Nook & Cranny

One rainy evening, we headed to Nook & Cranny. The ambience is perfect for rainy days. People were just sitting around, using their laptops or doing their assignments. There was one teacher, who was visibly frustrated with the scripts that she was marking. The grief that we inflict upon our teachers.  They have a seating area outside as well. We ordered the Nook Wings ($8.50). Yes, these are decent crispy wings, but a little too...

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Redpan

Redpan is a collaboration between DP Architects and Grub.  Taking into account the experience of an established homegrown architecture firm with that of a restaurant which knows how to dish out good casual fare, we had high hopes for this place. The restaurant was spacious and beautifully designed- normal lights are too pedestrian so they got curvy lights instead. When someone who has artistic genes sets up a restaurant, this is clearly...

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Mezza9

Lunch at Mezza9 is always a welcome affair, especially when you manage to get your hand on some card which allows you to get 50% off the bill!   I always remembered the bread here, not so much for the bread per se, but because of the tangy tomato sauce which companies the bread.   Their prices have increased since the last time I dined at Mezza9. A 2 course menu which used to be $29++ now costs $32 ++. The 3 course set lunch is...

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9 places to get your birthday cakes

Probably two decades ago, whenever my family celebrated birthdays, the birthday cake was always the same, no matter which family member, year after year. But nobody complained because this was our favourite cake - mango cake with a thick layer of sponge and generous slabs of mangoes neatly arranged on the cake, topped with a layer of jelly. The cake was home made by a lady who stayed around a 7 minute walk from where we stayed. Sadly, she passed...

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