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2 weeks ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
Blending aged whiskies from different casks can be tricky, especially when working with a handful of casks. That was what Dr Calum Fraser, chief blender of single malt Scotch distillery, Bowmore, faced when crafting the Bowmore Arc-54, one of the oldest whiskies produced by the Islay distillery. The 54-year-old expression caps off the limited edition Arc series, which is part of a six-year partnership with British luxury automobile manufacturer, Aston Martin.
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3 weeks ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
Raising a silver baton in the shape of a pomponne champagne flute, Michel Drappier, the seventh-generation owner of Champagne Drappier, dressed in flowing white ceremonial robes, solemnly proclaims to a group of people standing in front of him: “And I name you Chevalier and Dame Chevalier of the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne”.
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1 month ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
A peculiar sight piqued my curiosity during a pre-opening visit to popular Tokyo pizzeria, Pizza Studio Tamaki’s (PST) Singapore outlet, which opens on June 10. Chef-founder Tsubasa Tamaki grabs specks of Okinawan salt and sprinkles it in the wood-fired oven before placing the pizza dough in.
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1 month ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, , An Indian restaurant in Dubai was awarded the maximum three Michelin stars on May 22 -- the first time the prestigious honour has been given to Indian cuisine anywhere in the world. The crowd erupted in cheers as Tresind Studio was named a three-star winner at the Michelin Guide’s fourth Dubai ceremony, along with another Dubai restaurant -- FZN by Bjorn Frantzen. It also marks the first time restaurants in the United Arab Emirates received the top Michelin rating.
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1 month ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, , , Singapore cooking doyenne Violet Oon has been a fervent champion of Singapore cuisine for over half a century, having donned various hats as a cookbook author, television personality, culinary ambassador, and chef-restaurateur. However, starting her career in journalism remains a source of immense pride. Oon was a pioneering food reporter and critic, working at New Nation and The Sunday Times in the 1970s and 1980s.
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1 month ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, , Growing up in Keith, Scotland, the sight of steam jetting out from copper pot stills, coupled with malty aromas from the mash house, intrigued Greig Stables as he walked through a whisky distillery on his way to school. Stables, now a master distiller of single malt Scotch whisky maker The Glen Grant, recalls with a laugh: “The first time I walked in and saw those huge copper stills, I was in awe. And then the day came when I was in charge of them.
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1 month ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, , Cook a chilli-crab inspired dish with Korean ingredients in 15 minutes? No problem. Chef Han Liguang of one-Michelin-starred restaurant Labyrinth showcased his culinary chops on a recent episode of popular Korean cooking variety show, Chef & My Fridge. The episode aired on Netflix on Sunday (11 May). Han is also the first Singaporean chef to appear on the long-running cooking competition show, which made a comeback last year.
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1 month ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
The tourism sector in Australia is poised to expand as international visitor arrivals to Down Under have seen a steady increase in the past year. In February, about 8.3 million international visitors travelled to Australia, a nine per cent increase from last February, and the figure is expected to grow to 13.2 million by 2029. Over the past year, 416,000 visitors have travelled from Singapore to Australia, ranking it among the top 15 markets in terms of the number of tourist visits.
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1 month ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
, , Dubai-based airline Emirates has strengthened its presence in Singapore with the opening of its first Emirates World retail store in the heart of the City Hall district today (6 May). The 330-square-metre customer service centre is located in Odeon 333 building, opposite Raffles Hotel. The move comes as Emirates marks 35 years of service to Singapore — and at a time when the battle for premium travellers is heating up between Emirates and other carriers including Singapore Airlines.
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1 month ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Kenneth Goh
The large bowl-shaped opening of wine glasses is a common gripe among connoisseurs in Asia for nosing and tasting wines with drinkware designed with Europeans in mind. The aromas of wines would sometimes be lost when nosing them. That’s one of the pain points Gerald Lu, president of the Sommelier Association of Singapore, addressed when he was approached to co-design wine glasses tailored to Asians. Enter Sklo Evolution, a stemware collection designed in Singapore that launched in early April.
