Out & About

Bellavista is true to its name, “Beautiful View”. A sweeping vista over the entire Po Valley, the enchanting Lake Iseo, and reaching all the way to the foothills of the Alps. If you stood on the other side looking back at Bellavista, you would no doubt be also moved to …

From left: Jimmy Yim SC*, Dr CHONG Yeh Woei, Jason Tang, Albert Toh, and CH’NG Poh Tiong. *SC or Senior Counsel is Singapore’s equivalent of the United Kingdom’s QC or Queen’s Counsel Albert Toh hosted dinner for friends at one of his favourite restaurants, Terra. Located at 45 Tras Street, Chef Proprietor Seita Nakahara describes his …

From left: CH’NG Poh Tiong, Manager Sommelier Aoki Shotaro, Albert Toh, Chef Proprietor Seita Nakahara, and Dr CHONG Yeh Woei Albert Toh hosted friends to one of his favourite restaurants. Terra on 54 Tras Street is on the fringe of Chinatown and Singapore’s Central Business District. Terra is an Italian Japanese restaurant. Their website …

Champagne Perrier-Jouet was poured at a wedding I attended last Saturday 20 March 2021. The millions of bubbles lifted spirits to a very tall order. From left, LOCK Wai Han, Yohann Guilloux, Marie Deloffre, S H Lim, Mona Fong, and CH’NG Poh Tiong

From left, CH’NG Poh Tiong, Marcel Bertaud, Andre & Doreen Maniam, Alfred Leung, Mona Fong, Randall Tan, and Kenny Leung Imperial Treasure Founder Alfred Leung hosted dinner for friends in Super Peking Duck Paragon last Monday 22 March 2021. The group’s first outlet opened in Singapore in 2004. Imperial Treasure has since sprouted …

  Marcel Bertaud – Senior Advisor to French diary giant Danone, Asia Director of Champagne Laurent-Perrier, and a Director of Yakult Vietnam – hosted lunch for friends at La Dame de Pic, Raffles Singapore, on Thursday 18 March 2021. From left: Elaine Wan, CH’NG Poh Tiong, Paul Wan, and Marcel Bertaud. Sommelier Justin Wee ensured the glasses with …

I popped into the Raffles last week for dinner and to present Stephane Soret (middle) with a copy of 100 Top Chinese Restaurants of the World 2020 for the library of their Butcher’s Block Restaurant. When I did that, the Frenchman whipped out a copy of the same publication of the 2019 edition. As such, Butcher’s …

From left, NAH Li Wee, Albert Toh, Johnny Heng, CH’NG Poh Tiong, and Jimmy Yim SC* & Cynthia Yim (*Senior Counsel is the Singapore equivalent of a Queen’s Counsel in the UK) Albert Toh hosted dinner for friends at la Dame de Pic last Saturday 9 January 2021. Apart from an unforgettable meal, …

Basile Guibert turned 36 on 4 November 2020. Dinner a day later at their home in Singapore was hosted by the Frenchman and his lovely other half Marie-Alix de Grully Basile Guibert – whose family are proprietors of famed Mas de Daumas Gassac – went home to Aniane in the south of France …

From left, CH’NG Poh Tiong, Jessica Tan, NG Siang Ping, Marcel Bertaud and TAI Yew Seng She is the Arts, Wine & Spirits Columnist for zbNOW, the lifestyle section of Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore’s most widely circulated Chinese daily. NG Siang Ping holds a Master’s degree in Social Anthropology from the …