MezeBar
For a place to lounge around to recover from an afternoon of shopping, or just to hang out at night, consider the new chillout hangout, MezeBar. Decked up with plush cushions and designer armchairs against funky jazz music, MezeBar serves up dim sum (renamed Asian tapas) and teeny tiny desserts. An “a la carte buffet” […]
Flowerbed Kitchen & Bar
This establishment is using former MediaWorks artiste Benjamin Heng as its drawcard to this homestyle restaurant-by-day and a chillout bar-by-night (though the kitchen is open for dinner too). It prides itself on the handmade noodles, served in several styles, such as fried in tom yam, but we prefer the kong bak pau (stewed pork belly […]
A Cut Above
Six artists on the edge of creativity
Living Works of Art
We bring you our picks of the Singapore Arts Festival 2006.
The Da Vinci Code
Symbolism and historical analysis made the The Da Vinci Code novel a fascinating read. Pity none of this is in the movie version. Piggybacking on the success of Dan Brown’s novel The Da Vinci Code was always going to be risky. The film version may bring in the box-office dollars, but it’s certainly no masterpiece. […]
Animal Instinct
We have some fun with the animals in Queen Ping.
L’Enfant (The Child)
Belgian film L’Enfant, winner of Cannes Film Festival’s coveted Palme D’Or last year, is a subdued and thoughtful arthouse offering, even if its end is conventional and unconvincing.In L’Enfant, directors, writers and brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Les Fils) give an insight into the flawed psyche of their hero Bruno (Jérémie Renier, San Antonio), a […]
Café Oriental
When we arrived for a weekday lunch, the place was so packed with the office crowd, the friendly and efficient service staff seated us in the neighboring eatery, though we could select our dishes from the Café Oriental menu. Kudos to service staff with initiative. Café Oriental is a new little nook tucked in the […]
Going…Going…Gone
Bid for a dinner date with two kick-ass rockers.
Überburger
Burger fans, rejoice. You’ll have 101 burgers to choose from—literally. This is no fast-food burger joint, mind you. Überburger is a gourmet burger restaurant and bar which serves generous portions of lean juicy meat and organic greens between freshly-baked buns, all in a “rough luxury” dining interior. Feeling extravagant? Consider the 250 gram monster burger, […]