Around the world, one dish at a time.
Singapore Slings at the Long Bar in Raffles, Singapore’s answer to the soon-to-reopen Ritz Paris, are a rite of passage for anyone visiting Singapore: both the hotel and the drink are older than the nation. But if you’re after a colonial fix while in Singapore, …
1. It Has Outdoor Smoking. With Sunflowers. Yes, really. Forget the fug-filled cubicles of lesser airports. At Changi, you can smoke outdoors, and upstairs, either in the sun or sheltered from the rain, looking over banks of sunflowers to watch planes coming and going. 2.There …
Singapore is a foodie paradise, offering everything from brand-name international chefs like Joël Robuchon and Wolfgang Puck to outstanding street food. But it’s also officially the world’s most expensive city. Here’s some ideas on what to eat in Singapore that shouldn’t break the bank. 1: …
One of the great joys of travel in South-East Asia is street food, whether from mobile street carts, kindergarten tables on the pavement, open air barbecues, or hawker courts and malls. Here’s a couple of dishes not to miss from three iconic South-East Asian street …
Raffles Hotel, Singapore, is celebrating its 125th anniversary this month. (This despite the fact that the hotel didn’t open until 1 December 1887.) And, perhaps predictably, they’re celebrating with an anniversary cocktail, the 1887, based on the iconic Singapore Sling, with added champers, reduced pinkness …