https://www.scmp.com/rss/502450/feed Shamilee Vellu was formerly editor-in-chief of luxury magazine Robb Report Singapore. She is now a content strategist and freelance contributor covering luxury trends and business lifestyle for titles including SCMP, The Telegraph, Travel+Leisure SEA, Conde Nast Traveler China, The Peak and many more. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Shamilee Vellu Shamilee Vellu Raffles Hotel Singapore has named Taiwanese chef André Chiang, best known for his genre-defying modern French cuisine at the now-closed Restaurant André, as its newest writer-in-residence. The hotel has long been associated with literary greats such as Rudyard Kipling and Joseph Conrad, who were among its earliest guests. The programme, launched in 2019 and now in its fourth edition, was designed to nurture creative writing talent. Chiang follows in the footsteps of Oxford-born travel writer... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3309659/andre-chiang-raffles-singapore-homecoming-chef-and-writer-and-why-hotel-mosaic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3309659/andre-chiang-raffles-singapore-homecoming-chef-and-writer-and-why-hotel-mosaic?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 May 2025 05:15:08 +0000 Are you reaching your Zoom limit? Do you never want to hear the phrases “new normal” or “unprecedented times” ever again? Then you, my friend, need a getaway. Not just any getaway, but the kind that will recalibrate, nay, positively edify, your uncertainty-filled existence. Cue these ultra-novel wellness and spiritual-inspired experiences, which are as far from any Zoom cocktail or yoga session as you can get. 5 top vegan-friendly luxury wellness resorts in Asia Eleven Life at Deplar Farm,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/well-being/article/3103363/marry-yourself-rosewood-mexico-or-reconnect-earth-aman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/well-being/article/3103363/marry-yourself-rosewood-mexico-or-reconnect-earth-aman?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2020 22:00:23 +0000 Singaporean hotelier Como reopened its Castello del Nero property in Italy this March after a substantial renovation. It epitomises the synthesis of East and West: classical Chianti, but with a Como touch. This is evident even in its gardens: a tunnel of 200 cypresses built for a sun-shy Marchesa in the 1600s, a grove of olive trees and a beloved 400-year-old Lebanon cedar take pride of place alongside newly added Japanese meadowsweet and cherry trees, a hint of the new owners’ origins. The spa... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3037363/como-and-aman-mandarin-oriental-how-asias-luxury-hotel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3037363/como-and-aman-mandarin-oriental-how-asias-luxury-hotel?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Nov 2019 18:00:13 +0000