Binge - 3 Michelin Star Pierre Gagnaire Opens in Tokyo

Upmarket eaters will be having a field day when celebrity chefs pour into Singapore to open their IR restaurants. You’ve heard the stellar line up already – Tetsuya Wakuda, Joel Robuchon, Daniel Boulud, Scott Webster, Guy Savoy and other culinary greats are coming to town within the next few month. Brace yourself for extreme eating. But round the...

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Breakaway - The Datai – The Rainforest At Its Most Luxe

Madam loves The Datai! Even though its been over 10 years since I was last there, it’s the only luxe resort I have visited that literally sits in the midst of the rainforest, with all the luxe trappings that I need for basic survival too. How else can Auntie commune with nature? (Digging holes in the ground for basic functions is just not my thing!)...

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By The Way - Birds Nest, Collagen and Battling Lines

Since we’re recently on the subject of bird’s nest, I think I’ve reached an age where skin care is queen and anything that will help battle the onset of lines and jowls and overall sag would get my attention. I was talking with a friend the other day who said she made a jelly out of fish scales cooked with water. We don’t know how it sets – no...

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Breakaway – March Hols Escapes

I may not potter over to Club Med – simply cos I’d rather chill out than have someone ask me to do some aqua yoga thingy or fly on a trapeze – but for those who like this kinda fun, the hip-hip-hooray holiday club has rolled out a sweet deal for the NATAS fair. According to the press release that landed on our laps, every second adult travels free...

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Binge - My First Time Brewing Bird's Nest

When it comes to food, I am probably the most untraditional of Chinese women. Probably the most uninformed as well. I am not into double-boiled soups (what they term as 'po-tong'), nor have I ever drunk or brewed a nourishing health tonic and I am totally disgusted by the thought of eating innards, chicken feet or neck, fish head and pig's and chicken...

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Restaurant Week – Swanky Meals at Bargain Deals! Book TODAY at 4pm.

Have you heard of Restaurant Week? No worries if you haven’t ‘cos this will be the first time it’s happening in Singapore. Think of it as a one-week only sale of meals in swanky restaurants that would be – like all sales – easier on the pocket. (Garibaldi)Over 50 restaurants are participating, and over the course of one week – 22 to 28 March 2010 –...

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Binge – Good Wife Sausage, So Not Fab!

How insulting is it to have a sausage dish called The Good Wife Sausage? If that’s a metaphor to go by, it seems that all good wives are perceived to be oversized, heavy, stuffed to the seams and basically hefty in looks and character….A size 20? Frites, a restaurant in Hong Kong’s Queens Road Central, obviously thinks it’s a great name for its half-metre...

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SPECIAL EDITION - In Praise Of The Younger Man!

Happy Valentines' Day Everyone! Tigress, Panther, Leopard and Cougar ... there is no denying that youth has its distinct blessings  SIMPLYFAB presents a reader's delightful essay: IN PRAISE OF THE YOUNGER MAN  It's among one of those questions that pop up when your friends know you're seeing someone special - How did you...

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Boudoir – The Sexpert Says…..

Done the feathers and the whipped cream? Then maybe its time to turn things up another notch, and who better to ask than a certified sexologist. With tomorrow being Valentine’s Day, we linked up with Dr Martha Lee of Eros Coaching and picked her brains on Advanced Sex Tips! SimplyFab: We may not be as lithe and lissome as our 20something...

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By The Way - DOUBLE HAPPINESS TO YOU - Happy Lunar New Year and Valentines' Day

Nian, Nian Yu Yi!  Wishing all our readers, a year of golden opportunities that are nothing short of Simply Fabulicious!  Mindful that it is also Valentine's Day tomorrow, look out for two lovely posts that we will be bringing your way soon: SCINTILLATING SEX TIPS FROM A PROFESSIONAL SEX DOCTOR Life need not be downhill after...

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Buys - Harry Winston Lust-Fors

Who do you think helps Robert Downey Jr keep time these days? Elementary my dear Watson, it would be Harry Winston of course. Pictured at the 2010 Golden Globes Awards, Robert Downey Jr who walked away as WINNER FOR BEST ACTOR IN MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL for SHERLOCK HOLMES sports the Harry Winston Avenue Squared for men ...

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By The Way - Events This February

If the visiting isn't eating up every spare moment then you may want a short reprieve with the kids and head to the Science Centre where there are some activities to usher in the Tiger and keep the young ones busy for a couple of hours at least!  Ang Pow Giveaways Finished all your visiting and left with the kids at home? Head to the Science...

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