Interview: Danny Loong
The guitarist of blues band Raw Earth and owner/musical director of live music joints Timbre and Switch talks to Terry Ong about his influences and inspirations.
Interview: Siddharta Tawadey for Sans Souci
Emerging Indian photographer/filmmaker Siddharta Tawadey’s powerful work (some abstract, others capturing the essence of space and the people he met on his travels) is some of the best we’ve seen in a while. Terry Ong shares a quiet moment with the talented artist who will be holding his first solo show here.
Living Café & Deli
The idea of eating unprocessed and uncooked food (at café prices) may turn some people off, but for the initiated, there is no better way to detox. And over at The Living Café, one-part of wellness and holistic center Balanced Living at Bukit Timah, you can do both in a comfortably warm and trendy setting. […]
overdoughs
This takeaway bakeshop and deli, marketed as a quick and dirty version of its sister restaurant, Artichoke Café + Bar (just across the street) charms with its score of offerings housed in what feels like a grungy, hip primary school tuckshop. Sample Moorish fare like fatayers (meat pie pastries), Lebanese za’atar flatbreads, cashew filo cigars, […]
Le Bistrot Du Sommelier | 53 Armenian Street
Forget about prissy French fare, the menu is full of hearty French nosh in a cozy bistro setting.
The Cufflink Club
The buzz: The latest addition on the cocktail bar front is this newbie in a Chinatown shophouse (just a few doors down from Esquina and Oriole Coffee Roasters) headed by owner-mixologist Joel Fraser, who’s an alum of both award-winning Melbourne bar Der Raum and Tippling Club. The décor: The Cufflink Club boasts a sleek but not […]
Club Lava
The buzz: Taking up residence in what used to be Le Baroque, this 300-capacity spot is part of the early wave of a CHIJMES renaissance. Trust us, you’re going to be hearing plenty more from this part of town in the coming months. With a capacity of some 300, there’s potential for it to get […]
Interview: Santhira Morgan for Indian Lawyers
Santhira Morgan is the writer and director of Indian Lawyers, a racially-charged comedy following a multicultural courtroom trial. He tells Chin Hui Wen about growing up with stereotypes, the importance of addressing racial bias directly and how cast members can use the knowledge they learnt to pick-up girls.
Poulet
With that name, you know you have to try their signature rotisserie chicken, served with mushroom Chardonnay sauce (half for $15.80, whole for $28.80). For sweets, their tiramisu ($7.80) is both prettily-served and hits that post-prandial spot.
Chye Seng Huat Hardware (CSHH)
This Art Deco shophouse that’s retained its original hardware store decor is also tricked out with many a hardwear that elevates the brewing of coffee to a serious, sexy art such as the first 360-degree coffee bar in Singapore, care of the Papa Palheta crew. When you’re at Chye Seng Huat Hardware, try the bottled cold […]