not known about Wakayama until I participated in the “My Secret Wakayama” project. It is an initiative to uncover this little known destination in the southern part of Kansai region brimming with resorts, historic attractions and some of the best ramen in Japan.

Despite being little known to foreign visitors aside from Mt. Koya which is also located within Wakayama’s namesake prefecture, the city is surprisingly easy to get to. From Kansai International Airport, it is slightly less than 1 hour away which makes it practical to combine with a trip to Osaka and Kyoto. You can also easily book a tour that covers the essential sights in Wakayama as a day trip.

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