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FOOD festival Savour is going places - quite literally.

After two years at the F1 Pit Building, the annual culinary event moved to more central, though smaller, premises on the Promontory at Marina Bay on Wednesday.

At just over 11,000 sq m, the open-air purpose-built complex flanked by the Marina Bay Financial Centre and Customs House is a third of the F1 Pit Building's 32,000 sq m space.

But the tighter space also means a more convivial atmosphere, with food stalls arranged in a circular set-up around a central astroturf dotted with garden dining tables, with live band performances and hospitality tents offering champagne, coffee and sparkling water.

The festival site's proximity to the Raffles Place and Marina Bay financial districts and MRT stations also make the venue more accessible to its target audience - upwardly mobile dining masses who want to sample high-end fare without having to foot hefty dinner bills. Parking is better too, with carpark space in the surrounding skyscr…