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July14
The latest trends in food and wine
WHAT’S NEW
MORNING
ROAR
Food is a serious topic in
Singapore, but slinging flapjacks
made from the
Nordic Ware
Zoo Animal mini-pancake pan
will definitely lighten the morning
conversation. Best of all, it’s on
sale this month ToTT at $41.05
(usual price, $51.35) as part
of the Great Singapore Sale,
which features a host of kitchen
must-haves at discounts of up
to 50 percent.
Ends 28 July.
ToTTstore.com.
Pop Art
op open a bottle of bubbly, and
eyebrows will raise. Sabre off the end,
and jaws will drop. At the Ritz-Carlton
Millenia, a staff member trained in
“The
Art of Sabrage”
can instruct you how
to perfectly hit the sweet spot – the
intersection of the bottle’s vertical seam
and lip – so that the cork and neck
dramatically fly off, as they did for so
many of Napoleon’s troops during the
French Revolution. Available with the
purchase of a bottle of Dom Pérignon
($488) at Treetops, the alfresco area of
the Chihuly Lounge.
Call 6434 5288.
KALE KRAVE
Your juicing book may be chock-full of recipes calling for kale, but it seems a shame
to turn your $10 bushel into just two tablespoons of juice. That’s why we are excited
that Japanese brand
Yakult Health Foods
just launched packets of Maroyaka kale
that dissolves in juice or water for a super-boost of beta-carotene, vitamin K and
more. Available at Guardian Pharmacy outlets. For the fresh stuff, check the produce
section of your local
Cold Storage
– the supermarket chain has just announced that
both red and green varieties of kale are being stocked in 20 locations around town.
Snow Storm
CUT Singapore
has a new and very exclusive item that is
taking diners by storm – Hokkaido snow beef. The meat comes
from Uenae Lake Farm, a Hokkaido boutique farm that raises
60 head of Japanese black wagyu cattle of impeccable lineages.
Only two beasts are culled every month – the owner keeps one
for his private restaurant and the other is promised to CUT.
The steak comes in three cuts – ribeye, sirloin and filet mignon
– and each is subject to CUT’s marbling (10+), texture and
height requirements to ensure you leave feeling you got what
you paid for. From $230 for 170 grams.
Call 6688 8517 or visit
wolfgangpuck.com.