7/7/12: Brunch again! A Different Menu at Kopi-tiam

[Singapore Connect]

To SgConnect families and friends,

Thank you all who came out last Saturday for the Kopitiam brunch. Thank you Kopitiam for the delicious and generous portions of Singapore breakfast, not to also mention the free flow of kopi and teh tarik. "Shiok lah". We had a sell-out!  Besides meeting up with friends and making new ones, some of us, the lucky ones even won gifts in the "pairing of cards" lucky draw, compliments of Koptiam.  What a great way to start the weekend (the Singaporean way).

 

Here are some photos to share the memories:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10150947045933518&type=1

We appreciate your feedback on how to make the event better. Let us know what you think, like and dislike. And, do come to the next one!

SingaporeConnect's Weekend Family Brunch

Open to all SgConnect families and friends of Singapore - a Singapore kopi-tiam-style breakfast experience in Milpitas!

Due to good response, Kopitiam Cafe is offering a special brunch again on the first Saturday of July.  So, join us and enjoy a traditional Singaporean breakfast. Register at:

http://sgc-kopi2.eventbrite.com

 

When: July 7th (Saturday), 9.30am to Noon

Where: Kopitiam Cafe at 1535, Landess Avenue, Milpitas, CA

Brunch Set Menu:

Bakuteh (pork rib herbal soup) with Yu-tiao (fried dough) and traditional chinese tea

Nonya Kueh

refillable kopi and teh tarik

Price $10

  

By the way...

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06/21/12: Another opportunity to catch Cheryl:

Dear Fellow Singaporeans,

In case you missed the Reading and Book-Signing at Omnivore Books on Sunday May 20th, we are glad to announce another opportunity for you to catch Cheryl Tan in June.

Cheryl will appear at The Commonwealth Club at 595 Market St, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105 on Thursday, June 21, 2012 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm. Registration will begin at 11:30am and the program will begin at 12:00pm sharp.  

The Commonwealth Club charges US$20 for non-members, US$8 for its members and US$7 for students. (Please note : the proceeds are collected by the Comonwealth Club to cover its costs.) The Singapore Consulate-General will not receive any part of the proceeds and will be providing boxed lunches (Singaporean food and drinks).

To register, please go to http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/filter/all/20120621.  As seating is limited, register early to ensure you have a place.  

We hope to see you there.


Best regards,
Singapore Consulate-General
San Francisco

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Singapore Consulate General in San Francisco <rsvp.s...@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 11, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Subject: "A Tiger in the Kitchen" by Cheryl Lotus Tan
To: singc...@sgmfa.gov.sg

Dear Fellow Singaporeans,

 

We are pleased and proud to introduce a distinguished fellow Singaporean in this email.  Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan is the author of A TIGER IN THE KITCHEN:  A MEMOIR OF FOOD AND FAMILY.  You may already know, or have heard about, Cheryl, but we are sendingthis message to bring attention to Cheryl's live reading to promote her book in San Francisco on May 20.  There will also be a Q&Aand book-signing at the event, which will be held at Omnivore Books. Cheryl is looking forward very much to meeting manySingaporeans there. 
  
Below are details of the May 20 event, a short biography of Cheryl Tan, as well as a brief synopsis of the book. 
  
Event: “A Tiger in the Kitchen” - Reading, Q&A & Book Signing 
Date and Time: Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. 
Venue: Omnivore Books, San Francisco, 3885a Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco (415.282-4712) 
See: http://omnivorebooks.com/ Facebook invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/343554549031708/ 
  
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan is a New-York-based writer who has covered fashion, retail, and home design (and written the occasional food story) for the Wall Street Journal.  Before that, she was the senior fashion writer for InStyle magazine and the senior arts writer for the Baltimore Sun.  Born and raised in Singapore, she studied journalism at Northwestern University.  Her work has appeared in the New York Times and Marie Claire, among many other publications. 
  
A Tiger In The Kitchen:  A Memoir of Food and Family published by Hyperion in 2011.  By slowing down her fast-paced lifestyle to learn to prepare Tanglin Ah Ma's pineapple tarts, Auntie Khar Imm's salted vegetable and duck soup, and Auntie Khar Mo's pandan-skin moon cakes, Cheryl embarks on a study of culinary anthropology in which her family's roots are revealed along with its recipes.  Cheryl pieces together her family's history, dotted by secret gambling dens, opium addictions, womanizing, and deep family schisms.  And in the kitchen, Cheryl - a thirty-something longing to reconnect with herself and the flavors of her youth - learns to infuse her New York lifestyle with the rich lessons of her Singaporean heritage.

 

Best regards,

Singapore Consulate-General

San Francisco

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on behalf of the
SingaporeConnect Committee
A social club for food, fun, and friends!