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1 week ago | 
grazia.sg | Cheryl Lai-Lim |Mavis Teo
About a quarter of the world’s chefs are women, yet only 6.4 per cent of the top positions in the top restaurants are held by them. These are the findings of a 2022 study by Chef’s Pencil which looked at 2,286 Michelin restaurants worldwide. The culinary publication, which also reports on industry trends, also found that only 6.73 per cent of the world’s best 100 restaurants are led by women. Currently, the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Singapore that is helmed by a female chef is Araya.
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2 weeks ago | 
grazia.sg | Mavis Teo
As spring approaches, Kyoto readies itself for another onslaught of tourists who will come in their rented kimonos to gawk at the cherry blossoms at the Kiyomizu-dera and cram the streets of Gion. In touristy places, the experiences are often kitschy, and tourists feel disconnected from local life. It is ironic that while they have come to learn about Japanese culture in historic Kyoto, they often leave feeling that they have barely scratched the surface.
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1 month ago | 
grazia.sg | Mavis Teo |Danisha Liang
For many women, travelling alone sometimes stir up concerns over safety and comfort, but let 2025 be the year you embark on your first solo adventure. From India to Italy, these five destinations across the globe are perfect for women travelling on their own. Safe, secure and oh-so-stunning, they promise a worry-free escapade for solo travellers.
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2 months ago | 
luxuo.com | Yasmine Loh |Mavis Teo
Here is our pick of the most exciting new hotels that hotel fanatics and frequent fliers worth their salt should not miss in the new year. With just 12 luxury tents including a 6,000 sq ft Presidential Villa, the Anantara Kafue River Tented Camplocated on the banks of the Kafue River in Western Zambia is an exclusive retreat. Fully suspended 3.5m above the ground, the camp is bookended by two islands.
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2 months ago | 
grazia.sg | Danisha Liang |Mavis Teo
As one enters the moodily lit space formerly occupied by Mezza9 at the reopened Grand Hyatt Singapore, one is greeted by music by the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers and David Bowie. Melted disco balls by Dutch art collective Rotganzen, charcoal artworks by Belgian artist Rinus Van de Velde and sculptural pieces by Dutch artist Frederik Molensch decorate the space. The mood is sexy, convivial and slightly heady—all at once.
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2 months ago | 
grazia.sg | Tracy Chong |Mavis Teo
I try to tune out the chatter around me, and focus on the otherworldly sight before me, because it is magical and I do not know when I will see it again. The photos I had seen before my trip did not do justice to Jiuzhaigou National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Sichuan, southwest China, an area that is rich with endemic wildlife, vegetation and also ethnic diversity.
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2 months ago | 
scmp.com | Mavis Teo
The city state of Singapore packs a lot into its 735 sq km. To quickly get under the skin of this multicultural city, a trio of locals-about-town suggest concentrating on the historic Civic District and the Tanjong Pagar conservation area. We tag along with Loh Lik Peng, the hotelier and restaurateur behind the Unlisted Collection; Carolyn Kan, of artisanal jewellery brand Carrie K; and Sean Lee, CEO of the Hu’u collection of restaurants, villas and lifestyle concept businesses in Bali, Indonesia.
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2 months ago | 
thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Mavis Teo
The baby critter has been following us for a while, peeping at us from under the elevated boardwalk that we are on. One of us spotted its glistening black nose from under the planks, whiskers twitching from the moment we stepped on the boardwalk. Finally, the baby sea lion decides to say hi. It wobbles on the sand on its flippers to emerge from under the planks, flips to its side and shows us a rotund belly covered with a short dun-coloured down. Surely this is an invitation to play?
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2 months ago | 
grazia.sg | Mavis Teo |Pameyla Cambe
The heart wants what it wants, and nobody knows that better than Lelian Chew. As the founder of The Wedding Atelier, a luxury wedding and events planning company based in Singapore and Hong Kong, Chew counts the lovestruck couples of Asia’s elite as her clients. Her job? Bringing their desires to life on their big day. “Each project begins with a deep understanding of my clients’ dreams and the setting that will best reflect their love story,” says Chew.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
grazia.sg | Danisha Liang |Mavis Teo
Here is our pick of the most exciting new hotels that hotel fanatics and frequent fliers worth their salt should not miss in the new year. With just 12 luxury tents including a 6,000 sq ft Presidential Villa, the Anantara Kafue River Tented Camplocated on the banks of the Kafue River in Western Zambia is an exclusive retreat. Fully suspended 3.5m above the ground, the camp is bookended by two islands.
