Food Picks

Food Picks Ep 18: Wholesome ready-to-eat Italian dishes for takeaway and delivery

12:10 mins

Synopsis: Every Wednesday, our podcasters from The Straits Times talk about the best eats and drinks, and what you can bring home or get delivered, during this Covid-19 pandemic. 

Money FM's Bernard Lim hosts The Straits Times' senior food correspondent Wong Ah Yoke as he shares his food picks this week.

The ilLido Group's online restaurant Grammi offers wholesome ready-to-eat Italian dishes for takeaway and delivery. There is also a grocery section selling housemade fresh pasta, sauces and soups for those who prefer to whip up a hot meal at home.

Find out too about PS.Cafe's white truffle oil that contains actual truffles, Culina's  delivery and dine-in options and Chu, a new collagen soup stock on the market.

Produced by: Money FM's Bernard Lim & ST's food team

Edited by: Bernard Lim & Penelope Lee

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Food Picks Ep 17: Hottest cakes of the year so far

13:34 mins

Synopsis: Our podcasters from The Straits Times talk about the best eats and drinks, and what you can bring home or get delivered, during this Covid-19 pandemic. 

Money FM's Bernard Lim hosts The Straits Times' food correspondent Eunice Quek as she shares her food picks this week.

During the circuit breaker period, the hottest cake of last year - the Basque burnt cheesecake - enjoyed a resurgence amid the recent Covid-19 circuit breaker baking frenzy, and has been selling well in cafes and restaurants as well.

The Straits Times' food team recently conducted a blind taste test of 10 cakes from selected stores to evaluate and choose which cake is ultimately the best.

More in Quek's story.

Produced by: Money FM's Bernard Lim & ST's food team

Edited by: Bernard Lim & Penelope Lee

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Food Picks Ep 16: Interesting chef collaborations and online food shopping

11:59 mins

Synopsis: Our podcasters from The Straits Times talk about the best eats and drinks, and what you can bring home or get delivered, during this Covid-19 pandemic. 

Money FM's Bernard Lim hosts The Straits Times' food editor Tan Hsueh Yun as she shares her food picks this week.

During the circuit breaker period, chef Dylan Ong of The Masses, a restaurant in Beach Road, and chef Daniel Suren of Heavens, an appam stall in Ghim Moh Market, collaborated to offer appam for brunch on weekends.

Find out about Sunday Folks, Creamier's dessert parlour in Chip Bee Gardens, and their delicious mash-up of churros and waffles.

Also, listen to why you should try online food shopping at Foster Foods, a Singapore gourmet food distributor and retailer.

More in Tan's story

Produced by: Money FM's Bernard Lim & ST's food team

Edited by: Bernard Lim & Penelope Lee

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Food Picks Ep 15 (#StayHome edition): Wildfire Chicken & Burgers returns for delivery and takeaway

10:19 mins

Synopsis: Our podcasters from The Straits Times talk about the best eats and drinks, and what you can bring home or get delivered, during this Covid-19 pandemic. 

For our #StayHome guide, Ernest Luis co-hosts with Eunice Quek, ST's food correspondent. 

They welcome special guest Mr Michel Lu, brand owner of Wildfire Chicken & Burgers - which closed last year at food enclave Global Kitchens at Science Park Drive - on the comeback of his burger joint on June 1 at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.

He talks about:

How the Wildfire menu has been adapted for delivery with smaller burgers than before, and new additions such as the trendy Basque burnt cheesecake (2:33)

Working with a pre-order system (3:08)

Food delivery: Is it here to stay? (4:50)

How food and beverage competition is set to be islandwide as delivery takes off (7:35)

How fine-dining restaurants are also muscling in on the delivery landscape, with a more casual approach and attractive pricing. 

What does this mean for Singapore foodies?

More in Eunice's story.

Produced by: Ernest Luis & Eunice Quek

Edited by: Penelope Lee

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Food Picks Ep 14 (#StayHome edition): Sample Singapore-made craft beers in variety packs

6:34 mins

Synopsis: Our podcasters from The Straits Times talk about the best eats and drinks, and what you can bring home or get delivered, during this Covid-19 pandemic. 

For our #StayHome guide, Ernest Luis hosts Anjali Raguraman, ST's entertainment and nightlife journalist.

They discuss how Singapore's small but spirited craft beer scene is coming together to offer customers an assortment pack of local beers over this circuit breaker period.

Find out how to order six- or 12-packs ($39 and $78 respectively) put together by #SGCraftTogether, a collective effort by 15 home-grown breweries.

Find out what types of beers you can expect when you order from their websites and why Anjali particularly loves Off Day's beers.

Participating breweries include Alive Brewing, Archipelago Brewery, Brewerkz, Brewlander, LeVeL33, Lion Brewery Co, Off Day Beer Company, Paulaner Brahaus Singapore, RedDot BrewHouse, Sunbird Brewing Co, Wild Brew.

More in Anjali's story.

Produced by: Ernest Luis 

Edited by: Penelope Lee

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Food Picks Ep 13 (#StayHome edition): Get bubble tea fix during Covid-19 circuit breaker

5:48 mins

Synopsis: Our podcasters from The Straits Times talk about the best eats and drinks, and what you can bring home or get delivered, during this Covid-19 pandemic. 

How can Singaporeans now get their bubble tea fix safely at home during this circuit breaker period? Find out how bubble tea chains have teamed up with eateries to offer the drinks through their delivery services.

Also, why are many people excited about the pairing between Koi bubble tea and online restaurant Grain, as they extend their reach from the east to the west?

More lifestyle #StayHome guides here at The Straits Times.

Produced by: Ernest Luis & ST Lifestyle desk

Edited by: Penelope Lee

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Food Picks Ep 12: Go for a food marathon at Keong Saik Street

4:27 mins

Synopsis: This is the best of the food recommendations The Straits Times has talked about and is out on alternate Wednesdays.

Host Melissa Sim talks with ST's food editor Tan Hsueh Yun about hip bars and restaurants that are littered all over Keong Saik street. Listen to find out about these delectable eats.

These food items continue to be sold. Read Tan's original food review.

Produced by: Melissa Sim & Ernest Luis 

Edited by: Penelope Lee

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Food Picks Ep 11: Crab-broth ramen you can savour in different ways

3:07 mins

Synopsis: This is the best of the food recommendations The Straits Times has talked about and is out on alternate Wednesdays.

Host Melissa Sim talks with ST's food critic Wong Ah Yoke about the interesting flavour of the Michelin-starred Hototogisu's new branch's crab-broth ramen. Instead of adding crab into the dish directly, the chef makes a crab-and-tomato paste that you can mix into the broth. Listen to find out the different ways you can appreciate this unique dish.

The store is located at the basement of Paragon shopping mall.

These food items continue to be sold. Read Wong's original food review.

Produced by: Melissa Sim & Ernest Luis 

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Food Picks Ep 10: Da Long Yi's hotpot restaurant in Orchard Central

2:56 mins

Synopsis: This is the best of the food recommendations The Straits Times has talked about and is out on alternate Wednesdays.

Host Melissa Sim chats with food critic Wong Ah Yoke about Da Long Yi, a mid-priced hotpot restaurant which opens till 6am daily and is located at Orchard Central.

Wong recommends its non-spicy soups such as mushroom and tomato, that taste natural and delicious from start to finish. 

These food items continue to be sold. Read Wong's original food review. 

Produced by: Melissa Sim & Ernest Luis 

Edited by: Penelope Lee

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Food Picks Ep 9: Relocation of Toa Payoh's famous bak chor mee

2:27 mins

Synopsis: This is the best of the food recommendations The Straits Times has talked about and is out on alternate Wednesdays.

Host Melissa Sim chats with food correspondent Rebecca Lynne Tan about the relocation of Lai Heng Mushroom Minced Meat Noodle. The store was originally located at Toa Payoh Lorong 6, but is now in a coffee shop at Block 73 Toa Payoh Lorong 4.

The prices remain the same despite the relocation.

These food items continue to be sold. Read Tan's original food review. 

Produced by: Melissa Sim & Ernest Luis 

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