One of my favourite places to enjoy casual seafood is Fish & Co.. Personally, I find their cheese-filled Swiss fish and chips to be the best in town (though so far nothing quite trumps the version at The Offshore in Bangkok). During the holy month of Ramadan, the restaurant chain...
The Best Dressed Building title among the Orchard Road malls this Christmas season was awarded to Orchard Central. And it’s not hard to see why the mall has won for the second year in a row. Credit The Christmas tree at the front of the mall features a hollow base,...
Christmas stories come alive at TripleOne Somerset, one of the malls along the bustling Orchard and Somerset shopping belt in Singapore. Credit Toy soldiers and larger-than-life Christmas cards are the centrepiece of the vibrant and colourful Christmas display here. Credit To tie in with the “stories come alive” theme, there...
I’m not much of a girly girl who uses plenty of cosmetics or follows a strict skincare regime. But one thing that I do try not to skip out on is a good face moisturiser. I feel that’s probably the bare minimal that the skin deserves. One product that I...
We recently ran a poll here asking readers to feedback on what sort of products they would like to see featured on Sparklette. More than 30% responded with beauty products, closely followed by gadgets. I guess that means we’ll be reviewing more of these products from now on! Clinique has...
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....
Every Christmas, various malls along the Orchard Road shopping belt in Singapore would compete for the “Best Dressed Building” award. The participating buildings are judged based on their day and night effects, and the use of eco-friendly features. This Christmas, the “Best Dressed Building” is Orchard Central. Credit Credit The...
It’s been a long time since any mooncake made me go “wow”. But that moment came when I tasted the Jewels Artisan Chocolate snowskin mooncakes for Mid-autumn Festival 2011. Mini snowskin mooncake with Korean black garlic S$56.80 for 8 To be honest, when I first heard of Jewels’ mini snowskin...
Searching for a healthful, all-natural treat that will satisfy your chocolate cravings? Look no further than Cacao7. The dessert bar at Orchard Central, Singapore, offers a range of organic and low-carbohydrate dark chocolates and sweet treats. Using only specially-imported Ecuadorian Arriba beans (USDA certified organic and fair trade product) and...
Casual-dining restaurant chain Swensen’s now uses palm sugar in two of its ice cream flavours, chendol and palm fruit. By importing sugar from Cambodia, the company is helping to improve the livelihoods of and creating sustained employment for palm sugar farmers in Cambodia. This is a nice thing that Swensen’s...
