Interview: Alvin Tan from Mobile 2: Flat Cities
Alvin Tan from The Necessary Stage gives us a lowdown of his play, Mobile 2: Flat Cities and opens up to us about his nostalgia, the Singaporean work ethic and out-of-bound markers.
GRUB
To eat surrounded by lush greenery in this town, most people head to Dempsey Hill. And it’s great, but a tad expensive if you’re not careful. So it’s no surprise that a couple more no frills eateries have opened in green spaces (think Gillman Barrack’s The Naked Finn and Park at Holland Village Park). GRUB’s […]
The Big Sheila
Hidden away along a sleepy row of shophouses in a residential neighborhood in Siglap is this homey, personal gem of a restaurant helmed by chef-owner Fleur Glover. An intimate space, it feels like a stylishly monochromatic yet well “lived-in” home, and big communal table occupies practically the entire room. Glover is a daily presence at […]
Puma (Marina Square)
Barraka
Robertson Walk tapas bar Barraka serves up a range of hot and cold tapas, paellas and fish and meat mains. But the real stars here are the drinks: a pretty sizeable range of cava, rosé, whites and reds starting at $6 a glass. You can also knock back beer (from $7/glass), sangria ($10/glass) and summery […]
Daniel Boulud’s NYC Classics
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Daniel Boulud’s flagship restaurant, Daniel, db Bistro’s offering a menu of the celeb chef’s signatures such as lobster pot pie, black tie scallops and tart flambé.
Brunch @ The White Rabbit
The new brunch menu crafted by head chef Benjamin Tan doesn’t disappoint. Chow down on a wagyu quarter pounder with sauteed mushrooms ($28), a maine lobster and cheese omelette ($38), or simply drop by for some raisin bread and butter pudding ($16).
Taphouse
The buzz: Brewerkz have grown up and had themselves a baby, and he’s a cutie. Daddy’s branding is still there, but this ain’t Riverside Point and Taphouse is a more suitable name for this small, chill and cozy spot up at Dempsey. There are two more microbreweries (RedDot and Tawandang) within spitting distance, but craft […]
Before Midnight
The chemistry is still there, but the magic has long gone. The third (and hopefully final) part of Richard Linklater’s talky romance-drama helmed by Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy is mundane and cloying (right down to its predictable closer, which echoes Before Sunrise’s). While the first two films were each imbued with a wistful sense […]
I’m So Excited!
Spain’s Academy Award-winning director Pedro Almodóvar is back with his first full-on comedy since Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown in 1988. His new offering, I’m So Excited! is definitely less subtle and presents itself as more of a farce. It’s packed with extreme characters, giving it an overall tone that feels more […]