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My Kitchen: The heart of our home
AsiaOne reader Nelly says that the best thing she did for her kitchen was to create a kitchen counter.
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Gourmet delights
For fans of gourmet shops, there's good news. Six new outlets specialising in various products have opened recently. |
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Brew hoo-ha
Coffee just got fancier, thanks to baristas skilled in 'latte art'.
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Just dough it
Here is Lifestyle's list of top 10 restaurants which serve terrific complimentary bread. |
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German Sausages made in Macpherson!
They have even earned the stamp of approval from local German chefs.
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Play ball
Colourful, chewy little pearl-like balls seem to be scattered over dishes like never before. |
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All you need is loaf
More restaurants are taking pride in their bread baskets, with the popularity of self-baked concoctions and dips rising faster than dough.
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Surf Turf
Internet surfers may be outstaying their welcome by lingering at outlets that offer free wireless access. |
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Party people
Singapore's nightlife trinity of Zouk, Ministry of Sound and St James Power Station each boasts its own distinct tribe of revellers.
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Pleasure cooker
Her father wrote a food column for 20 years, Now, journalist Pauline Loh is launching her own online food portal. |
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Fire up the grill
GEOFFREY EU finds out that barbecuing at home is the latest stress-relief strategy for some harried executives.
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Tau Sar Piah: Singapore's very own pastry!
Something that is tasty enough to create a fad in the past remains tasty even though the fad has passed. |
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Hawkers take short cuts
Wendy Hutton, a long-time fan of Singapore cuisine, bemoans how the standard of hawker food has dropped since the 1970s.
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Battle of clubs
Party Central is now firmly focused on the trinity of Zouk, Ministry of Sound and St James Power Station. |
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Head of the class
LIFESTYLE netted Chef Eldwin Chua, 30, the owner of Taste Paradise restaurant in Chinatown's Mosque Street, to do a taste test of the 12 steamed fish-head dishes in the food centre.
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Go fish
It is fish-head paradise at the temporary food centre near Outram MRT station. |
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Keep the noise down!
More nightspots and longer operating hours are good news for revellers but not to those whose homes are near the clubs.
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Pleasures of the fresh
If a piece of cake tastes or smells a little off, you should not eat it. So, how long do pastry shops keep their cakes? |
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Saigon Feasting: Happy Belly
The fondant was very chocolatey, not very sweet and oozy in the centre; in other words: perfect.
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Get your organic fix here
YOU can already get them in supermarkets, neighbourhood shops and even a farmers' market. Now, there's a new place to get organic vegetables - the Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre, home of vegetable and dried food importers. |
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Chiller factor: How cakes are kept
Cakes sold at food outlets are usually kept for two to three days, depending on the type of cake.
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Get Crackling
How do you make pork crackling? |
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My Kitchen: Sleek and chic
AsiaOne reader Chwee Leng's kitchen combines aesthetics with functionality.
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My Kitchen: Granite rules
Mary Low's most expensive kitchen investment is a granite cabinet top. |
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Butter is better
Quality is much more important than quantity.
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Citrus Alert
These oranges have a sweet, floral scent about them that tell you how delicious they will taste. |
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Bread Winners
For bread, go to Swissbake, a chain of bread and pastry shops.
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Go grey
Now why on earth would you want to eat a potato chip that looks like, well, sliced concrete? |
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My Kitchen: A study in monochrome
AsiaOne reader Wei Sim's kitchen must have "absolute cleanliness" and good lighting.
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Pick up sticks
Chopsticks, chopstick rests and soup soons are essential to any Chinese meal. |
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Spirited debate
What's the purpose of cooking with alcohol if it evaporates?
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'Your noodles very the can'
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain is back & this time he tries to blend in. |
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Get your chicken rice fix from these burgers
You don't need to patronise greasy and humid coffeeshops anymore.
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Texture lecture
Yogurt-making, as with all products of live cultures, can be very sensitive to environmental conditions. |
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Ready, set, sandwich!
The sandwiches from Pret A Manger are different.
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Killer combo
The slightly gritty bits of roasted cocoa beans are a wonderful textural counterpoint to the smooth chocolate. |
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Lambrini with wings
Made from fermented pear juice, it was light crisp and refreshing.
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Yummy minis
Be sure to have these nibbles from Carrefour on hand. |
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Red bean soya drink, anyone?
The folks at Nutrisoy have come up with a red bean version of their soy milk.
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Chips exotic
How can you have a drinks party without chips? |
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Fancy ginseng in your beer?
What about chili, garlic and lemongrass?
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Chill by the beach with ice cream
Movenpick's ice creams are good and its sorbet, better. |
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Buffet has kampung flavour
With a barbecue, as long as the ingredients are fresh, it's likely to be a success.
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A toast to this kaya bun
The snack-sizes Koufu bun is so pillowy-soft it melts in the mouth with the kaya and butter. |
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Jug-gernauts
Drink up. Water's good for you and you can also store it in style.
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Joysticks
These stick snacks are addictive, and the challenge is to find ever more exotic flavours. |
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