Tomo Izakaya introduces three new ramen dishes to Singapore

Source: Tomo Izakaya. Kai ramen features unique green noodles.

Popular Japanese izakaya restaurant Tomo Izakaya has started off the year with three new ramen dishes: Tokyo ramen; kai ramen; and shake-tantan men. All three are the brainchildren of Chef Hirotaka Murata, an expert in kaiseiki* sets.

Following a recipe that has been passed down for two generations by Chef Murata’s master, Tokyo Ramen (S$9.50 nett during lunchtime ) features a special shoyu blended soup base. The soup is made with ingredients such as bone marrow, chicken bones, niboshi (Japanese dried infant sardines), bonito flakes, vegetables, Japanese dried scallops and prawns.

Kai ramen (S$14 nett during lunchtime) and shake-tantan men (S$12 nett during lunchtime) are unusual in that the soup bases do not contain pork. The soup base for kai ramen is made using two types of clam: asari and hamaguri. Other ingredients used to enhance the taste of the soup include chicken bones, Japanese snapper bones and vegetables. The soup is paired with specially customised jade-green noodles, the first time green ramen noodles have been offered in a Japanese restaurant in Singapore. The ramen is then garnished with wakame seaweed and yuzi peel, which accentuate the soup’s seafood flavour.

Shake-tantan men features salmon bones and heads as well as a specially blended miso with salmon minced meat for its white broth, which is simmered over a tightly-controlled fire for five hours. The soup is then enlivened with sesame and chilli oil (辣油, la yu). Accompanying the soup are al dente ribbons of tantan mian.

Tomo Izakaya is available for corporate events and gatherings, and offers traditional Japanese dishes at affordable prices.

Interested?

Tomo Izakaya is at 3A River Valley Rd, #01-14 Clarke Quay, Singapore 179020

Operating hours:

Monday to Thursday and Sunday: 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 1am,
Friday & Saturday: 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 3am.

Hashtag: #tomoizakaya

*Kaiseki (懐石) are exquisite Japanese meals with multiple courses.

The Butchers Club Burger serves up National Day fare for Singapore's 51st

Source: The Butchers Club Burger's National Day menu will feature a specially created The Little Red Dot Burger.

For two weekends starting from 29 July, The Little Red Dot Burger will be available as part of The Butchers Club Burger Singapore’s National Day Set Menu. This is The Butchers Club Burger’s first National Day celebration in Singapore, and The Little Red Dot Burger is a fitting creation that pays homage to Singapore’s satay ayam (chicken satay).

The Butchers Club Burger’s Singapore-inspired burger features 140g of a grilled juicy chicken patty, with crunchy cucumber strips, freshly shaved red onions, caramelised pineapple is lathered in rich ginger peanut sauce, and served between two sesame buns. The Butchers Club touch was added by upsizing it to the usual Butchers Club Burger portion, and serving it with caramelised pineapple for that extra zest.

The National Day Set Menu (S$28++ for the non-alcoholic version) is a combination of popular local flavours: It will come with The Little Red Dot Burger, a side serving of straight-cut fries seasoned with curry powder and a chocolate, vanilla or strawberry milkshake. This set menu will only be available from 29 July to 10 August 2016.

Have you met Daisy? She's our living, breathing vertical garden cow at The Butchers Club Burger. This lucky gal gets a water spray bath every day! Be sure to give her your love the next time you're here - she loves taking pictures. Don't forget to tag us at @butchersclubsg and #butchersclubburgersg when you upload your wefie with her! ;) Photo credit: @irinanilsson . . #butchersclubburgersg #clarkequay #clarkequaysg #burgers #doublehappiness #butchersclub #butchersclubburger #regram

A photo posted by The Butchers Club Singapore (@butchersclubsg) on Jun 26, 2016 at 9:30pm PDT

Interested?

The Butchers Club Burger is at 3A River Valley Road, #01-01 Clarke Quay, Singapore. It is part of the The Butchers Club group, which established itself in Hong Kong for bringing the trend of dry-aged beef from the US and Europe to Asia.


Hashtags: #butchersclubburgersg, #butchersclubburger, #clarkequay, #clarkequaysg

Maziga opens at Clarke Quay, Singapore

Source: Clarke Quay website.

The new Maziga, at Clarke Quay, is an attempt by the team behind Punjab grill in Singapore to redefine the way Indian food is viewed.

Traditionally, Indian food has been identified by rich and spicy curries and succulent tandoori kebabs, the company says. With a new generation of chefs experimenting with traditional dishes using new cooking techniques and tools, and a new generation which likes to eat healthy and party hard, things have changed. 

"We present traditional Indian favourites with new twists and in all new settings. The traditional kebabs of the Indian nawabs take an all new flavour when served in burger buns. Our mushroom cappuccino shorba takes Indian soups to an all new level.  Or try our traditional bhatti murgh tikkas served in Mexican style quesadillas. Whatever you try, be prepared for flavors and presentations you have not seen before," says the company in a statement.

Housed in the revamped The Cannery (Block C) in Clarke Quay, Maziga's ground floor houses Maziga Café while the upper level is Maziga Club, where disc jockeys spin the latest in Bollywood
and bhangra music.

Interested?

Maziga Café and Club is at 3C River Valley Road, The Cannery @ Clarke Quay #01-10 and 02-03. Singapore 179022. Make reservations at the cafe at +65 6253 7307 or at the club at +65 6253 5209.

Lunch deals at Clarke Quay

Source: Clarke Quay
website.

Clarke Quay Singapore has brought back its set lunch deals, which are on till end-July and more affordable than ever. Priced at S$10++, S$15++ or S$25++ on weekdays, the lunches offer variety for business meetings, or just lunch with colleagues.

The new S$10++ category features participants such as Fremantle Seafood Market and Hooters Singapore, with fish & chips and salmon fillet as some of the choices.

View the S$10 options

The S$15++ set lunches include McGettigan’s - a new participant - Bayang and RENNThai. At Octapas, the three-course set lunch comes with chilled tomato soup, bocadillo (a Spanish sandwich), potatoes in tomato aioli and a soft drink. Tomo Izakaya offers bento sets for S$15 nett, too.

View the S$15 options

Lunches with clients and office celebrations may call for the S$25++ lunches. Motorino, a new participant, is serving up mixed greens salads and a 12" pizza, while an entire buffet is available at Peony Jade for S$25 nett.

View the S$25 options

Diners are eligible to join a lucky draw which is on till end July. Get a Lucky Draw Stamp Card from a participating outlets and collect six stamps to take part in the Lunch Time Lucky Draw*. Fifty winners will receive S$100 worth of Clarke Quay dining vouchers. 

Read the rules for the lucky draw

To make it easier for diners, there is free lunchtime parking on weekdays from 12pm to 3pm, excluding public holidays. CapitaStar members who scan their your lunch receipts at Clarke Quay will be awarded with three times the usual number of STAR$.

Located along the Singapore River, Clarke Quay sits on a historical commercial site dating back to the 19th century. Today's restored Clarke Quay consists of five waterfront godowns under a climate controlled canopy lit by coloured lighting. It has over 60 distinctive F&B, entertainment, retail and lifestyle outlets. 

Feel nostalgic?

Here's what the Clarke Quay set lunch looked like in 2014, from our WorkSmart SG blog post.

*Information subject to change.

Add your smile to Smile Singapore at Clarke Quay Central

The Smile installation at Clarke Quay Central is in progress.

Clarke Quay Central mall has announced Smile Singapore, an advocacy campaign that aims to promote a happier nation. This initiative is held in conjunction with Singapore's Jubilee celebrations, and is an ideal opportunity for companies to share their moments of joyful living in the little red dot.

"Happiness is contagious and by displaying photos of beaming faces, we hope to remind our fellow Singaporeans that there are thousands of reasons to smile in Singapore," said Caine Teo, head of Ape Works, the Creative Partner of the Smile Singapore Campaign.

Volunteers display some popular
reasons to smile as polled by
Smile Ambassadors and other sources.

The campaign aims to break its own Largest Display of Photos record* by collecting 10,000 smiling faces this year, 5,000 of which will form a giant photo mural. 

From now till 3 May, Smile Ambassadors will be taking photos of smiling faces as well as collecting personal stories of what makes people happy to be in Singapore. Members of the public can pose for the camera at the live photo studio at Clarke Quay Central atrium and receive an instant 4R print keepsake. The photos will subsequently be showcased at the Clarke Quay Central atrium from 4 to 17 May.

A closer look at the work in progress for the photo mural.

Smile Singapore began the live installation of its urban photoscape of smiling portraits yesterday. The smiling portraits are printed by campaign event partner Fuji Xerox Singapore, laminated and pieced together with others to create a giant photoscape to be completed by 3 May 2015. The photoscape will line the first through third floors of Clarke Quay Central.

Upon completion, the photo mural is expected to break the national record of ‘Largest Display of Photos’ in the Singapore Book of Records. Smile Singapore is aiming to collect 10,000 smile portraits until the end of this year.

"This campaign is especially meaningful during Singapore's jubilee year as we, as an organisation and part of a young nation, count our blessings from living in Singapore," said Mavis Seow, Director and COO, Retail Business Group of Far East Organization, which owns Clarke Quay Central.

"We are delighted to be partnering with Clarke Quay Central in this Smile Campaign initiative. CSR is a big part of Fuji Xerox's core values and integrated at the core of everything we do. It is also a reflection of who we are and what we support as a company," said Bert Wong, Chief Executive Officer of Fuji Xerox Singapore, which is also celebrating its 50th year in Singapore in 2015. 

"For every photo submitted to Smile Campaign, we have pledged to donate five dollars to our main beneficiary – Beyond Social Services – to enable and empower children and youth from less privileged families to help them achieve better opportunities in their life."

People at the photo taking booth at Clarke Quay Central.

Interested?

Get down to Clarke Quay Central or upload your picture and stories at the Smile Singapore website.

*The Smile Singapore campaign, a project by Clarke Quay Central, was first conceptualised after a Gallup Poll in 2012 when Singapore was rated as the most emotionless and unhappy nation in the world. A total of 1,909 smiling portraits were collected and laid out in Clarke Quay Central in 2013, breaking the Singapore's Book of Records for the ‘largest display of photos'. The most recent World Happiness Report ranked Singapore 24^th , an improvement from the previous surveys done. 

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Clarke Quay Restaurant Week to bring exclusive meals at giveaway prices

The first Clarke Quay Restaurant Week debuts Monday April 20, and runs till Sunday May 3 - admittedly more than a week, but why not when diners can enjoy exclusive set lunches at S$35++ or S$45++ when they make a direct reservation with participating outlets in Clarke Quay. 

Source: Clarke Quay.

At S$35++, RAS The Essence of India’s five-course set lunch includes banajara kebab, lamb rogan gosht, boondhi raita and rasmalai. A three-course set meal available for lunch or dinner at the same price comes from Hot Stones Steak and Seafood Restaurant. One option is Australian tenderloin with fish fillet, served on hot stones with a side salad and choice of potato wedges, garlic rice or mash potato. Roasted mushroom soup as a starter and sticky date pudding for dessert are both included.

Download details for participating outlets’ S$35++ offerings here and S$45++ offerings here (PDFs). Lunches as well as dinners are available, and CapitaCard members receive an extra discount for selected outlets.

Clarke Quay is running a Facebook promotion in conjunction with Restaurant Week. Diners who upload a snapshot of their favourite Restaurant Week meal on Clarke Quay's Facebook page with the hashtag #moodforfood, including a shout out to the outlet and a  description of the dish in the caption, are eligible for 20 Little Saigon or Octapas dining vouchers. 

*All information is correct at time of release and may be subjected to change. Promotions are not applicable with other discounts, vouchers, coupons, privileges or credit card promotions unless otherwise stated. Prices may be subjected to GST and service charge. Outlet reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions without prior notification. Other terms and conditions may apply.

Clarke Quay invites Singapore to a new year countdown

Source: Clarke Quay.

Clarke Quay invites Singapore to finish the year off with a bang. MediaCorp Class95FM DJ Glenn Ong and 987FM DJ, Sonia Chew will be at the countdown to the New Year, with live band performances by Goodfellas (SG), a glow-themed street parade and roving percussionists.

The event will be broadcast live from Clarke Quay on 987FM. View the details here. Clarke Quay outlets have individual New Year’s Eve specials that can be viewed here. 

It's sparkling this Christmas at Clarke Quay

Christmas promotions at Clarke Quay are all about having fun. Soak in the lights by the river, or spot a photo opportunity with Christmas characters every Friday and Saturday, 8pm to 10pm to 30th December around Clarke Quay and Read Bridge. 

There is shopping galore at the Artisan Pop Up Christmas Market at the Central Fountain Square from 5 to 7 December, 5pm – 11pm. 

Christmas menus are available at restaurants like District 10, Fullhouse Signature and The Pump Room. Click here for Clarke Quay’s festive dining privileges.

Experience a magical riverfront experience this Christmas by the River. River Carollers will be cruising down the Singapore River in brightly decorated river boats every Thursday to Saturday evenings to 20 December, and there are fireworks 

by the river on 12 December (9pm) and 26 December (9pm). For more details, click here.

CAPITASTAR members will be rewarded with 2X Bonus Points when they scan valid receipts from Clarke Quay outlets through to the end of the year. To sign up as a new member, click here.

UnionPay cardholders also receive extra cheer all the way to 28 December if they spend a minimum of S$50 with a valid UnionPay credit card in a single receipt at participating establishments along the river. Just present the receipt at Clarke Quay’s UnionPay ‘Sure Win’ Redemption Booth (near Tan Tye Gate) to win prizes. More about this promotion is here.

Clarke Quay presents Once Upon a Nightmare free street party for Halloween

If you're looking for a Halloween activity with colleagues, Clarke Quay is organising what it says is "the spine-chilling Halloween event of the year". Hosted by 98.7FM Muttons On The Move DJs Justin Ang and Vernon A, admission to the Once Upon A Nightmare street party is free.

Source: Clarke Quay.

Groove to the wicked tunes by ‘live’ local band Enigma and participate in themed stage games to win prizes. Clarke Quay invites party-goers to come in their "best demented rendition" of a favourite fairytale character. The top three best-dressed costumes will stand a chance to win up to S$200 worth of dining vouchers. Another best-dressed competition is on at China One’s Revolution. There may also be free entry to clubs, discounts on drinks and a chance to win prizes at participating outlets for the creatively dressed.

Other activities available include face painters and photo opportunities with towering “balding” Rupunzel, the lurking Red Riding Hood and the ghastly zombies. Find out more about other events and promotions here and here. 

Log on to www.clarkequay.com.sg/halloween for more details.

Celebrate F1 at Clarke Quay with meal promos and Attica parties

Source: Clarke Quay website.

Clarke Quay is offering a host of privileges and parties for the Singapore Grand Prix season for both ticket holders and non-ticket holders.

Promotions for all diners include 1 for 1 deals at District 10 on a different item each day from Sunday to Thursday, special Grand Prix cuisine at Hooters, and one diner eats free for every four diners at the Peony Jade.

Ticket holders can also enjoy meal discounts of between 10% and 20% at selected outlets.

Attica is hosting Gridlock Fever Parties every evening from 17 to 21 September, culminating in 'The Final Lap' on the 21st with Attica's resident DJs and live podium performances.