Dylan Cheong News Today

The Joo Chiat and Katong area has been a veritable hive of activity. Not that it wasn't already. The trendy estate has already been humming with fitness studios, hip cafes, lifestyle stores, and famed hawker fare, but it hasn't stopped a slew of new cafes and restaurants (and a couple of takeaway concepts) from sprouting up anyway. Here's what's piquing...

“There will not be creative versions [of pasta] on the opening menu,” says chef Lee Yum Hwa. At upscale trattoria Forma, the sfoglina, or pasta maker has decided to shine the spotlight on authentic, age-old recipes and lesser-seen finds from North to South, and from the islands of Italy. Lee is arguably one of the most sought-after pasta makers in...