A Perfect World
Paradise is captured in Ai Yamaguchi’s paintings.
No Signboard Seafood Restaurant
Seated beside the glass walls of this modern restaurant, we enjoyed a good view of the riverfront—accompanied by loud conversation and laughter. We liked that the waitress who took our order was attentive and efficient but not overbearing with her recommendations. In fact, service was promptly delivered without a hitch. And even better, all our […]
Tandoor
Serving northern Indian specialties, no guesses what kind of food is its forte. Tandoor, of course.
La Petite Cuisine
The folks behind French bistro La Cuisine French Restaurant have opened up a casual eatery just down the road, a good choice for cheap and friendly French food. Everything is pretty basic—tables indoors and out give the little place a transient feel (this is where you’d head to for a reliable quickie rather than a […]
Martini Firm
Compared to its golden days of 1997-2000, Mohamed Sultan has definitely lost its shine. With new party venues popping up all over our tiny island (only the growing number of pesky financial planners can match their speed), it is not surprising that merry-makers have been neglecting the area. But the resilient party street surprised us […]
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4 has almost nothing beyond boring bad jokes, even by its predecessors’ standards.In Scary Movie 4, Anna Faris (the first three Scary Movie installments) reprises her role as dumb blonde Cindy Campbell, this time taking up a nursing job in a haunted house. When she encounters the ghost of Japanese boy (cued from […]
The Road to Guantanamo
The tale of the Tipton Three works, not because of over-the-top imagery or controversy, but because of its humanity.The Tipton Three were a group of friends from England who were captured by the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan in 2001 and wrongly imprisoned in the detention camp Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. In the prison, the trio—Asif, […]
Dino-Sue
The current exhibition of Sue, the Tyrannosaurus, at the Singapore Science Centre brings the long lost thunder lizards right to our doorstep. I-S speaks to the woman who discovered her, Sue Hendrickson.
Iggy’s
Singapore's most long-standing French fine dining temple recently got a makeover and a new chef
Le Papillon
Housed in Singapore’s new hot spot, Le Papillon is the latest venture for former Fig Leaf chef Anderson Ho. The restaurant is simple but chic with clean lines and minimal interior decoration—except for an interesting mural that runs along the back wall. Although small in size, the place had a healthy buzz when we were […]