Shamilee Vellu

4 weeks ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Shamilee Vellu

, Gaggan in Bangkok secured the prestigious title of The Best Restaurant in Asia at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 awards ceremony in Seoul last night (March 25). Held in Seoul for the second consecutive year, the event celebrated the region’s finest dining establishments through its closely watched rankings list.

1 month ago | travelandleisureasia.com | Shamilee Vellu

LOCATED IN A BAMBOO-FRAMED colonial bungalow atop Labrador Nature Reserve in Singapore, Asu feels like a well-kept secret. Helmed by chef Ace Tan, “Asu” is a playful reference to how Tan’s Korean colleagues pronounce his name. It also stands for “Asian Secrets Uncovered”—reflecting Tan’s progressive Asian cuisine, which combines the region’s rich traditional flavors with inventive twists inspired by his food memories and his family’s Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) shop.

2 months ago | thepeakmagazine.com.sg | Shamilee Vellu

, , Most luxury hotels claim to be part of their neighbourhood, but Mandarin Oriental Qianmen doesn’t try to blend in — it is the neighbourhood. The Asian hotel group’s second Beijing property (Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing opened in 2019) is set in Caochang Hutong, a collection of narrow streets lined with siheyuan (courtyard houses) over 600 years old.

Oct 17, 2024 | cntraveller.com | Shamilee Vellu

Recently crowned the friendliest city in the world in Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers' Choice Awards, Singapore is setting the bar for global hospitality. It’s no wonder the island nation tops the charts, given its unusually high rates of English proficiency (second globally and first in Asia, according to recent surveys) and expat-friendly outlook.

Oct 2, 2024 | cnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com | Shamilee Vellu

Experiences Created by third-generation American distiller Robert J Cooper (who eventually sold it to drinks giant Bacardi), St-Germain launched when cocktail culture (and its thirst for new, novel flavours) was on the rise. New: You can now listen to articles. Summertime in Europe means certain things.