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Weekend Reads: 8 – 10 June

Summer’s in full swing pretty much everywhere now, which means there are some amazing new foods, drinks, and food hacks you have to know about. Find out how to make life in sunny Singapore awesome in this week’s Weekend Reads!

Starbucks Serious Strawberry

Starbucks’ sweet and summery new addition to their menu is already making us drool.

For the adventurous and stalwart, here’s a less appetising but more intriguing way to get your daily cuppa.

Designated drivers can enjoy some wine too, with this non-alcoholic wine water that apparently tastes like the real thing.


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Oh my God, Karen, this Mean Girls-inspired cookbook is so fetch!

Vegetarian KFC might sound like an oxymoron, but we assure you it’s becoming a thing.

Renovating soon? Check out these cool kitchen hacks and gadgets you may want to use.

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If you like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain, then try these recipes that put creative twists on a classic drink.

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Weekend Reads: 2 – 4 March

Each new month brings new trends and food fads. Start March on the right foot with a Game of Thrones-themed dinner party, updates on Singapore’s latest food crazes, and lots of pork belly!

Stay on top of local food trends and be the coolest kid in the kitchen with these predictions for this year’s food crazes.

Pork belly: so good but so unhealthy. Hold up, it’s actually one of the top 10 healthiest foods in the world!

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Look out, Game of Thrones fans – winter is coming. Have a feast fit for a dragon at the GoT-themed dinner party happening this weekend.

Oreos are a universally loved treat, but how much do you really know about them? Here are 5 fun facts about your favourite snack.

Prison food is disgusting… right? Not always. Find out how inmates in the UK are getting amazing meals in their cells.

Matt Abergel from Yardbird lets us in on the top 11 restaurants to visit when you’re in Hong Kong.

We’ve tried nasi lemaks from $2.50 to $30, but the next one on our list is this tempura version of a local classic.

What better way to document your big night out than with a photo of your beautiful cocktail? Learn how to take picture-perfect cocktail shots (pun intended) with master mixologist Colleen Hughes.

This Instagram account creates the cutest pictures using food and other unexpected things.

Feeding the Oscar’s is worth 6 figures. You read that right.

Check out this flower-shaped marshmallow that actually blooms.

Scout out the best budget eats in town with this guide to Singapore’s yummiest hawker foods.

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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.

Braspberry…

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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).

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Weekend Reads: 1 – 3 Dec 2017

First thing’s first: GONG CHA IS FINALLY BACK IN SINGAPORE.

The most Instagrammed place in the world in 2017? Hint: it’s someplace magical.

Level up in the kitchen by making your own spaghetti sauce with this 30-year-old recipe. #byecannedsauces

An entire cheeseburger made out of 9. DIFFERENT. KINDS. OF. CHEESES. (sorry, dairy-free peeps)

That 9-cheese cheeseburger may not be in Singapore yet, but these cheese-flooded burgers are.

Forget about ‘pretty desserts’ – this pâtissier takes things to a whole new level.

Expensive olive oil, or just dyed sunflower oil? le gasp

Peeling a potato without a peeler. Yes, you can.

Hate the smell of perfume but love food? This may just be the thing for you.

Egg Cappuccino? Twitter users are having mixed feelings.

 

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Weekend Reads: 24 – 26 Nov 2017

Happy Black Friday! Honestly, we’re heavier from Thanksgiving gluttony but lighter in the pocket from shopping; guess it evens out. This weekend, we’re laughing at that crazy, post-lipstick-application eating face, marveling over a massive, massive wedding cake, and more.

Made us laugh. Whips out lipstick

10 of the best new cookbooks of 2017 – how many do you already own?

Non-fiction books about food to your reading list.

Check. Out. This. Wedding. Cake. It took 1 month and 15 people to make.

Minions Cafe at Orchard Central! The 2 months countdown before it disappears, starts now.

#pieporn

 

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Japanese competitive eater, back at it again with 4,000 calories worth of Singapore’s favourites.

This week in WTF: space beer?!

The art of making fake food.

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Weekend Reads: 17 – 19 Nov 2017

This week in WTF: transparent milk tea?!

These Rilakkuma and Toto-rolls (yes, really) are too cute.

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Great Big Story covers Singapore’s very own carrot cake.

One tree. 40 fruits.

Buzzfeed tries out 6 famous mashed potato recipes – and we’re just sitting here eating Popeyes.

Tourists forced to pay $613 for lunch in Venice.

Stay ahead of the foodie game with these predicted food trends of 2018!

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Weekend Reads: 10 – 12 Nov 2017

More proof that our closest relatives are monkeys. At least in their food habits.

Free fries from L’Entrecôte tomorrow! Psst. There’s still space.

How to throw the perfect dinner party.

This guy tried to open a restaurant…and failed spectacularly.

Coca Cola…coffee?!

This week in WTF: KFC has made a fried chicken bath bomb.

7 Tips for the Best Mashed Potatoes of Your Life.

Massive cones were used to make ice in ancient Persia.

Beans, beans, the Musical fruit! This book of Japanese beans will make any OCD foodie proud.

Sanrio adds a little dark humour to everyone’s favourite lazy egg mascot.

Finally, Google comes up with something that we can all get behind (without having to get behind a line).

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Weekend Reads: 3 – 5 Nov 2017

We came down with a case of blurblock-itis last week and failed to make Weekend Reads happen. To make up for it, here’s a longer-than-average list of links we loved!

Singapore p-p-priiiide! Max Ng is shining the spotlight on local food – and doing it at New York’s Momofuku Ssam.

An orchestra that plays with their food. Literally.

Satisfying photos of recipes organised by food parts.

17 pro chefs share the one ingredient they can’t live without. (We see you, sambal oelek.)

“Meet the guy who paints portraits of cheese.”

Made us laugh. Pretty much sums up #lifeatChope; it’s every person for themselves, over here.

Looking to pick up wine-tasting? Here are 5 myths you’ll want to ignore.

Lesson learnt: don’t mess with classic cookie dough.

Better bookmark these genius bentos for Halloween next year. Or any day of the year, really.

Here’s something that shouldn’t wait till next Halloween: Cornell’s pumpkin mystery is fascinating.

You guys, “Anthony Bourdain just got banned from an entire country”. Without even going to said country.

Smitten Kitchen’s second cookbook is out! Bon Appétit has an interesting catch up with the master behind it all, Deb Perelman.

Have you heard the fuss about Google’s burger emoji? We’re lowkey craving a burger right now…

And finally, people are losing their minds over strawberries on pizza in America.

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Weekend Reads: 20 – 22 Oct 2017

Move over, bottle flipping, it’s time to catch apples thrown at you from crazy distances. With your mouth. (Just kidding, please don’t try this at home. Or anywhere, really.)

Our childhood dreams are finally coming true: Cookie Monster has his own cooking show.

Has anyone tried this microwave pasta cooker? The rave reviews are making us reconsider our pot boiling method.

What cookies to bake, based on your mood.

Before 3D latte art there was….grated daikon radish sculptures.

A dried goods store in Japan bridges the old and new with a gorgeous revamp.

You definitely need to see the amazing hospital spreads this lady received each day. Trust the Japanese to add go that extra mile. Level: Asian.

We’ll just leave the title here: There’s a Fine-dining Restaurant in BKK That Just Serves Insects.

Speaking of the weird and wacky, we now have smoked water. At almost US$5.50 for 1/10th of a litre, use sparingly.

Looking to splurge that money closer to home? You might want to wait till November to try the most expensive coffee in the world.

In a short yet cheekily illustrated infographic, Michelin gives us insight into the three groups of people trusted with the meticulous (and sometimes painstakingly delicious) task of awarding stars.

We love reading and we love eating, so the food-related picks on the list of 100 Must-Read Books of 2017 are basically heaven. We’re particularly intrigued with “On Eating Insects” by Nordic Food Lab (protein, protein, protein), “The Modern Cook’s Year” by Anna Jones (it’s all about vegetables this year), and “The Almanac” by Lia Leendertz (for the hipster-foodies who love all things seasonal).

First, there was the raindrop cake (which we know as agar agar) and now, it’s pandan. We’re telling you, guys, insects are going to be the next big thing.

Tuning in to audio for a bit, the Burnt Toast podcast is heaven-sent for those who love all things food-related but are constantly on-the-go. We particularly love this topic, because #relatable.

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