Eight Treasures Vegetarian – Meatless Does Not Mean Tasteless

Eight Treasures Vegetarian Restaurant is one of the popular vegetarian restaurant located just beside the Singapore Buddha Tooth Relic temple in Chinatown. With the belief of promoting vegetarian food in Singapore, Eight Treasure believe that Meatless does not mean Tasteless.

Achar & Peanuts

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall ($25 for medium). My memory of the “real” Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is definitely different here. The vegetarian version here is closer to shark fin soup. Thick, gooey yet flavourful broth, filled with good stuff such as konnyaku shark's fin, abalone and sea cucumber. A touch heavy on the pepper but it was pretty good.

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall (Individual Serving)

Borderless Brunch – New Dining Experience at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Part 2 [MEDIA INVITE]

Borderless Brunch 

Our dining experience journey at Grand Copthorne Waterfront ('GCW') continue with their Borderless Brunch. This brunch concept combine three distinct food concepts by GCW to offer one of the most anticipated Brunch experience. Every Sunday, Food Capital + Tempo + Grissini come together to present to you Grand Copthorne Waterfront Borderless Brunch.

Borderless Brunch Passport

Before you are seated, each of you will be given a Passport. Well it is basically just a mini map so you don't get lost in your quest for good food. The gastronomic delights will start from 12.30 PM and you basically have 3 hours to sample the best food on offer.

Your Personal Borderless Brunch Map

Seasonal Tastes – Crab-Tivating Dinners [MEDIA INVITE]

Seasonal Tastes

It's Crab-Tivating Dinners at Seasonal Tastes. Highlighting the favourite crustaceans of Singaporean, Seasonal Tastes paying the ultimate tribute by making it the highlight of the buffet every evening.

The crab dishes will include Crab Steamed in Tomato Sauce with Italian Sausages, Steamed Crab with Golden Garlic, Deep-fried Crab with Salted Egg Yolk, Yellow Curry Crab, Crab with Spicy Sour Plum Sauce, Singapore Chili Crab with Mantous and Wok-fried Crab with Coriander Seeds, Bell Pepper and Onions.

Ingredients for Crab Steamed in Tomato Sauce with Italian Sausages

The best crab dish for night for me was the Crab Steamed in Tomato Sauce with Italian Sausages. The mud crab was cooked just right, fresh, sweet flesh, with a solid white wine flavour and tasty spicy Italian sausage. Chef Aaron Foster did a live demo cooking for this dish, and it was worth trying as you will not normally find this in Singapore.

Crab Steamed in Tomato Sauce with Italian Sausages

[CLOSED] Outback Steakhouse – The Great Aussie Eat [MEDIA INVITE]

Outback Steakhouse @ Millenia Walk

Outback Steakhouse is an Australian Steakhouse conceptualise by an American company. Truth to be told, the people behind it done a great job, to make it so originally Aussie I got fooled all these years.

Recently, Outback Steakhouse ('Outback') introduced The Great Aussie Eats menu, inspired by the popular combination in Australia. So we are here to give it a try.

The Bar

Starter was Tomato and Mozzarella Bruschetta ($14.90). The crispy baguette, topped with mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and green. Simple, refreshing and delicious. Don't be fooled by the block cut of the mozzarella that looks like parmesan, it was soft and easy on the palate. Combined with sweet acidity from the balsamic vinegar and cherry tomato, it will really kick start your appetite.

Tomato and Mozzarella Bruschetta

Aura – Swanky Italian Dining

Aura, a swanky concept by Il Lido group, a renowned F&B group focused on delivering quality dining experience. Located in the newly minted National Gallery Singapore, Aura occupied 2 two storey. The 5^th floor focus on delivering Italian contemporary dining experience, while the 6^th floor will be Sky Lounge, a place where you can chill out with the view of Singapore landmark.

Part of Dining Area and Bar

This time around we visited the Italian contemporary dining. The décor of the restaurant is classy and elegant. Once you entered the restaurant you can see the combination of dark wood tables with orange leather chairs, and the bar in the background with extensive bottle of wines range on display. Marble are used as divider in some part of the seating area.

Part of dining area - different angle 

[CLOSED] Kwan Inn Vegetarian – Delicious Vegetarian in Tanjong Katong [MEDIA INVITE]

Kwan Inn Vegetarian, a renowned brand name in Singapore vegetarian food scene. Originally started in 1990 in Geylang East by Madam Choo Hong Eng (“the Jackpot Auntie”) whom are well known for her boundless charity contribution to the society. By December 2015, the Kwan Inn Vegetarian food has grown into 6 stalls and 1 restaurant. The restaurant is set up to promote a more innovative and extensive vegetarian cuisine to the market.

Innovative Salted Fish Fried Rice

In June 2016, Kwan Inn Vegetarian and Jus Delish Group enter into a collaboration to further promote the vegetarian lifestyle and cuisine in Singapore. Moving forward, Jus Delish Group will be the managing partner of this collaboration while Madam Kwan will continue to impart her skills in the kitchen, chief quality controller as well as the brand ambassador.

Pickle to tease your palate

Grissini – New Dining Experience at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Part 1 [MEDIA INVITE]

Grissini

Grand Copthorne Waterfront has unveiled Grissini, their new modern Italian dining destination. Located in the ground floor, this modern setting Italian restaurant is inspired from the popular dipping stick / breadstick, originated from Turin.

Modern Open Kitchen Concept

Though the décor of the restaurant is modern, Grissini still served the authentic Italian cuisine. True to its name, appetizer here are breadsticks. They are freshly baked and crisp, served with sundried tomatoes, basil and mayonnaise aioli. It was just simply too addictive, I have to stop myself from overeating.

Part of the Dining Area - Check out the Breadsticks on the table

Grissini with sundried tomatoes, basil and mayonnaise aioli

Following the traditional dining customs, we started the dinner with Charcuterie Platter, Prosciutto Di Parma ($16). Thinly sliced parma ham, served with parmesan cheese and breadstick. The fig and fruit jelly on the side gave a contrasting flavour to the salty and complex texture of the parma ham.

 Charcuterie Platter, Prosciutto Di Parma