The Singapore Food Festival - the Lion City's most highly-anticipated food event - is back, presenting you with the perfect opportunity to sample unique, local flavours combined with our island home's rich, cultural heritage.
The Singapore Food Festival (www.singaporefoodfestival.com) returns from July 16 to 25 to showcase its 17th annual smorgasbord of tasty delights. Bringing Singapore's much-loved local cuisine to the world stage - for prices as low as $2 a meal - this "festival for foodies" is a showcase of tastings, culinary workshops and gastronomic events, as Singapore gains pace on its journey to become Asia's capital of culinary innovation.
As Andrew Phua, Director for Tourism Shopping & Dining at Singapore Tourism Board, confirms, "Singapore is known for its range of cuisine and Singaporeans are known for their endearing obsession with food! So it's not surprising the Singapore Food Festival has remained very popular, as it creates opportunities to rediscover personal, favourite dishes. Everyone can experience the distinctive, constantly-evolving food culture Singapore is famous for!"
Themed differently every year, with one ethnic local featuring as the focal point, with dishes from other cultural backgrounds becoming part of fringe activities, the Festival allows you to experience and savour the country's multi-cultural diversity first-hand. This year's festival focuses on specialty dishes from Singaporean Chinese dialect groups such as Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew. Bon appétit!
Clarke Quay Food Street
Read Bridge is transformed into a food haven - stroll along and treat yourself to an array of mouth-watering Chinese delicacies whipped up by more than 30 famous restaurants and hawkers, while you experience dining on the Bridge with your family and friends. Kopitiam is the official food court for this event and you'll need to pay for your meal using Kopitiam's prepaid card.
When: July 16-24, 4pm-11pm
Where: Read Bridge, Clarke Quay.
$: Dishes from $2
Singapore Chinese Dialect Street Snacks
Step back in time and enjoy the recreation of ye olde Singapore River, bustling with activity. Key features include street entertainment and nostalgic street snacks.
When: July 16-25, 4pm-11pm
Where: Clifford Square, 70 Collyer Quay. Merlion Park, Fullerton Road. The Central's River Promenade, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street. Clarke Quay Jetty.
$: Free admission
Street scenes
Take the kids and enjoy a street performance - free for all the family.
Wayang Performances Daily, 7:30pm-8:30pm & 9pm-10pm. Clifford Square, 70 Collyer Quay.
Hand Puppets Daily, 8pm-8:30pm & 9pm-9:30pm. The Central's River Promenade, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street.
String Puppets Daily, 7:30pm-8pm & 8:30pm-9pm. Merlion Park, Fullerton Road.
Tasty events
Singapore Chinese Dialect Tingkat Cruise
Enjoy sumptuous Chinese dialect bites served in tingkats (tiffin carriers) as you take a relaxing, romantic cruise on a boat along the Singapore River.
When: July 16-25, 4pm-10pm (45 minutes)
Where: Merlion Park, Fullerton Road, Singapore River.
$$: $35, inclusive of a free tingkat and meal.
Singapore Chinese Dialect Heritage Feast
Prepare your taste buds for a gastronomic adventure as you come face-to-face with five long buffets filled with food. What better way to finish Singapore Food Festival!
When: July 25, 5pm-10pm
Where: Read Bridge, Clarke Quay.
$$: $38 adult, $22 child below 12 years.
Fringe fun
Grandma's Kitchen - SFF Cooking Game
The Food Festival goes digital! Download this online cooking game at www.singaporefoodfestival.com available from mid-June for free!
Sentosa Kitchen Party
Sentosa (www.sentosa.com.sg) proudly presents The Kitchen Party at 35 Artillery - an exclusive private dining room tucked in the lush greenery of Sentosa Island. Look forward to an evening filled with culinary escapades as you explore Cantonese, Hainanese and Hakka cuisines after whetting your palate with a cocktail or fine wine at the Garde Manger pantry cold bar. The Kitchen Party will also feature the works of food photographers so you can learn more about the art of food. For those 18 years and above only.
When: July 9 & 10, 7pm onwards
Where: 35 Artillery Road, Sentosa.
$$$: $148 - Standard Chartered card members enjoy 15 percent discount.
Singapore River Market
Walk along the banks of the Singapore River and wade through a wide array of tasty finds - ranging from collectibles and intricate handicrafts, to finger food.
When: July 16-18 & 23-25, 4pm-11pm
Where: The Central's River Promenade, 6 Eu Tong Sen Street.
$: Free
Mandai Zoo Cooking Class
At Mandai Zoo's Ah Meng Pavilion learn how to cook iconic Singaporean dishes, such as Hakka Thunder tea rice and chilli crab, under the guidance of the renowned chef Liew. Be prepared for an exciting cooking and dining experience in the wild!
When: July 21, 1pm-5pm
Where: 80 Mandai Lake Road, Mandai Zoo, Ah Meng Pavilion.
$$$: $80. Tel: 6360 8560, email: catering_sales@zoo.com.sg
Posted Jul 2010
