CH’NG Poh Tiong
Welcome to EDITION 721 of GRAPEVINE Sincerest apologies for having gone “off air” for the last week. We were putting the final touches to our new magazine. The same will be printed in Guangzhou. 100 will then be launched at a dinner in Hong Kong on Monday 21 January 2019. The dinner …
Read More »100 Years at Chateau Talbot
Welcome to EDITION 720 of GRAPEVINE Greetings from having left London yesterday. I was in the English capital to speak at pre-opening dinners for the media for the Imperial Treasure Group which has just opened its first restaurant in Europe. I don’t normally get asked to do something like that but I …
Read More »Christmas in London
Welcome to EDITION 719 of GRAPEVINE Greetings from London where the Christmas lights are out. In fact, I am staying along Regent Street, the beating and shopping heart of the English capital. Fortnum & Mason is just a stroll away. Just before that, you will find Hatchards, which has been …
Read More »Come & Get It
Welcome to EDITION 718 of GRAPEVINE Nothing is sacred anymore. My country has been “sold” to Disneyland. Their branded name is all over the Christmas light-up festooned along Orchard Road, Singapore’s most popular shopping stretch. Why Disney. Why not Marvel. Or Hello Kitty? Probably because the highest bidder wins! Who made this …
Read More »100 Years at Chateau Talbot
Welcome to EDITION 720 of GRAPEVINE Greetings from having left London yesterday. I was in the English capital to speak at pre-opening dinners for the media for the Imperial Treasure Group which has just opened its first restaurant in Europe. I don’t normally get asked to do something like that but …
Read More »Prince Robert of Luxembourg Joins PFV
Welcome to EDITION 716 of GRAPEVINE Prince Robert of Luxembourg and his family-owned Domaine Clarence Dillon have joined Primum Familiae Vini. With his participation, the group now has 12 members. ‘My family and I are truly honoured and thrilled to be included in such a prestigious organisation that shares our values and …
Read More »Resuming Our Regular Bordeaux Dinner
Welcome to EDITION 715 of GRAPEVINE We are resuming our regular Bordeaux Dinner here in Singapore next month. And checking out the beautifully renovated Jade at The Fullerton. The hotel is actually the former General Post Office which the British had built. I have fond memories of buying stamps and dropping off letters there. …
Read More »Very Good Prices at Silkroad
Welcome to EDITION 714 of GRAPEVINE Janelle Koh of Bottles & Bottles, the company that distributes the 12 wines on the wine list of Silkroad, with Peter Yeong, Food & Beverage Manager of Amara Hotel. Last 15 August 2018, we wrote on this website that Element on Tras, the all-day dining restaurant …
Read More »600,000 Visitor Counts on Website
Welcome to EDITION 713 of GRAPEVINE Our website is approaching 600,000 VISITOR COUNTS. Thank you very much for your precious support all this time. Today, we are also taking reservations for the launch dinner of our new publication 100. The dinner is Monday 21 January 2019 at Hong Kong’s most famous …
Read More »New York Public Library • Priceless
Welcome to EDITION 712 of GRAPEVINE Rose Main Reading Room Last month, September 11 to be exact, I was in New York. My flight that night was past-midnight. As such, I had a lot of time on hand that day. After visiting a restaurant in Chinatown famous for its dim sums …
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