This Halloween season, Singapore’s dining scene is getting a soulful twist, and it’s one that reaches back over 2,000 years. Long before costumes and candy, Halloween began as Samhain (pronounced “Sow-in”), Ireland’s ancient harvest festival marking the end of summer and the beginning of winter. It was a time when communities gathered around fires to share food, celebrate abundance, and honour the turning of the … Continue reading Food For Now: From Samhain to Singapore, as A Taste of Ireland comes to the City’s Hottest Tables

There’s a certain rhythm to life in Austria, one marked not by the ticking of clocks but by the clinking of coffee cups. In Vienna, afternoons stretch unhurried, sweetened by cake and conversation. This October, that same spirit of slow living and refined indulgence drifts into Singapore’s skyline as Andaz Singapore presents the fourth edition of Austrian Gourmet Week, in collaboration with the Austrian Embassy … Continue reading Food For Now: Chef Max Stiegl Brings Austria’s Café Soul to Andaz Singapore during Austrian Gourmet Week 2025