Interview: Jonathan Atherton

The quick-witted director of Comedy Asia takes time off from running shows in seven countries, including Singapore, to talk guilty pleasures, fears and love with Hidayah Salamat.

Victorian Hotels in Asia

From white colonnades and marble floors to oak wood furniture and crystal chandeliers, these iconic hotels’ Victorian charms are impossible to resist.

Pistola

We’ve been quietly holding a torch for this hole-in-the-wall Club Street joint for a while—the kind of crush that refuses to die in spite of all its obvious flaws. The place seats just eight (barely), the music playlist consists mainly of ‘90s college rock tunes, the counter staff don’t try to impress, and there’s a […]

Fordham & Grand

Open for lunch, dinner and supper, this wine bar and restaurant gets busy until the wee hours of the morning.

Bacchanalia

Housed in a heritage building, this contemporary restaurant pushes out plates of gastronomic finesse by Fat Duck alumni, Chef Ivan Brehm.

Sly and Retiring

It’s the end of an era. After three decades in the game, two titans of their game are stepping down. In one corner we have Sir Alex Ferguson, Manager of Manchester United and a legend in his own lifetime. In the other, we have… Singa the Courtesy Lion, Manager of Manners and erstwhile mane man. […]