La Nonna @ Namly
This latest Italian eatery by the folks from Senso is endowed with clean-cut black chairs, white table cloths and posters embellishing its walls. The ambiance is homely yet elegant, and it has a decent selection of antipasti, main courses, pizzas and desserts. We started off our dinner with the Affetati, a plate of mixed Italian […]
The Curse of the Golden Flower
And you thought your family had problems. It’s the 10th century and the royal family of the Tang Dynasty is tearing itself apart. Emperor Ping (Chow Yun Fat, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) has been slowly poisoning his second wife Empress Phoenix (Gong Li, Memoirs of a Geisha). The Empress, however, hasn’t exactly been saintly herself—having […]
Travelling Pink
The rise of gay tourism and bustling nightlife in Buenos Aires.
Gay-Friendly Establishments
GAY RESTAURANTSWhen we say a “gay restaurant,” we mean there are gay patrons, and although they may be fun, it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll find good food, good service or reasonable prices. Here are the better establishments in the city:Chueca Resto & BarSoler 3283, Palermo, +54 (0)11-4963-3430This lively bar and restaurant is situated in a […]
Kuriya Raffles City
One of the many restaurants in Raffles City’s shiny cluster of basement stores, Kuriya is an elegant, mid-range eatery. Dim lighting and lots of dark wood make for a stylish interior, and we only realized that many of the walls were actually doors when they slid open to reveal people within. The menu is extensive—if […]
Star of reality TV show Project Runway, Santino Rice
If you’re a fan of the reality TV show Project Runway, now showing on Discovery Travel & Living and Channel 5, you must be familiar with the vocal and confident Santino Rice from the show’s second season. This six-foot-five designer was recently in town to promote the show, and is unsurprisingly, as chatty as ever. We talk to Rice about God, music, and of course, fashion.
A Leap of Faith
Maxi Jazz from dance band Faithless waxes lyrical about their sound of now.
Local singer-songwriter, Leslie Low
Singer-songwriter Leslie Low’s solo release Worm sees a return to his folk roots.
The Holiday
Amanda (Cameron Diaz, In Her Shoes) is a neurotic movie trailer maker who can’t cry (no matter how much she tries) and has a track record of sabotaging all her relationships. Iris (Kate Winslet, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) is a weepy, emotional wreck who’s been pining over the same man (Rufus Sewell, Tristan […]
Pier Eleven
The restaurant is an enormous space with funky colored chairs that look like they’re made of seatbelts and walls decorated in art, gallery-style. With such modern surrounds it was a pity that Pier Eleven lacked a bit of atmosphere (it’s ulu location might be to blame: Drive there if you can, as we found taxis […]