Hua Ting Steamboat @ Claymore Connect

The hot pot scene in Singapore had been a steamy one by far and of course it comes with no surprise when the award-winning Chinese restaurant Hua Ting decided to branch out with a steamboat concept of their very own.

Here comes one of the newest players in the field – Hua Ting Steamboat.

Brunch @ Fyr Cycene Ond Drinc

In Singapore, it is a scene where Eggs Benny and its other gallus domesticus ovum variety dominates the brunch menu. If you are getting sick of the same ol’ rotation of eggs, hollandaise sauce and muffin, then you might want to give FYR Cycene Ond Drinc a shot.

Savour Artisanal Mooncakes By Yan Ting

Yan Ting at The St. Regis Singapore lets you indulge in some exquisitely handcrafted snowskin mooncakes this year. This year, Yan Ting introduces three new snowskin mooncake flavours while bringing back two of the perennial favourites.

New Chef De Cuisine @ Brasserie Les Saveur, The St. Regis

Duck Foie Gras

New to the culinary team, Chef de Cuisine Thomas Cruise (taller and more talented than his other namesake) breathes new life into Brasserie Les Saveur’s à la carte and degustation menu with his interpretations of French gastronomy.

Mitzo Restaurant & Bar @ Grand Park Orchard

Mitzo Restaurant & Bar is the latest Chinese dining option to be added to Grand Park Orchard.  What use to be a buffet restaurant, called Open House, is now a modern space serving contemporary Cantonese cuisines as well as an eclectic mix of imaginative cocktails.  Helmed by Chef Nicky Ng, Mitzo serves a menu that embodies familiar Cantonese flavours executed with modern flair.

Mrs. Lee’s Favourite @ TAO Seafood Asia

TAO Pig Trotters with Sea Cucumber

Its already the week after the official Mother’s Day weekend.  If you haven’t done anything for your mother, don’t panic because TAO Seafood Asia’s Mother’s Day menu is still available until the end of this month.

Pockets of Love @ Royal Pavilion

Mother’s Day is this weekend and if you haven’t had any idea where to bring her, Royal Pavilion at Park Regis is serving up some fishy (as in urban fishy not the bad smelling kind) dim sums.  Forget your hotel buffets and please, for the love of god, spare her those pretentious cafe brunches; bring her some place she can comfortably sit down and get served some real Cantonese dim sums.

Chabuton introduces New Premium Tonkutsu Ramen

Chef Yasuji Morizumi is the first-ever ramen chef to have received a coveted Michelin Star.  Your taste buds are now in luck because you can now savour his special ramen creation at Chabuton Singapore.  For a limited time only, Chef Yasuji’s Premium Tonkutsu Ramen will be served at all Chabuton outlets in Singapore.

The Premium Tonkutsu Ramen features a blend of Chabuton’s famous Tonkutsu broth and a chicken collagen broth.  This combination yields a flavoursome concoction that leaves a lasting richness in your mouth.  The piece of Kurobuta pork that was braised for over four hours will literally melt in your mouth.  I have tried several Hakata styled ramen here and in Japan as well; this ramen is definitely your next best choice if you don’t want to burn a large hole at Ippudo.

The new Premium Tokutsu Ramen (S$18.90++) is available at all Chabuton outlets from now to 31st March 2015.

Chabuton is located at:

313@Somerset
313 Orchard Road #B2-01 (S) 238895
Opening hours: 11:30am to 10:00pm
Contact number: 6636 8335

Tampines 1
10 Tampines Central 1
#02-09/10 Tampines 1 (S) 529536
Opening hours: 11:30am to 10:00pm
Contact number: 6854 0335

Star Vista
1 Vista Exchange Green, #01-41,
Singapore 138617
Opening hours: 11:30am to 10:00pm
Contact number: 6339 0335

Christmas 2014: Some last minute places to make merry

It’s less than a week away from Christmas, and if you haven’t made any plans you should panic right now.  I have compiled a few places that you might want to choose from and they range from hotels to restaurants.  There are no pictures because you don’t deserve any, however you do deserve the little help this list can give.

“The Gold Rush” Hairy Crab Menu @ Peony Jade Keppel Club

Peony Jade returns this year with more contemporary approaches to the autumn season’s much-awaited hairy crab.  Using haiy crabs Imported from Yangcheng Lake in China’s Jiangsu province, the latest Hairy Crab menu displays both a great respect for tradition and an enthusiastic nod to the future.