A FOODIE’S GUIDE TO THE FOOD FESTIVAL 2018 SAVOUR SINGAPORE IN EVERY BITE This year, the Singapore Food Festival (SFF) marks its 25th year of celebrating our vibrant local dining scene. Our passion for food has always been at the heart of this annual event, with opportunities to showcase our multicultural food heritage, explore new culinary innovations and showcase local talents. Mark your calendars in July to discover Singapore’s identity through our food and have a gastronomic experience like no other!

Follow this guide to enjoy the best of the fest, depending on whether you have a taste for modern culinary adventures, seek local authentic dining experiences, enjoy blending your culinary adventure with art, or crave more traditional flavours. BITE INTO Modernit

Are you always the first to know and adopt the latest food trends? Always updated on innovative dishes and restaurants? With your adventurous palate and love for innovative interpretations of traditional local dishes, you’ll fit right in with fellow gourmands who love a modern twist.

CELEBRATING SINGAPORE FOOD FESTIVAL AT ACCORHOTELS

Free Entry 13 JULY (FRI) – 29 JULY (SUN) 2018

ANTI:DOTE ELLENBOROUGH XPERIENCE KWEE ZEEN Fairmont Singapore MARKET CAFÉ SO Sofitel Singapore Sofitel Singapore 80 Road Swissotel Merchant Court 35 Robinson Road Resort & Spa Singapore 189560 20 Merchant Road Singapore 068876 2 Bukit Manis Road Sentosa Singapore 058281 Singapore 099891

Tantalise your taste buds with familiar noodle soup, and modern iterations of tastes reimagined. These restaurants familiar flavours like Laksa Seafood Paella. from AccorHotels celebrate Singaporean Please visit the website for more participating hotels. flavours with a mouth-watering array of dishes including traditional www.accorhotels.com/ crowd-pleasers like Hokkien prawn singaporefoodfestival

MCDONALD’S LOVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN

Free Entry JULY ONWARDS

AVAILABLE AT During the Singapore Food Festival 2017, McDonald’s ALL MCDONALD’S launched the Nasi Lemak burger. The burger was such RESTAURANTS a huge hit that it sold out within two weeks. This year, the global food giant will once again be launching a delicious new menu that takes its cue from more Singaporean flavours. Be sure to look out for updates on the menu! www.mcdonalds.com.sg STREAT 13 JULY (FRI) 2018 14 JULY (SAT) 2018 Free Entry 5pm–10.30pm 12pm–10.30pm

EMPRESS LAWN Kick off the festival with STREAT, a two-day F&B outdoor 10 Empress Place event featuring local culinary talents. It features a Singapore 179555 pop-up restaurant, helmed by chefs of Michelin-starred establishments – Emmanuel Stroobant (Saint Pierre) and Haikal Johari (Alma) – and an exciting line-up of chefs from 11 dining establishments. including heritage Indian restaurant Gayatri, traditional Malay restaurant Sinar Pagi Nasi Padang and modern Singaporean restaurant The Quarters. Besides a dedicated bar by Asia’s best bar Manhattan, culinary workshops, local entertainment acts and a retail pop-up will also complement this line-up. www.goo.gl/68Fh7c

PARK BENCH DELI COLLABORATIONS 15 JULY (SUN) 2018 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 Free Entry With Roast Paradise With Rumah Makan Minang 12pm until sell-out 12pm until sell-out PARK BENCH DELI East meets West as this popular sandwich outfit 179 collaborates with hawkers from Roast Paradise and the Singapore 068627 family behind Rumah Makan Minang to showcase an innovative twist to well-loved traditional dishes – think Chinese roast pork sandwiched in a French loaf and slow-cooked beef curry in a burger, paired with cocktails by Native bar, known for their love of local flavours. www.parkbenchdeli.com/news

SFF-EXCLUSIVE BEVERAGES

Free Entry 13 JULY (FRI) – 29 JULY (SUN) 2018

Available at STREAT, To mark its 25th anniversary, the Singapore Food Festival Beer Yoga & Citylights has partnered Trouble Brewing to produce a limited run of and Weekends at its popular brews (Summer Ale, Lager, Pilsner and Pale Ale) Monniker – Singapore in exclusively designed bottles featuring illustrations by four Goodness local artists. So snag one and drink up! BITE INTO Cultur Do you have a passion for authentic local experiences and flavours? Does your endless curiosity drive you to live – and eat – like the locals? If so, then hop on this food trail and start feasting, Singapore style!

A TASTE OF EURASIAN HERITAGE

$40 15 JULY (SUN) 21 JULY (SAT) 22 JULY (SUN) 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 2018 2018 2018 11am–1.30pm 11am–1.30pm 11am–1.30pm 11am–1.30pm

EURASIAN Explore the rich Eurasian food culture with a cooking COMMUNITY demonstration by well-known chef Quentin Pereira. Savour HOUSE a bento of Eurasian favourites including curry debal (spicy 139 Ceylon Road curry mixed with chicken, pork, candlenut, galangal and Singapore 429744 vinegar), prawn bostador (spicy prawn dish cooked with green chilli paste) and meaty cutlets. There will also be a tour of the Eurasian Heritage Centre and a special sale of Eurasian craftwork. www.eurasians.org.sg

LOVESG AT AIRPORT

Free Entry 13 JULY (FRI) – 29 JULY (SUN) 2018

CHANGI AIRPORT As part of the Festival, will be hosting myriad GROUP activities and special promotions for both locals and visitors. Airport Boulevard Indulge in special local-inspired menus from the likes of Singapore 819665 Krispy Kreme, Paradise Dynasty, The World is Flat and TWG Tea boutique, among others. Take home a lasting memory of Singapore with local tea infusions and cookies. www.ishopchangi.com/lovesgplus65

HAWKER SPOTLIGHT 2018

Free Entry 20 JULY (FRI) – 28 JULY (SAT) 2018

AMOY STREET Local institution Amoy Street Food Centre comes under the FOOD CENTRE spotlight with its many heritage hawkers and local delights. 7 Maxwell Road Grab a copy of the exclusive Hawker Spotlight booklet at Singapore 069111 the City Gas Gallery and Singapore Visitor Centres to enjoy special deals! GREAT INDIAN FOOD AFFAIR 13 JULY (FRI) 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 Free Entry – Various times SAYALI Explore the richness of Indian cuisine through Northern RESTAURANT and Southern favourites such as vadai, poori and chicken (INDIAN STREET butter masala. The Indian Street Food Extravaganza at FOOD Sayali will showcase classic Indian street food, while EXTRAVAGANZA) restaurants Punjab Grill and Yantra will feature cooking 18 Belilios Lane Singapore 219960 demonstrations, workshops and specially curated menus by celebrity chefs. YANTRA 163 Road www.deideaz.com #01-28/33, Tanglin Mall Singapore 247933 PUNJAB GRILL 2 Bayfront Avenue, B1-01A The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Singapore 018972 CURRY DAY 2018 27 JULY (FRI) 28 JULY (SAT) 2018 Free Entry – 11am–9pm

VELOCITY@ Curry is truly a local favourite, featuring in Chinese, Malay, NOVENA SQUARE Indian, Peranakan and Eurasian cuisines. So it is fitting that INDOOR ATRIUM there is a day dedicated to this humble dish. Expect a full-on 238 Thomson Road curry fix – from buns to puffs and local favourite, chicken Singapore 307683 curry – as well as a slew of curry-related activities like curry puff crimping sessions and spice art lessons for the young. www.oldchangkee.com/news-promotions.htm

FEAST AT SENTOSA – SENTOSA GRILLFEST 13 JULY (FRI) 20 JULY (FRI) 27 JULY (FRI) Free Entry – – – 15 JULY (SUN) 2018 22 JULY (SUN) 2018 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 6pm–11pm 6pm–11pm 6pm–11pm SILOSO BEACH Singaporeans love dining al fresco, especially if it is a BBQ Service Road feast or a local spread by the sea. This event is a dream come true combining all the above, with more than 20 F&B kiosks serving local cuisine by second-generation hawkers. With the unique beachfront setting, it is a dining experience that is sure to satisfy! www.sentosa.com.sg/feast BITE INTO Ar

Do you have a deep appreciation for the arts, from theatre and literature to the culinary? Indulge all five senses at these unique dining experiences with a healthy serving of the arts. Get ready to be entertained while you feast on delectable delights.

CELEBRATING ALL-TIME FAVOURITE FOOD FILMS & LOCAL CUISINE 13 JULY (FRI) 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 Free Entry – Mon–Thu: 7pm and 9.30pm | Fri–Sat: 8.30pm

THE Kick back and enjoy classic food films such as Chocolat, SCREENING ROOM Eat Drink Man Woman and Like Water for Chocolate while 12 Ann Siang Rd tucking into a menu of local dishes like crispy soft shell #03-00 with chilli crab ragu and hawker-style BBQ chicken wings. Singapore 069692 http://screeningroom.com.sg/screenings

BEER YOGA & CITYLIGHTS 13 JULY (FRI) 2018 20 JULY (FRI) 2018 27 JULY (FRI) 2018 $29 7pm–8pm 7pm–8pm 7pm–8pm 8pm–9pm 8pm–9pm 8pm–9pm

CLIFFORD SQUARE If you love beer and yoga, then you should try this event 1 Fullerton Square that combines both! Who knows? Beer Yoga could just be Singapore 049178 what you need for your body, mind and soul. In celebration of Singapore Food Festival’s 25th anniversary, limited-edition SFF-branded beers will be produced in collaboration with local craft brewery, Trouble Brewing. A free bottle of this beer will be provided during the session.

www.goo.gl/CK8m5y A SAMSUI LOVE STORY: A FOOD & DANCE AFFAIR

ADULT CHILD (4–10 YRS OLD) 17 JULY (TUE) – 20 JULY (FRI) 2018 $105 $48 7.30pm 3-course menu, limited seats available

CALDWELL HOUSE Go on a sensory journey with this contemporary dance ALCOVE @ CHIJMES performance while a special five-course modern Singaporean 30 Victoria Street meal is served. Through the creativity of Chef Nixon Low and #02-04/05 choreographer Naomi Tan, A Samsui Love Story depicts the Singapore 187996 romance of two star-crossed lovers, a Samsui woman and a Satay man. www.projectplait.com/upcoming

APE STUDIOS PRESENTS MAKAN COSMOPOLITAN 2018 6 JULY (FRI) 7 JULY (SAT) 13 JULY (FRI) 14 JULY (SAT) $50 2018 2018 2018 2018 8pm–10pm 8pm–10pm 8pm–10pm 8pm–10pm

ESCOBAR An interdisciplinary performance, Makan Cosmopolitan 20 Cross Street explores the notions of emotional attachment and #01-23/24 involvement set in an iconic heartland setting: China Square Central a hawker centre. Singapore 048422 www.apestudios.org/makan-cosmo BITE INTO Traditio

Do you believe that there’s no school like the old school? Are you passionate about recipes passed down through the generations, making everything from scratch using traditional methods? Check out these events to indulge your love for age-old techniques and flavours that make up our heritage cuisine.

SINGAPORE RESTAURANT FESTIVAL

Free Entry 1 JULY (SUN) – 30 SEPTEMBER (SUN) 2018 Various times VARIOUS With more than 60 restaurant brands participating in the LOCATIONS Singapore Restaurant Festival, expect a comprehensive range of cuisines with famous restaurants such as Fat Cow, Omar Shariff and Tung Lok Group on board. Look out for special dishes by heritage restaurants like Moi Lum and Yum Cha. Accumulate six stamps on your SRF 2018 Rewards Card and stand a chance to win in monthly draws! www.singaporerestaurantfestival.com

WEEKENDS AT MONNIKER – SINGAPORE GOODNESS 14 JULY (SAT)– 21 JULY (SAT)– 28 JULY (SAT)– $40–$45 15 JULY (SUN) 2018 22 JULY (SUN) 2018 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 11am–4.30pm 11am–4.30pm 11am–4.30pm

PULLUCHUP At this culinary pop-up, home chefs present the latest trends 56 Zion Road in Singapore’s culinary scene through three aspects of a great Singapore 247781 dish: locally farmed ingredients, good cooking techniques and traditional recipes. Be sure to check out the “Home’age”, “Hawker Glam” and “Embracing our Roots” pop-up events! www.facebook.com/AirshipMonniker/events

TIME OUT SINGAPORE BALIK KAMPONG HERITAGE DINNER 26 JULY (THU) 27 JULY (FRI) 2018 $150 – 7pm–10.30pm FOLKLORE Take a trip through time with Chef Damian D’Silva (Folklore) 700 Beach Road and guest chefs as they trace Singapore’s food heritage Singapore 199598 across Chinese, Eurasian and Peranakan cuisines. They’ll pair the various heritage recipes with locally inspired cocktails for the ultimate tribute to our local roots. www.timeout.com/singapore/restaurants/time-out- singapore-balik-kampong-heritage-dinner BACK TO BASICS – SAVOUR YOUR HERITAGE KUEHS

1. $68 21 JULY (SAT) 2018 2. $48 27 JULY (FRI) 2018 10am–12.30pm 10am–12pm

3. $68 28 JULY (SAT) 2018 2pm–4pm

1. CITIZEN FARM Always wanted to know where your ingredients come from? 60 Jln Penjara Sign up for this series of BACK TO BASICS workshops for tips Singapore 149375 on how to use local produce like seafood, sugars and edible leaves, which are used to make heritage confections such as 2. CHENG SUGAR traditional kueh. CANDY FACTORY 12 Senoko Loop Singapore 758149 www.rainbowlapis.com/workshops

3. AH HUA KELONG 50 Coast Industrial Park 6 Lor Halus Jetty (Meet up point) Singapore 518200

THE 50 CENTS FEST: COLONIAL SINGAPORE 28 JULY (SAT) 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 Free Entry – 11am – 11pm CHINATOWN Did you know: In the 1930s, Kerabu Bee Hoon (tossed FOOD STREET rice vermicelli) sold for just 50 cents? Revel in the nostalgia Smith Street of old Singapore with local favourites like Fish Moilee Singapore 050335 (lightly spiced creamy fish curry dish), Kopi Gu You (butter caramelised black coffee) and more while taking in authentic 1930s sights and sounds, featuring traditional opera and Taxi Girl (a dance performance) among other 1930s-inspired immersive experiences. www.chinatownfoodstreet.sg/the-50-cents-fest FULL EVENT LISTING 1 JULY (SUN)– SINGAPORE RESTAURANT 30 SEPTEMBER (SUN) 2018 FESTIVAL Free Entry VARIOUS LOCATIONS

JULY ONWARDS MCDONALD’S LOVE LOCAL

CAMPAIGN Free Entry AVAILABLE AT ALL MCDONALD’S RESTAURANTS

6 (FRI), 7 (SAT), 13 (FRI) APE STUDIOS PRESENTS & 14 (SAT) JULY 2018 8pm–10pm MAKAN COSMOPOLITAN 2018 ESCOBAR $50 20 Cross Street, #01-23/24, China Square Central Singapore 048422

13 JULY (FRI) 2018 STREAT 5pm–10.30pm EMPRESS LAWN 10 Empress Place, Singapore 179555 Free Entry 14 JULY (SAT) 2018 12pm–10.30pm

13 (FRI), 20 (FRI) & BEER YOGA & CITYLIGHTS 27 (FRI) JULY 2018 7pm–8pm CLIFFORD SQUARE 8pm–9pm 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore 049178 $29 A FREE BOTTLE OF SFF-EXCLUSIVE BEER WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE SESSION

13 JULY (FRI)– CELEBRATING SINGAPORE FOOD 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 Various times FESTIVAL AT ACCORHOTELS Free Entry VARIOUS LOCATIONS

13 JULY (FRI)– FEAST AT SENTOSA – 15 JULY (SUN) 2018 6pm–11pm SENTOSA GRILLFEST SILOSO BEACH 20 JULY (FRI)– Service Road 22 JULY (SUN) 2018 Free Entry 6pm–11pm

27 JULY (FRI)– 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 6pm–11pm

13 JULY (FRI)– LOVESG AT CHANGI AIRPORT 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 CHANGI AIRPORT GROUP Free Entry Airport Boulevard, Singapore 819665

13 JULY (FRI)– GREAT INDIAN FOOD AFFAIR 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 VARIOUS LOCATIONS Free Entry

13 JULY (FRI)– SFF-EXCLUSIVE BEVERAGES 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 Available at STREAT, Beer Yoga & Citylights and Free Entry Weekends at Monniker – Singapore Goodness

13 JULY (FRI)– CELEBRATING ALL-TIME 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 Mon–Thu: 7pm–9.30pm FAVOURITE FOOD FILMS & Fri–Sat: 8.30pm LOCAL CUISINE Free Entry THE SCREENING ROOM 12 Ann Siang Rd, #03-00, Singapore 069692 FULL EVENT LISTING BACK TO BASICS – SAVOUR YOUR HERITAGE KUEHS 21 JULY (SAT) 2018 CITIZEN FARM $68 10am–12.30pm 60 Jln Penjara Singapore 149375

27 JULY (SAT) 2018 CHENG SUGAR CANDY FACTORY $48 10am–12pm 12 Senoko Loop, Singapore 758149

28 JULY (SAT) 2018 AH HUA KELONG $68 2pm–4pm 50 Pasir Ris Coast, Industrial Park 6, Lor Halus Jetty (Meet up point) Singapore 518200

14 JULY (SAT)– WEEKENDS AT MONNIKER – 15 JULY (SUN) 2018 11am–4.30pm SINGAPORE GOODNESS PULLUCHUP 21 JULY (SAT)– 56 Zion Road, Singapore 247781 22 JULY (SUN) 2018 $40-$45 11am–4.30pm 28 JULY (SAT)– 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 11am–4.30pm

15 (SUN), 21 (SUN), A TASTE OF EURASIAN HERITAGE 22 (SUN), 29 (SUN) $40 JULY 2018 EURASIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE 11am–1.30pm 139 Ceylon Road, Singapore 429744

15 JULY (SUN) 2018 PARK BENCH DELI With Roast Paradise 12pm COLLABORATIONS PARK BENCH DELI Free Entry 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 179 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068627 With Rumah Makan Minang 12pm

17 JULY (TUE)– A SAMSUI LOVE STORY: ADULT $105 20 JULY (FRI) 2018 A FOOD & DANCE AFFAIR 7. 30pm CALDWELL HOUSE ALCOVE CHILD @ CHIJMES (4-10 YRS OLD) 30 Victoria Street #02-04/05 $48 3-course menu, Singapore 187996 limited seats available

20 JULY (FRI)– HAWKER SPOTLIGHT 28 JULY (SAT) 2018 AMOY STREET FOOD CENTRE 10am–11.30am Free Entry 7 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069111

26 JULY (THU)– TIME OUT SINGAPORE BALIK 27 JULY (FRI) 2018 7pm–10.30pm KAMPONG HERITAGE DINNER $150 FOLKLORE 700 Beach Rd, Singapore 199598

27 JULY (FRI)– CURRY DAY 2018 28 JULY (SAT) 2018 VELOCITY@NOVENA SQUARE 11am–9pm Free Entry INDOOR ATRIUM 238 Thomson Road, Singapore 307683

28 JULY (SAT)– THE 50 CENTS FEST: 29 JULY (SUN) 2018 11am–11pm COLONIAL SINGAPORE Free Entry CHINATOWN FOOD STREET Smith Street, Singapore 050335

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