Photo by Shirley Ruhe
Emily Aranda, head chocolatier at Artisan Confections, is pressing small Christmas tree designs into the gingerbread holiday candies. She says they expect to make 11 batches of 265 different chocolates today. Her assistant, Rachel Green, is working the other end of the candy line.
Jason Andelman has just spent all day packaging his hundreds of boxes of chocolates for shipping. Artisan Confections is now open three days a week for in-store pickup, but since the pandemic hit, the business has shifted from mostly in-store customers to mail orders. He says shipping is a lot more work. In-store, you can just hand the customer a box, but shipping requires putting the chocolates in a box, addressing the package, and usually there is a note.
Instagram/merelyicecream
In our relentless tropical heat, a dollop (or two) of ice-cream makes living in Singapore much more bearable. Lucky for us, there’s a plethora of ice cream parlours offering a variety of innovative flavours, be it in a classic cone or atop a fluffy waffle.
If you love your gula melaka and Milo as much as the next Singaporean, rejoice. Here’s a list of the best ice cream shops that serve your favourite Singaporean flavours.
1. The Daily Scoop
[embed]https://www.instagram.com/p/CE-rWtEnMJk/[/embed]
This long-standing egg-free chain serves ice cream that is freshly made daily with all-natural ingredients (such as seasonal fresh fruits, vanilla beans, honey and more) and without artificial flavouring or colouring.