Rainbow Cheese Toasties looks set to be the next trend to hit Singapore.

For those who have not heard of the Rainbow Cheese Toasties  (also known as unicorn toasties), KALA Toast – a sandwich shop in Tsuen Wan, New Territories in Hong Kong - first created it and they have been appearing on everyone’s Instagram since. Many cities are also jumping on the bandwagon to serving their own versions of the unicorn toasties.

And now, you can get a rainbow cheese toast in Singapore too!

Epicurious Cafe at Robertson Quay has just introduced its own version of the Rainbow Cheese Toasties (S$9) today.

According to Epicurious Cafe, its Unicorn Toasties is coloured with REAL FOOD and just a tiny amount of food colouring. The toasties’ colours are achieved with red cabbage (violet), carrot (orange), spinach (green) and beetroot (pink).

It is mind-boggling to say the least, and to know that the colouring ain’t entirely chemicals sure made us feel more assured about putting that colourful thing in our mouths.

Epicurious is serving the Rainbow Cheese Toasties on its daily Blackboard Special in limited portions. Now if you want to have a go too, get there soon before the queue starts forming!

Epicurious Cafe
60 Robertson Quay, #01-02 The Quayside
Singapore 238252
Tel: +65 6734 7720
Tue to Fri: 11.30am – 2.30pm, 6pm – 10pm
Sat & Sun: 8.30am – 10pm
Nearest Station: Clarke Quay

Photo Credit: Epicurious Cafe

Sundays are so very nice. I get to sleep in late and nobody can point a finger at me. Oh what the heck, I can even have a burger for breakfast and you will not judge me for this.

How many times have I blog about the breakfast at Epicurious Cafe? How many different types of eggs have I ordered, and how often can I revisit Epicurious Cafe without seeming crazy? If it’s up to me (without consulting my wallet), I’d definitely come here for breakfast every weekend since Railmall is just five minutes away.

Contrary to what most people, it is OKAY to have burgers for breakfast. Why not? Since I had burgers at midnight before, I don’t see why I can’t have them for breakfast.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Epicurious burger ($18) serves one if your name is Brad, or two if you don’t have a big appetite. Add cheese, bacon and egg ($2 each, or $4 for all 3 toppings) for the “full epicurious burger experience”. This baby is humongous!

I started breakfast with Pancakes ($7 for 3) of course. A lot of syrup was consumed and I ate the three pancakes on my own. What an achievement! It may not seems like a lot to you, but pancakes mean the world to me. I’d marry any one who makes me pancakes for breakfast.

One of my favorite breakfast items on the Epicurious Cafe’s menu is the Baked Eggs with toast soldiers ($6.50 for 1). We ordered two portions and the first one that arrived was splendid. There’s something special about the combination of eggs and bacon in semi-molten form. Unfortunately, the second serving was rushed out of the oven way too early, and the baked eggs was too watery.

The Cafe offered to replace the Baked eggs with the Choco-nana sandwich ($6). Now, nutella is surely one of the best creations on earth. Spreading a thick layer of the wholesome nutella on white bread is the most sensible thing a person can do.

My middle name is nutella.

Look, I’m not saying Epicurious Cafe has the best brunch in Singapore. But for the kind of price and the comfort food they serve, Epicurious cafe is definitely still one of my favorite breakfast places in Singapore. I’m probably not going to blog about their breakfast again. So if you know what’s good for you, go to Epicurious cafe (or any brunch places) today for a good Sunday brunch.

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Epicurious Cafe
392 Upper Bukit Timah Road
The Rail Mall
Tel: +65 6894 5926

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I have no idea how Mother’s Day actually came about, but I’m thankful that we have a day dedicated specially to all our beloved mothers. Actually, everyday can be Mother’s day so long everyone in the family is happy together, but you know what? Mother’s day is another perfect excuse for us to go out and have a good feast and indulge a little.

It can be quite a headache when it comes to buying presents or thinking of ideas for Mother’s day celebration. Mothers being mothers, will always say: “It’s okay, save the money and don’t splurge on presents.”

My mom is a great woman, she will always save the best for my brother and me. I will be nothing without her. If you have seen my previous post, you’d know that my mom loves chili crabs, so we are probably going to continue our hunt for the best chili crab in Singapore.

Here’s some ideas on where to bring your dear mother for Mother’s Day celebration:

Mother’s Day Brunch

If you are thinking of having brunch on Mother’s day, check out the new branch of Epicurious at Rail Mall. I went there a couple of weeks ago (yet to blog about it): the same good old brunch menu – now available in the West! Our mother always make breakfast for all of us, so on this coming Mother’s day, why not bring your mom out for a good breakfast?

Epicurious @ Rail Mall
392 Upper Bukit Timah Road
The Rail Mall
Tel: +65 6894 5926

Riders Cafe
51 Fairways Drive
Bukit Timah Saddle Club
Tel: +65 6466 9819

Best Chili Crab in Singapore

No Signboard Seafood at Geylang is my family’s favorite restaurant when it comes to chili crabs in Singapore. Otherwise, I want to try Roland restaurant, the creator of chili crabs back in the 1950s.

No Signboard Seafood
414 Geylang Road
Tel: +65 6842 3415

Roland Restaurant
89 Marine Parade Central
#06-750
Tel: +65 6440 8205

Best Buffet in Singapore?

I have yet to decide on where to go for mother’s day. Other than Chili crabs, the other option will definitely be buffet. My mother doesn’t have a big appetite, so it’s probably not worthwhile to bring her for an all you can eat buffet. But somehow, she absolutely love buffets. The idea of having so many food to choose from, is very appealing. If we are having buffet, I’d choose from my list of buffet places in Singapore and bring her to either:

Melt – The world cafe
5 Raffles Avenue
4F The Oriental Singapore
Tel: +65 6885 3082
Sizzling Barbecue Buffet dinner Thursday – Saturday (S$78 per person)
Sunday Brunch ($98 per person)

Triple Three
333 Orchard Road
Level 5 Meritus Mandarin Singapore
Tel: +65 6831 6271
Sunday Brunch $90++
Fri – Sun Buffet Dinner $76++
Mon – Thu Buffet Dinner $72++

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So where will you be celebrating Mother’s day this year? Remember to make reservations! If you are thinking of making a present for your mom, drop by Dweam.com to learn more on how to DIY chocolate flower bouquet.

Epicurious, located on the banks of Robertson Quay, has been in operations for close to 6 years now. The restaurant is the brainchild of the duo owners, Helena and Sharon. The concept for the restaurant is like a neighbour joint, serving casual food where you can chill out and enjoy a meal without any qualms.

The interior of Epicurious is surprisingly small, from the outside i thought it will be bigger. There are only three tables inside, with most of the seats in the al fresco area.

Unpretentious and comfy, Epicurious is really a place where i can sit down there all day with my friends

The al fresco area offers a view of the river by Robertson Quay, its simple furniture make it seems as though you are having picnic out in the natural.

The food which Epicurious offers are simple and comfort food, like sandwiches, salads, pasta. On weekends from 9am to 1pm, they have the brunch menu which include choices like pancakes, toast, bagel, eggs, ommelette. And i am really tempted by their brunch menu, you’ll be seeing them here in the near future.

At Epicurious, there is the blackboard specials, which is not on the normal menu, and these are changed regularly to allow customers to experience different type of food.

The lunch menu does not have much selection of mains, in fact they only have three to choose from, with mostly sandwiches and pasta otherwise.

For dinner, the menu is a different one all together, with starters like beef carpaccio, smoked salmon tartare, to main course like their signature epicurious burger, and there are also quite a variety of grills to choose from. Price ranges from 10s to 20s.

Turkey Breast Sandwich ($9.50)

Turkey Breast with roasted bell pepper and havarti cheese. The sandwiches are all freshly made with lettuce, tomato, and cucumber, with choices of country-style white or wholemeal sunflower bread.

The turkey breast sandwich is fairly good, served with keropok.

Spaghetti vietnamese chicken bolognaise ($14)

The chicken bolognaise spaghetti is served with cheese flakes, your good old reliable fix of pasta.

Asian Sloppy Joe ($12)

Pork and beef mince with hoisin and lime. The Asian Sloppy Joe is under the blackboard special for sandwich. The unique name caught our attention, and the sandwich does not disappoint.

The pork and beef mince combination creates a rather distinctive taste, slightly sweet and spicy.

Epicurious Burger ($18)

House-made beef patty with sautéed onions, mushrooms and fries. The Epicurious Burger is the signature dish of the restaurant, having heard many good things about the burger, it is inevitable that this is a must-try dish when you visit epicurious.

Although i just had burger at Seah Street Deli the previous day, but i have no qualms tasting the epicurious burger. And indeed, the Epicurious Burger is the star of the show, the beef done medium-rare, is tender and retains the juiciness of the meat.

And you can choose to add cheese, bacon or a fried egg for $2 each, or $4 for all three. But i choose to serve my burger the original way without any toppings.

I like the fries too, which comes with cheese flakes, the overall taste is buttery and cheesy!

Apple crumble with vanilla ice cream ($7)

The Apple crumble with vanilla ice cream is recommended to us by Helena the owner of Epicurious. Now who can finish a meal without having desserts? Definitely not me! The apple crumble is sour-sweet, and the taste of it together with ice cream does it for us.

Bread and butter pudding with custard ($8)

The bread and butter pudding is also another of their more popular desserts, the way to eat it is by dipping the pudding into the custard, but i preferred to taste the bread and butter pudding on its own.

Carrot Cake ($5)

A slice of the Carrot cake is enough for anyone to end their meal on a high, and the cake certainly taste good here. With a layer of cheese on top of the carrot cake, the effect is a melt-in-your-month. The cheese is relatively light and does not overwhelms the carrot cake.

Total bill is $82.48 for 4 mains and 3 desserts. However, Helena kindly has the desserts on the house, so the total bill is $64.90 instead.

The owner Helena is friendly and warm, we had a chat and she explain the concept of Epicurious to us. So if you saw her at the restaurant, do not hesitate to have a chat with her!

The current location however is a tad too small, and cannot serve more customer. But then again this can be a double edge sword, more seats serves more customers, but in the process you might just lose the wonderful ambiance of the place.

And by the way, Helena and Sharon have recently opened another fusion western-local restaurant, Persimmion which is located at the Link Hotel. Do give them a try if you pass by Tiong Bahru area.

Epicurious is one place which i’ll gladly return again to try out their brunch and dinner menu. The reason is simple, Epicurious serves casual food, the price will not hurt your wallet, and the ambiance of the place is relaxing. Despite my usual practice of not repeating visits to a same restaurant, i’ll bend the rule this time, for Epicurious!

Epicurious
60 Robertson Quay
#01-02 The Quayside
Tel: 6734 7720

Epicurious is listed as one of ladyironchef’s favorite restaurants in Singapore