A four-storey building in Orchard, opposite Dhoby Ghaut MRT, has been beautifully restored and named Temasek Shophouse. Level 1 of Temasek Shophouse (TSH), which has black and white art deco façade and geometric floor-to-ceiling glass panels, is opened to the public. The elegant space can be a calm oasis in busy Orchard Road and tired …
Seeing the $20 loaves of bread fly off the shelf made me think of taking up baking. Wu Pao Chun Singapore has just opened in Capitol Piazza. This is the Taiwanese bakery’s first outlet in Singapore and is operated by the Breadtalk Group following a JV between them. With queues forming up early in the …
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W39 Bistro & Bakery is a cute little restaurant in West Coast, Singapore. Hidden away from view inside a residential estate near Clementi Stadium, it is the kind of small neighbourhood restaurant that one feels comfortable in very quickly. Our pictures don’t do justice to it. This drawing of W39 Bistro displayed on a shelf …
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According to their website, “Benjamin Barker is a purveyor of smart-casual, heritage inspired apparel and a lifestyle destination for the discerning gentleman”. We are certainly familiar with the BB stores in various parts of Singapore. They had opened the Barker Benjamin Barker Cafe Orchard Cineleisure sometime last year, but it was only recently that we had …
Alkaff Mansion is a stately colonial bungalow located on a hill at Telok Blangah Green. Built in 1918 by a member of the prominent Alkaff family as a weekend house, it has seen its days as a venue for high society parties and wedding venue as well as being home to the headquarters of the …
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