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Weekend Reads: 23-25 Feb

The Chinese New Year snacks coma may be over, but here on Chope the good food never stops. From sakura pink-themed merch at Starbucks Singapore to a museum of candy to how much Bill Gates thinks groceries cost, there’s plenty to digest!

See your childhood dreams come true in New York City’s Museum of Candy, which looks like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory has finally come to life.

Speaking of childhood dreams, Disney World’s Beauty and the Beast themed restaurant is getting an authentic French menu.

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This week in WTF: Surprise engagement rings in… avocados?!

Could you eat just one stew, for every meal, every day, for the rest of your career? Sumo wrestlers do.

Ellen Degeneres finds out how much Bill Gates spend on groceries.

Meanwhile, Jay-Z is casually handing out US$11,000 in tips.

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Imagine spending £15 on a teapot, breaking it, then selling it for £575,000.

Closer to home, Singapore’s restaurants are embracing environmental sustainability and wildlife conservation by pledging to stop selling Shark’s Fin Soup.

Of course, Starbucks now has transparent drinks too.

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Speaking of Starbucks, how pretty are these items??

 

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WEEKEND READS: 16 – 18 FEB

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Happy Lunar New Year to one and all! Food coma hitting you hard? Visitations not as exciting as you planned? Bored at home? Read on.

Here’s how much a billionaire spends on breakfast.

Wacky illustrations for Chinese food

Strange illustrations of recipes for Chinese dishes.

Say Gucci and you think of…food? Introducing Gucci Osteria.

Going to the land of k-pop stars and dramas? Korean chefs choose the best Korean snacks to add to your shopping list.

Cute pop culture macaroons from Honey & Butter

Californian bakery Honey & Butter creates incredibly cute pop culture macaroons ranging from Harry Potter to Stranger Things.

14 restaurant horror stories that will have you cringing with secondhand embarrassment.

An exact replica of a Singapore kopitiam – down to the dishes on offer – exists in Sapporo.

So Starbucks Singapore just launched these Instagram-worthy drinks, but can they beat the cherry blossom-pink creations from Starbucks Japan?

 

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Weekend Reads: 9 – 11 Feb

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Crochet food, lobster emojis and a secret mocktail bar to check out for Valentine’s day!  

Y’all, food art is really a Thing lately. Have a crocheted feast! 

These cheese-wrapped chicken creations are only a causeway away!

This rooftop bar is so hidden, you have to ask staff where the secret entrance is.

We’ll finally be getting a lobster emoji later this year.

If you’re bored of white bread, you need these bread hacks in your life.

This week in WTF: Cappucino served in a carrot stick. A carrot-cino.

In other news, the Chope team put Chrissy Teigen and Martha Stewart’s Banana Bread recipes to the test to see which one reigns supreme.

From powdered orange juice to liquid salt, are some of the wacky foods astronauts eat in outer space.  

No idea what to do for Valentine’s day? This gorgeous cake will wow your date and psst…it’s not hard to make.

Don’t forget to check out GlowBeat this weekend – they’ve got live music, great food and a huge illuminated ball pit for the young at heart!

 

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Weekend Reads: 2 – 4 Feb

Yummy cup noodles, awkward cookbook covers, and gorgeous flowers you can eat – how is it already February?

 

Presenting a series of awkward cookbook covers.

Learn to say ‘cheers!’ in 70 countries.

This week in WTF: a cocktail garnished with a pig’s eyeball?!

Here’s a list of the Top 10 Cup Noodles available in Singapore.

Find out which food holiday falls on your birthday here!

These chocolate flowers are almost too pretty to eat.

More #fooddrama, as Fantasy Desserts sends a lawyer’s letter to a customer who left a poor review of them on Facebook.

A bag of chips at this warehouse in Britain only costs 20 cents.

Here’s where to get your fill of 2018’s latest craze – fried chicken skin.

And if you’re planning a Valentine’s night in, here are some recipes that will impress your date!

 

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Weekend Reads: 26 – 28 Jan

More themed cafes, hipster hawker food, and breakfasts made of paper are on our plates this weekend.

Interesting, gorgeous, quirky – great menus from around the world, as chosen by designers.

100 paper breakfasts.

You can now get hipster fare at this brand new hawker centre!

Maybe we should be bringing back these moustache cups for current-day folk too…

If you’re a gamer, you’ll be glad to know there’s a Final Fantasy themed cafe opening here next month.

And a Care Bears cafe too?!

This 1-metre long kebab looks. So. Good.

Continuing with our mini food and art theme, how bout some mindblowing pies that look like celebrities?

You don’t need to bring cash to the hawker centre anymore, just use your Ez-link!

Don’t forget to check out the gorgeous Chinatown light-up this weekend!

This week in WTF: Fried chicken bouquet for Valentine’s?!

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Weekend Reads: 19 – 21 Jan

Hot weather food ideas, Ruby Kit-Kat, and cheap Western food are keeping us going this weekend!

Since winter isn’t coming, drive away the heat with these meal ideas to help you cool off!

And while we’re at it, here are some handy tips to cooking at home.

There’s no more need for sugar packets since sweetening coffee with cotton candy looks so much cooler.

Coffee shop Cordon Bleu? We didn’t know that could be a thing either.

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Tired of putting up post-its in the office pantry? Here’s how to make sure no one steals your sandwiches.

Ruby Kit-Kat is being launched in Japan for Valentine’s Day, and we’re hoping it’ll make its way here too!

Algae burgers and chicken sashimi are just some of the 2018 Food Trends we’d like to avoid. Yikes.

Environmentally-friendly diet may be the way to healthy eating habits.

We guess eating healthy is going to be harder than we thought. #onlyinSingapore

And there’s a world snack fair happening at Suntec City this weekend!

 

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Weekend Reads: 12 -14 Jan

So much good food coming our way, we don’t know where to start!

 

Say Chiizu, the beloved Bangkok store selling Hokkaido stretchy cheese toast is finally opening in Singapore on Monday! We know, that’s a lot of places in one sentence.

The KFC vs McDonald’s rivalry just got a lot more intense with this Tweet.

The Indomie love is real at Rumah Rasa. Book here.

You can finally enjoy Taiwanese flame-grilled beef cubes without having to get on a plane.

Pizza lovers, haaave you met this pizza boat big enough to feed an army?

This week in WTF: From clotheslines to antlers, weird things food have been served on.

Pinterest predicts 2018’s food trends.

With unpredictable weather and catastrophic disasters happening around the world, environmentalism is more important than ever. Sustainable living festival EarthFest may just the best place to dive into.

All this rain calls for a hearty bowl of warm soup. Check out these simple recipes to whip up your own!

You’ll want to devour the dumpling child too, after seeing these Tumblr food posts!

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Weekend Reads: 5 – 7 Jan 2018

We’re battling the back-to-work blues with plenty of delicious reads. Ok, that, and a lot of snacks.

 

Going overseas? Eat McDonald’s.

Everything. Is. So. Pretty. My Modern Met looks back at the Top 21 Food Art Masterpieces of 2017.

What did you have for your #firstmeal2018?

A glimpse into the diet of Michelangelo as sketched out by the artist himself.

This week in WTF: Colourful pizzas?!

An inspirational #familybodygoals story to help you keep that weight loss resolution.

KFC Singapore has released Mac ‘N Cheese with popcorn chicken. Yum.

Here’s how to save money on food this year!

And here are some food trends for 2018, according to experts.

 

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Weekend Reads: 29 – 31 Dec 2017

It’s the last weekend of the year, so here’s some entertainment as we gear up for 2018. Happy New Year, Chope fans!

Can’t decide what to eat? Here’s what to do.

If you’re looking to clean up your diet in the new year, this healthy eating program can help!

People are sharing the weird foods they’ve encountered and it’s bizarre.

Singapore’s favourite salt-baked chicken store will cease to operate on December 31st.

Speaking of New Year’s Eve, here are some things you can do in town!

This cafe in Bukit Timah is serving up some Insta-worthy waffles! #foodporn

Christmas dinner brought us some strange foods from around the world…

McDonald’s Singapore teased us with a “game-changing” burger in 2018… We wonder what it could be?

And here’s some inspiration for your #firstmeal2018.

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Weekend Reads 22-24 Dec 2017

It’s pre-Christmas weekend! Here are some yummy reads so that you can procrastinate a little bit on your present-wrapping.

This 13kg chocolate santa is the definition of festive.

These people tried to have a chilly Christmas, but their neighbours definitely weren’t cool with it.

Bananas with edible skin are now a thing, and of course they’re Japanese.

Insta-worthy food, 90s arcade games, and cool lights all in one place!

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Thought llaollao vs Yole was the last of the food drama for this year? Builders cafe got into a very public spat with customers on Facebook and boy, was it ugly.

This week in WTF: pickle-flavoured candy canes?!

Remember that angry man from Hell’s Kitchen? He’s opening a restaurant here next month.

There’s finally a way to prevent oil splatters around your kitchen with this silicone guard.

And if you still haven’t baked your Christmas cookies, here are some quick and easy recipes!

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Weekend Reads: 15 – 17 Dec 2017

One week left till Christmas! Here are a few reads to make the time pass faster.

We foresee lots of these dreamy bubble teas popping up on Instagram next year.

Antoinette’s serving up laksa-flavoured roast chicken. Yeah, we never thought all those words would go together in one sentence, either.

These Death Star-shaped ravioli are. So. Cute. 

Aaaand, it looks like llaollao’s coming back. #morefooddrama

How about a ceramic mug that comes with an app and keeps your drink the perfect temperature till the last drop?

This week in WTF: vegemite ice pops?!

Buzzfeed gives those pitless avocados a try.

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Weekend Reads: 8 – 10 Dec 2017

A massive carnival’s rolled into town, new froyo to taste, and Milk Moons cakes to eat up. Why in the world did we think year-end heralded a time of rest?

 

This giant carnival is definitely going on our list of things to do this month! (cover photo!)

llaollao is being taken over… by another froyo brand.

Not in Singapore (yet), but worth a read: How Far Restaurants Go to Trick Influential Food Critics.

Justin Timerblake’s ‘Brasperry’. Enough said.

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You know we love a good cookbook story. 12 Cookbook Authors on the Cookbooks They Want for the Holidays.

We had serious cravings for a solid breakfast meal from Hong Kong’s well-loved Cha Chaan Teng after this article.

Chalk Farm’s cakes delight our local hearts and it sounds like their sister bakery, Milk Moons, will do so too.

This week in WTF: red durians?!

The ultimate guide to Taiwanese rice balls (sadly, those of us in Singapore may have to depend on QQ Rice outlets for the time being).