City Weekly, 22 May 1998

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    36 1 CITY Weekly HP 'JUf J—U m i rn J JW' 1 ‘MrMWVSRtPHBHR in THE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD AND RETAIL PAPER DISTRIBUTED FREE WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MfTA (P) 041/10/07 FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1000 Yol.11 No. 10
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      247 1 j j•' J I 1 A -crirsomiKuiWMVKKM) \lHfc. fi'.tl. f'ffft rril m Ir.Mri.. I». MfV .1 r hi t* a A J V 20 pap spci iai Sw Poges 3 to 22 special on Sm Poges 3 to 22 SO S«« Pago 2 A cappella groups gear up for National
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    A capella groups hit right notes with local audiences
    345 2  -  By CELINE TEO GONE arc the days when a cappella singing was confined to folk songs or jazz classics popularised by groups like The Manhattan Transfer. In Singapore, a two-year-old a cappella group, Akatones, has arranged Eighties favourites such as “I’ll
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      295 2 LUGGAGE SUE 22 May la 24 May NEW CLUB PREMIUM 78cm NEW $l2O r only 1 DELSEY MAGELLAN Usual: $265 Now: $lO5 EXCLUSIVE ACE JAPAN oral: $165 DBSEY VOLUME 2 Wheel Usual: $355 Now:sl9s Usual: $3OO Now:s9o OOSEY QUAinn BEAUTY CASE Usual: $250 Now: $2O only OTHER CLEARANCE QUARTET RANGE
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      102 3 ■yf. f;t»7 fh. tikl v I liiJ iy. May I r f < \V Uil» vSuslii Black pepper crab Abalone I hat Uii*iiiC I rial rice Ala (ai tc biilTet I fcncll e Viet Cuisine* hu Lon ru t* lutsci .iko Aiuhiciu c tile l>.tl /KS 4^ C, Vil l
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  • Tap 12 Hot Favourites
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      Meaty ribs
      347 4  -  BARBECUE pork ribs are not what you would expect to find in a seafood restaurant but the baby-back pork ribs at Mariner’s Comer Restaurant have been given the thumbs up as one of the Top 12 rib joints in town. The meaty US prime ribs are smothered in
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      Queue up for this sushi
      307 5  -  ANGELICA TAN A MEAL of sushi at some expensive Japanese restaurants could burn a hole in your pocket. Unless you are prepared to settle for plastic-wrapped supermarket fare, good sushi is hard to find. And even rarer is good sushi at affordable prices. Which explains
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      Black pepper crabs
      356 6  -  ANGELICA TAN THANKS to this restaurant, Singaporeans now enjoy black pepper crabs. The hot favourite was originally created by Long- Beach Seafood Restaurant in 1982. Since then, the dish has been so popular that you’ll find it a common feature at seafood restaurants as well as coffee
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      The place for tender abalone
      335 7  -  ANGELICA TAN EXTRAVAGANT and expensive, abalone is a treat savoured only on rare occasions. But even rarer is succulent abalone cooked to perfection. And the chefs at Ah Yat Abalone Forum Restaurant have mastered the art of preparing this popular delicacy. The restaurant offers both
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      Thai food with shark-fin
      364 8  -  DESMOND NG LOVERS of shark-fin, your dreams will come true at this converted shophouse in the heart of the city. The chefs of City Thai Sharksfin Restaurant at Tanjong Pagar are able to whip up an impressive bowl of shark-fin, without compromising on its quality. Highly
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      Fried rice paradise
      367 9  -  CAROLINE NAGU IF YOU think mum always cooks the best food, think again. When it comes to fried rice, Chen Fu Ji is paradise. This is definitely not your usual overnight rice cooked with leftovers. Managing director, Mr Roger Koh, said: “Each grain is wrapped in gold.”
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      A la carte buffet with scrumptious Balinese and Javanese food
      439 10  -  CAROLINE NAGU RELAX to soft Indonesian music playing in the background as you’re being served. The cosy Indonesian restaurant, Nusa Indah, offers a combination of Javanese and Balinese cuisine to tempt diners. Head chef, Zahela Yusof, who has 10 years
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      Enjoy French and Vietnamese dishes at home
      401 11  -  CAROLINE NAGU HERE’S your chance to enjoy French and Vietnamese cuisine. Bistro Chez Moi promises a host of dishes ranging from the exotic, such as ostrich in mushroom sauce, to more familiar ones, such as braised sharkfin soup and honey pork ribs. Try
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      Boneless chicken rice
      378 12 TIMING is of the essence when preparing chicken rice. That is the rule they live by at Boon Tong Kee. And when you have hungry office workers descending on your shop, you know you have to cook something special to keep them coming back for more. About
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      179 4 r r. J »7 V nr. Main courses indude Att-Tou-Can-Eat Safaißujfjfet, Ttxfay's Soup, Fruits, Iced Lemon Tea and Coffee or Tea Prices subject to 10% service charge U.S Baby Spare Ribs 17.50 U.S pork ribs in special hickory smoked flavoured sauce Captain's Steak $21.50 NZ air-flown tenderloin steak stuffed with
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      117 5 •f _I I 'm \m r j vm rn ji m P r ■*4 at n l im P wvmmmm V Z: ja 4 flf 5? i- 5? 1 L r Si SUSHI -.35 3S& yji T E V f e*44M Tk ll e* OF SUS V 4 r* r-
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      519 6 HE MOST AWARDS WINNING RESTAURANT Q Q Years Of Seafood Experience IRST TO CREATE THE FAMOUS BLACK PEPPER CRABS LONG BEACH the restaurant with more that 50 years history. A household name to many seafood lovers here and many from overseas. LONG REACH is the first restaurant to create the
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      217 7 t m m 83 AH YAT ABA LONE FORUM RESTAURANT 190 CJemenceauAve,#Ol-01/10 Shopping Centre, (5)*****4 let 339 0476 Fax: 339 3075 Business Hours: I lam -2.30 pm 6pm -10.30 pm yalue Added F AU es S one is e G er Whole Freeh Abaleae (M Yat Style) UN IBM’s Neel
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      38 8 rar is CITY THAI SHARKSFIN RESTAURANT 47, Craig Road, Tanjong Pagar, Singapore *****5 *FOR RESERVATIONS: 223 1655 I st AwwivcFsaFy Promotion XQMISITE Braided Superior Shark'd Fin With crab meat (served in clay pet) Don't Mis Parking Available Valet
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      176 9 mwTZtiMk CHEN ru H FRIED RICE ordinary steamed rice we coated each grain with high quality farm egg LA W our golden rice CHEN FU JI FRIED RICE worth its weight in GOLD serve with roasted pork, spring onion fresh crab meat We also serve sharkfin, seafood, steamboat and vegetables
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      67 10 Eat As Much As You W&ttt from Owr A-la -Carte Buffet Umch 'th fSm sl6.oo++ (Weekdays) slB.oo++ (Weekends Public Holidays) Half price lor child below 9 years old Balance food will be on A-Ld-Carte prices Drinks, Desserts Satay not induded. Nusalndah Indonesian Restaurant 435 ORCHARD ROAD #O2-18 WISMA ATRIASINGAPORE *****7
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      209 11 m 4 ‘Bistro Chez Moi Bte Ltd Exotic Authentic French Vietnamese Restaurant %C fKZ M m •7 ine Dine Magazine Singapore's top restaurant. This is a unique dining e *penence in a pan of OWn M °st people no, expec, to fmd restaurant of such character and calibre Operation 'Hours:
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      152 12 More Than Chicken Rice! TONG KEE BOON TONG KEE PTE. LTD. CO, No. 401, Balestier Road, Singapore *****3. Tel: 254 3937 (Chicken Porridge) Business Hours: 24 Hours a day. Closed every Monday. MacPherson Branch: No. 470, MacPherson Road, Singapore *****8. Tel: *****00 (Little Gourmet) Business Hours: 11.00 am -4.00 am.
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  • Yummy Food
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      Make your own meat dumplings
      329 13 Ingredients (for one portion) 2 pcs bamboo leaves 50 gm glutinous rice 2 pcs dried chestnut 50 gm dried shrimp 1 pc dried mushroom 50 gm pork belly 1 n hard-boiled egg 20 gm dried cuttlefish 5 gm cinnamon stick 3 gm star anise 3
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      Johnnie’s grade A Thai dishes pull in the crowds
      756 14  -  JULIANA YEH TUCKED away in Tanjong Pagar, Oriental Thai Inn Seafood Restaurant offers a feast that will whet the appetites of Thai food lovers. Located amidst a row of renovated shop houses, the restaurant, which has received an A grading from
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      Roomful of blues and much more
      359 16  -  Recommended is Mr Low’s version of fish and chips ANGELICA TAN IF YOU want to unwind or lift your spirits with a cold mug of beer, here’s a place to check out Decked with memorabilia and autographed black and white photographs of musicians, Roomful
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      Japanese noodles that look like the local laksa
      389 17  -  By JULIANA YEH JAPANESE cuisine is slowly making its presence felt again among the spread of local fare. The latest of this is the Japanese ramen shop, Ajisen. Modelled after the übiquitous ramen shops in Japan, Ajisen Japanese Restaurant represents the original
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      Dumplings filled with goodness
      428 18  -  JULIANA YEH AS JUNE livens up with the thumping drumbeats and swift, practised strokes of dragon boaters in celebration of the customary dragon boat festival, a feast of rice dumplings also comes to mind. Mr Low Hong Peng is part of a shrinking generation of rice
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      32 13 More options on pg 18 L IY Sri Lonkan Rice Curry Horth Indian Chapathis Home Style Food with no M.S.G. or added sugar 109 Serangoon Rood, Singapore *****4 Tel: 297 5475 KJ
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      166 13 ''W' \y< < Aatfantic Doable Boiled Soap $5.00 Now $2.50 A Plait tinbal st«r K«r Mtltltt t I l HL u L-: 3: Ffl«d Seafood •w $3.25 Ttow Usual f $6.50 Now: 7T5 BlacK Ptpptr ftoafted Spring Usual: $lB.OO Now: $9.00 rliiS <»||i r is i]<’t v»Iul for ii'V.Ty. \<'|.n!i'>i
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      179 15 YS //ff/ Z/t/t "Siui|>l> I lit 1 Hcm 0 -100 Duxton Road Ig. Pagar) Singapore OSDS For Reservation, Tel: 222-4073 Lunch: I lam 3pm Dinner: 6.3opm I Ipm Undoubtedly The Best Offer anywhere!! .\l/ t m t > t LX, w *I V.r I <ii ,17*1 f Sr T D
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      284 16 SUCKLING PIG SHARK S FIN SET MENU $l9B for 10 pax Menu: Cold Dish, Shark s Fin Soup, Suckling Pig, Deep Fried Soon-Hock, Boiled Live Prawns, "Teochew" Cabbage, Noodles Dessert MINI-MONK JUMPS OVER THE WALL <£OQ OH per pax Set Menu) minimum 4 persons Menu: Salad Lobster, Mini-Monk Jumps Over
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      100 16 <!>!<« />T<>7»' o<>To m &6a«ec VtUifUeUi Foodcourt outlet: 51, Neil Rd #Ol -14/15/16 S’pore *****9 Teh *****51 Restaurant 12, Afwal St (Off Beach Road) Singapore *****5 Tel: *****28 Fax: *****31 Authentic Home-Made u-lL:.- K-i i.k ■■qhjriqvi nonpwn Roll-it-up yourself style rnmnum Some Specialities at AllwalSt: Shark's fin Teochew style Steamed
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      28 17 rf? 0 Japanese Ramen From $5.80 (take away available) ■■■Rn AJISEN JAPANESE RESTAURANT 200 Victoria Street #Ol-01 PARCO Bugis Junction. Singapore *****1 Tel: 333 9512 Fax: 333 9782.
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      212 18 East Coast Famous Rice Dumpling XmJ I—- -V*.2 o o JUL 10R DUMPI l\(; 11 SI INAL Please order in advance (last order: 2S/5/98) to a\oid disappointment. Nonya Rice Dumpling Salted Hoklden Rice Dumpling Salted Hoklden Rice Dumpling (with egg yolk) Cantonese Style Rice Dumpling Black Eye Beans-Mushroom Rice Dumpling
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    Fresh and fluffy cheesecake
    318 19  -  ANDRE YEO CHOCOLATE is not the only thing that melts in your mouth and not in your hands. So does cheesecake. Uncle Miki cheesecake has found a faithful following here since opening its first outlet at the Paragon in 1995. Health-conscious Singaporeans have taken to it
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      199 19 V t 1/ O o o F.RESHKHEESECGAKE \ss~r M/W ojisan fo Mise at Takashimaya Basement 2 u $OU iJcser ne ’■The Best ■from Miki Catch us at ‘Takashimaya Basement 2, and savour our famous Japanese cheesecake (originally from Paragon), which are Feshly baked and highly nutritious. And be tempted by
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    Go ape over this cafe’s ambience
    388 20  -  Restaurant popular for kids’ and adults’ parties ANGELICA TAN YOU don’t have to go to the zoo to have lunch with Ah Meng. Just head for Monkeys Cafe located in the heart of town. Like a jungle with adorable monkeys hanging from trees and
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      167 20 .•f f Monkeys Cafe is known for its incredibly wild swinging parties for both adults and children with their own resident gorilla on the loose, great musk and delicious grub, this place is hot hot hot! With more than a hundred entries on the menu, offering the WIDEST SELECTION OF
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    A joint for wine lovers
    406 21  -  Monthly wine tasting is free and wine list has taste notes ANGELICA TAN IF YOU love wines, but don’t know the difference between a Chardonnay and a Cabernet Sauvignon, this is the place to go. Confronting a wine list with tongue-twisting names may be daunting
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      85 21 fe- >♦' I* r 1; *2Vc*te6<xn t/ie l C^ t^i >n? is* Join us on the 29th of June for our Free American Wine Tasting and on the 4th of July for our American theme party on INDEPENDENCE DAY. (Call us for more details.) Opening Hours: spm -1 am (Fri
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  • BITES
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      Have lunch with wine and caviar
      205 22 TREAT yourself to a luxurious lunch. Raffles Grill at the Raffles Hotel introduces a new menu with delectable creations. Pamper yourself with creations such as tian of yellow fin tuna and mesdun salad and tomato dressing before going on to the main course of
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      Durian rolls into season
      118 25 INDULGE in these irresistible durian desserts. Westin Plazas Szechuan Court presents chilled durian cream rolls and deep-fired fluffy eggwhite balls with durian. These desserts are a great way to round off your meal and are available throughout the year. The chilled durian cream rolls cost $3
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      342 22 'll GERMITROL. filters dust and dirt and la the only one that kills Airborne Oarms also. ih "A Shell CfH+U*” mg* yUk V •Tested and recommended by ENV (Germitrot 200H)-ST 14/3/96 Used by asthmatic patients, homes offices, also in clinics, etc Ozone Test conducted at front gnlle (UL Standard 37.5).
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    Take a trip to Santa’s home
    185 24 HOLIDAY GUIDE WITH an average mean temperature of 4.9 Celsius, it’s no wonder that Santa Claus has made Finland his home. Not only is the country famous because of its link with the jolly icon of Christmas, it is also home to Helsinski, the
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      310 24 EmpText T>isamer HWUM's Pm $f Mm tisiimm m (me Putts HOWLAND Places of Interest: Cana, Sea of Galilee, Mourn of Beatitudes, Jerusalem, Mount of Olives, Bethlehem /ND/4 j 4 Ui| i+J DOME Of ROCK P TAJ MAHAL BIH TourM Office SINGAPORE 60 GOA *****5.00 70 Bangalore Mysore Ooly SSISOO 00
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      314 25 o**i GjSP ‘Foot Reflexology ‘Swedish Shiatsu Massage ‘Video Coffee lounge *Well-Fumished Rooms with shower attached ‘Steam Sauna ‘Gymnasium WWW. Webads.com.au/T ropkal RIVIERA HEALTH CENTRE 382 Havelock Road, sth Floor, Riverview Hotel Singapore *****9 Business Hrs 10am 12 midnight Tel: 235 2232 GoOen Garden health n t i < New Renovation
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