IN 1885, an American veterinary pathologist discovered a bacteria from pigs that, when ingested by humans, can cause diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps within 12 to 72 hours. The bacteria was called Salmonella, named after its discoverer Daniel Edward Salmon...read more

WALKING into Cold Rock at Holland Village was a bit like entering Willy Wonka’s refrigerator. This ice cream parlor’s bright walls, futuristic furniture, colourful desserts, and blue floor tiles did an excellent job at uncovering my childlike fantasy of an ice cream heaven...read more

LOCATED amidst schools and residential districts in Bukit Timah, Melvados is often heard of, but not easily found. You can hardly notice this restaurant even if you drive past it, as the building hides behind overgrown roadside flora..read more

When a hawker food stall is named after their signature dish, I can’t help but think that nothing else on their menu would be good. However, my parents and I ended up ordering four other dishes because we needed to make the trip to faraway Geylang worthwhile – by stuffing ourselves to the max...read more

INVITE your foreign colleagues over for the most frightening Halloween dinner – not at some fancy restaurant and café, but right at your own home. In fact, you don’t even have to customise our local food much to make them look scary to non-locals...read more