You won’t find any nails, paint, or home building materials here. Chye Seng Huat Hardware, fondly called CSHH, is situated in the district where several metal and hardware companies of old converged. CSHH’s actual building has been conserved to preserve the location’s unique history and heritage; its name means “to flourish again,” apt for its…
Category: Food Experiences (Palate and Food Business Education)
Palm Beach Singapore
Palm Beach Seafood just turned sixty-one! Always cited for its food and service, it offers authentic Singaporean cuisine. Its location at One Fullerton provides an awesome panoramic waterfront view just next to the Merlion and across the icons on the Singapore River. We view the live seafood before the chefs take them away to cook for…
Food Opera at Ion Orchard
Above ground are the luxury shops of ION Orchard Singapore. But when you get to the Basement, at Food Opera, there’s a whole new world … a comfortably furnished food hall that brings together some twenty-seven hawker stalls offering traditional Singaporean street food to try at reasonable prices. Hainanese Chicken, Hokkien Mee, Chicken Satay, Char Kway Teow, and…
Tiong Bahru Bakery Singapore
A fourth generation baker, French pastry chef, Gontran Cherrier, behind Tiong Bahru Bakery, wanted to “create a real, authentic experience” with his baked goods and desserts using “traditional French techniques infused with international flavours.” His first bakery was in Montmarte, Paris established in 2010. After two years, he set up his first bakery abroad in…
Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore Afternoon Tea
I heard that Prince Charles was just here the week before. Not that I would have changed my reservation one way or the other but it’s interesting to note that this hotel meets royal standards. There is much to feast your eyes on before getting to your Landing Point. The Clifford Pier was closed for…
Les Amis Singapore
Diner’s Choice 2017 has this 2-star Michelin restaurant on the list. It’s in the same building as Isetan Orchard but you have to go to the back of the building (parallel to Orchard). It has a low-key entrance with the impressive awards just outside the door to keep you busy while waiting for opening time….
St. Regis Singapore Afternoon Tea
More Palate Education on this trip trying out afternoon tea while on travel. What I Liked About This Afternoon Tea: Elegant Lobby 2. Clean, beautiful restroom so you can feel good while prepping yourself for holding your tea sandwiches.. …and it has an easy chair on which to change your Singapore-streetwalking shoes to dining shoes….
Celebrating Earth’s Bounty: Odette Singapore
I got off at the Supreme Court Wing with an important appointment to attend. The massive Corinthian columns, towering dome, and classic architectural details stood proud and distinguished against a moonlit evening sky. This Old Supreme Court Building/ former courthouse in Singapore was the last classical (architectural style) structure built in the former British colony….
Aki Con Achis Aquí
Aki has been aquí (here) in Manila for a year and eight months. Sometime last year, she happened to read in the Shinbun (Japanese newspaper) the story of my shop which my designer, Joi Cutter arranged after her husband (John) met Japanese journalist, Kantaro Suzuki, at the Death March celebration in Bataan. When Aki and…
OMG at Todd English Food Hall
Have you ever felt like you were living under a rock or experiencing life through other people’s online photos? That’s how I felt when yesterday on ASEAN holiday, I met up with my friend, Cielo, who recommended lunch at Todd English Food Hall, SM Aura; this opened in the first quarter of 2014! (English is the chef’s…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 