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Singapore's fine dining scene has seen several high-profile closures, including the one-Michelin-starred La Dame de Pic at Raffles Hotel, Osteria BBR by Alain Ducasse, and Tigerlily Patisserie. And the cause? It's the rising operational costs, manpower shortages, and the GST hike which have added significant pressure on the industry. But in response, restaurants are embracing pop-ups and collaborations to adapt. On Culture Club, Roshan Gidwani speaks with Kenneth Goh, Digital Editor, The Peak Singapore, about the evolving dining landscape and how Singapore's top restaurants are navigating these challenging times.   Presented by: Roshan Gidwani Produced and Edited by: Alexandra Parada (alexparada@sph.com.sg) and Aaron Lam Want to get featured on our show? Drop me an email today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Eric Papachristos, who lived in Greece before returning to the U.S. at age 10, spent his life in restaurants, working at his father's diner as a dishwasher. It made sense, then, that his path would lead him back to hospitality after earning a degree in finance.With a keen eye for collaboration, Papachristos joined forces with celebrated chef Jody Adams to open Greek restaurant Trade Boston in 2011. Thirteen years later, he has grown his empire to count 10 restaurants under his A Street Hospitality Group banner.His latest venture, the AvroKO-designed La Padrona, is a culinary gem nestled within the luxurious Raffles Hotel in downtown Boston. As Papachristos looks to the future, his ambitions extend beyond the dining scene, with plans to develop a residential community in Boston—a pivot inspired from the challenges of the Covid era.Thank you for listening! For more of our great interviews, find us at hospitalitydesign.com.

1st Raffles Hotel in Japan to Open in Tokyo's World Trade Center Building

On this 100th Episode of Yo-11 Podcast. Oops, we annoyed some people when discussing the card pulling method. Michael Trager is in Boston at Raffles Hotel Boston and gives us a room tour and shares photos of his dinner at Encore Boston Harbor during it's 5th Anniversary. Also, hilarity ensues when housekeeping misunderstands the need for more writing pads. There's a crazy Uber story as well.LINKSTravelZork TravelZorkFestWatch this episode on Youtube -> HEREWatch, Like, and Sub on YouTubeThe Yo-11 Minutes Playlist on YouTubeSupport the Show.⁉️ Want to contact us or share something?Chat to TravelZork, ZorkCast and TravelZork Travel!

In our latest episode, we sit down with Sotiris, the Bar Manager at the Spy Bar, located within the luxurious Raffles Hotel. Sotiris shares his journey from crafting cocktails in Greece to managing one of the most sophisticated bars in the heart of the city. Exploring what it takes to create an unforgettable guest experience in a high-end setting. Sotiris also takes us behind the scenes of the Spy Bar, offering insights into its unique ambiance and signature cocktails. Whether you're a cocktail enthusiast, aspiring mixologist, or someone who appreciates the finer things in life, this episode offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of bartending and the art of mixology.

Smith Street Taps 10th Anniversary commemorative glass. Meng and Kim Chow, owners of Smith Street Taps in Singapore, join Brew Ha Ha with Steve Jaxon and Herlinda Heras today. It is their first time on Brew Ha Ha. Lana Svitankova is also in the studio today. Her full conversation with Herlinda can be heard over here on its own podcast episode. Meng and Kim have brought a Smith Street Taps glass like the one pictured here, as a gift for Steve. They have just celebrated their tenth anniversary. They also have another stall now, called by a similar name, Smith Street Taproom. Herlinda met Meng and Kim in Singapore when she was judging in the Asia Beer Cup. The city is obviously very clean and well organized, and Herlinda remembers feeling safe in the city, even when she got lost at night. Singapore's Hawker Stalls Smith Street Taps is located among the hawker stalls in Singapore. These are large food courts with many restaurants serving a wide variety of styles of food. It is Singapore's way of organizing what would otherwise be street food. Visit Homerun Pizza, home of the Knuckleball! Fresh pizza dough made from scratch daily, la pizza è deliziosa! Kim explains that Smith Street Taps is the first and only hawker stall dedicated to craft beer, among all the many hawker stalls in Singapore. They have craft beer on tap from all over the world. Hawker culture in Singapore is heritage, so it is protected, promoted and highly appreciated." -Kim Chow Rumble in the Jungle (photo by Lana Svitankova). Meng has opened a beer called Rumble in the Jungle, a Stout which he produced in a collaboration with Brewlander, a local brewery, and Jungle Beer, formerly of Singapore and now based in India. It is a stout flavored with chickory from India, with an 8% ABV. "Works for me!" says Steve Jaxon. Herlinda remembers a 16 hour flight from California to Singapore, which Meng and Kim also just did. Thinking out loud, next time, she might fly 9 hours to Japan first, then fly the next leg from Japan to Singapore, another 9 hours. The Singapore Sling The Singapore Sling is the number one local cocktail. It is a gin-based cocktail believed to have been created by a bartender at Raffles Hotel in Singapore. They still serve them there, so go get one if you're visiting Singapore, it can't be missed. Spoiler Alert! --> In a shaker with ice, add gin, cherry liqueur, Cointreau, Benedictine, pineapple juice, lime juice, Grenadine syrup and a dash of Angostura bitters. Serve strained into a hurricane glass. Russian River Brewing Co. is open in Santa Rosa on 4th St. and at their big Windsor location. Visit their website for up-to-date hours, menus, beers and more. Meng had the first craft beer bottle shop in Singapore, before Smith Street Taps. He is on his way to Boston for his son's graduation from Northeastern University. Meng's great wish is to find out how he can get to drive a hop picking machine like the one at the museum. See our sponsor Victory House at Poppy Bank Epicenter online, for their latest viewing and menu options. The Museum of Sonoma County exhibit ON TAP is about the history of hops and beer in Sonoma County. It will remain open until September 1. Click on the green the On Tap logo (or that link) to visit the museum's website: Photo credits: featured image, C.Y. Shing, Flicker/PD/CC. Beer glass, Smith Street IG. Rumble bottle, Lana Svitankova.

Simon Rodrigues. director of sales and marketing for Raffles Boston, the first Raffles in the U.S., talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about the hotel, emphasizing its non-cookie-cutter approach, central Back Bay location, diverse dining options and more.  Rodrigues encourages travel advisors to take advantage of a grand opening promotion. For more information, visit www.RafflesBoston.com. If interested, the original video of this podcast can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube.

It's a famous name - there's Raffles Hotel and Raffles Hospital, plus the rafflesia, the largest flowering plant in the world, an ant, a butterflyfish and a woodpecker, as well as the Raffles Cup, a horse race in Singapore. He was born in 1781 and as an agent of the East India Company, Thomas Stamford Raffles rose to become lieutenant governor of Java during the Napoleonic war. He's also often named as the founder of Singapore and also London Zoo. But how did he achieve so much so fast? Recorded on location at London zoo with Matthew Gould, CEO of the Zoological Society of London; plus Stephen Murphy of SOAS University of London and Natasha Wakely who talks about Matthew Gould's second choice, Joan Procter, first female curator of reptiles who famously used to take a Komodo dragon for walks on a leash. The producer in Bristol is Miles Warde

Settle down with your one-eyed dog and grab a drink at the Raffles Hotel bar as we discuss two adventure tv series from 1982: Donald P. Bellisario's TALES OF THE GOLD MONKEY and BRING ‘EM BACK ALIVE, based on real-life big game trapper Frank Buck.  WARNING: CLOSE ALL TRANSOM WINDOWS BEFORE LISTENING TO THIS PODCAST!!!

Raffles Hotels & Resorts is a Singaporean chain of luxury hotels which traces its roots to 1887. Bobby explores the legacy of the hotel while he visits the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Annual CEO Retreat.

Gavin's Clemente Ruiz nous raconte le Raffles Hotel à Singapour. 

On this "Bits and Pieces 2" episode, Micah and I present three recordings. The first is with Ryan of Flighty... a flight tracking application that offers so much more. The second interview is with Listener Matt of Singapore. We recorded two segments on my first of two back to back trips. We biked around the Island on his Bromptom bikes, Matt got to try some new beers, and we finally had a Singapore Sling at the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel. (Hint: It was delicious and worth every penny... Matt paid for it! Thank you Matt!) The third recording is an interview I did this past February with Scott of Scott's Cheap Flights. Sadly, the web site statistics show that not many people went to the website to listen to the segment. Therefore, I decided to include it in this podcast so everyone could hear about their great service. There is no listener mail nor Listener Lu Wants To Know segments because this so episode is already so long. Tune into episode 24 for more listener mail and questions from Listener Lu. Thanks once again to all of our listeners and especially our international listeners. Please write in and let us know how you found the show and why you listen. We love hearing from you!!! Seriously, we love hearing from you and responding to your emails as it is one of the best parts of the show!!! Opening music is provided by the Madalitso Youth Choir as they sing their Welcome Song, recorded at the lobby of The Royal Livingston Hotel in Zambia. We hope you enjoy the special Bits and Pieces 2 show!

On episode 23, Micah and I comment on listener feedback from listener Melissa, and more follow-up from listener Chris. We also introduce a new segment, Listener Lu Wants To Know. Listener Melissa wants to learn about what I eat along the way and lounge food. Micah and I dive a bit deeper into the food experiences onboard and on the ground. Listener Chris provides some follow-up about his trip to Japan in the '90s. In the new segment Listener Lu Wants To Know, she asks Micah about The Kitchen in Freedom, Maine. (I guess this really will be a foodie-based show!) Micah introduces us to some more music, Singapore by Tom Waits, and then we talk about my two non-consecutive adventure days in Singapore. Listener Matt and I biked around the Island and we finally able to enjoy a Singapore Sling at the Raffles Hotel. On these 4 segments to and from Singapore, I was able to fly in every class of service. Economy, Premium Economy and Polaris Class. And we get to talk about food. Did I mention the food in Singapore is great! Thanks once again to all of our listeners and especially our international listeners. Please write in and let us know how you found the show and why you listen. We love hearing from you!!! Opening music is provided by the Madalitso Youth Choir as they sing their Welcome Song, recorded at the lobby of The Royal Livingston Hotel in Zambia. We hope you enjoy the show!

Aujourd'hui dans Historiquement Vôtre, Gavin's Clemente Ruiz remonte au 19ème siècle pour découvrir un hôtel qui mérite qu'on s'y arrête : le Raffles Hotel à Singapour.

On episode 22, Micah and I comment on listener feedback from listener Grant, and listener Chris. Listener Grant is still confused over how United calculates Frequent Flyer Miles and Million Miler Miles... and I don't blame him. Its confusing. Listener Chris successfully answers Micah's trivia question and is awarded a special prize. He also talks about why people might be listening to the show and then he recalls seeing the South African cooling towers on an episode of The Amazing Race. Micah talks about Jean Shepherd and the features of PocketCast. We then talk about my adventures in Singapore, two whole days worth, and my air travels getting there and back. Fortunately the Singapore Grand Prix was going on... but unfortunately the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel was very crowded and I never got my picture of the Singapore Sling mixing machine. That will have to wait until next trip. Thanks once again to all of our listeners and especially our international listeners. Please write in and let us know how you found the show and why you listen. We love hearing from you!!! Opening music is provided by the Madalitso Youth Choir as they sing their Welcome Song, recorded at the lobby of The Royal Livingston Hotel in Zambia. We hope you enjoy the show!

In this episode, Jeannette talks to Duncan O´Rourke who is the Chief Executive Officer of Northern Europe at Accor. He talks about his early life, living in South Africa, and then being educated in an English boarding school. How these things shaped the man he became and the career path he chose to follow. Duncan explains what it is like to run a brand that serves multiple sectors of the travel business. They also talk about how to build a strong team even though there is a severe shortage of talented people, at the moment. Dealing with the challenge of climbing the corporate ladder. As well as learning to switch gears and stop being the CEO when you are at home.   KEY TAKEAWAYS What luxury is and means to people is constantly changing. Personalised service is a key component of what people expect from a luxury brand. You can't manage the IBIS brand the same way you manage the Raffles Hotel brand. But attention to detail is essential at all levels of the hotel industry. Climbing the corporate ladder is stressful. For every new role, you will have holes in your knowledge. Being honest about what you don't know is important. Stress is a part of respecting the challenge that you are facing. Surround yourself with people who are better than you. Employ self-starters who have sound values. There is a massive shortage of talented staff within the travel industry. Duncan estimates between 10 and 15%. During times of crisis, clear and regular communication is vital. Diversifying your team must not be about quotas. You just need to be genuinely open to hiring the right person for the job.   BEST MOMENTS ‘For me, luxury is limited by definition, it is personalised. ´ ‘During those times when you have those sleepless nights, remind yourself what is going right.' ‘Our clients are diverse, so we embrace diversity and think it's important.' ‘Pretty good is not good enough. You always want to deliver your best.'   This is the perfect time to get focused on what YOU want to really achieve in your business, career, and life. It's never too late to be BRAVE and BOLD and unlock your inner BRILLIANCE. If you'd like to join Jeannette's FREE Business Impact Seminar just DM Jeannette at info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com or sign up via Jeannette's linktree https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot    VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/brave-bold-brilliant-podcast/id1524278970   EPISODE RESOURCES LinkedIn : https://ch.linkedin.com/in/duncan-o-rourke Email: duncan.orourke@accor.com   ABOUT THE GUEST Duncan O'Rourke is Chief Executive Officer Northern Europe at Accor. Duncan joined Accor in 2016 as COO for the Luxury and Premium segment before taking over as COO Central Europe. In his capacity, he was responsible for more than 470 hotels and 13 brands in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Upon his appointment as CEO of Northern Europe in October 2020 Duncan became a member of the Group's Executive Committee. Duncan has over 30 years of experience within the industry and has held several executive positions in Europe, the US and the Middle East. From 2004, he served as General Manager for Kempinski in various destinations before being promoted to the position of Region Director overseeing the Operations of the properties in the Middle East. In 2008, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Kempinski Hotels and became part of the Management Board at the same time. Duncan holds a degree from Cesar Ritz Colleges in Switzerland and an MBA from Reims Management School.   ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor, and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development. Jeannette is a down-to-earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion, and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.    CONTACT THE HOST Jeannette's linktree - https://linktr.ee/JLinfoot https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsU57ZGoPhm55_X0qF16_Q LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Facebook - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jeannettelinfoot Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeannette.linfoot/ Email - info@jeannettelinfootassociates.com   Podcast Description Jeannette Linfoot talks to incredible people about their experiences of being Brave, Bold & Brilliant, which have allowed them to unleash their full potential in business, their careers, and life in general. From the boardroom tables of ‘big' international businesses to the dining room tables of entrepreneurial start-ups, how to overcome challenges, embrace opportunities and take risks, whilst staying ‘true' to yourself is the order of the day.business, growth, scale, marketing, investment, investing, entrepreneurship, coach, consultant, mindset, six figures, seven figures, travel, industry, ROI, B2B, inspirational: https://linktr.ee/JLinfootSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hotel Review of iconic Raffles Singapore, one of South East Asia's most luxurious hotels and a National monument for Singapore, having first opened in 1887, and named after Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of Singapore. Fresh from a two year facelift, Raffles is currently one of the greatest places in Singapore to stay - and dine. The extensive renovation has taken every aspect of this extraordinary hotel to a new level. From the well dressed (and famous) Sikh doorman to the exceptional 10 new restaurants and bars, 115 newly refurbished and refined rooms and suites, and the breathtaking bohemian chandelier, that glistens with 8,214 pieces of crystals, this is certainly glamour and a touch of elegantly refined glitz. All suites come with a Nespresso coffee machine, complimentary non-alcoholic mini bar (hidden in a luggage-like table) and exclusive bath amenities by Ormonde Jayne. “Raffles Hotel stands for all the fables of the exotic East”, Playwright, Somerset Maugham. For more, click to www.renaesworld.com.au For more on Raffles, click here: https://www.raffles.com/singapore/ Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7kciRY8... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Follow our socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renaesworld..... Website: https://renaesworld.com.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/renaesworldaus/

May Silvers owns Events4Anyone providing event planning and coaching services. May started her hospitality career as a food and beverage trainee at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. It was there that she fell in love with the hospitality industry and decided to pursue her career further. She used this passion to build a multiple 6-figure-business, shattering industry norms. Today, May is passionate about helping other event planners increase profitability, grow their business, and create on their own terms. Today, May is passionate about helping other event planners increase profitability, grow their business, and create on their own terms.

On this weeks episode our host Jonathan Aymin sits down with May Yeo Silvers to discuss what its like to transition from a high level executive employee to a business owner, why starting a venue is not for everyone, and how to get really practical when it comes to setting goals and why. About Our Guest: May Yeo Silvers, is an event planner with over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and events field. As the founder of Events4Anyone™, she provides mentorship to event/wedding planners to help them start and grow their event/wedding planning business to a six-figure profit company. Her journey in the industry began in Singapore where she is originally from. She started her hospitality career as a food and beverage trainee at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. It was there that she fell in love with the hospitality industry and decided to pursue this field further. In 2004, she came to Miami, Florida to help establish the events and food & beverage departments at The Setai, a brand new luxury hotel overlooking the iconic South Beach. She eventually worked her way up to Director of Catering and Conference Services and Director of Event Planning at several luxury hotels, including the JW Marriott Marquis Miami and The Royal Palm, South Beach, where she was part of the hotel opening team. After more than a decade working an average of sixty hours every week, she decided to start her own event planning company so she could spend more time with her family. That's why she created M2 Hospitality 8 years ago, now she gets to do what she loves and live the life she always dreamt of because of the financial freedom her event planning business has given her. She also founded Events4Anyone™ because she wants to show other event planners what's possible and that you don't need to have a lot of money or connections to achieve great things. By being authentic, trustworthy, having a strong work ethic and a positive attitude, you can do what you love, be emotionally fulfilled and get rewarded handsomely at the same time. She believes everyone has the potential to do great things. Nobody is entitled to success, but all of us have the opportunity to succeed. She wants to help activate your potential, unleash your business, open your mind so you can inspire others as well as achieve what you are looking for in life, not just in your business. Find Her Here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1144612265907826/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ79032xTf_-twLEXg0eebw? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/events4anyone/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mayyeosilvers?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Website: https://www.events4anyone.com https://www.m2hospitality.com/ Also be sure to check out her 5 Day Passion To Profit Workshop coming up on May 9-13 2022! Thanks for checking out The Venue RX on Youtube. We are a team of content creators bringing you weekly reviews, tutorials, and business coaching videos. For a look at all things motivation, mindset, podcast interviews, and more...this is the place to be! BE A GUEST! If you are interested in being a guest on our show, or you know someone who you would recommend, go to our website and submit a request! We will review your application and get back to you promptly. ► Website http://thevenuerx.com/submit Don't forget to smash that LIKE Button. Remember to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel and click the BELL ICON to set alerts for all our new weekly videos! CONNECT WITH US & SUPPORT!!! ✩ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thevenuerx/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thevenuerx ✩ Website: www.thevenuerx.com ✩ Anchor: https://bit.ly/3gKS

May started her hospitality career as a food and beverage trainee at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. It was there that she fell in love with the hospitality industry and decided to pursue her career further. She eventually worked her way up to Director of Catering and Conference Services and Director of Event Planning at several luxury hotels. In 2012, May decided to take all that she had learned and started her own event planning company, M2 Hospitality, building multiple 6-figures while shattering industry norms. Today, May is passionate about helping other event planners increase profitability, grow their business, and create on their own terms.  You will hear all about ​May Yeo Silvers' journey and her tips on '​How to ACTUALLY Make Money as an Event Planner.' We will finish up with 'What She Wishes Other Vendors Knew' and her 'Confetti Hour Confession.' Featured Guest: May Yeo Silver of M2 Hospitality and Events4Everyone Website: https://www.events4anyone.com/, https://www.m2hospitality.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayyeosilvers/  -- Help support Renée and The Confetti Hour show with a small contribution of $3 per month. Your support goes towards the professional maintenance of the show allowing Renée to continue to bring on reputable professionals to share their incredible journeys and tangible tips to help wedding professionals elevate their services. Consider supporting at https://www.patreon.com/theconfettihour

Among the countless difficulties COVID-19 has brought upon businesses, hosting live events is one of the biggest challenges. With health concerns as top priority, venues closed and large in-person gatherings were canceled to keep people safe and healthy.However, with the cancellation of in-person events, the demand for virtual events skyrocketed. Event companies, in particular, have had to pivot their approach to industry events, finding new ways to meet with stockholders, investors and new customers.May Yeo started her hospitality career as a food and beverage trainee at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. It was there that she fell in love with the industry and decided to pursue her career further. In 2004, she came to Miami and worked her way up to Director of Catering and Conference Services and Director of Event Planning at several luxury hotels.As an event planner, she worked with celebrities, dignitaries, and leaders including Former President Bill Clinton, Rock Bands like U2, World Class Tennis Players including Venus Williams, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal, and Nascar drivers Jimmy Johnson and Jeff Gordon.In 2012, May decided to take all that she had learned and started her own event planning company, M2 Hospitality. She brought the hustle as she built her company to multiple 6-figures while shattering industry norms.She ran her company without owning inventory, an office space, any event venues, and not a single full-time employee. She created an entirely new model for event planning that continues to be relevant and successful even as the pandemic raged on.Today, May is passionate about helping other event planners increase profitability, grow their business, and create impact on their own terms. Her coaching business walks EVENTrepreneurs through building a business and life they are excited to wake up to.How does the event planning industry impact other industries? How do you leverage people and technology to create successful events? Where do you begin to innovate your business to stay on top of any crisis?Tune in to gain insights from the experiences of fellow entrepreneurs and learn more about setting your business up for success! Time Stamps:[00:00:34]VIRGINIA: Thank you for being here. So, can you tell us a little bit about like your entrepreneurial journey, how you decided to go out on your own? [00:08:40]VIRGINIA: So who would you say is your ideal avatar?[00:11:12]VIRGINIA: Your ideal clients like with the coaches how do you get in front of them? What do you do?[00:14:21]VIRGINIA: So you have a book then? [00:15:45]VIRGINIA: What do you think is the number one roadblock that's stopping you from reaching your goals? [00:18:31]VIRGINIA: So what's the best advice that you've ever received?[00:21:02]VIRGINIA: What's the best advice you've ever given?[00:22:41]VIRGINIA: So I have a question, a little outside of all of this. So how do you juggle,  everything between your career,  your a mom and everything else that you have going on?[00:27:21]VIRGINIA: Is there anything that we haven't talked about that you would like to share with us?  May Yeo SilversAbout M2 | M2 HospitalityMeet Your Mentor - May Yeo Silvers | Events4Anyonehttps://instagram.com/mayyeosilvers?utm_medium=copy_link Virginia Purnellhttp://facebook.com/distinctdmhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiapurnell/ Virginia PurnellFunnel & Visibility SpecialistDistinct Digital Marketing(833) 762-5336virginia@distinctdigitalmarketing.comwww.distinctdigitalmarketing.comBook a Free Call http://bit.ly/DDMBookACallEC

Heidi Sarna, author of Secret Singapore, is an expat living with her family on that island-nation for 15 years. Lea introduces facts about Singapore, and then Heidi tells its secrets, including seawalls, shophouses,  rail lines, mansions and shrines.We talk cruising and of exceptional Changi airport with its offerings, and 'Gardens By The Bay.' We discuss if safety in Singapore-- including fines for jaywalking, chewing gum -- is too much.Singapore's multi-national cuisine is renowned, and we speak of favorite foods, often served at communal Hawker Centers. You can get a good overview of Singapore from the huge ferris wheel, but an even better one from a rooftop locals know about. We talk of nightlife, shopping, historic neighborhoods, and architecture. Also the famed Hotel Raffles -- the lore and the reality.Heidi ends our surprising tour with her favorite Singapore  memory._____Heidi Sarna, author of Secret Singapore, is an expat living with her family on that island-nation for 15 years. She writes, takes photos and has been on over 150 cruises._____Podcast host Lea Lane blogs at forbes.com, has traveled to over 100 countries, written nine books, including Places I Remember, and contributed to guidebooks. She's @lealane on Twitter; PlacesIRememberLeaLane on Insta; on  Facebook, it's Places I Remember with Lea Lane. Website: placesirememberlealane.com.  Please follow, rate and review this weekly travel podcast!

From a never before heard recording to a Radio Singapore interview to another never before heard recording....

Episode 53 features Heering Cherry Liqueur, the original cherry liqueur. The bottle for the tasting is 750mL at 24% ABV, or 48 proof. Enjoy this episode with a Singapore Sling cocktail! Heering's official website: https://www.heering.com/ (https://www.heering.com/) Brief Historical Timeline: 1818 - Peter F. Heering opens his grocer's store in Copenhagen, making and selling "Cherry Cordial" 1833 - Heering buys his first ship to control liqueur exports 1868 - Peter F. Heering is injured and his son Peter N. Heering takes over the business 1900 - Heering is trademarked in Japan, and leadership is handed over to brothers Harald & William Heering 1915 - The Singapore Sling is invented by Ngiam Tong Boon at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore 1950s - Heering is sold in over 140 markets, with sales of 350,000 cases a year 1970- Liqueur's name is changed to Peter Heering, to differentiate it from cherry flavored pickled herring (fish) 1990 - New owner rebrands, changes the name back to Heering Cherry Liqueur and develops the current bottle shape 2013 - The Sling Awards are created 2015 - 100 year anniversary of the Singapore Sling 2017 - De Kuyper acquires Heering Key Cocktails: Heering is thought to be an original ingredient in the Singapore Sling, and the brand as embraced this with an annual competition, the Sling Awards. Singapore Sling: 3 cl Gin 1.5 cl Heering 0.75 cl Cointreau 0.75 cl DOM Bénédictine 1 cl Grenadine 12 cl pineapple juice 1.5 cl fresh lime juice 1 dash Angostura bitters Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a Hurricane or Collins glass. Garnish with pineapple and a cherry. References: https://www.diffordsguide.com/producer/1130/peter-f-heering (Difford's Guide Listing on Peter F. Heering) https://www.diffordsguide.com/beer-wine-spirits/95/cherry-heering-liqueur (Difford's Guide Listing on Cherry Heering) https://imbibemagazine.com/elements-cherry-heering/ (Imbibe Magazine Article on Cherry Heering) https://www.forbes.com/sites/drosengarten/2015/04/07/the-resurrection-of-cherry-heering/ (Forbes Article on Cherry Heering) https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-cherry-heering-760236 (The Spruce Eats Article on What is Cheery Heering) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Sling (Wikipedia Article on the Singapore Sling) https://www.ginfoundry.com/cocktail/singapore-sling-cocktail/ (Gin Foundry Article on the Singapore Sling) Contact Information: Official show website is: https://www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com/ (www.liquorandliqueurconnoisseur.com) Join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf (http://eepurl.com/hfyhHf) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur (https://www.facebook.com/liquorandliqueurconnoisseur) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/ (https://www.instagram.com/LiquorandLiqueurConnoisseur/) Twitter: @LLConnoisseur

28 April 2021: Mark asks you to tell a nice clean joke, and you delivered! Plus: Wednesday Wanderings: Nada takes us to the highest point on The Palm, The View! Zeena checks out a fine dining vegan spot, aptly called Just Vegan. Karim Beidas of Kidzapp has some suggestions for Ramadan activities to do with your kids this weekend. Raffles Hotel in Dubai's Afif Salibi tells Mark about their iftar offerings. And Pickl are asking you to nominate a person who deserves to eat at the burger joint for free for a year! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's episode is a follow up to last week's conversation with Shannon Morton from Black Women Lead as the team talks to Nick Meyer. Nick Meyer is the Director of Operations at the Umbrella Hospitality Company that has a portfolio of several unique and trendy cocktail establishments in Los Angeles: Melrose Umbrella Company, LONO Hollywood and The Corner Door. Hear how quickly the team pivoted to offer to-go cocktails to their customers to adapt and how quickly a new endeavor, Umbrella Taco Co., came to life early on in the March 2020 shutdown. The Melrose Umbrella Company knows it is all about community, and supporting each other and those in need. Their Cocktails for Cause program, supported by EJ Gallo, features two to-go cocktails offered the month of February to help support the community programs at Black Women Lead. The art on Blacker the Berry, from a local young queer Black artist can be purchased separately and tiki lovers will definitely want to put an order in for the second offering - the Chief Lapu Lapu tiki cocktail kit. This week's episode is all about cocktails, community and magical COVID pivots. Enjoy and make sure to purchase art or order up some cocktails if you are near to West Hollywood! Show Notes & Links: Umbrella Hospitality Group Melrose Umbrella Company Lono Hollywood The Corner Door Umbrella Taco Co. Black Women Lead Amarone West Hollywood D-Town Pizzeria Harlowe Bar Montrose Hotel - Full Moon Roof Top Yoga Ronan All About the Bread - meatball sub Trader Vic's The Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore Tonga Room at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco

Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys in conversation with Leslie Danker, Resident Historian at Raffles Hotel about his newly released book, A Life Intertwined’ marking the hotel's 133rd birthday; readers can learn more about the rich heritage and history through his stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 46: Hanging out IRL with friends since the pandemic has taken on new meaning! A recent outing to the new gallery ART NOW at Raffles Hotel offered the material for this episode, where we talk about students’ final-year projects on display, the challenges of mounting a fashion-meets-art exhibition, and recent fashion-meets-technology wearables that we have encountered, such as for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (#notsponsored!) and the Apple Watch.

Raffles Hotel Singapore is probably the most iconic hotel in Singapore. But how has the Covid-19 pandemic affected Raffles new chapter post restoration? And with hotels reopening for staycations, what is Raffles doing to attract locals to stay there?  Christian Westbeld, General Manager, Raffles Hotel Singapore shares what Raffles Singapore's game plan is moving forward. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Accor is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties. It is the single largest hospitality company in Europe, and the sixth largest worldwide. Accor operates in 100 countries, with more than 4,800 hotels including luxury brands such as Raffles Hotel, Banyan Tree, Fairmont, Sofitel, Angsana. Today I chat to Ludivine Zangerlé who is the Regional Director of Luxury Sales Middle East, India & Russia.

The second part of our series on most haunted hotels takes us not just around the island of Singapore but also around the region too. Eugene Tay recounts his nightmarish episode in the Maldives and explains why you should switch room if you see 3 iron nails in your door frame. We reveal what some have said about Raffles Hotel and share some of the most grisly acts committed in hotels. This podcast is hosted by Tim Oh

Flight 80 spilles inn på Hvalstad14. oktober (og delvis på Arlanda 3. oktober). I tillegg til at vi snakker mye om Singapore Airlines, skal vi også se på et nytt tysk flyselskap, fortsatte problemer hos Boeing, Afrikanyhetene er tilbake og noe stinker hos Air Canada RougeAktueltGerman Airways er nytt flyselskap i TysklandWiderøe og BRA åpner Torp-BrommaairBaltic åpner Trondheim-Riga og Bergen-RigaNorwegian utvider på USABoeing har flere utfordringer:Sprekker funnet på 737NG (og 737MAX står fremdeles på bakken)Skroter Boeing NMA for «767MAX»?Afrikanyhetene:Ethiopian Airlines vurderer å kjøpe seg inn i South AfricanSAA og SA Express ikke lenger «going concerns»Qatar Airways investerer i RwandAir Stinkende frukt førte til nødlanding for Air Canada Rougeles mer om dorianRwandAir Airbus A330(foto: Airbus)Ukens tema: Singapore AirlinesChristian har tatt med seg feltmikrofonen blitt med på en turn-around med Singapore Airlines nya Airbus A350 i Stockholm, og prøvesitter alle tre klassene sammen med Singapore Airlines' egen Henrik Hanevold Ukens anbefalingTa en stop-over i Singapore!Og hvis du ble tørst av å høre på oss denne gange – her er oppskriften på en Singapore Sling (om du ikke drar til Raffles Hotel og kjøper den originale der) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

enthält unbezahlte Werbung* Singapur muss man einfach besucht haben. Der Stadtstaat gilt als eine der Städte mit den weltweit höchsten Lebenshaltungskosten und zählt mit mehr als elf Millionen ausländischen Touristen im Jahr zu den zehn meistbesuchten Städten der Welt. Da musste Tim Faber einfach sein Radiostudio einpacken und für Euch zusammen mit der Direktorin des Singapur Tourism Board die kulinarischen Besonderheiten und Geheimtipps in der Stadt vor Ort erkunden. Von den typischen Hawker Centern, auf dem fast alle Stände durchprobiert wurden und Gerichte erklärt bis zum legendären Raffles Hotel, in dem Erdnüsse seit über einhundert Jahren zum Singapur Sling auf den Boden geworfen werden ist alles drin in dieser Sendung. Sie ist die optimale Vorbereitung und Einstimmung auf Euere Singapur Reise. Und für alle die sich für Asien interessieren eine spannende Reise, die keinen Cent kostet aber Euch in die ganze besondere Stimmung dieser Metropole versetzen wird. *Werberechtlicher Hinweis: Neue Gesetze verpflichten uns dazu, persönliche und/oder unbezahlte Empfehlungen sowie selbst bezahlte Produkte als Werbung zu deklarieren. Daher möchten wir an dieser Stelle versichern, dass der Beitrag weder bezahlt noch anderweitig beeinflusst wurde.

Originating in Singapore (go figure) at the Raffles Hotel around 1915, this sling is a great refuge on a hot day in the tropics. The recipe I'm using is from the Death & Company book, and it seems to be based on the original or as close to the original version as we can get. Read the history pieces linked below for more on that. 1 1/2 ounce London dry gin 1/2 ounce Cherry Heering 1/4 ounce Cointreau 1/4 ounce Benedictine 2 ounces pineapple juice 1/2 ounce lime juice 1/2 ounce grenadine 1 dash of Angostura bitters Put all the ingredients in a shaker. Add just a couple of ice cubes and give it a shake for only 5-10 seconds. Pour into a glass over ice. Garnish with a cherry and, if you have it, pineapple. Photos by Lisa Denkinger See photo (https://www.instagram.com/p/BIx4ZUDAike/) See photo (https://www.instagram.com/p/BIx4UGHgva_) David Wondrich, History of the Singapore Sling (http://imbibemagazine.com/origins-of-the-singapore-sling/) Drinkboy on the Singapore Sling (http://www.drinkboy.com/cocktails/Recipe.aspx?itemid=151) Death & Company Book (https://www.amazon.com/Death-Co-Modern-Classic-Cocktails/dp/1607745259/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1470507140&sr=8-1&keywords=death+and+company) Rate Cocktailing on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/cocktailing/id1084161541) Off to Osaka Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Attachments area

A “celebrity photographer who also photographs celebrities”, Russel Wong is one of the most profiled photographers in Singapore and Asia.  He enjoys the acclaim of being the first Singaporean to break into the notoriously difficult Hollywood movie industry, and is also among the elite photographers commissioned to photograph covers for Time magazine. From his beginnings in sports photography covering world record miler Sebastian Coe, Russel went on to carry out coveted photographic work for Nike, capturing luminaries including Carl Lewis, Mary Decker and John McEnroe.  A Fine Arts degree in Photography from the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles followed, and it was then that Russel began to establish a name for himself in international fashion photography, working for the world-renown Elite Modeling Agency. His celebrity fashion spreads for the Los Angeles Times opened the door to working with top celebrities like Joan Chen, Isabella Rossellini, Oliver Stone, Paloma Picasso, Michael Jackson, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Glenn Close, David Lynch, Bruce Willis, and Jackie Chan.  In developing a signature style amidst this highly competitive culture of fashion photography, Russel strove to distinguish his work by re-defining and re-styling the images of these glamorous figures with greater depth, texture and imagination.  Supermodels, designers and musicians soon populated his portfolio – Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Amber Valetta, Kenzo, Anna Sui, Yo Yo Ma, and Luciano Pavarotti. The establishment of his photographic studio in Singapore in 1989 brought in accounts with Raffles Hotel, Singapore Airlines, Cartier, American Express, Nike, British Airways, Sony, Visa, Compaq, Four Seasons Hotel, Nokia, The Ritz Carlton Hotel, the Development Bank of Singapore, Singapore Tourism Board, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Telecoms and Apple.  Meanwhile, the success of his commercial work also began to draw the attention of leading publications, which all sought Russel's work to grace their covers.  These include the debut cover of Vogue Singapore, and international covers for Time, Fortune, Elle, GQ, Marie Claire, New York Times and Los Angeles Times. The allure and acclaim of Russel's work draws from his ability to infuse his commercial accounts with creative elements, combined with a sensitive, thoughtful take on his subjects.  This is clearly in the vein of the photographers he admires and appreciates – Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and Herb Ritts.  Such balance and versatility may be seen in Russel's work photographing stories and fashion spreads for movie sets, such as Oliver Stone's Heaven and Earth, and publicity shoots for Lee Ang's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Zhang Yimou's Hero and House of Flying Daggers, as well as portraits of Asian movie starts like Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fatt, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi. Russel's latest work in filmmaking has also been an impactful one, having recently attended the prestigious New York University Film Program, and with plans underway for directing his first feature film.  To date, he has directed numerous award-winning commercials, from a Breast Cancer spot that earned him a CLIO award – the advertising industry's Oscar equivalent – to commercials for Discovery Channel featuring Joan Chen, Michelle Yeoh and Tony Leung.  Also referred to as “The Richard Avedon of Asia” by many, he was recently commissioned to photograph a set of portraits for the Prime Minister of Singapore. Today, Russel's photography continues to make its mark both regionally and internationally.  In its millennium issue, a top regional magazine voted Russel as one of the Asians to look out for in the next millennium.  He is the first Singaporean photographer to have a solo exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum (Russel Wong:  1980 – 2005), and also the first and only photographer to be invited for the art residency at the renowned Singapore Tyler Print Institute.  In addition, his art works can be found in public and private collections, with his “Bamboo Forest” print going for a record US$40,000 at a recent Christies auction in Hong Kong. Russel is one of the extraordinary guests featured on The One Way Ticket Show.   In the podcast, Host Steven Shalowitz explores with his guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket, no coming back!  Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary or a state of mind. Several of Steven's guests have included:  Legendary Talk Show Host, Dick Cavett;  CNN's Richard Quest & Bill Weir; Journalist-Humorist-Actor Mo Rocca (of CBS Sunday Morning & The Cooking Channel's "My Grandmother's Ravioli" fame); Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; as well as leading photographers, artists, writers and more.

Singapore Noir (Akashic Books) Skylight Books is excited to welcome Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan as she presents the latest installment in Akashic Books' excellent Noir series. Tonight's event is co-sponsored by the Asian American Journalists Association. From the introduction by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan: "Say Singapore to anyone and you'll likely hear one of a few words: Caning. Fines. Chewing gum. For much of the West, the narrative of Singapore—a modern Southeast Asian city-state perched on an island on the tip of the Malay Peninsula—has been marked largely by its government's strict laws and unwavering enforcement of them . . . As much as I understand these outside viewpoints, I have always lamented that the quirky and dark complexities of my native country's culture rarely seem to make it past its borders . . .  Beneath its sparkling veneer is a country teeming with shadows . . . And its stories remain. The rich stories that attracted literary lions W. Somerset Maugham and Rudyard Kipling to hold court at the Raffles Hotel (where the Singapore Sling was created) are still sprinkled throughout its neighborhoods. And in the following pages, you'll get the chance to discover some of them . . . You'll find stories from some of the best contemporary writers in Singapore—three of them winners of the Singapore Literature Prize, essentially the country's Pulitzer: Simon Tay,  writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho, tells the story of a hard-boiled detective who inadvertently wends his way into the underbelly of organized crime, Colin Cheong shows us a surprising side to the country's ubiquitous cheerful “taxi uncle,” while Suchen Christine Lim spins a wistful tale of a Chinese temple medium whose past resurges to haunt her . . . As for mine, I chose a setting close to my heart—the kelongs, or old fisheries on stilts, that once dotted the waters of Singapore but are gradually disappearing. I have a deep sense of romance about these kelongs, along with the many other settings, characters, nuances, and quirks that you'll see in these stories. They're intense, inky, nebulous. There is evil, sadness, a foreboding. And liars, cheaters, the valiant abound. This is a Singapore rarely explored in Western literature—until now. No Disneyland here; but there is a death penalty." About Singapore Noir: Launched with the summer ‘04 award-winning best seller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. BRAND-NEW STORIES BY: Colin Goh, Simon Tay/Donald Tee Quee Ho, Philip Jeyaretnam, Colin Cheong, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Suchen Christine Lim, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi.  Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan is the New York–based author of A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family. A native of Singapore, she is working on her second book, a novel. A former staff writer at the Wall Street Journal, her work has also appeared in the New York Times and the Washington Post, among other publications. She has been an artist in residence at Yaddo and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program. 

The Singapore Sling has a bit of a tricky history to piece out. Most recipes nowadays have pineapple juice, and attribute the Singapore Sling recipe to the Raffles Hotel in 1915. While some evidence points in that general direction, it is hard to confirm. What muddies the waters is changing ingredients from reference to reference, bouncing between simple gin sling-based recipes to something that resembles a tropical drink. For additional confusion, sometimes it is a Singapore Sling, sometimes a Singapore Gin Sling, sometimes a Straits Sling. And just for fun the ingredients for a Singapore Sling in one book may be the same as the ingredients as a Straits Sling in another, with a Singapore Sling right alongside, of course with different ingredients. In this episode we try to sort out the Singapore Sling story and how it got to be such a recognizable cocktail. We take a look at the origins of gin slings, Western influences that might have brought it to Southeast Asia, and British colonial rule a long way from the U.K. The recipe is: 2 ounces gin ¾ ounces Cherry Heering 2 teaspoons Benedictine 2 teaspoons Cointreau 2 ounces pineapple juice ¾ ounce fresh lime juice 2 dashes grenadine 1 dash Angostura Bitters Soda water

The Foges is in the F1 media centre at Singapore and he is a touch cranky due to humidity temperature and the fact that the Slings he had at The Raffles Hotel early toda, with that sneak Paul Marinelli aka Frostys PR Manager, have worn off.