Mandarin Oriental, New York launches the ultimate girls’ holiday package

Created in conjunction with Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the Moët Champagne Slumber Party at the Mandarin Oriental, New York has a legitimate claim to being the ultimate girls’ holiday package. As part of the deal, you’ll stay in a suite, get two bottles of Moët Champagne, manicures and pedicures at the hotel’s Five-Star Spa and a VIP shopping experience at Saks […]

Absinthe Artisan

Absinthe Artisan takes a little finding (it’s towards the Elgin Bridge end of Boat Quay, above a convenience store) but its old world French elegance makes the journey worthwhile. They only serve absinthe, but in a variety of ways to get you better acquainted with it. Individual glasses (served traditionally with a water drip and […]

Bartini

Cocktail bars are everywhere these days, but two things make the cocktails at Bartini different—they’re made with premium and uncommon spirits (like Wyborowa’s flavored vodkas and Diplomatico rum from Venezuela), and they all have an element of fun to them. They serve the classics like Planter’s Punch ($20) with spiced rum and pineapple foam, but […]