Bar Review: Maduro Is A ‘Living Room’ For Live Jazz On Dempsey Hill, Singapore
For a city that’s supposedly heavily invested into the arts, jazz bars are far and few between in Singapore. Even the iconic music venue Blu Jaz Cafe …
Author: Gary Lim
Gary is one of those proverbial jack of all trades... you know the rest. When not writing about lifestyle and culture, he dabbles in photography, graphic design, plays four instruments and is a professional wearer of bowties. His greatest weakness: spending more money on clothes than he probably should. Find him across the social world as @grimlay
Restaurant Review: Preludio Unveils Summer Edition Of Its Monochrome Menu
Origami flowers are not what we’d expect in a fine dining place, but here they are, sitting inside a bell jar in Preludio’s muted dining room. The…
8 Veteran Tailors Supporting Singapore’s Menswear Scene For Generations
We previously wrote about making a suit in Singapore, where those new to the game can find affordable tailors. Many of them are relatively young and decidedly made-to-measure, and a couple of them eve…
Restaurant Review: El Mero Mero Is The “Go-To Guy” For Mexican Food In Singapore
Think of Mexican food in Singapore and a handful of places come to mind — like Muchachos for California burritos and Papi’s Tacos for, well, tacos…
Designs on Asia: Kaeng Krachan Library in Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
Not much is known about the owner of the Kaeng Krachan Library in Thailand’s Phetchaburi province, but their desire is clear: a small public space run…
Restaurant Review: We Revisit Nadodi, The Sensorial South Indian Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur
Fine dining in Kuala Lumpur? You bet. We previously visited Nadodi for its first anniversary a year ago, and last month, we made our way to the Malaysian capital again for the sole purpose of eating a…
Restaurant Review: Beurre Slips Onto Bukit Pasoh Road Singapore With A Buttery Concept
Butter is ubiquitous. You could even say it’s indispensable in a majority of cuisines around the world. So to name a restaurant “Beurre" in tribut…
Bar Review: Propeller at Travelodge Harbourfront Singapore Revamps Rooftop Bar Programme With Cocktails Inspired By Nature
Propeller, the rooftop bar on top of the rebranded Travelodge Harbourfront has always been a bit of an enigma to us. We never quite understood the…
G-Shock Launches Revolutionary Retro-Inspired GA-2100 Carbon Watch In Singapore
The G-Shock watch was an essential item back in school for many of us. We’d repeatedly toss it on the table, bang it around during basketball practice, and drop it from the second floor just to find i…
Restaurant Review: Bincho’s Second Venue Brings A Yakitori Experience To Dempsey Hill, Singapore
A yakitori joint hidden behind a Chinese restaurant sounds strange, but if you’ve known about Bincho since its early days at Tiong Bahru, it makes…