Obsessed with cheesecakes? Head to baking studio and cafe Baker X at Orchard Central for Mummy & Ree’s confections, helmed by Celine Ng, who named her business after her daughter Reeyern.

The home-based business will be in residence from now till March 6, with signatures like Pineapple Cheesecake which sees torched pineapples atop a decadent burnt cheesecake. Other cheesecakes include Chocolate Hazelnut and Macadamia, all of which are priced at $6.50 for a slice, or from $35 as a six-inch cake.

The bakery also specialises in toffee — think Almond Pecan Toffee, Walnut Cranberries Toffee,or Hazelnut Truffle Toffee (from $17 for a 200g Baker X-exclusive size), boasting rich toffees spread over salty pretzels and layers of dark or milk chocolate and nuts. Dine-in and you can dig into the Baker X-exclusive Vanilla Ice-cream with Toffee bits ($8.90).

For a novel experience or as a gift, get The Breakthrough Box (($58 or $38 for Mini Breakthrough Box with three types of nuts). You can have fun smashing the toffee-chocolate bark layered with various nuts into pieces with a wooden mallet provided, and there’s even a Breakthrough declaration card to fill in with what you want to experience a breakthrough in.

 Baker X is at #04-29 Orchard Central, 181 Orchard RoadSingapore 238896.

Ichiban Boshi is whisking you away to Japan’s Tōhoku region, with seven dishes from four of its prefectures: Aomori, Akita, Miyagi, and Iwate.

A standout is the Morioka Reimen ($13.90++), which hails from the Iwate region. The chilled noodles come in a refreshing sweet vinegar soy sauce, and are topped with succulent beef slices, kimchi, cucumber, tomatoes and an egg. Garlic chilli oil adds a punchy, spicy kick.

Also worthy of your attention is the Senbei Jiru ($14.90++), a country-style dish from Aomori. Chicken chunks, shimeiji mushroom, and cabbage sit in an umami dashi broth, with Japanese rice crackers that you can break and dunk into the soup. Also from Aomori is the Hotate Miso Tamago Kaiyaki ($16.90++) with plump scallops imported from Hokkaido and shimeji mushrooms nestled amidst scrambled eggs. We found this a tad salty on its own but otherwise great with a bowl of rice.

From the coastal area of Miyagi, tuck into its signature dish of Salmon & Ikura Harakomeshi ($16.90++), with salmon, ikura, salted kelp, shredded egg and yuzu zest atop a bed of firm sticky rice.

The seasonal menu is available from Feb 16 to May 9, at all Ichiban Boshi outlets. Visit Ichiban Boshi’s website for a list of locations.

Golden Pillow 933 is best loved for its ‘golden pillow’ buns with curry hidden within. And it’s now drawing curry lovers with a new Golden Pillow Thai Green Curry Chicken Bun ($20.80+), which conceals a rich and mildly spicy green curry with juicy chicken thigh chunks.

Other highlights include Salt Baked Ginseng French Poulet ($19.80+), Nonya Assam Udang with Petai ($24+), Signature Dry Kampung Laksa (from $7+) and Creamy Salted Egg Deep Fried Prawn Balls ($25.80+) that sees hand-shaped prawn balls in a luscious salted egg yolk coating.

The new menu items are available from Feb 25. From then till March 24, 2022, you can enjoy a 50 per cent discount on selected dishes each week with a minimum spend of $50 (terms and conditions apply.) Visit its website to order or for more information.

From its first locale at Opera Estate, contemporary Southeast Asian restaurant Slake has made the move to The Riverwalk in the Boat Quay area.

Restauranteur Jeremy Cheok and his culinary team drum up a slew of imaginative takes on local flavours, like Cold Rendang Custard ($9++) that sees cold prawn rendang atop charcoal egg custard as well as the enduringly popular Chye Poh Fries ($12++) slathered with aged black vinegar mayo and deep-fried chye poh (preserved radish).

Made for communal feasting is the Charcoal Grilled Seafood Platter($88++), loaded with seafood, including your choice of Boston lobster or mud crab, as well as three sauce options. Otherwise, the Orange Glazed Pork Brisket Ribs ($28), Charcoal Grilled Squid Stuffed with Pulut Hitam Risotto ($24++) and Seafood Laksa Linguine($22++) are mains you can look forward to as well.

For adventurous cocktail lovers, sip on the signature Chilli Crabby Mary($19), shaken with Jumbo Seafood’s chilli crab sauce. Or satiate your sweet tooth with the likes of the Sticky Date Huah Keh ($12++) or the Kopi Gao ($12++), that has coffee jelly, milk and chocolate soil bits served with ice cream.

Slake is at #B1-48, The Riverwalk, Upper Circular Road, Singapore 058416. Visit its website for more information. 

From March 1 to 31, 2022, Chinese restaurants Duckland, London Fat Duck and TungLok Peking Duck will be shining the spotlight on Irish duck from famed duck producer Silver Hill Duck with a line-up of popular and inventive plates.

From Duckland, you can look forward to tucking into its signature Roast Irish Duck, served with raspberry sauce, calamansi chili and yellow mustard (from $35++ for half duck at the Paya Lebar Quarter outlet and from $38++ at RWS). Or dig into the Duck Confit & Waffle ($21.50++), and a Wagyu Duck Donburi ($16.80++), accompanied by seasonal and preserved vegetables, seaweed, sesame, onsen egg, and drizzled with housemade teriyaki sauce.

Hong Kong-style restaurant London Fat Duck will be presenting an XO Duck Bak Kwa Fried Rice ($15.80++) and Signature Black Pepper London Duck Bun ($3.20++ per piece for a minimum of two) alongside its Signature London Roast Duck (from $18.80++ for a quarter duck).

Love Peking duck? Make a beeline for TungLok Peking Duck, which will be serving its signature dish with a specially designed Eight Treasures Box that houses various condiments like popping rock candy, homemade mustard, blueberry sauce, and more.

“Delectable Irish Ducks” will take place from March 1 to 21, 2022. For reservations at
participating restaurants, visit Chope.