Author: Evan Mua
Perhaps it’s sacrilege to say but waffles are passe and have been yesterday’s news for years. The flood of ice-cream-on-waffle parlours had long outlived their novelty. But if you’re frowning and expecting the next hole-in-the-wall artisan gelato cafe that’s dyed in dreamy whites, don’t worry — it’s not. We’re going to talk about the spunky new BBW by Tie Fun Wan.
A misconception that many have is that you can only get good pizzas in a fancy restaurant. Considering its humble origins in the austere Napoli purlieus, that shouldn’t be the status quo. Amidst a wave of swanky artisan pizzerias, it’s refreshing to see Wala Pizza bringing the homely carbs back to its roots, straight out of a home oven. Continue reading “Wala Pizza”
OG Lemak is a pretty new name on the scene, having only popped up last year at the bustling Newton Food Centre. Still, it garnered plenty of social media hype which made some people scratch their heads — why the hype? Continue reading “OG Lemak”
There’s undoubtedly a glamorous allure to global trademarks who find their way to Singapore. Global recognition can generate a ton of fanfare and that was doubly true for Mr Holmes Bakehouse when it was announced that their world-famous cruffins were landing in Singapore.
Hawker franchises are having their moment in the sun right now. A wave of syndication has washed over Singapore — beloved trademarks are propagated to the farthest reaches of the island, all throughout the heartlands. Continue reading “Feng Zhen Lor Mee”
Brewing coffee is a lucrative business to some, and to others, a passion. For the mastermind behind Shake Coffee, Ong Shi Chun (better known as “Scong”), his passion for coffee is blindingly apparent.
As Singapore’s restaurants continue on a lavish trajectory, it’s always comforting to find places that make you feel completely at home. For BurgerLabo, where the close-knit staff call their boss “uncle”, that intimacy is indelible. Continue reading “BurgerLabo”
A confession has to be made — my working knowledge of Filipino cuisine, beyond staples such as Lechon, is shallow and unimpressive. A chance encounter with Kuya’s Kusinang Pinoy’s quaint hole-in-the-wall of course called out to me, affording a chance to expose myself to a less familiar cuisine in Singapore. Continue reading “Kuya’s Kusinang Pinoy”
Singapore’s bar scene is flourishing — for a diminutive red dot, we command a lot of prestige on the world stage. Unsurprisingly, many chic artisan spirit distillers seek to venture here and one of the most exciting entrants is Machetazo, founded by Rosendo Zambrano in Mexico. Continue reading “Profile: Rosendo Zambrano, The Man Behind Machetazo’s Artisan Mezcal Soul”
A cryptic sign pointed towards a rugged flight of stairs leading to a shophouse’s upper floors. “We’ve saved seats for you upstairs,” it read. A glance at an adjacent sign yields hints of a mysterious name, “Foxtail”.
Continue reading “Foxtail Bar”
