Singapore Sling Recipe

Taking a random tangent, here’s a recipe for the Raffles Hotel’s famous Singapore Sling. A traveler claims that he was at the famous bar in Singapore, and had the recipe’s portions given to him by a bartender. Whether this is an urban legend or not, give it a try.

Singapore Sling

Singapore Sling - Photo by CaterinaAnna

Why is this bartender’s recipe even being mentioned on GrubGirl? To save you a whopping US$18 the next time any of you frugal travelers are on a layover halfway across our humble shores. Yes, GrubGirl has bitterly made the same mistake, while en route to India. And though we mainly focus on San Francisco bargains, this one’s applicable since San Franciscans tend to love traveling far and wide for culinary delights.

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Update: Salmonella & Peanut Butter

Salmonella occurs when, ahem, icky fecal matter comes into contact with something that humans eventually end up ingesting. That could be a plant, or an animal, or in this case…peanuts.

How the heck does crap come in contact with peanuts, you might wonder?

Over at the Accidental Hedonnist blog, there’s a very good summary of the factory conditions of certain peanut plants, and what one factory boss owner (!!) supposedly knew about the tainted nuts. Summary? He was in on it but still authorized shipping of the bad PB!

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IKEA Free Breakfast!

Following in the footsteps of Denny’s and their free breakfast promotion during the Super Bowl, IKEA also happens to be offering a Free Breakfast mornings from this Friday, February 13, 2009 to Monday, February 16. (Check the fine print, as there are some IKEAs that won’t be having this promotion.)

Their breakfast usually runs for $0.99, and as a “bonus” they’re throwing in a cup of their coffee, too (also regularly $0.99.) Will you stand in line for this?

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Jack in the Box – Free Fries on Tuesday

Head out to your nearest Jack in the Box, bring this coupon, and get a free order of curly fries on Tuesday, February 10.

What’s this all about? Chalk it up to Crack in the Box’s ad agency and drumming up awareness about their Hang In There Jack ad campaign: it’s got its own fake sympathy site along with videos and get well wishes for that Jack CEO in the commercials. (I guess he got hit by a bus, how morbid!)

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