Trends in Singapore tend to develop and spread rapidly, especially in the food industry. Some past examples include specialty coffee, black sugar, and salted egg everything. Each of these items has had their moment in the spotlight, and most have left a lasting legacy still open for business in one corner or another of the …

The number of chocolate shops in Singapore has stayed more or less steady over the last few years. Yet the quality of the options has undoubtedly risen, and that’s one thing definitely worth celebrating. There are Godiva in Singapore, just all over the city. But the only reason the Godiva in Singapore have even been …

“The Malaysian grower cannot survive at prices that are coming out of Africa. The living standards are different; labor costs are different.” Ning-Geng Ong, Founder of Chocolate Concierge Malaysian origin chocolates are about as common as Cambodian or Hawaiian chocolates. That is, they exist— but you can’t really find them unless you go to the …

It’s taken awhile to finish worrying about Cambodia. Scattered across the country are monks and temples and farms and Killing Caves and further details of a tragic past that’s hard to comprehend no matter how many times you hear about it. A visit to the Angkor temples has become a hallmark of the modern “bucket …

Hong Kong chocolate shops are few and far between. But places to buy chocolate in Hong Kong? Those are all over, almost all online. After all, Hong Hong is one of the most expensive cities in the world, with a budding chocolate culture to match. Of course, even in a city as cosmopolitan as Hong …

It’s raining. It was raining. It rained nearly all month, across the region. Now, at the end of the month, we’re seeing nighttime temperatures dipping into the fifties, and it appears that fall is nearly here. Though I suppose that the downpour was punctuated by a few sunny days. Days Danced: 0 Days Sick: 0 …