Review: Raffles Hotel Singapore Is Back With A Bubbly Three-Tiered Afternoon Tea
Amidst the hype for Anne-Sophie Pic’s new restaurant La Dame de Pic and Singapore's second Burger & Lobster, we have more good news to share about…
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Singapore’s Caviar Colony Wants To Make World-Class Caviar More Accessible
The first time I ate caviar, it was at one of those sketchy hotel buffets where the pizzas were tough as nails and the sushi rolls warm from being und…
Cafe Review: Antoinette Launches Souffle Pancakes and New Cakes in Jalan Besar, Singapore
A Chinese man making some of the best French pastries in Singapore sounds ridiculous, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Chef Pang Kok Keong is the brain behind Antoinette, a quintessential P…
Wanderfolk: Etihad Partners Booking.com, Vietnam’s First Spanish Beach Club, Chef Mauro Colagreco To Open Côte At Capella Bangkok
In an unprecedented partnership, Etihad Airways is now collaborating with Booking.com so you can travel better – or at least, cheaper. You might end u…
8 Records Stores In Bangkok For Vinyl Music, Cassettes, and CDs
Here’s an unpopular opinion: vinyl always sounds better. Found yourself in Bangkok in need of quality music for your home listening setup? You can alw…
Restaurant Review: Godmama Is A Testament To Peranakan Fare At Funan Mall, Singapore
We’ve eaten at some eight Peranakan restaurants in Singapore, which basically equates to eight different versions of popiah. Replace “popiah” with any traditional Nyonya dish, and it's the same th…
Restaurant Review: JUA Bangkok Is A Social Izakaya In The City’s Laidback Old Town
Charoenkrung in Bangkok’s Old Town wasn’t always the artsy district it is today. Even on most nights now, it’s likely you'll find illicit dice games h…
Restaurant Review: Violet Oon Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport Outlet Is The Biggest Yet
Unless you come from a particularly traditional Chinese family, chances are the only experience you have with popiah are the stall-bought ones that go…
Designs on Asia: UNION is a Beijing Cocktail Bar Decked In 20th Century Modernism
Think of Beijing’s best-looking drinking destinations and names like The Other Place and Arch Bar will pop up. But UNION, the brand new lobby bar at The Opposite House looks set to be added to that li…
Restaurant Review: Bar Cicheti Is Keong Saik Road’s Newest Pasta and Wine Bar in Singapore
Pizza connoisseurs in Singapore may recognise Chef Lim Yew Aun at Cicheti, the casual Italian restaurant at Kampong Glam that fires up very decent pie…