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Face-To-Face Virtual Leadership Learning SEPTEMBER 2016 SEPTEMBER IN YOUR FACE Face-to-Face Virtual Leadership Learning FastTracks BUSINESS TRAVEL IN THE FAST LANE BRIEFCASE place you can go for maximum bang in a SEASONED TRAVELER RODERICK CRUICKSHANK minimum period of time.” The Singapore Food Festival, which STAY Opting to stay at an artfully The Blakes Hotel, London was held in July, has been celebrating My Portland, Oregon designed hotel usually means forfeiting the city’s diverse cuisine for 24 years. A big hotel rewards. Good news for design-loving Starwood Preferred Guests, Roderick Cruickshank, RHU, who will now be able to earn and redeem Starpoints for stays at select hotels signature event is Streat, a venue where President & CEO, hawkers and top chefs converge to dish from Design Hotels’ curated portfolio of independent hotels. Among the up Singapore dishes, some traditional, The Partners Group standouts: the posh Blakes hotel in London and uber modern The Waterhouse some reinvented. This year, Susur Lee, at South Bund in Shanghai. www.starwoodhotels.com/design a “MasterChef Asia” judge and celebrity Vibe >> Young, hipster, weird, foodie, green, Cruickshank, left, at his favorite restaurant, Park Kitchen PACK Louis Vuitton has rolled out new rolling luggage, its first four-wheeled high-tech and active! We take recycling chef based in Toronto, curated the event. case with a completely flat back shell. Designed by renowned industrial seriously. We recycle everything from bottles and plastic to paper and food scraps. We are mobile. We As Lee, who used to live in Singapore, designer Marc Newson, the ultra-light suitcase comes in two sizes, cabin and said in a recent interview, “Singapore is have streetcars and light rail, bridges and walkways where cars aren’t allowed, and a new bike sharing service, so come prepared to walk, run and bike. If you forget your athletic shoes, remember Portland is mini cabin. Choose from monogram canvas and several types of leathers in an special in that you can taste food from the home of Nike, Adidas and Under Armour! array of colors. Bonus: owners can download the LV Pass app, which allows so many different regions in single spots access to Louis Vuitton City Guides. www.louisvuitton.com like Lau Pa Sat.” Chef Lee; Ken Ling, Culinary scene >> Portland is definitely one of the best cities in the country for foodies. Farm-to-table the senior executive chef at Lee’s first is the rage, and ingredients rule the day. Creative eating abounds, and the wave is for more leading chefs DRIVE They’re back! Fifty years ago, Ford Motor to win the hearts and stomachs of locals and travelers. Our addictions are coffee, craft beer, wine and Singapore outpost, the contemporary Company, Shelby American and Hertz joined sweets! We are the home of Voodoo Donut and Salt & Straw ice cream. Chinese TungLok Heen; and LG Han, chef- forces to introduce the 1966 Shelby GT350-H owner of Restaurant Labyrinth, prepared Favorite restaurants >> My favorite is Park Kitchen, run by nationally ranked chef Scott Dolich. The through the “Rent-A-Racer” program. In honor an exclusive six-hands, five-course, pop- small and large plates are fresh, local and awesome. Tilt in The Pearl District has to-die-for burgers! of the anniversary, Hertz has resurrected its up dinner for Streat. It took two months Wine >> Oregon has built a great reputation for Pinot Noirs. There are tasting rooms in the city, but for partnership and is once again offering the muscle Lau Pa Sat market SINGAPORE to decide on the menu, which fused new the real fan, plan a day to travel, tour and taste. Thirty minutes from the city you have your pick of small, car for rent through its Hertz Adrenaline Collection. The and familiar flavors and ingredients. medium and large vineyards. performance-modified2016 Shelby GT-H (left) sports the iconic black-and- Foodies can thank Singapore’s city-state, of which around 2,400 are The Singapore Food Festival is a Stay >> For high-end, stay at The Nines, modern and urban in the heart of downtown. For charm and gold racing stripes and a 5-liter V-8 engine that produces 435 horsepower. Gastro cultural heritage, predominantly a mix actual sit-down restaurants. As Anthony gastronomic experience worth building a trip affordability, there’s the Hotel deLuxe. For a classic historical bent, The Benson. Available at 17 Hertz airport locations, rates start at $399/day. www.hertz.com of Chinese, Malay and Indian, for its Bourdain said about the city’s food scene around, but as Bourdain notes, Singapore’s To do >> Portland has many things to do! Walk the city. Run the esplanade. Visit art galleries in TASTE Last year, Qantas uncorked its Sommelier in the Sky program, culinary riches. From mom-and-pop on his show “The Layover”: “New York past-meets-present cuisine is a constant. The Pearl District. Discover your new favorite microbrew. Shop the boutiques on NW 23rd Avenue. enlisting sommeliers from Sydney’s Rockpool Restaurant Group to revamp its Paradise curry establishments in Little India to may be the city that never sleeps, but Year round, you can sample street food at Eat everywhere. in-flight wine list and train cabin crew members as onboard sommeliers. A little hawker stalls at Lau Pa Sat market to Singapore’s the city that never stops hawker markets throughout the city, explore Explore >> Portland has a bad rap for rain, but the truth is from July through October we are blessed known part of the program is these flight attendants are now offering private blind upscale restaurants helmed by celebrity eating. For a gastro-tourist (somebody local eateries in old neighborhoods like the with unlimited sunshine, no humidity and cool nights. You can snow ski on Mount Hood year round, go to tastings in the galley on long-haul flights. First class, business and even economy chefs like Joël Robuchon, there are more who travels to eat) or any kind of serious Peranakan Chinese Katong area and dine at the beach or enjoy world-class windsurfing on Hood River, all within 90 minutes. class passengers can request this “off-the-menu” amenity. www.qantas.com than 6,600 food outlets in this island eater, Singapore’s probably the best the restaurants of rising stars like Han. Board Tourism Singapore left: Above Company Motor The Ford Hotels™; Design Cruickshank; Roderick left: Top Looking for Let Us Tag Along the right place to stay while - on business from LeadersEdge Shanghai to SLEEP/EAT/DO > SINGAPORE SLEEP/DRINK/EAT Sydney? Check Magazine.com/BusinessTravel on your smartphone. SLEEP > COLONIAL LUXURY complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, iPads five- and six-course dinner menus, heralded >> Located in three shophouses, the include Razor Clams with Purple Garlic Soup style roast pork and chicken. Central street food, pop-ups THE PATINA, CAPITOL and Nespresso Machines. for their flavors and innovation. atmosphere is lively, the décor eclectic. (a signature) and Venison with an Onion Business District and special dinners >> The saltwater pool on the sundeck and FAVORITES: Singapore Chili Crab, soft-shell Bottles hang over the bar, modern art hangs Nettle aka “the best onion ring in the world.” held at venues SINGAPORE >> Tekka Centre—There are Malay and bespoke treatments at the Patina Spa round crabs with chili ice cream, garnished with on the walls and the dining room is built >> Cocktails are interlaced with wine in the throughout the city. >> Located in the Civil and Cultural Chinese stalls, but don’t miss these Indian out the luxuries. caviar, seaweed and a foamy crab bisque; around an open kitchen. drinks pairing menu. www.tipplingclub.com District, Singapore’s newest hotel will dishes: Roti Prata, a pancake-like bread >> Explore Kampong Glam. Traditional www.patinahotels.com/singapore Bak Chor Mee, noodles made from squid skin >> The avant-garde cuisine on the multicourse debut this fall. Housed in two restored stuffed with savory or sweet toppings, meets hipster in the colorful shophouses served in small bowl with minced anchovies menus is a mix of interesting ingredients EAT > STREET FOOD Colonial buildings, the architectural The Patina and Nasi Briyani, yellow rice in the Malay Muslim Quarter. Buy exotic EAT > MODERN and Hokkaido Scallop. and textures and is lauded for its artful details and ultra-luxe features appear >> Changi Village Hawker Centre— with chicken, fish or fabrics and hand-knotted rugs and then >> The limited wine list offers pricey presentation and deliciousness. Recent dishes to rival Raffles. LABYRINTH RESTAURANT Anthony Bourdain’s picks: Tiong Bahru mutton. Little India kick back at a Fair Trade coffee shop or the Pinnacle Suites, which have personal Santos Board/Danny Tourism Singapore Below: selections from around the world. >> The 157 contemporary rooms and suites, assistants and massage rooms. >> Banker-turned-chef-owner LG Han has chicken rice (Singapore’s “must-try” dish), vinyl record bar. www.labyrinth.com.sg The Tippling Club Wah Feng wonton noodles and Kampong DO some of which have private terraces, >> Neutral colors, silk fabrics and teak earned the reputation of “chef to watch” by >> Michelin Guide Singapore, the carrot cake. Near Changi Point Ferry Terminal are spread throughout three wings: the exude an understated Asian opulence. Peak magazine with his modern interpretation >> Attend the EAT > AVANT-GARDE first Southeast Asian guide, has just neoclassical Capitol Wing; the Victorian Signature amenities include a minibar of Singaporean classics. >> Lau Pa Sat—Sample fare from 54 stalls Singapore Food been released. Get the skinny on THE TIPPLING CLUB Stamford Wing, where guests can enjoy stocked with complimentary soft drinks, >> Han uses local ingredients to inspire and 14 mini restaurants in this beautifully Festival.
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