NOVEMBER: Chicken Istimewa | $15.90 - a traditional culinary delicacy of Indonesia, marinating the chicken in a mild spicy fragrant and grilled to a crisp brown exterior, with a tender, juicy bite with every mouthful. The dish is served with traditional Achar, prawn crackers, steamed rice and an indulgent dollop of sambal balachan. The sambal balachan is what make it a Singaporean dish, feel the kick!
DECEMBER: Swensen’s Turkey Burger | $17.90 – take on the American classic with Swensen’s local twist, or how they would suggest it as an upscale turkey Ramly Burger (usually found in masar palam – night market). The marinated turkey patty is cooked to perfection topped with a special burger bun, followed by fresh lettuce, sliced tomato, fried egg and grilled pineapple that is submerged in Gula Melaka. Served alongside with chips and coleslaw too!

The locally inspired ice-cream sundaes created with a nostalgic twist, will be exclusively available in restaurants island-wide from 1 November to 31 December 2015.

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• Citra - citra syrup mixed with Sprite and garnished with slices of fresh orange.
• Madeira Red - a sweet, fizzy, pomegranate lemonade made with Sprite and finished with a delicious sugary rim.
• Grapefruit Passion - fruity and flavoursome, this beverage blends grapefruit and passion fruit with Sprite. A perfect pick-me-up without the caffeine.
• Sparkling Apple - this fun and flirty beverage made with real apple juice never fails to create a stir.
• Citrus Bliss - mojito mint syrup, grapefruit juice and Sprite coupled with ice cubes and fresh mint leaves. Once spruced up with slices of fresh citrus fruit, she’s good to go.

Black Mushroom & Halloumi Wrap | $12.90 on its own - the wholesome wrap is served toasted, spread with chilli jam and tangy yoghurt sauce, lastly topped with fresh lettuce and mushrooms. Not only is it a vegetarian's favourite, it's pretty much the crowd's favourite too (that is if you are a mushroom fan too)! I love how the sauce and chilli jam gives it a unique combination to the taste.

Beef & Grains | $25 - seared marbled striploin (180g) served pink, alongside fired and runny free range hen’s egg over wet orzo “rice”, and topped with sweet sour ginger, furikake (a dry Japanese seasoning) and scallions. The striploin were perfectly prepared.

Warm Banana & Walnut Cake “French Toast” | $11 - custard soaked banana cake slice pan roasted in butter topped with vanilla ice cream, burnt banana, and caramel. Banana cake tasted so heavenly! It's almost like sticky date pudding but with the banana aroma.

FYR brunch is available every Saturday and Sunday from 9am-3:30pm.
Under the brunch menu, it consist of Beverages, Small Bites, Mains and Sweet Plates.

Kickstart the brunch with the beverages such as (left to right):
Ginger Lemongrass Iced Tea | $4.50 - made with lemon tea, ginger and lemongrass, helps to invigorate the senses. 
Hibiscus Mint Iced Tea | $4.50 - made from hibiscus tea, apple juice and infused mint syrup.

For those who thinks juice is too main stream, try My Hot Vino Tinto | $10 - a refreshing red wine based cocktail infused with orange, apple and cinnamon.

Coffee lovers can look forward to their unique house blend coffee brew freshly using the premium La Marzocco Espresso machine.

Lets start slow with small bites, Grilled Squid | $12 - tossed with turmeric, garlic, crispy onion and lime leaves. Wouldn't miss this if you fancy squid, best combination of softness and chewiness.

Featuring Yam and Sweet Potato Fries | $8 - served alongside with cheese dip and tomato salsa. Sweet potato fries seems to be the healthier version of French fries nowadays, I'm sure this will get the town talking too! It's can get so addictive!

Hands on in experiencing the tea pairing with Earle Swensen's Chips ‘n’ Slaw Sandwich - love the cheese toasted bread. We were given two small cups of tea to pair it with, Peppermint and English Breakfast tea. I prefer the latter as I find the peppermint over power the savoury food.

Thank you Open Rice invite to Dilmah Tea Workshop courtesy of Earle Swensen's and Dilmah.

Research has shown that tea are actually very beneficial, it fights heart disease, cancer, diabetes, ageing and oral health. Natural plant derived foods generally contain antioxidants although the antioxidants in green and black tea are much greater than levels found in fruits and vegetables. As a general rule, two cups of tea are equivalent in antioxidant capacity, to five portions of fruit or vegetables.