Dry January, Moderation March, and now Dry July. Sober months have become all the rage in recent years, and for good reason. Having a month-long break from alcohol does wonders for your body, giving you better hydration, improved sleep and a better complexion. If you’ve been looking for some inspiration to try out a month of sober living and cultivate healthier lifestyle habits for yourself, the award-winning range of non-alcoholic spirits from Lyre’s can help you get started. Lovingly crafted to look, taste and sashay around the palate, just like the original alcoholic spirits that inspired them, Lyre’s gives you...
The Great Steak Escape
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) leads the herd with its latest campaign, The Great Steak Escape, by encouraging Singapore to get back out to restaurants and enjoy the rich flavours of Australian beef. From Monday, 28 June to Sunday, 25 July 2021, each of the 21 participating venues across the island will feature menu items that showcase and celebrate the delicious flavours of Aussie beef. With much of the little red dot feeling the absence of travel, the Great Steak Escape offers a chance to venture on a gastronomic “escape” down under to discover and indulge in Australian beef’s natural goodness....
Eatbox 2021 – Artbox Singapore’s First Permanent Creative Food Hall
Eatbox is returning this year with something special – its very own permanent location. Brought to you by Invade, the organisers of the wildly popular Artbox Singapore and Shilin Night Market, the creative food hall spanning 9,500 square feet (sqft) will take over Tekka Place come September 2021. Eatbox, Invade’s boutique version of Artbox, will be located right by Rochor MRT and will bring you its distinctive brand of creative, innovative, and interactive experiences. The move by Invade to take up a permanent spot for Eatbox may seem like an unconventional one. However, as Kent Teo, CEO and founder of...
Asian Cuisine With Alternative Plant-based ‘Meat’
With more consumers taking to a plant-based diet, many F&B outlets are increasingly adding vegetarian protein alternatives to cater to meet such demand. Plant-based diets promote healthy living, animal rights and even environmental consciousness, and its benefits of better health have led Singaporeans to make significant lifestyle changes. Being a foodie’s paradise, Singapore F&B outlets are constantly looking to localise products for Asian palates, including using alternative meat protein. At Guoco Tower, F&B tenants such as Ah Lock & Co, Aburi-En and KIPOS have taken up the challenge to incorporate plant-based meals into familiar Asian favourites such as Curry Chicken...
Aroma Coffee Introduces Speciality Coffee
Despite Singapore having gone back to Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) with all the restrictions of dining-in and F&B owners struggling, Aroma Coffee is staying ahead of the game with their takeout store concept. Aroma Coffee is the sister brand of Aroma Truffle, and they’re serving up adventurous specialty concoctions named Spreeze – the first delectable fusion between specialty coffee and artisanal tea. Now, don’t think that it’s your typical cup of Yuan Yang (mix of coffee and tea). As explained by Andrew Tjoa, Co-founder of Aroma Coffee who is a certified barista and NUS chemistry graduate, “Oftentimes, local coffee joints tend to...
Local Craft Beer Company Specific Gravity Beverage Co. Wins 4 Major Accolades
Congratulations are in order for homegrown craft beer company Specific Gravity Beverage Co (SGBC)! They have won four major accolades and a best in category trophy at the Australian International Beer Awards (AIBA) – the largest beer competition for both draught and packaged beer in the world. Held annually by The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, the AIBA attracts around 2,600 entries from more than 400 breweries in 26 countries. SGBC – started only recently in December 2020 by Singapore craft beer industry veterans Devin Otto Kimble and Kim Wong – triumphed against stiff competition from around the globe to...
Latest Takeaway & Delivery Offers
With Phase 2, we can no longer dine-in but we can still grab a bite or a drink from some of the hottest places to feast! Check out our list below of some of the latest takeaway and delivery offers that range from light bites to desserts and even a tipple! Spanish with Tapas,24 If you’re thinking Spanish, the recently opened Tapas,24 has launched a special takeaway and delivery menu that includes a selection of their best sellers. Guests can now have an authentic slice of Barcelona at home with signature starters like the toasted “Tapas 24” Bikini Sandwich (S$16)...
Can Group Buy Communities Drive Sales for F&B companies?
That is what GuocoLand is hoping to do during the current Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) measures where dining-in is not allowed and work from home is the default. Guocoland has proactively reached out to more than 60 group buy communities located all over Singapore to make bulk order purchases from their F&B tenants. Some of these include estates in Serangoon, Sengkang, Punggol, Yishun, Bedok, Choa Chu Kang and Jurong. “It has been a year of challenges and uncertainty for our tenants, and we are committed to work closely with them to seek out opportunities for their businesses and offer assistance...
Review – La Takorea
As I had written about TiNDLE, La Takorea as well as the GrabFood challenge, I decided to order a dinner platter of the “As seen on The Apprentice Sampler” (not sponsored) so that I can kill 3 birds with 1 stone. The Apprentice Sampler contains the Chicken and Pork Dumpling Esquites, Swipe Right TiNDLE Taco and Superlike TiNDLE bao. Alas, I later found out in the T&Cs that promotional platters aren’t eligible for the GrabFood Challenge (Grab has finally updated this T&C in the description) so I only managed to kill 2 birds – finding out how TiNDLE tastes like as...
Barcelona’s Tapas,24 Opens First Asian Outpost in Singapore
Tapas,24 – one of Barcelona’s beloved restaurants, helmed by Michelin-starred Chef Carles Abellán – has landed on Singapore’s shores. The first Asian outpost of the award-winning tapas restaurant will feature seasonal Spanish products, refreshing Sangria and Spanish Street cocktails, as well as a robust wine list showcasing the best of Spain’s viticulture. Tapas,24 Singapore will be operated by L’Angélus Group, known locally for bringing authentic European experiences — including L’Angélus Club Street and Les Bouchons — to the city. “Having stumbled upon Tapas,24 on a tapas bar hop around Barcelona, I knew that this concept was perfect for the Singaporean...