Maybe it’s a scratched-up old sideboard found at a yard sale and turned into a snazzy media console. Or a couple of well-traveled vintage trunks given a new home as bedside tables.

A Singapore Sling follows. You board already tuned. Stepping off Beach Road into Raffles (from £572, raffles.com) feels like ...

A busy restaurant kitchen can be likened to a triage unit. Chaotic. Hot – really hot. Hot oil, flames, hard surfaces and very ...