Monthly archive June, 2009

Breeze, The Scarlet Hotel, Singapore

Inventive seafood in an intimate rooftop setting overlooking Chinatown From Breeze’s perch atop Ann Siang Hill, one can see Singapore’s low-lying Chinatown area full of conservation shop houses, pagodas and mosques. The view was why we first came, but every time we have been to Breeze, we have...

The Universal, Duxton Hill, Singapore

A quiet little place, with an endless wine list, tucked away on Duxton Hill We were searching, maybe a bit too late at 9pm, on a Friday night for a place on Duxton Hill to have dinner. Walking up and down the cobble-stoned hill lined with conservation shop...
A Guide to Restaurants and Bars on Emerald Hill, Singapore

A Guide to Restaurants and Bars on Emerald Hill, Singapore

Littered with watering holes, this street makes a great stop for drinks I don’t know if it is the charming conservation shophouses on the street or the drink specials that keep us coming…but we often end up in the Emerald Hill area of Singapore for weekday happy hours...

Women’s Custom Tailoring in Singapore, Cayen Custom Fashion Boutique – PART 3

Voila! My new custom made wardrobe

Best Vegetarian in Singapore, Original Sin

Best vegetarian in Singapore?

Weekly Comedy Open Mic Night

Stand up comedy in Singapore every Tuesday night. I heard about an event a couple months back thanks to a mailing list I was on, but was too chicken to attend in the end…free standup comedy lessons at Em by the River here in Singapore.

Chili Crab at Jumbo Seafood, Singapore

Hey all, At several locations around Singapore, Jumbo serves up Singapore’s number 1 seafood dish – the chili crab. We first saw the location directly on the Quay, with a large shop front with slick decorations and kind of assumed Jumbo was a tourist trap best left for...
Dim Sum - City Hall Maxim's Place, Hong Kong

Dim Sum – City Hall Maxim’s Place, Hong Kong

Hey all, A trip to Hong Kong without Dim Sum is like going to Texas and not getting a steak, Japan and sushi, New York and a bagel/hot dog, and… well you get my point. We knew we needed to find and cover dim sum on our last...
Mrs Jones, Hong Kong

Mrs Jones, Hong Kong

A simple Italian restaurant in a quiet alleyway saves the night!
A Guide to Chip Bee Gardens on Jalan Merah Saga, Holland Village, Singapore

A Guide to Chip Bee Gardens on Jalan Merah Saga, Holland Village, Singapore

Every time we go to the area known as Chip Bee Gardens on Jalan Merah Saga we make a new discovery…With a bevy of lovely little restaurants, gourmet food stores, art galleries, bakeries and cool specialty kitchen / baking supply stores, one can spend a whole afternoon puttering...

Women’s Custom Tailoring in Singapore, Cayen Custom Fashion Boutique – PART 2

Consultation for bespoke clothing After meeting Carol at Cayen and discovering I could have custom-made clothing that would actual fit my 5’ 10” (177cm) Western frame, I scheduled a consultation. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect after being rushed through tailor stores in Bangkok and asked to...

Healthy Lunch in Singapore – Lite Bites Cafe

If you’re in the Chinatown, Central Business District, or Quay area in Singapore and are looking for a healthy lunch option be sure to check out Lite Bites Cafe.