August 2019

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Life's Refinements

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Singapore Cuisine: The Next Chapter
Whenever my overseas friends talk about visiting Singapore, many of them would ask me to recommend my favourite hawker stalls or Michelin-starred restaurants in the city. With the exception of Labyrinth and Candelnut, most of the Michelin-starred res
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Mid-Autumn Snow Fall
The newly revamped Raffles Singapore brings back their legendary Raffles Snowskin Mooncakes just in time for Mid-Autumn Festival. Expect classics such as the Champagne Truffle Snowskin and Cognac Truffle Snowskin to be presented in a gorgeous pastel
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10 Mins With…
OLIVIA LEE, principle designer and founder of OLIVIA LEE What is the philosophy of OLIVIA LEE? My design studio is grounded by an industrial design approach but pivots from product to spatial design, from research insights to ideation, with the goal
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24 Hours In Central Otago, New Zealand
Steven Dixon, regional manager of South and South East Asia, Tourism New Zealand Just across the bridge from Cromwell, a thriving township in the heart of Central Otago, the Bannockburn Hotel. The restaurantpub is a historic watering hole that serves
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Indonesia
Seminyak just welcomed two Californian additions to its ‘hood. Say yes to a 1950s Palm Spring inspired road trip at Pontiac Stardust. Led by Beckaly Franks, the 82-seat progressive cocktail bar is filled with Mid-century modern furniture and groovy s
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Pride Of The Nation
co-founder of The Old Man Hong Kong & The Old Man Singapore Currently number one on Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2019 list, The Old Man Hong Kong was a passion project created by Agung Prabowo and his partners, James Tamang and Roman Ghale. Inspired by Ernest
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Globetrotting Epicure
The classic Portobello Gold pub (which served customers like Bill Clinton) has gone but a new European restaurant and bar, Gold, is taking its place. The four-storey space will feature a bar, open kitchen and garden room complete with trees and a ret
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Under The Olive Tree
Against the intense blue sky and rich green land, these white buildings dazzle, casting silhouettes over tree trunks. A chic hotel stands among the olive and lemon groves that dot the southern Italian countryside. Off the beaten track, in Puglia’s pi
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Handcrafted Treasures
Sheraton Towers Singapore’s award-winning Li Bai Cantonese Restaurant showcases eight flavours of handcrafted mooncakes that hit the spot. They are presented in an elegantly designed box which features an augmented reality journey of “Coming Together
epicure3 min readFashion
True Blue
It originated innocuously enough as a mere stylistic trend years ago. The blue movement in luxury watchmaking has become stronger – and cooler – today than ever before. Across brands from every level of horology, dials, bezels, cases, and straps have
epicure5 min readRegional & Ethnic
The Show Must Go On
October 2015 was when Haikal Johari thought that life as he knew it was over. An avid outdoorsman who spent much of his spare time in the gym or dirt biking, Johari was working as the executive chef of Water Library Group in Bangkok, a key player in
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A Nod To Tradition
Crystal Jade Group pays homage to the time-honoured Mid- Autumn Festival with the release of their classic mooncake collection. The brand’s proprietary recipe of low-sugar natural white lotus paste is housed inside thin, golden-brown pastry skin to f
epicure5 min readRegional & Ethnic
Ryugin ’s Best Alums
It was an exciting moment just before the announcement of No.10 restaurant during The Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony. The recipient, chef Seiji Yamamoto, whose restaurant Nihonryori RyuGin has been on the list from the first year, smiled,
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On The Austrian Wine Trail
It has been 100 years since World War 1 ended in 1919, and along with that the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire. I’m listening to a somewhat dry historical lecture at a picnic bench named Grenztisch – which literally means ‘table at the border
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A Garden Fête
At 20,000 sq ft, Starbucks Dewata Coffee Sanctuary is the largest Southeast Asian store for the American coffee chain. Its location pays tribute to Bali as a coffee destination and Indonesia as the world’s fourth largest coffee producer. It was apt t
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Clos To The Family
Alexandre Cattier and his father Jean-Jacques Cattier make for a striking duo. They are yin and yang – youthful and mature, introvert and extrovert, relaxed and restless respectively. They are the 4th and 3rd generation of Cattiers making Champagne u
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Proudly Singaporean openings
In the tradition of grand hotel bars, The Bar at 15 Stamford gleans its inspiration from history, with Remember the Balestiers ($24) a lovely melding of aged rum, vermouth, cherry brandy and absinthe. The Balestiers were Joseph and Maria, Singapore’s
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Wines With A Special Nuance To Pair With Local Flavours.
Made from 100% Zibibbo grapes from the island of Pantelleria, this precious nectar is often referred to as a meditation wine for its intense, introspective nature. Passito style refers to the grapes being sun-dried to concentrate its flavours, which
epicure1 min readRegional & Ethnic
Savour These Delights
It’s time to bring out the lanterns and tea canisters as Mid- Autumn Festival, the age-old Chinese tradition approaches. InterContinental Singapore is set to please taste buds with an exquisite mooncake selection by executive sous chef Aaron Tan. The
epicure2 min readRegional & Ethnic
Sheer Variety
When it comes to offering a variety of mooncakes, Grand Hyatt Singapore’s selection is sure to impress. This year, the hotel has launched two new flavours of snow skin mooncakes. The Brown Sugar Milk Tea Truffle will go down well with the millennials
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Mastering… Chilli Crab Wantons and Chicken Rice Roll
When it comes to how Singaporean dishes should be prepared, most local foodies will insist on a strict formula. For example, chicken rice should only consist of beautifully poached chicken complete with gelatinous skin, nestled atop a bed of glisteni
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Eat, Sing And Be Merry
Guests who are invited to a meal at Warren Liu’s home know that they are in for a treat. Warren, the head of the household, is the chef; his wife Marlene and daughter Shan serve the food. Blessed with an operatic voice, Shan usually sings for guests
epicure3 min readRegional & Ethnic
FARMS & FIELDS
It’s easy to understand why there are about two million visitors to Angkor Wat every year. The rising sun reflects off the massive stone temple complex, and the thick green jungle that surrounds it creates awesome hues of purple and blue and an almos
epicure4 min readPerforming Arts
Behind The Silver Screen
Ask the average moviegoer what makes a film successful, and he would say that it boils down to A-list actors and how well their onscreen performances are. It’s not often that anyone would mention behind-the-scenes roles in filmmaking, such as editing
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Journeys That Matter
For a company that owns over 30 of the most recognisable brands in the tourism and hospitality industry – think Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Contiki and Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection – and whose products have influenced the way we see an
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Flavours Of Siem Reap
It is not hard to picture the golden days of the Khmer Empire as I pass through the remnant of its ancient capital. Despite the onslaught of tourists and unending streams of tuk-tuks, Angkor remains grand and impressive. Verdant canopies made of tall
epicure3 min readRegional & Ethnic
The Case For Rempah
I’ll admit. It wasn’t until I stumbled into the culinary world through a part time job during my polytechnic years that I began to look at food with a level of reverence. Back then, as a sheltered middle class Chinese kid glued to my Game Boy Colour,
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Epicure's Choice
To mark Singapore’s 54th birthday, Mercure Singapore on Stevens has launched a series of Eat Your Garden workshops to cater to both locals and travellers. It will partner with local urban farm collective Co-create Nature to present heritage-inspired

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