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Jan 15, 2025 | 
spiritedsingapore.com | Esther Lim
Welcome the coming Lunar New Year with a different kind of celebration — one that offers peace, indulgence, and discovery. Head to these destinations in Southeast Asia for an unforgettable holiday escape this festive season instead. Looking to flee the frenetic rush of the coming Lunar New Year? We feel you. So why not leave behind the frenetic festivities of the impending Year of the Snake and slither away to tranquil getaways in some of Southeast Asia’s most stunning destinations?
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
spiritedsingapore.com | Esther Lim
Enduring – and endearing – Swiss restaurant Coucou at Duxton Hill continues to fly the culinary flag high with its recent menu change. Swiss cuisine is hardly on our culinary radar, but if the desire so strikes we’d head to Coucou, one of the bare handful of eateries in Singapore that proudly fly the white cross on a red field.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
spiritedsingapore.com | Esther Lim
Tiffin Room at Raffles Hotel Singapore is set to host its much-anticipated Tandoori Festival this month to celebrate the art of tandoori cooking. If you love your tandoori cuisine, you’re in for a treat. From 13 to 26 January, celebrated North Indian restaurant Tiffin Room at Raffles Hotel Singapore is again presenting its annual Tandoori Festival, a much-anticipated culinary event that pays tribute to the ancient art of cooking with a tandoor.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
spiritedsingapore.com | Esther Lim
Enso Steakhouse redefines the New York steakhouse experience by seamlessly blending robust American classics with refined Japanese precision. One of the latest fine dining additions to Singapore’s burgeoning gastronomic scene is Enso Steakhouse, part of newly-opened sky-high, multi-concept dining and entertainment destination C.O.T.U..
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
spiritedsingapore.com | Esther Lim
1920’s-inspired The Clubroom at Amoy St delivers steadfast American steakhouse classics with poise and aplomb. Did you know? Luke’s Oyster Bar & Chop House has a sister concept, and she’s one hot number. Located along the dynamic Amoy Street dining and lifestyle stretch, The Clubroom is a classy and glittery offshoot of the posh American steakhouse and oyster bar around the corner at nearby Gemmill Lane.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
spiritedsingapore.com | Esther Lim
Thailand’s dynamic culinary scene reaches new heights as Sorn is named the country’s first three-MICHELIN-starred restaurant in The Michelin Guide Thailand 2025. The Land of Smiles has even more reason to smile.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
spiritedsingapore.com | Esther Lim
Newly-released MICHELIN Guide Kuala Lumpur & Penang 2025 names Dewakan as recipient of Malaysia’s first MICHELIN Green Star. Modern Malaysian fine dining restaurant Dewakan gets even more love from the MICHELIN Guide with the latest Kuala Lumpur & Penang 2025 guide, unveiled at an awards ceremony earlier this week, awarding the two-Michelin-starred eatery with the country’s first ever MICHELIN Green Star. MICHELIN’s Green Star recognises restaurants for industry-leading sustainable practices.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
spiritedsingapore.com | Esther Lim
Longstanding restaurant Beirut Grill marks 15 years of serving up its signature Middle Eastern flavours at Bussorah Street. Not many restaurants can say that they’ve survived 15 years in Singapore’s highly-competitive F&B scene. But Beirut Grill certainly can, the pioneering Middle Eastern restaurant enduring – and even thriving – along the brutal Bussorah Street stretch where so many other eateries offer similar fare, championing a cuisine that’s not exactly among the most popular in town.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
spiritedsingapore.com | Esther Lim
The latest edition of Spirited Eats sees dining editor Esther Lim explores some of the more exclusive dining experiences available this month of November. As enthusiastic gourmands we absolutely love being among the first to drop into a newly-opened restaurant. But we’re also always keen to revisit some favourites, and one of the best ways to do so is when there’s something special happening. And there are never a lack of special events popping up all over.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
medium.com | Esther Lim
Esther Lim·Follow3 min read·--After my son’s nap today, I wanted to take him to the library to swap out some books. I suggested we pack a picnic dinner since there’s a pond behind the library that we picnic at on nice days. But by the time we were done picking out our new books, it was already getting dark outside. As we walked back to the car, my husband and I debated going home, but decided a quick picnic wouldn’t hurt. We laid out our blanket and food at our usual spot and settled in.
