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2 months ago | 
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | May Seah
Entertainment No drama gets made without support from the backbone of every production: The props department. Props Supply Manager Kwok Kit Chye gives us a glimpse of the cavernous subterranean space that’s a treasure trove of objects of almost every style from almost every era. New: You can now listen to articles.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | May Seah
Most Chinese festivals are closely identified with a food of some kind. There's the mooncake festival, the dumpling festival, the tangyuan festival. Yes, we of Chinese ethnicity love food so much, even our ghosts are hungry. But there's one festival in the year that isn't chiefly about eating a particular dish to commemorate it.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | May Seah
Living Having lived in several different countries, the chef behind two-Michelin-starred Cloudstreet and Sri Lankan restaurant Kotuwa finds a sense of home in work, nature, creative self-expression – and being a master of Carousell. New: You can now listen to articles.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | May Seah
Dining Chen Kentaro is the third-generation chef continuing his family’s legacy at Singapore’s only “chuka” restaurant, a genre of Japanese cuisine that has Sichuan Chinese influences. After a five-month-long renovation, the Michelin-starred restaurant’s new incarnation is almost ready to be unveiled. New: You can now listen to articles.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | May Seah
Prolific Indian composer and singer Anirudh Ravichander was in Singapore for a concert on Nov 30 as part of his world tour, and, while here, he took the opportunity to launch a new tequila brand he’s involved in, together with Indian actor, producer and talk show host Rana Daggubati and entrepreneur Harsha Vadlamudi.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | May Seah
After welcoming her first child at the start of the year, actress Rebecca Lim has been focusing on motherhood while easing gently back into work. She returns to screens with her first project since going on maternity leave: The second season of her celebrity talk show With Love, Becks. In Season One, she and other Singapore celebrities chatted about her upcoming marriage, while in Season Two, celebrity mums like Sheila Sim, Yvonne Lim and Fann Wong join her to talk about new motherhood.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
8days.sg | May Seah
“It was not easy to live [back then], to be honest. I went through a breakup and I was alone… My then-girlfriend had said, ‘How can I date someone with less than S$5,000 in his bank account?’ after peeping at my account statement on an ATM,” confessed chef Han Liguang, whose restaurant Labyrinth is now on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list and celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | May Seah
There’s a new spot to enjoy the view of the Esplanade area, and it’s perched on the rooftop of the Esplanade Mall. Where previously there was nothing but bare concrete, now, there’s newly opened dining lounge bar Baia, offering drinks, sharing plates and an eyeful of the Merlion, Marina Bay Sands, the Singapore River and the F1 circuit.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com | May Seah
Dining Carlitos brings a real taste of Spain to Joo Chiat. The new casual hangout spot is by Carlos Montobbio of Esquina and Antonio Miscellaneo of La Bottega Enoteca and Casa Vostra. New: You can now listen to articles. We know restaurateur Antonio Miscellaneo as the owner of popular Italian eateries La Bottega Enoteca and Casa Vostra; a lover of colourful printed shirts; and a proud Joo Chiat resident.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
8days.sg | May Seah
"Two chicken curry puffs and a bottle of mineral water" — that’s Maximilian Maeder's go-to order at his favourite curry puff cafe Soon Soon Huat on East Coast Road, its boss tells 8days.sg. But this morning, the 18-year old Olympian nibbled on “just one curry puff and drank water throughout the day” she shares. After all, Max was busy serving customers at her joint from 7.30am to 11am.
