dining

SINGAPORE (Oct 29): You know you are in the business district when you recognise some of the diners at the restaurant as members of the financial fraternity. This was the case at Racines — a restaurant with live cooking stations that serves French and C

SINGAPORE (Oct 8): Eighteen years ago, as university students in Australia, Melvin Yeo and Elaine Lim (main image, right) had an unforgettable experience at Claypots St Kilda. The seafood bar, founded by Turkish-born Australian Renan Goksin, was the first

SINGAPORE (Aug 20): The snow lotus, a flowering plant that is part of the daisy family, is used in traditional Tibetan medicine to cure dysentery and ulcers. Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners use it to treat rheumatoid arthritis, coughs, colds,

SINGAPORE (July 30): In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital, the after-hours social is not confined to drinks at a trendy bar. Frequently, it also means roti canai with fish head curry and a cup of teh tarik at the local mamak. The food is cheap and good,

luck and prosperity with your loved ones with these luxurious and unconventional takes on the traditional yu sheng dish. 

Celebrate the Nation’s 52nd birthday with a meal and watch the city skyline light up at these fine establishments around the Marina Bay area. Monti’s Sip on a local-inspired cocktail such as Kampong Boy – a mix of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf, p