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Mooncakes in Singapore 2019 Mega Guide & Best Mooncake Boxes This Mid-Autumn Festival

June 22, 2019 by Bino Leave a Comment

Mid-autumn festival in 2019 will fall on the 13th of September and once again, hotels in Singapore have prepared some of the most exquisite mooncake flavours for the season. Whether you are looking for snowskin or traditional baked mooncakes, do check out this list which will be updated regularly as with previous years. I will also try my best to highlight some of the most unique mooncake flavours – not just the durian mooncakes but also fruity, tea, acai, bird’s nest and alcohol-infused ones where relevant. I will also highlight which hotels have the best and prettiest mooncake boxes in 2019 for your convenience.

If you are planning to order mooncakes for mid autumn festival, whether in the physical outlets or online, the best credit cards to use this season are those from DBS/POSB, UOB and Citibank where discounts ranging from 15 to 30% can be had from some merchants. If you are planning to make your purchase online, you may wish to consider getting the Citi Rewards Card where you can earn 4 miles per S$1 for online transactions. Currently, there is also a separate promotion where successful credit card applications with Citibank earn up to S$200 vouchers for new cardholders and S$30 for existing ones while successful card applications with UOB earn a cash reward of S$50.

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Food Review: V Dining Restaurant at Scotts Square

June 18, 2019 by Bino Leave a Comment

V Dining which is located in Scotts Square is a concept restaurant by the Swiss appliances brand, V-ZUG. This is the brand’s first restaurant and the venue is meant to showcase the capabilities of the V-ZUG brand (their products conveniently showcased in the gallery called Zugorama next door).

I was invited to check out V Dining for dinner one evening. The restaurant is helmed by Head Chef Lee Jing Peng, with V-ZUG’s culinary director, Chef Ryan Clift providing inputs on the menu. The 35-seater venue is relatively small and intimate, with floor to ceiling windows offering views of Orchard Road. The kitchen features an open concept, with V-ZUG’s appliances in clear view from the dining area. One can also see the painstaking process at which the dishes are prepared – even the off-menu snack items!

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Golden Peony at Conrad Centennial Singapore – New Tea-Inspired Menu (2019)

June 12, 2019 by Bino Leave a Comment

Golden Peony, the Chinese restaurant in Conrad Centennial Singapore, has rolled out a new set menu in collaboration with Jing Tea. While most food establishments wrap up such collaborations by introducing tea pairing menus, Golden Peony takes it one step further by infusing tea elements into the dishes.

Lest you think the dishes might actually taste like bitter tea leaves, Chef Ku Keung has introduced a creative spin by infusing finer elements of tea culture into the food. Think: the fragrance of chrysanthemum flowers into soup, the crispy texture of Long Jing tea leaves into stir-fried courses, etc. Being a tea lover myself, I was most curious to try out Golden Peony’s tea inspired menu when the team invited me over for dinner.

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Gram, Japan’s Fluffy Souffle Pancakes, in VivoCity, Singapore

June 11, 2019 by Bino Leave a Comment

Gram, the popular pancake place in Japan, is now in Singapore. The casual restaurant is officially opening in VivoCity on the 16th of June 2019 and will feature the famous wobbly stacked pancakes which originated in Osaka, Japan. A couple of days prior to opening, I was invited to check out the offerings at Gram. Having visited the main store previously during a trip to Japan, I was curious to see how the Singapore outlet compares. I have to say that when it comes to the thick souffle pancakes, the Singapore version compares favorably against the Osaka one. Gram Cafe & Pancakes in Singapore will serve both dessert and savory pancakes when it opens it doors.

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NEW: Min Jiang at Dempsey – A Delight From Start to Finish

June 6, 2019 by Bino Leave a Comment

Min Jiang at Dempsey opened its doors in April 2019, having moved from its former One North location. At present, this is the restaurant’s second location, with the original one in Goodwood Park Hotel’s premises still delighting guests with its brand of Chinese cuisine.

inside min jiang at dempsey

The Dempsey Hill location of Min Jiang is decked up in a semi-zen look. The interiors are dominated by just one color – a soothing shade of light brown achieved through the usage of wood and rattan in not just the blinds but in the furnishings as well. The restaurant also has floor-to-ceiling windows across three of its four corners which I imagine would look exceptional in the day.

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New Menu at Man Fu Yuan 满福苑 (2019) – InterContinental Singapore

June 5, 2019 by Bino Leave a Comment

Man Fu Yuan, the Chinese restaurant in InterContinental Singapore, has launched a new menu in 2019 as it onboards a new Executive Sous Chef – Aaron Tan. Chef Aaron is now the main chef overseeing the culinary activities in Man Fu Yuan as Chef Eric Neo is now the Executive Chef of the entire hotel. With the new Executive Sous Chef, Man Fu Yuan has 13 new dishes in the menu in addition to the perennial favorites. I was recently invited over by the InterContinental Singapore team to sample the new items in Man Fu Yuan.

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Sunday Brunch at Oscar’s Conrad Centennial Singapore (2019)

May 19, 2019 by Bino Leave a Comment

Oscar’s at Conrad Centennial Singapore has recently revamped its Sunday brunch with new sections interspersed with old favorites for a special weekend experience. Certain sections have been expanded with others streamlined. There are also new stations to keep diners coming back. I was recently invited over to Oscar’s to check out the recharged brunch offerings.

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Il Cielo at Hilton Singapore – New Spring Menu (2019)

March 24, 2019 by Bino Leave a Comment

Il Cielo, the rooftop Italian restaurant at Hilton Singapore, celebrates its 9th anniversary this March by launching the first of a series of seasonal menus. Aimed to be refreshed every two months, the set menus showcase the finest seasonal produce in Japan and Italy. Resident Chef Yohhei Sasaki transforms these ingredients into authentic Italian dishes that come with his trademark Japanese sensibilities.

I was recently invited to Il Cielo to check out the first of their seasonal menus. For this period, Chef Sasaki has gathered the likes of Toyama-Japan firefly squid, Kyoto amadai fish, fresh spring Japanese cabbages, Italian white asparagus and premium Japanese Shorthorn Wagyu beef for the set menus which range from 4 to 7 courses.

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