Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. This review is based on our 2018 visit. The lounge remains open and afternoon tea is still listed by G Hotel Kelawai, while current menus, prices and serving times should …
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. This review records our 2018 experience at The Bar Upstairs Bangkok. The venue and Brasserie Cordonnier officially closed on July 10, 2019, so the menu, prices, and dress …
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. This review preserves our original experience, photographs, prices, and scores from the article published in 2018. The drinks described are from the former Compass menu; practical details were checked separately …
Our Hanoi street photography outing began with a tripod, a tree-lined avenue, and a photograph I had in mind. It ended with us wondering whether someone was following us. Somewhere between those two moments, an …
Editor’s Note: Updated September 2026. We visited the Authors’ Lounge in 2018, so the Oriental afternoon tea set, individual dishes and impressions below reflect that experience. The practical details near the end of …
After Hibiki Japanese Harmony, I was curious to explore another side of Japan’s whisky industry through Nikka and its founder, Masataka Taketsuru. Nikka From the Barrel won me over with honey and dried fruit on …
Editor’s Note: Updated October 2026. The WoodShed is now listed as permanently closed. This article preserves our earlier visit, first published in December 2018; prices and music schedules describe that period. The WoodShed Bar …
Planning a romantic getaway in Kuala Lumpur took a little more imagination than I expected. The city had not won me over as a romantic destination, and I had not found a place I was …