The Cicheti name is not new. The first restaurant holding this moniker is still going strong at Kandahar Street (Arab St / Kampong Glam area). The newer Bar Cicheti at Jiak Chuan Road was the one that helped me realise they meant serious business. I mean, a sommelier who has perfected the art of funky […]
So you’re off to Margaret River, you have 3 or 4 days, there are over a 100 wine producers around, and you’re wondering which to shortlist. Let me just say straight off the bat that if you want the big guns, yes, please go ahead to visit the likes of Voyager Estate, Leeuwin Estate, Vasse […]
Without a doubt, Northbridge is THE area if you’re looking for hip, culturally-diverse places, the type of establishments with names such as Lucky Chan’s Laundry, No Mafia and Bangkok Brothers. Rooftop cocktail bars face off with strip clubs and the streets do fill up with youth in various states of inebriation, but skip over the […]
{Update: 24 Oct 2019} New Ubin Seafood, or rather just New Ubin, is bringing its Truly Singaporean, zi char cooking to Tampines. Not just any old place in Tampines, but the most far-flung, hidden space possible, at an industrial park. With the closure of the outlet at another distant place, Hillview, and with only the […]
{Update: 23 Oct 2019) V Dining is getting all snazzy with its new weekend high-tea offering at $48 per person, with free flow of coffee and teas by Tea Forte. Savoury items feature a curried lamb pastilla, the Singaporean favourite otah with turmeric and lime, and a fresh Thai Basil spring roll. Sweets include the […]