8 Days - December 14, 2017

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8 DAYS

where to eat

GRAND CASTELLA

CHEESE CAKE

Grand Castella Cake

TAIWANESE

#03-K19/20 NEX, 23 SERANGOON

CENTRAL, S556083. TEL: 8194-7189.

OPEN DAILY 10AM-10PM. LAST ORDERS

AT CLOSING. WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/

GRANDCASTELLACAKESG

Who’s bored of castella cakes

already? Not the new players

who’re still emerging in the

market, that’s for sure. Grand

Castella Cake from Taiwan

is the latest entrant. It was

founded in 2010 in Taipei,

from the same town as

rival brand Original Cake.

Both brands claim to be

the “original” creator of this

warm, puffy treat. Grand Castella

Cake’s NEX outlet is its first foray

into Singapore, and a second

outlet is set to open in Raffles City

Shopping Mall by month’s end. Most

famous castella cake brands come

branded with a stamp, but Grand

Castella’s bakes are set apart with

a wavy patterned crust. Its flavours

include the usual Original ($9.90)

and Cheese ($11.90), and also

Chocolate ($12.90) and a very local

Pandan ($10.90) on a rotational

basis.

certified steaks from Australia,

USA and Ireland. There’s a

350g Irish Grass-Fed Rib-Eye

($49) and 300g Australian Grain

Fed Hanger Steak ($35). Or try

some seafood, like the Jumbo

Tiger Prawns ($55) and Atlantic

Salmon ($35). Desserts include

the Floating Island ($34), starring

lemon curd and vanilla anglaise

(custard).

Merci Marcel FRENCH

#01-68, 56 ENG HOON ST, S160056.

TEL: 6224-0113.

OPEN DAILY EXCEPT MON. TUE-SAT 8AM-

MIDNIGHT; SUN 8AM-10.30PM. LAST

ORDERS AT 10PM. WWW.MERCIMARCEL.

COM

Opened by the same couple behind

mod French crêperie Ô Comptoir, this

pretty all-day diner offers brunch,

lunch and dinner with French flair.

In the day, sample classics like

Scrambled Eggs ($19) infused with

truffle paste and topped with aged

parmesan. Come dinner, tuck into

dishes like Pan Seared Hokkaido

Scallops ($38) with cauliflower

GRASS FED RIB-EYE

665°F MOD WESTERN

LVL 38, 5 FRASER ST, ANDAZ SINGAPORE,

S189354. TEL: 6408-1255.

OPEN TUE – SAT 6PM-10PM. LAST ORDERS

AT 9.30PM. WWW.ANDAZSINGAPORE.COM

This steakhouse with a view

sits at the new Andaz hotel.

665°F (352°C) alludes to the

searing temperature at which the

restaurant’s signature dishes are

cooked in its charcoal grill and

oven. The head chef here used to

work at two Michelin-star restaurant

Odette. The menu features halal-