Crazy Stone
Crazy Stone is an antidote to supposedly great movies that fail to meet expectations. Take for example, The House of Flying Daggers, The Promise, and The Music Box. All of them are big budget movies, with all-star casts and tons of computer generated images but with weak storylines. Crazy Stone, on the other hand, is […]
The Ant Bully
Lucas Nickle (Zach Tyler, Marci X) is constantly picked on by the neighborhood bully because he’s smaller. In turn, the young loner focuses his frustrations on the ant colony that thrives in his front yard. Fed up with constant attacks by Lucas “The Destroyer,” the colony’s wizard Zoc (Nicholas Cage, The Weather Man) devises a […]
Aburiya
Aburiya has gained a firm reputation for being a good quality but not fancy Japanese DIY grill joint. Each table comes with its own charcoal grill that you cook your own food on. Aburiya draws a mixed crowd with a significant proportion of Japanese diners which is a sign of its authenticity. About half the […]
The Marmalade Pantry
Stalwart cafe The Marmalade Pantry is still going as strong as ever, as you’ll find if you ever try to get in without a booking (in other words, forget about it). The vibe is chic with a mixture of expats and locals all there for the consistently wonderful food that’s fresh and delicious every time. […]
The Tent Mongolian Fresh Grill & Bar
The décor at the new Tent is hanging drapes and lamps, wooden furniture, and sensual music in the background. The food is cooked Mongolian grill style with ingredients skewed to local taste—so instead of saddles of mutton, yak’s milk and butter tea we have kway teow, kailan, and squid.These ingredients are laid out in rows […]
Adam’s Apples
This quirky Danish film is short and undemanding, but thoroughly agreeable viewing. Director-writer Anders Thomas Jensen (The Green Butchers) has created a superb black comedy about an unlikely group of misfits trying to live normal lives as they cope with the tragedies that befall them.The plot centers on Adam (Ulrich Thomsen, Kingdom of Heaven), a […]
Papi
In 2004, Italian duo Stephane Colleoni and Diego Chairini brought us the superb fine dining restaurant Oso. This year, they opened a trattoria, Papi, in the gradually moving upscale neighborhood of Mohamed Sultan Road. You get everything you’d expect: A menu heavily based on pizzas and pastas, with a decent selection of antipastis and desserts. […]
California Bistro
Step into California Bistro and you’ll feel like you’ve entered someone’s kitchen. Yellow lighting, black and white photographs and rattan chairs. The trance and rock tunes don’t exactly go together, yet they do create a strangely casual feel for the restaurant. American food is the hallmark of the restaurant, with pasta, pizza, ribs and cakes […]
Indie band, Tiramisu
Tiramisu has evolved from a boring and staid band into a maniacal circus out to raze the stage.
The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro shows that marital bliss might be
an illusion.