Author: Evan Mua
[Update: Gone Rogue Brewing has closed.] In the most unlikely of places, somewhere in Bukit Batok, there’s a craft beer gem hidden deep beneath. The place is Le Quest Mall and the gem? It’s Gone Rogue Brewing, a craft beer bar that makes its own unique brews.
Despite the name, you’d find that Balestier Market Collective isn’t located in the Balestier neighbourhood — or a location bearing any semblance to a market. In fact, this speciality coffee bar is actually hidden within the uppity vicinage of SAM at Tanjong Pagar.
Grilled meats belong to a genre of cooking that is almost never associated with hawker centres and for good reason. Even then, it doesn’t take a Michelin-Star restaurant to bang out juicy grilled goodies and Salai by Meatdrop shows that greatness is still achievable in a hawker stall. Continue reading “Salai by Meatdrop”
There is a certain romanticism to handmaking pasta. The push and pull when you knead the dough. The tactile euphoria of tracing your fingers over supple rolled-out sheets. The limitless satisfaction of moulding them into intricate shapes. And there’s perhaps no individual more familiar with the art of handmade pasta in Singapore than the man handmaking the pasta at the new Forma in Joo Chiat. Continue reading “Forma”
[Updated: Papa Doble has closed.] New beginnings are never easy, especially with an already thriving brand. For Papa Doble though, the complete rebranding from The Old Man Singapore is still in its early days but it’s been promising — they just clinched #61 on the newest edition of Asia’s 50 Best Bars, after all.
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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”
