Trending food: Six virtual food brands for delivery and takeaway, Food News & Top Stories

SINGAPORE – As dining in remains off-limits for now, some food and beverage owners have forged ahead with new virtual brands that are available only for delivery and/or takeaway.

They include Dishoom, which offers contemporary Indian cuisine, and Ciao Chow, which serves pasta.

Both brands are by Mr Shaun Leong, 35, and Ms Joanne Toh, 28 – the couple behind Wildfire Burgers in Bencoolen Street, which made a comeback in June last year after closing in 2019.

Seafood restaurant Nude Seafood has launched Nudo Nihon (Nude Japan in English), featuring set menus for home dining.

Chef-owner Bjorn Shen of Middle Eastern restaurant Artichoke offers curry noodle kits under his Curry Daddy brand, which he calls his pandemic project.

A handful of old F&B favourites have also resurfaced as pop-ups during phase two (heightened alert) – a similar trend to last year’s circuit breaker period when…