['According to former corporate communications ', 'executive', ', Hemant Mathy M S, 27, it “took a bit of craziness” to dive into his bagel business full-time. With almost zero F&B experience, the ', ' set up ', 'The ', ' Bunch', ' as a ', ' in 2021. Now, he has teamed up with two of his pals - an ex-policeman and practising corporate lawyer - to set up their first 20-seater alfresco diner at The Metropolis, an office building in Buona Vista.\xa0', 'No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from ', '8days.sg', '.', "In the long run, they plan to expand The Bagel Bunch into a chain. Are they giving Two Men Bagel House a run for their money? Hemant laughs: “I think that places like us and Two Men Bagel House don't actually 'compete' with each other - we compliment each other's products, and serve various types of bagel lovers across Singapore!”", 'The Bagel Bunch is at #01-01 The Metropolis, 9 North Buona Vista Dr, Tower 1, S', '138588. Open Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm; Sun 8am - 4pm. Closed on Sat. Tel: 9457 0405. More info via their ', 'Instagram', '.\xa0', 'Photos: ', 'The Bagel Bunch, Instagram/Jenny Chan, Instagram/nanthineee', 'No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from ', '8days.sg', '.', '8days.sg is now on #tiktok! Follow us on ', 'www.tiktok.com/@8dayseat']
Burger lovers, In-N-Out is having a pop-up at Upper Thomson on 31 May 2024, from 10am to 4pm only! Get in line for a taste of their famous Animal Style.…
['Within the bustling red zone of ', ' stalls in Chinatown Complex Food Centre, a new joint caught ', '’s eye with its unusual set-up. At the front of the stall, a large black kettle grill brims with golden-brown flatbreads. Bold Chinese characters on the eye-catching signboard inform us that these ', ' are for ', 'rougamo', ' (which translates to ‘meat burger’), complete with amusingly clunky slogans like “Crispylicious Burger” and “Crispy Crust Tasty Meat”.', 'Originally from the Shaanxi province of China, ', 'rougamo', ' (also known as ', 'rou jia mo', ') consists of chopped meat inside a flatbread made from wheat flour and yeast. This classic ', 'xiao chi ', '(snack) is believed to have been around since the Qin dynasty – ', 'HuffPost', ' even hailed it as “the world’s first hamburger”.', ' While the dough for the bread may look similar to local prata, in China, the bread is often baked in a clay oven rather than pan-fried.', 'Opened since January this year, Zhong Hua Rougamo offers pork, chicken, beef, fish and vegetable fillings for its signature dish. It also sells other classic Chinese snacks like ', 'suan la fen', ' (Sichuan hot and sour noodle soup) and ', 'liang pi', ' (spicy cold noodles).', 'Traditional Chinese snacks made using Xi’an chef’s recipes\xa0\xa0', 'The stall is run solo by Sarawak-born Singapore PR hawker Michael Lim, 44, who learned to make these dishes from a consultant chef from Xi’an, Shaanxi province, hired by his boss, the owner of Zhong Hua Rougamo. Asked if the bread is prepared with the kettle grill, the warm and chatty hawker laughs: “No lah, it’s just for display. It’s my ', 'shifu', '’s idea!”']
['Prepare your tummy: iconic American ', ' chain', ' is returning to Singapore with another one-day pop-up in Singapore on May 31.', 'No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from ', '8days.sg', '.']