Inspire / 15 Jan 2018
The BSR Bar Series: "Dry Jan" Hacks
We’re sixteen days into 2018, which means sixteen days into having kept or not kept that extensive list of resolutions you scrawled from your hungover cave, feebly convincing yourself would last the...
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Consume / 02 Jan 2018
Reboot Your Pantry
Oh, January. After a lush holiday season, many of us are heading back to the gym and reevaluating eating habits. One quick and easy way to clean up your diet without ruining your social life is to just...
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Inspire / 02 Jan 2018
The BSR Bar Series: Hangover Cures, As Told By Our Experts
December is relentless. Burning the candle at both ends is unavoidable, and office parties, visiting friends and end-of-year commitments can lead to an intense month. We’re through the woods (thankfully)...
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Inspire / 18 Dec 2017
How to pair wine with your favourite junk foods
Wine. We have complex tools for decanting, delicate glassware, choreographed steps around service and oftentimes a hefty price tag, all of which can make it seem intimidating and inaccessible.
However,...
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Inspire / 11 Dec 2017
Gifts to get for your foodie friends
Christmas shopping stressing you out? We asked a few of our in-the-know foodie friends what they are asking Santa for this year so you can buy the epicurean in your life something that they’ll genuinely...
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Inspire / 27 Nov 2017
FESTIVE STRESS RESCUE: Holiday Punch How-To
Party season is fast approaching, with three days until December, and with it the stress of party planning. From potlucks to posh dinner parties, enough pressure is placed on meticulous meal prep that...
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Inspire / 14 Nov 2017
Surviving Flu Season: Tried-and-Tested Chinese Remedies
While the change in weather provides a welcome respite from the heat and humidity, it often means the start of sniffle season, especially when you’re new in town. Traditional snake soup might be the...
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Inspire / 31 Oct 2017
Level up your home coffee game
Black Sheep Restaurants’ Head Barista Gabe Phanoulas knows good coffee. He also knows, however, that not everyone has the money or the inclination to shell out for the proper equipment. Here are his...
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Inspire / 23 Oct 2017
The History of the Patiala Peg
The liberated era of postcolonial India and Pakistan was flamboyant yet regal and surprisingly booze-centric in the shared region of Punjab, with a heavy emphasis on gin in the summer and whiskey in the...
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Inspire / 03 Oct 2017
Chefs Secret Pantry Staples
We polled chefs on their unexpected yet essential pantry staples to make weeknight dinners more exciting. Here’s how they use them.
Palash Mitra, New Punjab Club
You can always find some variation of...
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Inspire / 25 Sep 2017
Three-ingredient Dishes: Controversy vs Convenience
Nigella Lawson angered the internet this summer when she shared her two-ingredient recipe for tomatoes and salad cream (although the salad cream actually contained a whole slew of ingredients, which the...
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Inspire / 28 Aug 2017
Buzz on Nitro Coffee
Nitro coffee is not a new concept, but it is still a fairly niche one. Invented in 2013 by Stumptown Roasters’ Nate Armbrust, the discovery began as a labour of love and became a fullblown quest to aerate...
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Inspire / 21 Aug 2017
Dressing for Date Night with Milk Magazine
Whether it’s a Tinder meet up, a night out with a hot date or an anniversary dinner with your other half, planning your date night outfits is always tricky. We talked to Hannah Lok, the senior editor...
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Inspire / 07 Aug 2017
Instagramming in SoHo
Instagrammable Spots in Soho
Hong Kong’s vibrant SoHo neighbourhood provides varied backdrops for snapping social media pictures guaranteed to get the likes. Spend your day snapping playful murals, winding...
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Inspire / 31 Jul 2017
How to be a good bar regular
Becoming a bonafide bar regular isn’t as simple as frequenting your favourite watering hole. We asked some of our bar team for their tips to attain ‘Cheers’ status where everyone knows your name...
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Inspire / 17 Jul 2017
Tips for capturing your most-liked food instagram
The most important thing about dining out is the Instagram, right?
Here are some tips and tricks from experts in the field on capturing that money shot.
#1: Natural lighting
There is no chance of getting...
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Inspire / 16 Jun 2017
Five Movie Diner Scenes
The humble American diner has provided the backdrop to countless movies, but not all diner scenes are equal. Here we list five of the best that may not promote the food service element of diners but does...
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Inspire / 05 Jun 2017
Five Tips For Navigating A Wine List Like a Pro
Perplexed by a wine list? We’ve all been there. Whether it’s a tight selection of quirky wines at a neighbourhood joint, or an expansive list from an award-winning cellar, restaurant wine lists can...
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