The Peak has met many stylish men, but none with as extensive a wardrobe as Marco Ficarelli. Since 2014, the Italian chief revenue officer of Orveon Global, which owns premium cosmetics brands BareMinerals, Laura Mercier, and Buxom, has been based in Singapore, where he clearly has built up a formidable sartorial arsenal.

He has over 50 bespoke summer jackets in his wardrobe at home, and a much larger collection in an air-conditioned warehouse in Toa Payoh. He also owns more than a thousand tailored shirts, over 400 pairs of shoes, and drawers of accessories, ranging from ties and pockets squares to cufflinks and lapel pins.

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From buying a grail watch he discovered as a teenager to starting his watch brand, Royce Wee is into watch-collecting for the long run. One of his favourite watches is the Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711. 

“I first realised timepieces could be objects of art and beauty when I was 15, and happened to flip through a magazine lying around at home. I came across a full-page advertisement for the Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711, and its beauty just went straight to my heart. Years later, when I was in my mid-30s, I saw a pre-owned 5711 in a store window while window shopping with my wife, who was then my girlfriend. After a discussion with her that lasted less than 10 minutes, I bought it.”

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No one does pastries better than the French, but Singaporean bakers sure are trying. From glazed viennoiseries to flaky croissants and perfectly-caramelised kouign amann, here are a few places to swing by for some meticulously crafted, small batch treats.

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We take a look at the unusual bat-based games you won’t be seeing at the Australian Open grand slam. The world of racket sports is bigger than most people think, and unusual bat-based games are growing in popularity all over the world.

There are countless variations of the much-loved sport to cater to all ages and abilities. That is, once you have worked out your pickleball from your paddle tennis, and your platform tennis from your pop.

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After a tumultuous year of dining restrictions, some hawkers and restaurants in Singapore received some cheer with the unveiling of the Michelin Guide’s Bib Gourmand results. 

This year, 9 new eateries, comprising 4 hawker stalls and 5 restaurants, made the cut for the Bib Gourmand list, which recognizes eateries that offer diners ‘very good value for money, with a complete and high-quality menu priced at a maximum of S$45’, according to the guide by the French tyre company.

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We round up 10 gourmet takes on some traditional and contemporary Lunar New Year goodies from hotels, restaurants and bakeries. 

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The Japanese make some of the tastiest, most delicate bakes in the world, but you don’t need to fly to Tokyo to savour them. Singapore boasts a good number of Japanese-style patisseries – run by passionate bakers both established and new – offering light and airy cakes, flaky pastries, and moreish breads using the finest Japanese or French ingredients.

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Amanda Steckler, who runs the Killiney Kopitiam chain in California, is the world’s biggest collector of McLaren cars and shares her collection of favourite timepieces that reflects the duality of her dynamic personality with us. 

Her prized watch collection includes the Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren, the accompanying watch for the McLaren Senna. 

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The Brompton T Line weighs just a little over 7 kg and was sold out before launch. Will CarleySmith, Brompton’s Chief Design and Engineering Officer, gives us the low-down.

Earlier this year, the British manufacturer of folding bicycles unveiled a model so light you could possibly balance it on your finger. Coming in at just 7.45kg (or 7.95kg for the 4 speed version), the T Line is Brompton’s lightest folding bike, and certainly one of the lightest on the market, losing out only to rival Hummingbird and its 6.9kg folding bike. Despite its surprising weight, the T Line is able to withstand a load of 110kg and all weather conditions thanks to extensive testing.

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In an exclusive interview with The Peak Singapore, Chan Hon Meng founder of the famed chicken rice chain Hawker Chan opens up on his thoughts of his flagship Chinatown hawker stall losing a Michelin star in 2021, and how he has been unassumingly been working at a hawker stall, despite fronting a global casual restaurant chain that has outlets in more than 8 countries, from Thailand, Australia to Kazakhstan. 

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