Credit: Shangri-La Hotel Singapore After eight months of renovation works, the Tower Wing at Shangri-La Hotel is finally ready to usher their guests with brand new rooms and suites, restaurants, stunning lobby, revamped lobby and a revitalised club lounge. It was a breath of fresh air here to be returning back to Shangri-La Hotel and it was definitely an exhilarating moment for me as I entered the lobby and marvel at the ceiling art installation of the hotel as I made a slow walk to the Lobby Lounge. This installation was designed up READ MORE »
The Peranakan Festival, Singapore @ Claymore Connect: The Good Ol’ Days
The Peranakan culture is unique to Singapore and there are some influences of this culture in our local food and traditions. That is also perhaps why the mention of 'peranakan' reminded me of the good ol' days in Singapore as well as the baba-nyonyas and their traditional food like kueh and Nyonya Ba Chang (rice dumplings). It's a beautiful marriage betwen the Chinese and Malay culture to form this unique hybrid of culture that has been brought down from generations to generations. From 27 May to 17 June 2017, the Peranakan Festival will be READ MORE »
Spice Peranakan: Banyak Pedas
Spice Peranakan @Biopolis I was down for a circle line SMRT makan session with Dr Leslie Tay, author of ieatishootipost.com with 19 other participants. All of us head down to Spice Perankan which is about 5 to 7 minutes walk from Buona Vista MRT station. When I first entered their restaurant, I was pretty taken aback by their modern furnishings that spells out "western" rather than "asian". It looks no different from a western dining place. You wouldn't have known that this restaurant here actually serve traditional READ MORE »