Front Row | Ann Siang

Nutella tart, anyone? Savor this hazelnut treat at this six-month-old café-cum-boutique which also retails interesting gourmet food and gifts from brands like Dean & DeLuca, Amedei and Tea & Philosophy. It’s a cool little shabby-chic retreat to get away from the heat on the hill. Grab a Cheeky B.L.T., try the new set lunch or […]

U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha

It may be different, but the slow and dry U-Carmen e-Khayelitsha, based on Georges Bizet’s Carmen, sits awkwardly like a sponge cake in a cookie mould.This adaptation of Georges Bizet’s 19th century opera Carmen sees a rather trying amalgam of modern arthouse flick and traditional opera. Without fine-tuning delicate turns in the plot and putting […]