Almost every hotel and eminent Chinese restaurant is showcasing their mooncake-making prowess this Mid-Autumn Festival, and how can the michelin-starred Din Tai Fung exclude itself from this important festive season?

Unlike other establishments who’ve come up with a wide range of mooncake flavours, Din Tai Fung lays out just two flavours that they are confident will be widely favoured.

Baked Mini Mooncakes Treasure Set ($23.80)

Mooncakes are sold in boxes of four, in the Baked Mini Mooncakes Treasure Set ($23.80). Each box comes with two flavours each – the White Lotus Seed Paste with Taiwan Songshan Pineapple Filling, and the White Lotus Seed Paste with Pine Seeds, Orange Peels & Quarter Yolk.

Mooncakes are baked to a gorgeous shade of golden brown, embossed with intricate patterns.

That familiar fragrance of the baked crust wins the first battle against contenders, while its texture wins the second. It is crumbly and less dense compared to many others.

Attributable to its petite size, consumers will not find these mooncakes cloying. The White Lotus Seed Paste with Taiwan Songshan Pineapple Filling is especially addictive, with the slightly tart pineapple filling counterbalancing the richness overall. The White Lotus Seed Paste with Pine Seeds, Orange Peels & Quarter Yolk manages to incorporate a quarter of a yolk in this tiny mooncake so as to please egg yolk lovers.

The Baked Mini Mooncakes Treasure Set ($23.80) is available from now till 19 September 2013 at all Din Tai Fung outlets in Singapore. Customers are entitled to a 10% discount with a minimum purchase of 2 boxes.

Carlton Hotel Singapore presents a youthful yet sophisticated disposition this Mid-Autumn Festival with its vibrant packaging. The laser-cut patterns are derived from the Carlton’s brand and “star” logo, which I find echo the glorious sparkles of fireworks

Blueberry Cream Cheese Snowskin Mooncake ($56 for box of 8)

Modernists will enjoy the blueberry Cream Cheese Snowskin Mooncake that deliberately shuns traces of traditions. Continue reading →

The name Thye Moh Chan may not ring a bell to most youngsters belonging to the z-generation, but it is a name that traditionalists regardless of age are well acquainted with.

Its history dates back to 1943 during the Second World War, with its first store located along Liang Seah Street. Thye Moh Chan Cake Shop was originally a collaborative effort by some members of the Teochew community in Singapore.

Specialising in producing authentic handcrafted Teochew pastries, Thye Moh Chan soon gained a strong following for its signature creations such as the Sweet and Salty Tau Sar Piah, flaky-skinned mooncakes and other sweets and cakes commonly seen at traditional Chinese celebrations such as weddings, new births in the family, Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival.

In September 2011, it was a devastating blow for fans of Thye Moh Chan when the third-generation owner announced the decision to wind down the business –but thankfully things manage to turn around. BreadTalk Group revives and re-launches the almost-70-year-old brand, hence it is to our relief that Thye Moh Chan’s legacy continues, and art of traditional Teochew confections, customs and history continues to flourish.

This Mid-Autumn Festival, an exquisite Mid-Autumn collection is unveiled for the very first time, comprising the trusty establishment’s signature Teowchew mooncakes, which will be available at both the Chinatown Point and Parkway Parade outlets. Continue reading →

This Mid-Autumn Festival, experience the marriage of flamboyance, flavours and traditions as Park Hotel Group offers a myriad of eleven baked and snowskin mooncake creations.

What’s your favourite kind of mooncake? Do you prefer the traditional baked ones with several yolks, or the unconventional flavours encased in snowskin? Whichever pleases your palate best, Park Hotel Group has got it covered.

Mooncakes are elegantly encased in gold pearlescent gift boxes that are hot-stamped with butterflies and blooming peonies to represent life, hope, luck and riches.

With a minimum order of 500 boxes of four mooncakes, consumers can personalise the mooncake box with their company logos on the complimentary clear magnetic acrylic.

Making its appearance for the first time ever is Park Palace’s Golden Jade with Duo Nuts (vegetarian), Black Sesame & White Lotus Paste with Mochi in Snowskin, and Sakura Truffle with White Lotus Paste in Snowskin.

A perfect choice for vegetarians, the Golden Jade with Duo Nuts Mooncake ($55 per box of 4) makes for a lighter and healthier alternative without losing the essence of traditions. Pandan flavours are infused into the white lotus paste that’s mixed in with crunchy pine and melon seeds. Continue reading →