THEY HAVE THE LOOKS AND STREET CRED.

Amassing a cult following in recent months, these homegrown cafes, eateries and home kitchens are wowing diners with innovative ideas, fresh new flavours and DIY kits that are simply mouthwatering.

With eating out not permitted during this period, finedining restaurants, which bank a significant part of the experience on service and presentation, have had to get creative.

A new style of Champagne is bubbling up, offering aficionados distinct and differentiated tastes.

Asia’s oldest French bank combines local expertise with a global network to meet the increasingly complex wealth preservation, growth and transfer needs of Asia’s wealthiest families.

Just how much effort goes into producing a dish? The Peak steps into the kitchens of Singapore’s most celebrated restaurants to take notes.

Having pre-dinner drinks is a great way to start an evening at Origin Grill & Bar. Decked out in dark wood and dotted with plush leather chairs, Origin Bar has a convivial vibe that makes you relax immediately. We enjoy the namesake Origin cocktail, a gin-based thirst-quencher made with spiced pineapple and sugar cane. We also have our eye on other intriguing cocktails such as Leaf The Curry (think curry leaf, tamarind, cardamom and aged rum), and tempting bar snacks (poached lobster roll with trout caviar, anyone?). Alas, dinner beckons.

PRESIDENT AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF FABRIC AND UPHOLSTERY SPECIALIST PIERRE FREY.

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