The Soup Spoon Union

The Soup Spoon Union is a merger of three brands-The Soup Spoon, The Handburger and Asia Broth Noodle Bar. The union concept brings greater options to diners and offers a larger space to dine in comfort. However, orders have to be placed separated at the specific stalls and the amount will be billed to an electronic gadget which customers receive at the start and pay at the main cashier. Though the concept sounds like a grand merger, kitchens are...

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Ikaruga 斑鳩 Tokyo Ramen Street

Down a few shops from Rokurinsha is Ikaruga, another famous shop from Kudanshita. The queue is fortunately shorter and turn over rate of tables are pretty high.The best-selling ramen is 特製らー麺 980yen , a deep bowl of noodles in tonkatsu broth blended with bonito and konbu. This kind of fusion broth is also commonly known as "W-Soup", which claims to remove any odd stench and to cut the richness of pure tonkatsu soup base. The noodles were...

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Pierre Herme Tokyo ピエール・エルメ・パリ Part 2 : Emotions and Tarts

One can get emotional over Emotion when many flavours are bottled inside the glass. Besides the millefeuilles, Emotions are another series of Pierre Herme's pastries worth splurging than the macarons. However, some of the flavours especially the Infiniment Vanille always tend to get out of control with the sugar.Emotion Envie (Top Pic)Meaning "desire" in English, Envie evokes a sense of possession with the strong purple hues of the cassis compote....

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Kamakura Kondo 創作和料理 近藤

Kamakura is an old historic town with lots of shrines, temples and beautiful beach scenery. On the way to the popular shrine, there is a Kaiseki restaurant opened by Chef-owner Kondo, a Kyoto native who is trained in Kyoto cuisine.He won the title of TV Champion for the Nabe cuisine in 2005 and is a respectable figure in many Japanese cuisine association. His restaurant is actually divided into two concepts- one is a casual restaurant selling set...

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Frunatic Singapore Fast Fruit Restaurant

I thought this would be a vegan restaurant with similar concept like The Living Cafe but the menu is crafted around fruits. Asparagus and Baby Spinach DrinkThere were more fruits than vegetables in the salads but we prefer savoury salads that are made up of at least 80% vegetables. Nevertheless, we still managed to settle on 2 salads out of the limited options. Mediterranean , a fibre-rich mix of pomegranate seeds, apples,...

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