Chef’s Delight

Asia’s foremost gastronomic event, the World Gourmet Summit, which is celebrating 15 years of gastronomic excellence this year, has added an Indian flavour to its melting pot. Award-winning Indian chef, Manish Mehrotra has been invited as a Masterchef to the Summit which kickstarts in Singapore from April 25. Chef Mehrotra is the executive chef, Pan Asian cuisine for Old World Hospitality Pvt Ltd, and currently heads the kitchens of Indian Accent, New Delhi, Oriental Octopus, New Delhi, Noida and Lavasa and Tamarai, London….. FULL ARTICLE

April 23, Jagmeeta Thind Joy, www.indianexpress.com

Photo credits: www.worldgourmetsummit.com

Singapore’s incredible, edible opportunities

Spending 24 hours in transit for your next meal isn’t for everyone. All the more so when the equatorial destination is hot and sticky year-round with seasonal variations limited to steady monsoonal rains or blazing sun with intervals of pummeling showers. Welcome to Singapore, the ought-a-be culinary capital of Southeast Asia….. FULL ARTICLE

February 6, Michael C. Zusman, www.oregonlive.com

The best bits of Singapore’s Joo Chiat area

Joo Chiat, most people know it as a conservation area with noteworthy heritage architecture and a solid reputation for good hawker fare. Some others know it for its more unsavory aspects, the sleazy Vietnamese pubs and massage parlors that dot the main thoroughfare. Over the last few months, there has been a change of scene with new restaurants, cafés, slick furniture stores and a number of decent pubs opening up, all aiming to offer an alternative (and updated) view of the area….. FULL ARTICLE

February 8, Jenny Tan, www.cnngo.com

The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants: Singapore

Some say that Singapore is the best food city in the world. Founded by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading post of the British East India Company in 1819, the tiny city state attracted a host of merchants and workers from Kerala to Canton. Many stayed, carving out little enclaves in the city and nurturing one of Asia’s most vibrant street food and hawker stall scenes. From flaky hot Indian roti to tongue tingling Chinese chilly crab and rich Sumatran beef rendang, you can have it all here…. FULL ARTICLE

www.theworlds50best.com

Singapore’s hawker centres: masters of the stir-fry

It was 11 o’clock on a typically muggy morning in Singapore and I was wondering if it was too early to order a plate of chicken rice at the Lau Pa Sat hawker centre. I had finished an all-you-can-eat breakfast at my hotel just a couple of hours earlier, so my stomach wasn’t rumbling, but I had mouth-watering memories of previous visits to Singapore’s masters of the stir-fry….. FULL ARTICLE

February 7, Mark Rowe, www.telegraph.co.uk

Chinese New Year goodies with a twist

Chinese New Year goodies, they’re both a blessing and a curse. After scoffing down the first tin of loveletters, the umpteenth tray of pineapple tarts and the “I swear it really will be the last” slice of bak kwa, you’ve not only had to release a notch on your belt but also a little sick from the same old snacks repeating on you. Here are three goodies that are festive in flavor but with a much appreciated twist….. FULL ARTICLE

February 2, Charlene Fang, www.cnngo.com

Winners of Singapore Best Eats 2010

The best of the best of our selection of Singapore’s most noteworthy dishes and restaurants. CNNGo picks out some of the most popular places for these mouthwatering dishes….. FULL ARTICLE

December 6, www.cnngo.com

Singapore’s best gourmet restaurant

Consistently surprising, experimental and memorable, these doyens of deliciousness are Singapore’s finest dining experiences….. FULL ARTICLE

December 1, Jenny Tan, www.cnngo.com