Alexander J Linton, Author at City Nomads

Easy RecipesFebruary 2, 2015September 22, 2020

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 …

FoodJanuary 31, 2015December 22, 2017

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 m…

FoodJanuary 19, 2015January 20, 2016

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 government announced last November that 'shisha sm…

DrinksJanuary 12, 2015May 18, 2020

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…

FoodJanuary 8, 2015January 20, 2016

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, eve…

DrinksJanuary 6, 2015May 18, 2020

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 drink for pirates and salty sea dogs, this sweet, s…

CafesJanuary 1, 2015January 20, 2016

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…

EventsDecember 30, 2014May 26, 2020

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…

Easy RecipesDecember 30, 2014April 21, 2016

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 impossible. That is why I'm going to share with y…

FoodDecember 25, 2014December 22, 2017

Singapore’s 5 Best Dining Membership Programmes: The Entertainer, RWS Invites, and More

It seems like almost every restaurant in Singapore has some tie-up or another either with a credit card, mobile app, in-house promotion etc etc. And w…

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