Food

Glass of bubbly? Or two?

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — The Brut Reserve was fresh and elegant, and so easy to drink. I had to stop my glass from being refilled at the start of the Nicolas Feuillatte champagne afternoon at Svago in KLCC recently.

After all, there were four other champagnes to sip and enjoy; the Brut Rose, ... Read More

Shoppers buy fruits at a department store in Tokyo May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic

Shoppers buy fruits at a department store in Tokyo May 20, 2013. — Reuters pic

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Lunch-hour dance parties gaining worldwide popularity

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