Review: Is The Prawn Star Duxton’s new restaurant star?
Over the past 3 years, Duxton Hill and Road has quickly turned from a hotbed of dodgy KTV bars to one of trendy bars and restaurants.
One of the ne…
Author: Alexander J Linton
When not rambling his way around Singapore on discovery-mode, he likes to hang out with friends, cook, make experimental cocktails and attempt handstands during yoga.
In the Lime House kitchen with Chef Hasan de Four – Jerk Chicken recipe
How awesome is Jerk? Easily one of the Caribbean's best loved dishes. Jerk chicken is spicy, sweet and incredibly tasty. It's rammed full of flavours …
iO Italian Osteria: The Best Italian Restaurant in Upper Bukit Timah, Singapore
When the Owner and Head Chef of Etna informed me that they were planning to open up a new restaurant in late 2014 in Bukit Timah, I couldn't contain my excitement. For years, Etna has been one of my f…
How the Singapore government ban on Shisha might actually be good thing
In the immortal words of Monty Python's film 'The Life of Brian':
"Always look on the bright side of life"
Okay, there's no doubt that when the …
The Spiffy Dapper is moving – and we know where to!
It was with great sadness that I recently discovered that one of my favourite bars which describes itself as 'the worst bar in Singapore' was clos…
5 Food Trends We Want to See in 2015
2014 was a wicked year for the food and beverage scene in Singapore. We saw the continued explosion of cocktail bars popping up all over the city, even more cafes and coffee roasters (how is that even…
Singapore’s Top 8 Bars for Rum
We love rum. And while the spirit is not quite seen in the same light as whisky and gin, we think the time of the rum is reckoning. More than just a d…
Pita Bakery – Quite simply the best pita bread in Singapore
If you, like me, absolutely love Pita bread, then you'll have been disappointed for years here in SG by the lack of decent options available. The ones…
2014 in Retrospect: Our Top 10 Events of the Year
2014 has been a pretty epic year. The scene in Singapore is constantly changing and there seems to be an endless stream of new venues, events and festivals taking place. This year saw an increase in three specific categories for us City Nomads; Music festival, theatre productions and 'fun runs'. For example, this year saw over a dozen fun runs like…
In the kitchen with the City Nomads Chief Alex: Hummus Recipe
I LOVE HUMMUS. It's one of my favourite foods and I could probably eat it every day if I could. Unfortunately finding good Hummus in Singapore is near…