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Style with Substance Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a weekend jaunt in Singapore, must be in want of a luxury hotel stay. Yet in a world of Instagram, self-titled reviewers and instantaneous gratif…
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Where in the world are the best cocktail bars? Move over London and New York! If you are a cocktail lover, a ticket to Singapore needs to be on your travel list this year. When The World’s 50 Best Bars published their l…
Words: Fleur Gaskin Photos: Monica Tindall I love the feeling of being in a garden at Publico Ristorante. Large geometric floor tiles connect the cool, spacious interior to the gorgeous riverside terrace with floor to ceiling windows looking over the river a…
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Secret VIP entrances. Private Dom Perignon rooms. Floor to ceiling windows in the clouds looking down on everyone else far below. Welcome to how the top one percent live. For those of us who live in Asia, the news t…
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall You’ve been working hard and smashing those productivity goals. But for every task you tick off your list, three more appear. People keep adding to your inbox. You’re running out of steam. You need a holiday! A qui…
Monica Tindall Chinese restaurants in Singapore face fierce competition. From aunties who have perfected a single recipe over numerous generations in the country’s most popular hawker stalls to Michelin-starred chefs with an abundance of resources at their …
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun at Ash & Elm – When the Ladies Do Lunch Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Sometimes girls just want to have fun. And wine. And a buffet. When the girls get together for a girls’ date, the hunt for a spectacular lunch b…
Words: Leanne Fulcher Photos: Monica Tindall The selfie-culture has revolutionized the cocktail industry. Consumers are not just looking for a delicious drink, but a concoction that is Instagram-worthy. The Grand Hyatt’s newly revamped martini bar an…
Monica Tindall Tapas Club, one of Singapore’s latest restaurant openings, promises value-for-money authentic Spanish fare in a fun, casual environment. Found at the top of the escalators on the first floor of Orchard Central, Tapas Club quickly revives our fo…
Monica Tindall THE place for all-day breakfast in Singapore is Wild Honey. Formed out of the simple love of the morning meal, Wild Honey, open since 2009, has become an institution in Singapore. Acknowledging limitless possibilities and drawing inspiration fr…
Monica Tindall Located in the shining new alcove of South Beach Avenue, Alchemist Beer Lab is grabbing drinkers by the taste buds with their uniquely infused local brews. Sixteen lustrous glass towers form a kaleidoscope of tasty infusions steeling the attenti…
Monica Tindall For foodies and gourmet travellers, a dining experience at Pollen in Singapore’s Garden’s by the Bay should be high on the to-experience list. It would be easy for a restaurant in such a stunning location (inside the Flower Dome!) to present averag…