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1 week ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
After a seven-year absence, chef André Chiang will return to the fine-dining scene in Singapore. He will open a “main dining concept” at Raffles Hotel Singapore later this year. He ran Restaurant André, which received two Michelin stars, from 2010 to 2017. He made the announcement during an event to mark the fourth edition of the Raffles Writer’s Residency, where he is the first chef to serve as its Writer-in-Residence.
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1 week ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, , Singapore cooking doyenne Violet Oon has launched her largest and most ambitious restaurant to date, with Violet Oon Singapore opening its doors at Dempsey today (April 14). Occupying over 6,000 square feet in a restored heritage building, the standalone restaurant offers many new elements by the homegrown restaurant brand, which has two other outlets in National Gallery Singapore and Ion Orchard.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, , Embracing doubt is the secret to chef Massimo Bottura’s relentless evolution over the past 30 years since he started contemporary Italian restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena in 1995.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, , The luxury hotel scene on Sentosa is heating up with the opening of The Laurus, a Luxury Collection Resort in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in the third quarter of this year. The integrated resort announced the opening of its sixth hotel on 7 April, about a month after the opening of Raffles Sentosa Singapore, an all-villa resort on the island. The Laurus will be an all-suite hotel with 183 rooms housed in a five-storey complex within RWS.
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2 weeks ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, , Scotch whisky maker The Glen Grant has strengthened its presence in the rare and limited edition spirits space with its newly-launched Splendours Collection. Kickstarting the collection, which comprises some of the rarest whiskies from the Rothes distillery, is The Glen Grant 65-Year-Old. Distilled in 1958 and matured for more than six decades in a single French oak butt, The Glen Grant 65 Year Old is bottled at cask strength at 55.5% abv.
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2 weeks ago | 
medium.com | Kenneth Goh
Kenneth Goh·Follow2 min read·--I was not feeling too well a few days back while overseas. The weather was cold and also change rapidly. It is not something that I am used to in sunny Singapore. So I decided to take the evening off and rest early. While there was a shopping mall next to my hotel, I decided to order some over the counter medication instead and have it delivered to my hotel. The ordering process is in Chinese. I was able to order my items easily myself as I am proficient in Mandarin.
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3 weeks ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
Single malt scotch distillery Bowmore has launched one of its oldest expressions, Bowmore Arc-54, the penultimate release in an illustrious six-year partnership with British luxury automobile manufacturer, Aston Martin. The 54-year-old whisky, which is bottled at 44.3% abv, has been matured in a marriage of the spirit from second-fill European oak sherry butt and third-fill American oak hogshead.
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1 month ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, Private members club Mandala Club has partnered ICON1C, a luxury hospitality group backed by Catcha Group, a Kuala Lumpur-based internet business firm, which has made inroads in the luxury hospitality industry. In 2022, Catcha Group, founded by entrepreneur Patrick Grove, acquired Amber Lounge, which is famed for its glamorous afterparties during the Formula 1 race season in Singapore, Monaco, Las Vegas and Ahu Dhabi.
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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Kenneth Goh
Kenneth Goh·Follow2 min read·--Bubble tea is a favourite drink among many of my friends in many countries. It is a delicious drink with many different variations. But the calories can quickly add up. I try to control my intake to not more than twice a month. There has been a popular bubble tea brand expanding in China. CHAGEE” (霸王茶姬) was founded in 2017 in Yunnan Province, China. I started drinking this brand of bubble tea whenever. I was in Chjna last year. The founder is Mr Zhang Junjie.
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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Kenneth Goh
Member-only storyKenneth Goh·Follow2 min read·--I remembered reading this quote and was so struck by its simplicity and clarity at the same time. “To choose one path is to abandon others.”“You can do anything, but not everything.”– David Allen. He is author of books such as “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” and the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity protocol. Choosing an ice cream flavour out of 30 flavours is a low stakes game.
