Food For Now: Foie Gras and Fries as Shake Shack Goes Five-Star at Regent Hong Kong

HONG KONG – When Shake Shack meets Regent Hong Kong, you know it’s not just another burger moment. The collaboration marks a a five-star affair, a decadent dalliance between street-style comfort and sky-high sophistication. From 12 November to 12 December 2025, The Lobby Lounge at Regent Hong Kong becomes the most unexpected dining destination in the city: where caviar meets crinkle-cut fries and burgers flirt … Continue reading Food For Now: Foie Gras and Fries as Shake Shack Goes Five-Star at Regent Hong Kong

An Interview with Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Championship Regional finalists Yesaya Rotinsulu, Head Bartender at 8Souls Jazz Club, (Jakarta) and David Abalayan, Bar Manager at No Entry Cocktail Club, (Manila)

From 10th to 12th October, Southeast Asia’s brightest bartenders gathered in Tokyo for the first-ever Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Championship (UBC) Regional Finals: a high-energy showdown celebrating skill, creativity, and the pure craft of hospitality. From the first shake to the final pour, this wasn’t about smoke or spectacle, but about precision, rhythm, and heart: the “skills that pay the bills.” After months of national … Continue reading An Interview with Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Championship Regional finalists Yesaya Rotinsulu, Head Bartender at 8Souls Jazz Club, (Jakarta) and David Abalayan, Bar Manager at No Entry Cocktail Club, (Manila)

REMIX. BEST OF ALL WORLDS – Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival returns for 2025

HONG KONG – When the sun dips behind Hong Kong’s glittering skyline, the Central Harbourfront transforms into a playground for the senses. The air is alive with the aroma of sizzling Cantonese delicacies, the clink of wine glasses, and the hum of conversations that blend seamlessly with the music floating from the waterfront. For four days this October (23–26), the Hong Kong Wine & Dine … Continue reading REMIX. BEST OF ALL WORLDS – Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival returns for 2025

The Warehouse Hotel voted top ten hotels in Singapore by Condé Nast Traveller, with its suite of curated experiences, holistic wellness, and the Lobby Bar

Eight years after opening its doors as one of Singapore’s most design-forward boutique hotels, The Warehouse Hotel enters a new era—refined, soulful, and distinctly its own. Once a 19th-century godown pulsing with the energy of spice traders and secret societies, the building has been meticulously restored into a symbol of modern heritage: a sanctuary where storied architecture meets contemporary hospitality. Now, the hotel unveils a … Continue reading The Warehouse Hotel voted top ten hotels in Singapore by Condé Nast Traveller, with its suite of curated experiences, holistic wellness, and the Lobby Bar

Food For Now: From Samhain to Singapore, as A Taste of Ireland comes to the City’s Hottest Tables

This Halloween season, Singapore’s dining scene is getting a soulful twist, and it’s one that reaches back over 2,000 years. Long before costumes and candy, Halloween began as Samhain (pronounced “Sow-in”), Ireland’s ancient harvest festival marking the end of summer and the beginning of winter. It was a time when communities gathered around fires to share food, celebrate abundance, and honour the turning of the … Continue reading Food For Now: From Samhain to Singapore, as A Taste of Ireland comes to the City’s Hottest Tables

Party Time: Deadly Disco brings Singapore’s Biggest Halloween Rave with headliners Romy (from The xx), Flight Facilities, Hot Chip and more

If you thought Halloween in Singapore was all about plastic fangs and pumpkin cocktails, think again. This October 31st, the city’s most creative collectives are joining forces to resurrect the dance floor at Pasir Panjang Power Station for Deadly Disco — a hauntingly glamorous rave-meets-theatre experience that’s already being dubbed Singapore’s biggest Halloween party. Expect a night where mirror balls meet the macabre, and sequins … Continue reading Party Time: Deadly Disco brings Singapore’s Biggest Halloween Rave with headliners Romy (from The xx), Flight Facilities, Hot Chip and more

Tipple Time: An Interview with Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Championship Regional finalists Wong Wee Siong (Singapore) and Ivon Soon (Malaysia), and Brand Spokesperson Tao (Thailand)

The cocktail world is buzzing, and all eyes are on Tokyo. This October, Southeast Asia’s brightest bartenders converge for the inaugural Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Championship (UBC) Regional Finals, a high-energy celebration of skill, creativity, and the pure craft of hospitality. Forget smoke and spectacle; this is about precision, rhythm, and heart: the “skills that pay the bills.” From over 8,000 competitors across 21 countries, … Continue reading Tipple Time: An Interview with Monkey Shoulder Ultimate Bartender Championship Regional finalists Wong Wee Siong (Singapore) and Ivon Soon (Malaysia), and Brand Spokesperson Tao (Thailand)

Tipple Time: Horatio’s Curious Companions Welcomes Hong Kong Bar Legend and Multisensory Mixologist Antonio Lai from World’s 50 Best Bar, Quinary

There are cocktails, and then there are experiences. This November, Horatio at Resorts World Sentosa invites guests to cross that invisible line into the extraordinary, as Hong Kong’s trailblazing mixologist Antonio Lai brings his world-famous creations to Singapore for one night only. As part of Horatio’s Curious Companions series—a monthly showcase celebrating the world’s most imaginative bartenders, Antonio Lai will take over the bar on … Continue reading Tipple Time: Horatio’s Curious Companions Welcomes Hong Kong Bar Legend and Multisensory Mixologist Antonio Lai from World’s 50 Best Bar, Quinary

Tipple Time: Hong Kong’s Bar Leone Crowned The World’s Best Bar 2025

HONG KONG – The clink of glasses echoed through Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Cruise Terminal last night as the global bar elite gathered under the glittering lights of Victoria Harbour. For one electric evening, the city that never sleeps was the center of the cocktail universe. And when the announcement came that Bar Leone had been named The World’s Best Bar 2025, the crowd erupted … Continue reading Tipple Time: Hong Kong’s Bar Leone Crowned The World’s Best Bar 2025

Food For Now: Chef Max Stiegl Brings Austria’s Café Soul to Andaz Singapore during Austrian Gourmet Week 2025

There’s a certain rhythm to life in Austria, one marked not by the ticking of clocks but by the clinking of coffee cups. In Vienna, afternoons stretch unhurried, sweetened by cake and conversation. This October, that same spirit of slow living and refined indulgence drifts into Singapore’s skyline as Andaz Singapore presents the fourth edition of Austrian Gourmet Week, in collaboration with the Austrian Embassy … Continue reading Food For Now: Chef Max Stiegl Brings Austria’s Café Soul to Andaz Singapore during Austrian Gourmet Week 2025