(Singapore) – It was a rainy Friday lunch break and one of our colleagues suggested a place for our usual Friday lunch outs 2 blocks away from our office – Food For Thought. The place has a nice, relaxing and comforting atmosphere and for some reasons, it will make you feel light and easy when you enter. Once we got seated, we immediately realized why. Their place mats were printed with the following texts: 1. Support Clean Water 2. Feed Good Food 3. Help End Poverty 4. Educate the People 5. Encourage Good Acts Also found on the wall – a verse from the Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:13 Then we were…
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Brunch Series: Tavern on Rush
(Chicago) – It’s a sunny Saturday morning and I brought my car to Honda service center for a quick oil change. Actually, it would not be quick this time since there were other maintenance items that needed to be done. Feeling restless – I would wait for more than 1 hour and pay more than the $40 regular oil change rate. But then again, my safety lies in the condition of my car. So I stopped complaining mentally, left the car and tried to find what else to do in the area. I didn’t realize that I was in Gold Coast area. A few blocks from Honda, I find myself…
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Broken Yolk
(San Diego) – My first morning in San Diego needed a humongous and hearty brunch to somehow cure the hang over caused by the reasonably priced vodka drinks in San Diego bars. A little research online and I was lead to Broken Yolk which is just 4 blocks away from my downtown hotel. Broken Yolk has been voted as the best breakfast place in San Diego, according to their website and some local food blogs. With my expectations building up, I did not hesitate to drag my aching body to this place and see, taste, for myself. A couple of blocks away from the location, I could already see a…
