The Food For Thought Blog

It seems that our pancakes have garnered a fair bit of attention on instagram, as well as shouts of love (as do we, since our batter is made fresh daily and folded with egg whites to ensure maximum fluffiness)! Today's Foodie Friday post will feature a range of the pancake photos taken by our fans! :) What's your favourite topping to go with pancakes?

There are other various toppings such as granola (lots of grains and nuts infused with local flavours of candied ginger, coconut, lemongrass) and instead of dark chocolate with stewed cherries (only at 8Q), we have dark chocolate with raspberries exclusive to the Singapore Botanic Gardens branch!

Are you temtped to have some pancakes yet? ;p Bring mom down to Food For Thought this Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day and try our pancakes, made with love!

Who would have thought that a mussel's adhesive powers would have intrigued scientists to study its sticky properties?

Mussels anchor themselves to surfaces by secreting proteins that form a silky filament called a byssus. In the picture below, you can see a mussel attached to a Teflon sheet! Who knew that these yummy molluscs had such incredible adhesive properties!

Apart from their 'strength', mussels also happen to taste really good! Food For Thought is running a special course for this month - Mussels in May! Delivered fresh daily, come by early to fill your tummy with these Kinkawooka mussels from Australia! Cooked in three different styles, we've paired each flavour up with a cider by Thatcher!

Mussels in Creamy Laksa Broth - sauteed with roasted capsicum, thickened with fresh cream and garnished with laksa leaves!

All mussel dishes come with a choice of either the linguine or rosemary fries! Have you made your way to Food For Thought (available at both outlets to try our mussels yet? Which is your favourite mussel dish?

One last fun fact: male mussels have a pale, whitish hue whereas female mussels are of a warmer, orange tone!

Every day is earth day at Aveda, but during the month of April, Aveda salon professionals, employees and customers unite to raise funds and awareness for environmental issues around the world. They also raised funds for global water projects by selling 'Light The Way' candles in their salons!

Why a walk for water? In remote villages such as Tilwari, India, women spend hours walking to and fro between their homes and water sources for drinking and household uses. This water is often untreated and may pose health risks to them and their families. The walk that Food For Thought took with Aveda is symbolic of the average distance that these women have to walk each day to collect water. 

It was a sunny-bright day on the 24th of April and the participants of Aveda's 'Walk For Water' gathered at Food For Thought. Little cups of Aveda's organic 'Comforting Tea' of licorice root and peppermint was served all around (which had an interesting, atypical minty taste!) while everyone registered for the walk.

'Comforting Tea'

Kickstarting the walk with basic warm up moves.

Gorgeous waterfall installation at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Holistic yoga session that was serene and soothing, with Aveda's chakra aroma wafting through the room.

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It's hard to imagine having to walk such a distance more than once a day to simply fetch water and more often than not, untreated water that is potentially harmful.The walk with Aveda serves as a reminder that the act of turning on a tap to get clean water is so simple and convenient that we often forget that it's the little things in life that we should appreciate the most.

P.S: Check out our pintrest board for more pictures!

Food For Thought is celebrating World Book Day till the end of the month! Be sure to stop by SBG to grab some fun colouring and reading activity sheets for the young ones or come to 8Q to decode our scrambled quotes (and stand to win some awesome prizes!!).

Wait! We have more to giveaway!

Here's a mini-contest held by NParks with Food For Thought as one of the collaborators!

Now, back to our foodie pictures! Today we are featuring:

(Food For Thought - 8Q SAM)

A symphony of breakfast dishes here by @hangloon! Sure seems like a great way to start the day!

(Food For Thought - SBG)

After looking at those delicious pictures, don't forget that we have prizes up for grabs this week! Have fun and good luck winning!

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23 April marks the World Book & Copyright Day and Food For Thought will be celebrating it till the end of April! Borne from the tradition of Saint George's Day in Catalonia whereby a rose is given for every book sold, UNESCO chose the same date, 23 April, to celebrate World Book Day.

Food For Thought believes in the right to education and literacy (our Mission 4!), which is why World Book Day is meaningful to us.

Remember our merchandise corner unique to FFT @ 8Q?

We play our part for World Book day by shelving preloved books (for sale) in our merchandise corner!

These books were donated by our kind patrons and what we do we do with them? Dress them up in new clothes while they wait for a new home! Best of all, all profits go to the Alola Foundation Scholarship Program, which sponsors education for youths in Timor-Leste.

Want to see how we have prepared this World Book Day celebration for you? We'll share some pictures with you!

FFT @ SBG

What do we have at SBG? A colouring/reading activity sheet! There are a few hidden pictures around SBG - find them and match the missing panel!

FFT @ 8Q

Think you know your quotes? Try unscrambling these quotes! Tag a picture of your answer on our Facebook Page and stand to win exciting prizes!

So come on down to Food For Thought today to celebrate with us! And also fill your tummy up with our awesome food! :)

April sure is busy! Earth Day falls on this Sunday and next up we have World Book & Copyright Day on the 23 April! UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has designated this day to be a celebration of all things literary! Books, reading, authors and illustrators alike, it's a great day to celebrate them, so grab a book and head down to Food For Thought to have some good food while you read! In the meantime, here are some pictures to curb your hunger by our Foodie Fans:

Duo of Pancakes topped with fresh slices of banana and a generous sprinkle of walnuts which was thoroughly enjoyed by @bokiemon !

(Food For Thought - 8Q SAM)

(Food For Thought - SBG)

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TGIF!! Another glorious weekend to look forward to - what are your plans for the next couple of days? World Earth Day is just around the corner, if you haven't got anything scheduled why not make this weekend green and meaningful? Not sure what green activities you can do? Read more here and of course, since it is also Foodie Friday, here are some of our favourite fan pics:

Here is Elisa Djuhar's favourite dish - Sage Roasted Pumpkin Risotto!

(Food For Thought - 8Q SAM)

(Food For Thought - SBG)

Mmmm, these pictures look so good! Come down and treat your loved ones and yourself to a great meal at Food For Thought this (green) weekend!

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Earth Day is a commemoration of environmental awareness since 1970. The Earth Day network focuses on both helping the environment and also ensuring the sustainability of the environment. It all began with various campaigns to fight oil spills, factories that were causing pollution to air and water, toxic power plants that inadvertantly caused a loss of natural habitat and subsequently the extinction of wildlife in America. By the 1990s, the movement had spread worldwide and was followed by an upsurge in recycling around the world and global movements to fight climate change.

One such important issue that resonates with us at Food For Thought is clean water. Untreated water from various sources of industrial waste dumping, natural disasters such as tsunamis, flooding can cause debilitating and fatal diseases when drank. At Food For Thought outlets, we serve a free flow of water and encourage customers to donate to our water jar. Every $2 donated will bless an African the same privilege of clean water for a year!

This year Food For Thought will be further supporting Aveda and their cause to "Walk For Water" on the 24th of April! Here's a sneak peek:

Stay tuned for more pictures and updates about Aveda and Food For Thought's particpation in this 'Walk For Water' campaign!

What about you, our dear foodie reader? Are there any other things that you can do to start helping the environment? Share your thoughts with us!

Happy Good Friday! Although it is a little gloomy today with the rain, here are some yummy looking pictures (that's making me hungry as I type this) by Food For Thought fans which we post every Friday! If you'd like to share your shutterbug skills by contributing some pictures, look for instructions at the end of the post!

Scrumptious House Works breakfast by @clairexxa

(Food For Thought - 8Q SAM)

(Food For Thought - SBG)

Hungry yet? Head down to Food For Thought to grab a bite! Don't forget to take some pictures too!

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