NESPRESSO COFFEE TRIESTE NAPLES NEW FLAVOURS 2013 SAVOUR VESPA TOUR SINGAPORE LAUNCH

Nespresso Naples and Trieste Grand Cru are new  coffee 2013 limited edition flavours launched on Vespa Tour at SAVOUR with Michelin Starred Celebrity Chefs, renowned fine dining restaurants, gourmet village and market at Singapore’s largest gourmet food festival, presented by Nespresso held at F1 Pit Building from April 11 to 14.

Inspired by Italian coffee cultured cities -  Trieste and Naples, experience each Nespresso blend dedicated for your enjoyment whenever you are.

Nespresso's Trieste Limited Edition is characterized by chocolate and hazelnuts with refreshingly fruity notes for an exceptional subtle  taste from a intense blend of South American and Eastern African Arabica beans.  Best enjoyed as a Ristretto or try it as Cappuccino with or without milk, long or short in a glass.

Nespresso Naples Limited Edition "Black Gold" with aromatic woodiness, hint of Robusta, fine smoky notes from dried black tea leaves and high intensity is an exquisite blend of Arabica beans from South America, Africa and Asia. Traditionally enjoyed with sugar and best enjoyed as a Ristretto.

Nespresso limited edition coffee Napoli and Trieste  2013 flavours are priced at S$11.50 per sleeve/S$23 duo pack and available for retail at  Nespresso Singapore boutiques as well as Nespresso Flagship Boutiques in New York, Miami, Boston, and San Francisco, Nespresso Boutique-in-Shop locations, Nespresso Club and online at www.Nespresso.com.

THE MANHATTAN FISH MARKET 2013 - 1 FOR 1 OFFERS + SEAFOOD PLATTER DEALS

The Manhattan FISH MARKET Singapore  offers  1 for 1 Fish 'n Chip/ Grilled Glory Dory and set meals promotion like Manhattan Flaming Seafood Platter Set / Grilled Gala Platter Set / Fried Giant Platter Set / Mediterranean Baked Fish Combo / Small Grill Combo / Scallop Americana Combo and Groupie Special are valid for dine-in only.

Simply present the  Manhattan Fish Market coupons/flash on mobile, valid weekdays and weekends, till April 30th (Exclude eve of public Holiday and public Holiday, not valid with other promotions, offers and coupons)

Manhattan Fish Market One for One Manhattan Fish 'n Chip Dory Set S$11.95

Manhattan Fish Market 1 for 1 Grilled Glory Dory Set S$12.95

Manhattan Fish Market Scallop Americana Combo with Ice Lemon Tea and Soup of the day $13.95 (Save $8.90)

Manhattan Fish Market Mediterranean Baked Fish Combo with Ice Lemon Tea and Soup of the day $15.95 (Save $8.90)

Manhattan Fish Market Small Grill Combo with Ice Lemon Tea and Soup of the day $19.95 (Save $8.90)

Manhattan Flaming Seafood Platter hand battered fish fillets, prawns, oysters and calamari Set with 2 mocktails and 2 Soup of the day $34.95 (Save $24)

Manhattan Fish Market Grilled Gala Platter with grilled fish fillets, tiger prawns, calamari and garlic herb mussels Set plus  2 mocktails and 2 Soup of the day $34.95 (Save $24)

Manhattan Fish Market Fried Giant Platter with crispy fish fingers, shrimps, calamari and mushrooms set plus 2 mocktails and 2 Soup of the day $37.95 (Save $26)

Manhattan Fish Market Groupie Special – 2 Fish & Chips Dory, 2 Grilled Dory, 1 Quad delights and 4 coke $49.95 (Save $26.60)


The Manhattan FISH MARKET Singapore outlets are located at Plaza Singapura, Bugis +,  JCUBE, The Star Vista, United Square, Northpoint, Causeway Point, City Square Mall, Bedok Point, Changi City Point, Century Square and White sand. Marina Square and Junction 8 outlets are currently under renovations. Visit The Manhattan FISH MARKET Singapore Facebook Page  for more updates and Do share this link with your friends !

TIM HO WAN SINGAPORE DIM SUM - HONG KONG CHINESE RESTAURANT 1 MICHELIN STAR OPEN AT PLAZA SINGAPURA & ERA CENTRE

Tim Ho Wan Singapore Plaza Singapura is Hong Kong’s Dim Sum 1 Michelin starred Chinese restaurant by Chef Mak Kwai Pui at Mongkok and Sham Sui Po, Kowloon Island,  famed as the cheapest dining to be on the reserved list .

Dim sum fresh favourites Tim Ho Wan signature dishes include the Big Four Heavenly King – Baked BBQ pork Char Siew bun, pan fried turnip cake lo bak gou, steam egg cake ma lai gou and vermicelli rice roll cheong fun stuffed with pig liver ($3.80 to $5.50 each)

With a dim sum menu of 28 items, enjoy favourites like Tim Ho Wan har gao prawn dumpling,  siew mai pork dumpling, phoenix claws chicken feet, rice roll cheong fun with prawns, char siew, beef or pig liver, deep fried spring roll with crab meat and egg white, beef ball or prawns with beancurd skin, pork ribs or chicken feet with black beans sauce  and glutinous rice dumpling ($3.80 to $5.50 each).

Try Cantonese congee with lean pork, century and salted eggs, steamed rice with beef, fried egg, chicken, Chinese sausage, mushroom or pork rib (S$6 each). Osmanthus cake or yam puree with sago (S$3.50 each)complete your authentic Hong Kong meal.

Chef Mak worked at Michelin-starred Lung King Heen, Four Seasons Hotel previously and was awarded 1 Michelin star for his Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum Restaurant in 2009. Freshly made dim sum upon order is the secret of success.

Helming Singapore Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum restaurant is Chef Fung who was with Singapore Marriott Hotel, Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant and now the 80 seats casual dining tables and takeaway counter. Simply take a queue number, run your errands or shop around and a SMS notification will be sent once your table is ready, no reservations allowed.

Snaking queues lines at the take away counters and long waiting time for dining tables are expected as Singaporeans are known to be die hard foodies, trained at queuing for hours for popular food outlets.

UPDATE ; The SMS alert service and takeaways have ceased and will be implemented at a later date as Tim Ho Wan is overwhelmed by patient diners who queued an average of 90 minutes at least just for their dim sum.

Prices here are almost twice as expensive comparing to Tim Ho Wan Hong Kong prices due to Singapore high rental and labour costs, its a small premium to pay without having to fly to HKG for cheapest Michelin starred cuisine although Old Hong Kong Legend at Raffles City have good Cantonese Dim Sum.

Tim Ho Wan Singapore 添好運 1 Michelin Star Hong Kong Dim Sum Chinese restaurant is located at Plaza Singapura,  68 Orchard Road #01-29A   Singapore 238839,  telephone 6251 2000 (opposite Starbucks), priced affordably and  open from 10am to 10pm daily. Tim Ho Wan second outlet  at ERA Centre Toa Payoh Lorong 6 will open in the third quarter 2013, with up to 6 restaurants by year end.

BEN & JERRY’S SINGAPORE FREE CONE DAY 2013 ICE CREAM SCOOP OUTLETS + CLEO CHARITY PROJECT

Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day  2013 Singapore Ice Cream flavours favourites like Chocolate Therapy, English Toffee Crunch, Maple Tree Hugger, Strawberry Cheesecake  and Lemonade Sorbet are part the free scoop day, celebrated worldwide on April 9th from 12pm to 8pm.

Visit Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day  2013 Singapore for your FREE delicious cooling ice cream cone flavours from 12-8pm today at the following scoop shops.

• VivoCity: 1 Harbourfront Walk, #02-135/136, Singapore 098585
• Dempsey Hill: Block 8 #01-14 Dempsey Road (Carpark behind Block 8), Singapore 249688
• The Cathay: Level 1 Atrium, 2 Handy Road, Singapore 229233
• Rochester Mall: 31 Rochester Drive, #01-01, Singapore 138637
• Fairprice Finest TripleOne Somerset: 111 Somerset Road #01-04/04A/05 to 09 (outside Fairprice Finest)
• Great World City: #02-40A ,1 Kim Seng Promenade, Singapore 237994
• Ben & Jerry’s Zoo Entrance: 80 Mandai Lake Road, Singapore 729826 - 12pm to 6pm only

CLEO editorial team adopted Ben & Jerry’s VivoCity scoop shop to raise funds for Project Happy Feet that  supports education-related programmes to help underprivileged youths and children in Cambodia and Singapore. Receive a copy of CLEO's April issue if you are the first 400 in queue and receive a free three-month CLEO digital subscription  if you are the first 200 who donate more than $30.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL CANON EOS YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDS ASIA 2013 SINGAPORE LAUNCH WITH JOE RIIS

National Geographic Channel and Canon Singapore EOS Young Photographer Awards regional launch was graced by award winning photographer Joe Riis. Held in South East Asia across  Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia,  Singapore and Vietnam, the inaugural photo contest aim to cultivate youths  to discover and pursue passion in photography.

 

Joe Riis whose videos are telecasted on National Geographic Channel and photographs published in the magazines shared his photography tips,  experience and advice for photography lovers at National Geographic Channel  and Canon EOS Photography Seminar.

 

Canon 5DmarkIII is Joe’s current camera and he likes the high ISO that is able to capture details that one can  not see with the naked eye for  wildlife shots.

 

Always passionate about photography, Joe wants to inspire young photographers and shares that passion, dedication and aspiration   is the reality of work. Always photograph what you are passion about, what you know best and care about and try shooting from a different perspective.

At the media round table, Joe Riis’s advice on Canon EOS Young Photographers Awards participants is to try shooting interesting subjects in dramatic lightning and patterns in new perspective to showcase a photograph in vibrant hues with wow factor inline with Canon Celebration of Colours theme.

 

An ultimate photographer’s dream to attend an all expenses paid prestigious National Geographic Photography Expedition in the US with Canon EOS 60D DSLR camera and an 18-55mm IS II lens together with a National Geographic Photographer  as an active participant on the natural, cultural and social trail is the grand prize for “A Celebration of Colour”  winning photo.

A Canon EOS 650D digital SLR camera with an 18-55mm IS II lens for the 1^st runner-up and a Canon EOS 1100D digital SLR camera with an 18-55mm IS II lens for the 2^nd runner-up will help aspiring photographers develop their skills further to realise their dreams as a professional photographer.Judges includes a panel of experts from both Canon and the National Geographic Channel.

 

Additionally, Voter’s Choice Award will be given to the entry with the most ‘likes’ for a special colour theme posted on the CanonYPA website (www.celebrationofcolour.com) every two weeks, from 9 April 2013 to 3 June 2013. The winner will walk away with Canon EOS camera bag and National Geographic Channel photo book while voters will win Canon EOS Thumb drive and National Geographic backpack.

National Geographic Channel and Canon Singapore EOS Young Photographer Awards where award winning photographer Joe Riis is one of the judges is held from now till June 3rd. If you are an aspiring photographer between 18-35 years old, submit your best shot to Canon’s YPA website www.celebrationofcolour.com.

LOGITECH KEYBOARD FOLIO FOR iPAD MINI TABLET CASE PROTECTIVE COVER SINGAPORE LAUNCH

Logitech Keyboard Folio mini for iPad mini is fashionably slim. Featuring a compact Bluetooth keyboard, the sleek Logitech Folio mini feels like a traditional keyboard for typing while saving screen space for content and doubles up as a stylish protective screen cover for your iPad mini.



The built-in magnets keep your iPad mini hands free for browsing and typing, simple open the cover to wake your iPad mini and close it to put your iPad to sleep.
Logitech Keyboard Folio for iPad mini tablet weighs only 395grams and is priced at S$129, available in Mystic Blue, Electric Blue and Sunflower Yellow for retail from mid June 2013, with 3-year limited hardware warranty.