https://sparklette.net Best Singapore Restaurants, Travel and Hotel Reviews Wed, 22 Jan 2020 02:37:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.2 https://sparklette.net/food/6-kinds-of-rice-dumplings-you-havent-seen/ https://sparklette.net/food/6-kinds-of-rice-dumplings-you-havent-seen/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2015 14:23:03 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=746

During special Chinese occasions, it’s customary for us to celebrate by eating certain traditional food. mooncakes are eaten on Mid-Autumn Festival. Similarly, rice dumplings are eaten on the Dragon Boat Festival. This festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar, hence it’s also known as double fifth. For those of you that are unfamiliar with Chinese culture, a rice dumpling is glutinous rice […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/6-kinds-of-rice-dumplings-you-havent-seen/feed/ 18 https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-seafood-restaurant-set-lunch-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-seafood-restaurant-set-lunch-giveaway/#respond Thu, 15 May 2014 07:33:05 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1632

Red House, one of the oldest and most established seafood restaurants in Singapore, is celebrating its 38th anniversary this year. Since 1976, the restaurant has remained a favourite hangout for families to dine in and enjoy a good local seafood spread of chilli crabs, drunken prawns and lobsters. The restaurant has introduced a special set lunch and two celebratory set dinners at its flagship Prinsep Street outlet from now until […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/red-house-seafood-restaurant-set-lunch-giveaway/feed/ 0 https://sparklette.net/food/ban-heng-dim-sum-buffet/ https://sparklette.net/food/ban-heng-dim-sum-buffet/#comments Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:34:23 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1530

If you enjoy a vast variety of delicious options for dim sum, Ban Heng Pavilion Restaurant is a hidden gem just waiting to be discovered. With restaurants located at various country clubs in Singapore, the Ban Heng group is known for its popular wedding banquet venues. At the Harbourfront Centre restaurant, an all you can eat dim sum buffet is served daily. The price is right, the selection is large, […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/ban-heng-dim-sum-buffet/feed/ 7 https://sparklette.net/food/m-hotel-buffet/ https://sparklette.net/food/m-hotel-buffet/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:20:36 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1517

Buffet hunters that are constantly on the prowl for reasonably priced all-you-can-eat spreads should have M Hotel in their address book by now. The business hotel in the central business district of Singapore is home to at least two restaurants – Café 2000 and The Buffet – that dish up a variety of buffets for both lunch and dinner. The Tunch buffet at Café 2000 is a tasty combo of […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/m-hotel-buffet/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/food/mooncakes-2013/ https://sparklette.net/food/mooncakes-2013/#comments Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:09:03 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1505

Image via Shutterstock As Mid‐Autumn Festival traditions prevail, the age-old mooncakes make a return this season. Avid mooncake fans can anticipate a feast for the senses as various restaurants whip up mooncakes with new, bold flavours, elegantly packaged in beautiful boxes. If you are shopping for a nice gift for business associates, friends and family this mooncake season, or simply for your own indulgence, we round up 10 best mooncakes […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/mooncakes-2013/feed/ 5 https://sparklette.net/food/marina-bay-sands-mooncakes/ https://sparklette.net/food/marina-bay-sands-mooncakes/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2013 06:41:35 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1498

This Mid-Autumn Festival, visitors to Marina Bay Sands will have several mooncake options to choose from. The tantalising mooncake treasures include traditional, chocolate, cheesecake, tea-based and even unique ones made with liqueur. SweetSpot At SweetSpot, the Go Green range of mooncakes are made using sustainable Javanese chocolates. The fragrant pandan snowskin encases a filling of caramelised bananas and cashews. Snowskin mooncakes S$58 – 62 for 4 Other snowskin creations include […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/marina-bay-sands-mooncakes/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/food/fairmont-hotel-szechuan-court-dumplings/ https://sparklette.net/food/fairmont-hotel-szechuan-court-dumplings/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:35:11 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1490

Dumpling Festival is just around the corner. Have you indulged in your favourite leaf-wrapped rice treat yet? Like its Chinese cousin – the mooncake, the rice dumpling makes a special appearance during this time of the year in various flavours and forms. While some of us go for the traditional Nyonya dumpling, many restaurants whip up special creations filled with a hefty amount of varied ingredients. Year after year, my […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/fairmont-hotel-szechuan-court-dumplings/feed/ 0 https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-voucher-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-voucher-giveaway/#respond Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:37:39 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1453

Our friends KungFu Paradise (part of Paradise Group) have just whipped up a new all day breakfast promotion at three of its outlets: Bedok Point, JCube and Bugis+. Available all day throughout the week from 4 February to 30 April 2013, the new breakfast menu features a range of comforting classic favourites for the whole family to enjoy! Read the review of KungFu Paradise. To tie in with the promotion, […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/kungfu-paradise-dining-voucher-giveaway/feed/ 0 https://sparklette.net/contest/umisushi-yusheng-winners/ https://sparklette.net/contest/umisushi-yusheng-winners/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:03:08 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1447

This Chinese New Year, Japanese quick dining chain umisushi is whipping up a range of festive dishes. In addition, the delivery team is working throughout the holidays to send these goodies right to your doorstep. We tried out the yusheng, salmon sashimi and cold platter and found these are simply umami! To celebrate the occasion, we partnered with umisushi to give away 3 sets of yusheng to Sparklette Facebook fans. […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/umisushi-yusheng-winners/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/food/umisushi-chinese-new-year/ https://sparklette.net/food/umisushi-chinese-new-year/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:58:17 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1446

umisushi, known for its Japanese quick service foods in Singapore, is presenting a range of Chinese New Year dishes with a little touch of Japanese this festive occasion. The great news is that you can conveniently place your order online and have these goodies delivered right to your doorstep over the holidays. We tried out the home delivery service on a Friday evening. Our order arrived on the dot, fresh […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/umisushi-chinese-new-year/feed/ 2 https://sparklette.net/contest/umisushi-yusheng-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/umisushi-yusheng-giveaway/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:04:54 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1442

Update: This contest has ended. The winners have been announced. umisushi, a Singapore chain of 18 Japanese food retail outlets known for its quick dining and takeaway service, is serving up Chinese New Year must-haves this festive occasion. With crowd favourites like the auspicious yusheng, salmon sashimi and mega platters, the hard-working delivery team will be delivering these festive goodies right to your doorstep throughout the holidays. To celebrate the […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/umisushi-yusheng-giveaway/feed/ 125 https://sparklette.net/contest/dian-xiao-er-vouchers-winners/ https://sparklette.net/contest/dian-xiao-er-vouchers-winners/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:56:20 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1409

Last week, we teamed up with traditional Chinese restaurant chain Dian Xiao Er to give away $50 dining vouchers that can be used at any of the restaurant branches. Find out if you are one of the 5 lucky winners! Duck roasted with Ten Wonder herbs from Dian Xiao Er Winners Prize: $50 Dian Xiao Er dining voucher each Adrick Ang Ee Watt Ang Hsin Lei Melissa Chua Clarissa Chen […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/dian-xiao-er-vouchers-winners/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/contest/dian-xiao-er-vouchers-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/dian-xiao-er-vouchers-giveaway/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:54:35 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1404

Update: This contest has ended. The winners have been announced. If you have watched Chinese martial arts movies or read kung fu novels at some point, you may have noticed that the characters tend to make a pit-stop in guesthouses to replenish their energy after a long journey. In modern days, we can have a taste of these ancient guesthouses at Dian Xiao Er. At this Chinese restaurant chain, diners […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/dian-xiao-er-vouchers-giveaway/feed/ 208 https://sparklette.net/contest/paradise-mooncake-winners/ https://sparklette.net/contest/paradise-mooncake-winners/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:04:28 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1377

For the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, we teamed up with the Paradise Group of Chinese restaurants to give away 3 sets of colourful snowskin mooncakes, worth S$45 a box. Each box contains 8 mini snowskin mooncakes. Find out if you are one of the 3 lucky winners! Snowskin mooncakes from Paradise Group Winners Prize: 1 box of snowskin mooncakes each Xanthe Alan Ho Diana Congratulations to all winners! You will be […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/paradise-mooncake-winners/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/contest/paradise-mooncake-giveaway/ https://sparklette.net/contest/paradise-mooncake-giveaway/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:51:41 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1367

Update: This contest has ended. The winners have been announced. This Mid-Autumn Festival, the Paradise Group of Chinese restaurants has created a series of exquisite snowskin mooncakes. The selection comprises colourful mooncake treasures ranging from nutty and fruity to tea and floral. The colourful mini snowskin jewels are intricately handcrafted and come in 4 exquisite flavours: Hakka lei cha (‘thunder tea’) in pandan snowskin Sweet osmanthus in osmanthus snowskin Red […]]]> https://sparklette.net/contest/paradise-mooncake-giveaway/feed/ 266 https://sparklette.net/food/peony-jade-mooncakes-2012/ https://sparklette.net/food/peony-jade-mooncakes-2012/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:07:59 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1366

Now that Mid-Autumn Festival 2012 is just around the corner, it’s time to get busy with the sampling of various mooncake combinations from restaurants around town. With so many different ingredients, colours, flavours and even scents, mooncakes can almost be a separate class of food by itself these days! Tip: Check our freebies section for the mooncake giveaways this season! At Peony Jade Restaurant, the chefs have dusted up a […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/peony-jade-mooncakes-2012/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/food/raffles-hotel-mooncakes/ https://sparklette.net/food/raffles-hotel-mooncakes/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 09:19:15 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1355

If you have been a Sparklette reader over the years, you’ll probably know that my favourite mooncakes are none other than the legendary snowskin mooncakes with champagne truffle and ganache at Raffles Hotel. For Mid-Autumn Festival 2012, the Raffles Hotel mooncakes come in the usual tin box in a shade of magenta. In the past, the boxes featured floral patterns with a Chinese lady artwork. This time round, the hotel […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/raffles-hotel-mooncakes/feed/ 4 https://sparklette.net/food/fairmont-singapore-dumpling/ https://sparklette.net/food/fairmont-singapore-dumpling/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:33:40 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1345

The Dragon Boat Festival – better known to most simply as the “dumpling festival” – is arriving very soon on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. I love my rice dumplings and look forward to enjoying traditional Nyonya dumplings every year. Apart from the conventional rice dumplings, there’s one particular dumpling that I have been raving about since tasting it for the first time in 2011. That is […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/fairmont-singapore-dumpling/feed/ 1 https://sparklette.net/food/hui-wei/ https://sparklette.net/food/hui-wei/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 05:28:01 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1332

Some friends have been seeking recommendations on food delivery services in Singapore. Happily, I just discovered DEALivery.sg, where you can order your food online from several restaurants and have it delivered right to your doorstep. The cuisines span a wide range, including Asian, Mediterranean, European and Halal. My family and I decided to try out the service this past Sunday. The dining establishment we picked was Hui Wei, a Thai-Chinese […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/hui-wei/feed/ 3 https://sparklette.net/food/tung-lok-seafood/ https://sparklette.net/food/tung-lok-seafood/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:10 +0000 http://sparklette.net/?p=1286

Do you know that Tung Lok Seafood has a wonderful ala carte buffet promotion at Orchard Central? The daily ala carte lunch and dinner buffets at Tung Lok Seafood restaurant offer 40 dishes available for repeat orders, including seafood, meats, Japanese cold cuts and sashimi, rice and noodles, and desserts. During dinner, each buffet diner also gets a serving of chilli crab and shark’s fin soup (I am not sure […]]]> https://sparklette.net/food/tung-lok-seafood/feed/ 2