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Food and Beverages: Treat your tastebuds to a mind-boggling range of cuisine in Singapore. It's true that in this vibrant city you can have lip-smacking culinary experiences 24 hours a day! Singapore’s food is the delectable result of its multicultural history. Flavours that have travelled over thousands of miles; recipes that were handed down through the generations; all have influenced and transformed one another to create a cuisine that is undoubtedly, wonderfully, Singaporean. And the variety is astounding. From a light and clear Chinese soup or a rich and spicy Indian curry to a Malay breaded dish named for an English soldier called John, there’s an amazing amount of great hawker food everywhere, all the time.  Before my plane even touches down in Singapore I am already planning what to eat! I make sure I get my fix of old favourites each time I stop by, but it seems there is always something else that I have not tried before. And it invariably turns out to be a delicious preparation to add to my ever-growing list of must-haves. If I’m only in town for a short while and do not have the luxury of time, all I have to do is go to one of their open-air food centres and I’ll find everything I crave in one place.

And when it comes to food centres, there is none more famous than Newton. It's teeming with fellow food-lovers every single night. Things were no different this time around, when I staggered there after a late night out to regain my equilibrium with familiar friends like sambal stingray, stir-fried black pepper beef, fresh-off-the-skewer roasted chicken wings and a tall cold glass of sugarcane juice.

But if it is satay I need, I know Lau Pa Sat is the place to go. The vendors there can trace their pedigree back to the famed Satay Club at the Esplanade in the 50's. And it shows. The satay here is amazingly tender and juicy. And I get to eat it the only way satay is meant to be eaten: sitting on a stool at a makeshift table in the middle of the street under the warm night sky. Having it any other way just doesn't taste the same somehow!

Another place which brings back the nostalgia and flavour of roadside eating is Chinatown Food Street. It is a cosy affair with just 18 hawker stalls, although there are more eateries and restaurants on the ground floor of the old shophouses lining the street. Everything is good here. But my personal favourites are the rojak and the stir-fried kangkong, both satisfyingly crunchy.

So you can imagine my excitement when I heard another food street had popped up, this time right in the heart of Orchard Road. This is Glutton Square. Locals tell me there was an old food centre in this exact same spot more than 30 years ago before the surrounding area was developed and the hawkers relocated to make way for a car park. Sitting there in the open under strings of colourful lights, hearing the clatter of utensils, watching the steam rise and smelling that tantalizing aroma, it's something I just can't get enough of! The Singapore culinary experience is quite simple addictive!