https://www.scmp.com/rss/520070/feed Always ready for her next adventure, Gayatri took her first flight at 10 days old and hasn’t looked back since. After long stints in Bangkok, Melbourne and London, she is now based in Hong Kong and contributes to a range of publications including Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, Prestige, The Hotel Journal, Jetsetter, Asia Pacific Boating and Time Out Hong Kong. She also runs The Wordsmith's Ink, an agency offering content writing services for clients like Shangri-La Hotels, New World... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Gayatri Bhaumik Gayatri Bhaumik Singapore’s vibrant dining scene is a legacy of the city’s rich multicultural heritage. One night, you’ll enjoy a feast infused with the flavours of Malaysia, India and China at a hawker centre; the next, French fine dining at a Michelin-starred restaurant and cocktails at a New York-inspired speakeasy. But the best way to explore Singapore’s culinary smorgasbord is to venture into its hidden corners at under-the-radar spots like the five below. Side Door The brainchild of bartender Bannie Kang... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3342901/unsung-eats-5-best-places-eat-and-drink-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3342901/unsung-eats-5-best-places-eat-and-drink-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:00:13 +0000 Gayatri Bhaumik Gayatri Bhaumik A reflection of the city itself, Bangkok’s gastronomic scene is vibrant and multifaceted, spanning beloved street food, like Jay Fai’s crab omelette and Thipsamai’s pad thai, to Michelin-starred tasting menus at fine dining destinations like Sühring and Haoma. This is just one reason why Bangkok ranks among the best food cities in the world. Yet the city’s real culinary charm lies between these extremes, in thoughtful concepts blending Thai traditions with contemporary creativity. From eclectic... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3338903/unsung-eats-5-best-places-eat-and-drink-bangkok?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/100-top-tables/article/3338903/unsung-eats-5-best-places-eat-and-drink-bangkok?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:09:28 +0000 Gayatri Bhaumik Gayatri Bhaumik In an increasingly interconnected age, many parents in Hong Kong choose to enrol their children in international schools in the hope of giving them a more global perspective. These schools, often ranked among the city’s best, have long been lauded for promoting cultural diversity and international curricula that help mould young global citizens. Recently though, Hong Kong’s international schools have faced criticism for not fulfilling their mandates as they used to. Instead, detractors argue... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3337612/global-roots-or-local-realities-inside-hong-kongs-evolving-international-schools?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3337612/global-roots-or-local-realities-inside-hong-kongs-evolving-international-schools?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2026 22:00:18 +0000 Gayatri Bhaumik Gayatri Bhaumik With Hong Kong’s array of schooling options, families in the city often spend huge amounts of time and effort trying to plot the best educational experience for their children. Would the local system or an international school be a better bet? Which curriculum would suit the child more? Would boarding school be the best choice in the family’s circumstances? In recent years, yet another educational choice has become increasingly popular: home-schooling. In Hong Kong, education is mandatory... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3328180/faced-hong-kongs-expensive-and-pressuring-schools-some-parents-home-school-instead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3328180/faced-hong-kongs-expensive-and-pressuring-schools-some-parents-home-school-instead?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 03:15:44 +0000 Gayatri Bhaumik Gayatri Bhaumik Deciding on an educational path can be confusing for parents, with myriad considerations making choosing schools seem an insurmountable task. Which education system or curriculum is best? Would a public, private or international institution be most appropriate? And what about day schools versus boarding schools? Then, further complicating the issue, is the choice between coed and single-sex schools. In Hong Kong, single-sex schools were established in the late 19th century, mostly by missionary... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3317390/how-choose-between-single-sex-vs-coed-schools-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3317390/how-choose-between-single-sex-vs-coed-schools-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 22:15:08 +0000 Gayatri Bhaumik Gayatri Bhaumik With viewers bingeing popular Netflix shows like Chef’s Table and Somebody Feed Phil, and three-Michelin-star restaurants like Copenhagen’s Noma and Modena’s Osteria Francescana becoming part of the cultural zeitgeist, there’s arguably no more relevant time to consider the relationship between food and art. Add in the fact that social media is dominated by increasingly creative food content – eagerly tracked by users looking for dining recommendations, and by restaurants looking to lure diners –... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3313045/food-art-how-hong-kong-creatives-are-bridging-gap?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3313045/food-art-how-hong-kong-creatives-are-bridging-gap?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:34:11 +0000 Gayatri Bhaumik Gayatri Bhaumik Using art to create focal points and atmosphere in restaurants is hardly groundbreaking. But some of Hong Kong’s best restaurants go above and beyond when it comes to decorating their walls. Rather than being an afterthought, the works displayed are the result of a cohesive effort from restaurant owners, designers and curators to create a multisensory experience encompassing food, drink and the visual arts. But what does it take to curate these collections? First: purpose. At Golden Gip – a new... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3309196/hong-kong-restaurants-art-more-just-decorative?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3309196/hong-kong-restaurants-art-more-just-decorative?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 May 2025 22:15:08 +0000 Formula One driver Alex Albon has had an encouraging start to his 2025 season. The Williams racer put in an impressive drive to secure a solid fifth position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, in Melbourne, on March 16. He followed it up with seventh place at the Shanghai Grand Prix on March 23 – his 29th birthday. After a break in Bangkok with girlfriend Lily Muni He, the Thai-British driver secured his third top-10 finish of the season by finishing ninth at Suzuka in Japan, but... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3307873/meet-formula-one-driver-alex-albon-thai-british-racer-michael-schumacher-fan-loves-animals-dating?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3307873/meet-formula-one-driver-alex-albon-thai-british-racer-michael-schumacher-fan-loves-animals-dating?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Apr 2025 22:00:16 +0000 Formula One driver Pierre Gasly kicked off his 2025 campaign for the Alpine team in Melbourne in March, and supporting him was his stylish girlfriend Francisca Cerqueira Gomes – better known as “Kika”. In the lead-up to the season-opening race, Gomes attended the annual Glamour on the Grid launch party on March 11 in a stunning yellow two-piece gown by Australian designer Toni Matičevski. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kika Cerqueira Gomes... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3306900/who-f1-star-pierre-gaslys-girlfriend-francisca-kika-gomes-portuguese-model-works-carolina-herrera?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3306900/who-f1-star-pierre-gaslys-girlfriend-francisca-kika-gomes-portuguese-model-works-carolina-herrera?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Long-time Wheel of Fortune co-host Vanna White made plenty of headlines last month. First, she revealed that she works on the show for just over a month each year. “We film about 34 days a year,” White said about her work schedule in an appearance on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. She clarified that on each of those days, she would film six shows, requiring six costume changes. When Duran pointed out that White’s schedule meant she had 331 days off a year, the game show host expressed... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3305941/meet-wheel-fortune-host-vanna-whites-lookalike-daughter-gigi-santo-pietro-who-just-gave-her-mum-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3305941/meet-wheel-fortune-host-vanna-whites-lookalike-daughter-gigi-santo-pietro-who-just-gave-her-mum-her?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:13 +0000 Formula One driver Carlos Sainz Jr is slowly adjusting to life at his new team, Williams, after being famously ousted from his seat at Ferrari by seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. His first race weekend with Williams at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in mid-March had flashes of potential, but came to an unceremonious end when he crashed after his car experienced a “massive power surge”. On hand to console him were his glamorous girlfriend Rebecca Donaldson and his father,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3305220/who-f1-driver-carlos-sainzs-girlfriend-rebecca-donaldson-scottish-model-who-has-appeared-ferrari-ad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3305220/who-f1-driver-carlos-sainzs-girlfriend-rebecca-donaldson-scottish-model-who-has-appeared-ferrari-ad?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Apr 2025 21:00:09 +0000 The third F1 Academy season has just kicked off in Shanghai, China. The female-only series’ debut saw young ambitious drivers from multiple countries like US, UK, France, Brazil, Denmark and more compete this past weekend. The seven-round campaign will visit three continents this year, heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia next month, followed by Miami, Montreal, Zandvoort in Holland and Singapore before wrapping in Las Vegas in November. Only until recently, F1 has been a male-dominated sport. The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3288557/who-alba-hurup-larsen-young-danish-driver-impressed-ferrari-her-wins-sponsored-tommy-hilfiger-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3288557/who-alba-hurup-larsen-young-danish-driver-impressed-ferrari-her-wins-sponsored-tommy-hilfiger-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:00:09 +0000 With the arrival of singers such as Jelly Roll and Fancy Hagood, Nashville is slowly welcoming artists who don’t fit the traditional country-music mould. Among the rulebreakers are The War and Treaty, a husband and wife duo. Within their music – which spans country, gospel, rock, R&B and Americana – Michael Trotter Jr and Tanya Trotter (née Blount) have a chemistry that some have likened to that of legendary country pair Johnny Cash and June Carter. Last month, the Grammy-nominated artists... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3302171/who-michael-trotter-jr-war-and-treaty-army-vet-rediscovered-music-saddam-husseins-former-palace-iraq?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3302171/who-michael-trotter-jr-war-and-treaty-army-vet-rediscovered-music-saddam-husseins-former-palace-iraq?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:00:19 +0000 Gayatri Bhaumik Gayatri Bhaumik As the new academic year begins, parents, pupils and teachers are gathering supplies and planning for the year ahead. Amid the back-to-school rush, parents may find it useful to consider how they can work closely with schools to help their child achieve their goals – academic or otherwise – over the coming year. “Parents will observe their child’s unique capabilities at home and teachers will observe different, even contrasting, capabilities in school,” says Hannah Tait, head of EYFS (Early... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3298937/how-parents-and-schools-can-work-together-boost-students-progress-field-trips-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3298937/how-parents-and-schools-can-work-together-boost-students-progress-field-trips-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:18:09 +0000 NBA player Dennis Schröder might need a minute to catch his breath. Hours before the trade deadline on February 6, news broke that the Golden State Warriors point guard would be going to the Utah Jazz as part of a three-team deal that also included the Miami Heat, plus Jimmy Butler, Andrew Wiggins and Kyle Anderson. But then, the following day, sources told ESPN that the Detroit Pistons would be acquiring Schröder from the Utah Jazz. Phew! The deal comes less than two months after Schröder was... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297719/who-dennis-schroder-golden-state-warriors-star-slammed-nba-luka-doncic-trade-los-angeles-lakers-then?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3297719/who-dennis-schroder-golden-state-warriors-star-slammed-nba-luka-doncic-trade-los-angeles-lakers-then?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Feb 2025 20:00:08 +0000 Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler appears to be facing battles in his career and personal life. On January 3, the Miami Heat handed Butler an unpaid seven-game suspension for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team”. They also indicated that they’re now looking to trade Butler, saying he’s “shown he no longer wants to be part of this team”. The harsh penalty – set to be challenged by the National Basketball Players Association – was issued after Butler reportedly displayed a callous... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3295168/who-jimmy-butlers-low-key-baby-mama-kaitlin-nowak-miami-heat-forward-has-supposedly-also-dated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3295168/who-jimmy-butlers-low-key-baby-mama-kaitlin-nowak-miami-heat-forward-has-supposedly-also-dated?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:00:20 +0000 All students require some level of support to maximise their potential and this is no less true for students with special educational needs (SEN). However, the type and amount of assistance SEN students require can differ substantially, which is why schools offering specialised and personalised services are essential. A recent survey by the Hong Kong Christian Service found that there are nearly 60,000 SEN students in the city, a figure that has doubled in the last 10 years. The Education Bureau... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3294230/support-special-education-needs-has-improved-hong-kong-schools-more-has-be-done?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3294230/support-special-education-needs-has-improved-hong-kong-schools-more-has-be-done?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:12:25 +0000 As society and technology evolve at an increasingly rapid pace, employers and recruiters respond to changing trends by adding to or updating the list of attributes they look for in candidates. In particular, those looking for jobs after recently attaining a postgraduate degree are expected to have the most up-to-date proficiencies. Postgraduates will need to develop a specific set of abilities to maximise their employability in the coming years. But what exactly are these, and how different are... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3291218/what-recruiters-are-looking-mastery-soft-and-hard-skills-digital-literacy-adaptability-and-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3291218/what-recruiters-are-looking-mastery-soft-and-hard-skills-digital-literacy-adaptability-and-global?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:15:07 +0000 Former NFL quarterback Archie Manning spent 14 years playing professional football, first with the New Orleans Saints and later with the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings. And, while he may have hung up his cleats in 1984, he’s kept a hand in the game. The legendary player has had a multifaceted retirement that’s included broadcasting, F&B, investments and philanthropy, but he also joined the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Board of Directors in 1993. These days, though,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3290619/who-arch-manning-nephew-eli-and-peyton-manning-nfl-star-archie-manning-wants-his-grandson-play?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3290619/who-arch-manning-nephew-eli-and-peyton-manning-nfl-star-archie-manning-wants-his-grandson-play?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:00:12 +0000 The dramatic 2024 Formula One season came to an emotional end this weekend in Abu Dhabi as Lando Norris’ stunning win brought McLaren its first constructors’ title in 26 years, and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton drove his last race for Mercedes-AMG before moving to Ferrari in 2025. But it’s Hamilton’s teammate, George Russell, who was making headlines ahead of the season finale with a furious war of words with reigning champion Max Verstappen. At the previous race weekend, the Qatar Grand... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3290525/meet-f1-driver-george-russell-tommy-hilfiger-ambassador-became-mercedes-teammates-his-childhood-idol?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3290525/meet-f1-driver-george-russell-tommy-hilfiger-ambassador-became-mercedes-teammates-his-childhood-idol?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:00:23 +0000 Azeez Al-Shaair, linebacker for the NFL’s Houston Texans, is facing a lot of criticism in the wake of a controversial on-field move. During a game on December 1, the Texans player took out Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence in a brutal illegal tackle. The incident sparked a fight between players on both teams, and Al-Shaair was immediately ejected from the game. The American football star, who is a devout Muslim, also came under scrutiny for the pro-Palestinian message on the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3289656/who-azeez-al-shaair-nfl-linebacker-was-spotted-wearing-pro-palestinian-cleats-and-was-suspended?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3289656/who-azeez-al-shaair-nfl-linebacker-was-spotted-wearing-pro-palestinian-cleats-and-was-suspended?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:00:09 +0000 British driver Abbi Pulling, 21, cracked open the Champagne this weekend as she pulled off a dominant championship win for the 2024 F1 Academy season. The all-woman racing series is designed to help young female drivers chart a course to Formula One, a male-dominated sport. In winning the championship, Pulling takes one step forwards in her journey to become the first female driver to race in Formula One since Lella Lombardi competed in Austria in 1976. It’s been quite a year for the young... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3289164/who-abbi-pulling-21-year-old-just-won-2024-f1-academy-championship-and-was-first-woman-drive-f1-car?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3289164/who-abbi-pulling-21-year-old-just-won-2024-f1-academy-championship-and-was-first-woman-drive-f1-car?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:00:08 +0000