There's a new restaurant in town and I am so thrilled to be one of the first to share it! From the same owners as the ever present, ever popular PS Cafe comes Jypsy - "a contemporary yet casual approach to Japanese cuisine." The restaurant is located right next to its sister PS Cafe on … Continue reading JYPSY →

So...I've told you all about the Hawker stalls but how about actually taking you inside one? The Hawker centres are abundant. You really can't walk/bike/move/get far without running into one - at LEAST one every neighborhood. And I don't mean one in Manhattan, one in BK, one in Queens. I mean one in West Village, … Continue reading Smorging at Alexandra Village Hawker Centre →

For all of Singapore's dirt-cheap delicious hawker food and street stalls, there is almost an equal representation of high-end, more expensive, fAnCyYy foods in the city. There are 216 Michelin starred restaurants in Singapore (For comparison, there are 554 in NYC). That's a lot! Have I mentioned the bike share programs here yet? Bike shares … Continue reading Candlenut →

As part of the Chinese New Year celebrations, the River Hongbao took over the Float at Marina Bay downtown. The River Hongbao is an 11 day celebration that has been ushering in CNY every year since 1987. It is free to the public every day of the 10-day run from 2pm - 11pm. Thousands of … Continue reading Year of the Dog at River Hongbao →

With Chinese New Year underway, the city basically shut down this past weekend. We had to stock up on groceries last week before Thursday to make sure we'd survive until Monday! Refusing to be confined to our condo for four days, we furiously searched for an activity that we could do despite the foretold relative … Continue reading Burgers and the Pres →