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This May, Earle Swensen’s revamps their menu with an array of tantalizing offerings, ranging from appetizers to desserts. These creative dishes are prepared skilfully, using only fresh ingredients.

If you ever find yourself stuck with the age-old question of choosing a bun or croissant, look no further. Delifrance has introduced a revolutionary new invention, the Crois-Bread that may very well rival the Cronut.

Over at Marina Bay Sands, Celebrity chef Daniel Boulud’s French Bistro has been transformed into db Bistro & Oyster Bar, with a brand new oyster bar in the middle of the restaurant giving its casual Parisian bistro vibe a booster of seafood. The wide selection includes freshly shucked oysters from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, Boston Lobster and Alaskan King Crab.

Blessed with a long lunch break? Orchard Road’s most hidden multi-concept lifestyle space, KUVO, now boasts a newly launched “Lunch Buffet Extraordinare” promotion available from 12pm to 2.30pm on weekdays (excluding public holidays).

“Buttero” is Italian for Tuscan Cowboy so it seems fairly apt that a born-and-raised buttero himself helms the kitchen of this casual Italian restaurant on Tras Street. New Executive Chef Antonio Massagli turns the menu around with classics that he grew up with in Lucca, but he does keep two previous popular dishes: Buttero Pulled Pork and Fries ($14) and Buttero Fried Chicken ($16), whipping it up in his own special way.

Hungry for more food events? Tomorrow marks the start of a yearlong dining programme, $100Gourmet – conceptualized by Citibank Singapore – which will see creative collaborations between international and local chefs honed in either complementing or contrasting cooking techniques. For every month starting April, 1 visiting chef will work with 2 host chefs to create a 6-course menu available at the restaurant for a period of 3 to 4 days. The cost? $100++ for Citibank card members and $180++ for non-card members.

The food at this indie kitchen-bar is constantly evolving and the specials, written on the blackboard at the entrance vary daily, depending on what Chef Daniel conjures up with his imagination and the fresh produce he brings back from his morning trips to Tekka Market. Over time, dishes that do well with customers are added to the permanent dinner menu. The most recent update features over 10 new dishes largely influenced by the street food of Asia, Spain, Greece and Japan, without deviating from its focus on contemporary Mediterranean cuisine.

“More greens, less fries” is the new direction that House at Dempsey has taken recently, to provide diners with healthier takes to its well-loved classics, so as to keep up with the clean eating trend. On top of their gluten-free dessert, salad and pasta, we tried a lineup of new dishes, which were largely inspired by warm Mediterranean and Asian influences. Tasty, wholesome, with their secret ingredient – comfort – kept throughout.

Making its way to Singapore for the first time ever is Australian premium kitchen appliance brand, Breville. On top of being a household name down under, it is also endorsed by top celebrity chef and brainchild behind 2006 World’s Best Restaurant, Fat Duck, Chef Heston Blumental.

Done with exploring local infusions into Tiong Bahru Bakery goodies, Celebrity Chef Gontran Cherrier works his pastry magic to create and introduce eight well-loved French classics he grew up on – all of which employ traditional French baking techniques.