BEIJING Olympics sensation Michael Phelps’s diet secret is simple: He eats 12,000 calories a day. "Eat, sleep and swim. That's all I can do…get some calories into my system and try to recover the best I can,” said the 23-year-old American swimmer in an interview with US television station NBC, as reported by New York Post. Read more on... The Michael Phelps Diet

IT’S that time of the year again: August, the month of mooncakes. And Szechuan Court at Fairmont Hotel has come up with a fresh take on these centuries-old Chinese favourite: mooncake laced in liqueur. Read more on... Fancy Mooncake Liqueur

HOSTING the café since Oct 2003, resident philosopher Lau Kwong Fook, who holds an MA in Philosophy from the University of Canterbury, hangs around Gone Fishing from 8pm to 10pm to lead discussions, on issues such as clear thinking, with just about anyone who is interested to hear what he has to say. Read more on... Gone Fishing Wednesdays

WHEN I think of Japanese cuisine, I can’t help but marvel about the ingeniousness and wisdom of sushi – how it is no longer than a finger and yet a meal unto itself. The Japanese know the value of time, and the idea that you can have a quick meal and survive on just sushi for the day makes every other dish seem extravagant and superfluous. Read more on... Japanese Restaurant

IT has been said that the hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world. On 11 May, the world will momentary stop rocking and spinning as it pays homage to its true, dominant rulers — the Mothers. On this special day, Fairmont Singapore will elevate matriarchal power and authority to a higher level, courtesy of its multifarious culinary spectacle to remember. Read more on... Mother’s Day Feasts