I was recently sent 4 bottles of Hellenic Gaia's honey to sample, and I'm here to review them! I was rather excited when I heard that I'll be receiving some because honey is one of the most underrated food items out there, and like a bear from the cartoon I cannot get enough! I learnt that 'hellenic' means anything pertaining to Greece, and Gaia means Earth, so this honey brand is all about what the Greek Earth has to offer.



I received all 4 flavours from the Silver Label (S$13.95 per bottle from Cold Storage, Prime Supermarket, Mustafa Shopping Centre and MY Outlets). They also have the more premium Royal Jelly and Gold Range (S$128 per bottle from Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium and all OG outlets).



Hellenic Gaia's Greek honey is good for you because they are:

Raw & Unfiltered: Collected from Mt. Pageon and other areas in Greece, Hellenic Gaia's honey is raw and unfiltered, meaning that it is not heated, pasteurized, or processed.

Contains natural nutrients: In contrast to pasteurized honey, raw honey is an alkaline-forming food containing natural vitamins, enzymes, powerful antioxidants and other important natural nutrients – the very ones that would be destroyed during the heating and pasteurization process in other types of honey.


What I am having now is a mild cough from a itchy throat and I have been drinking the thyme flowers honey with lemon. While I really can't taste much of the thyme flowers, it's done wonders to help soothe my throat! I also like to add a small tablespoon of it to my drinking water bottle just for a hint of sweetness in the otherwise very plain water.

I am also thinking of baking a honey cake using my Philips AirFryer with this simple recipe:



The possibilities are endless! I like the genuine taste of the honey and how it is not processed, and how it is from Greece (where they could do with some support). I'll highly recommend everyone to check out Hellenic Gaia's honey in all good supermarkets.

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It's festival galore! Other than Negroni Week which is happening right now, the Singapore Coffee Festival 2016 will also be showing from this Friday 10th to Sunday 12th of June at the F1 Pit Building with over 100 exhibitors. While we have had coffee festivals in the past, this is the first time it is so organised with big brands like DBS presenting and The Straits Time hosting it, so you know it's going to be a great experience. Get your tickets from Sistic here.



Personally I am a great fan of specialty coffee and delicious brews (in fact, would be so good to have some right now!) and was glad to hear that other than 'hipster' cafes, roasters and other coffee and food companies will also be there. There are so many things happening, I couldn't possibly list all of them, so read this Straits Times article to find out all about it.

We did a #SGCoffeeFest Trail last weekend in order to have a mini preview of what's to come during the festival itself! It was loads of fun.

First stop: Oriole Coffee at 96 Somerset Rd, Singapore 238163
Together with a much-needed latte (which I always get whenever I want a coffee in town) sampled some of their delectable brunch offerings such as the crabcakes, eggs benedict, salmon rosti and the crowd favourite being the Oatmeal with Berries. What's cool about Oriole is that other than winning at competitions, they also produce their very own dairy-free milk and Taisho cold brews.

They are also running a contest on their Facebook Page:



Second stop: Coastal Settlement at 200 Netheravon Rd, Singapore 508529
We took the super cute and cheery Kombi Vans again, this time to the far east all the way at Changi. The slow and steady ride was just what we needed to digest the food from the first stop. 

The interior of Coastal Settlement needs no introduction. Filled with vintage furniture amidst greenery, its the perfect place for families to have brunch.

I love this scene - a family that reads together... know all about the news together.


We sampled a feast from Coastal Settlement - I really enjoyed the truffle fries, fried portobello mushrooms and the wagyu beef cubes. The rest of the food are a little too heavy-handed in terms of flavours for me. Some of them will be available at the Coffee Fest!



Third stop: PAUL Bakery at Raffles Green
They will be launching a new puff pastry, the Salted Caramel Choux, from this weekend onwards at all PAUL bakeries, and I am so happy to say that it tasted AWESOME. This is definitely a must try! There's also going to be a specially created Banana Cinnamon Crumble Tart for the Coffee Fest, which unfortunately tasted weird for me, so perhaps skip that :P


Fourth and final stop: DBS Marina Regatta 2016 at Marina Promenade
We chanced upon the annual Marina Regatta, which makes it a must-go during the tour. There was a giant inflatable water slide (biggest in SEA), water activities as well as of course the dragonboat races happening between schools. I really liked the beach that was brought to the Marina as well.




We all had a really good Saturday morning on the SG Coffee Fest Trail with all the food, drinks and fun! We also received a goodie bag from Shiseido, who will also be having a booth at the Coffee Festival to pamper your skin (when drinking coffee isn't enough). Looking forward to seeing the full suite of exhibitors this Thursday during the media preview. Get your tickets to the Singapore Coffee Festival 2016 now.

Thanks to Food News PR and SG Coffee Fest for the invite!

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