PALATE DINING PROGRAMME FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS SINGAPORE CENTURION & PLATINUM SERIES CARDMEMBERS AT BEST RESTAURANTS / BARS

American Express presents Centurion Members and Platinum Series Cardmembers  with complimentary Palate membership offering exclusive discounts and premium privileges with up  to  50%  savings at more than 40 of Singapore’s award-winning best dining restaurants and bars to appeal to gourmets’ gastronomic lifestyle needs.

Offering a wide range of cuisines and settings,  the Palate dining programme restaurants and bars list including award winning Chinois at Resorts World Sentosa  by  internationally  acclaimed  celebrity  chef  Susur  Lee,  Il  Lido  offering  world-class  Italian  dining, Anar  at  Resorts  World Sentosa with its exotic  Middle  Eastern  cuisine, Keystone  Restaurant  Modern European.

Moluccas  Room  at  Marina Bay Sands French Indonesia,  Bodega Y Tapas Spanish food, Tajimaya Japanese Restaurant, Da Paolo Bistro Bar, Brasserie Wolf,  Tung  Lok  Classics  and  Signatures  restaurants as well as Post  Bar  at  Fullerton  Hotel  and  charming  watering  holes  like Bartini at Club Street. 

The  Centurion  and  Platinum  Cardmembers  will  be presented with complimentary  Palate  Premier Membership  privileges, available  at  SGD598  and  includes  more  than  SGD1,500  worth  of  Hotel  and  F&B vouchers.  In  addition,  the  Premier  Membership  entitles  members  to  an  additional SGD200 nett discount voucher for selected Mr & Mrs Smith boutique hotels.

American  Express  Platinum  Reserve  Credit  Cardmembers and  American  Express  Platinum  Credit  Cardmembers  will  receive complimentary  Palate  Basic  Membership, available  at  SGD428  and  includes  more  than SGD1,000  worth  of  Hotel  and  F&B  vouchers.

The American Express Centurion Members and Platinum Series Cardmembers will enjoy the same  privileges  and  discounts  accorded  to Palate members  in  the  list  of  participating restaurants and bars.  Cardmembers can also look forward to a calendar  of  bespoke  Palate  and  American  Express  Centurion  and  Platinum  Series Cardmember only  events  that  includes  exclusive  tasting  menus  and  wine-pairing dinners.

Structured  so  that  one  person  always  dines  for  free,  the  offer  is  valid only for  la carte orders at restaurants, discounts tiers as follows:-

• 15% discount for one person dining
• 50% discount for  two  persons  dining
• 35%  discount  for  three  persons  dining
• 25%  discount  for  four  persons and
• 20% discount for five persons and above. 
• Palate members enjoy a further 15% off all drinks at the listed bars.  
   

The following restaurants and bars will cease Palate Dining Privileges on 30th December 2012 :-

Anar, Bistro bar at Rochester Park, Keystone, Ochre Italian Restaurant, Pizzeria Giardino, Private Affairs, Recipes, Rasputin and The Moluccas Room. Vines on Nine, Bartini, Vintry Singapore, Society Bar, Mezze Bistro Bar, Rasputin, The Wine Glass and The Tastings Room (bar)

Palate Dining Discount Privileges 2013 New Restaurants and Bars partners

• Buyan Russian Restaurant and Caviar Bar, Balzac Brasserie, Bobby’s @Chijmes, Da Paolo Ristorante Holland Village, Gattopardo Italian Grill and Pizza Bar,  Kingpot, La Villa, La Nonna Chijmes and Holland Village, Senso Ristorante , Spizza at Club Street, East Coast, Balmoral, Jalan Kayu,  The Clan, The Sleeping Rbino, Violet Oon's Kitchen.
• Beer Ally and Skyve.

Palate Dining Discount Privileges 2013 Current Restaurants and Bars partners

• 1-TwentySix (Coast), Chinois, Covelli Italian Bistro and Wine Bar, Fandango Tapas and Wine Bar, Garuda Padang Far East Square, Orchard Central, Vivocity, Il Lido, La Salsa, Le Noir, Ling Zhi Vegetarian Liat Towers, Novena Square, My Humble House Esplanade, Magma German Wine Bistro, Oenotheque Wine Universe,  One Rochester (Roast), Praelum Wine Bistro, Shin Yeh, The Tastings Room, The Song of India, Tung Lok Signatures, Classic and Seafood Restaurants, Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant
• 1-TwentySix , Balaclava, Barkode Cocktail Bar, Beach Culture, Covelli Italian Bistro and Wine Bar, Fabrika, KPO, One Rochester, Post Bar and Wala Wala

Palate Dining list 2013 updates, visit http://www.palate.sg/index.php/restaurant-list

The Palate dining programme will continue to expand to double the number of participating restaurants and bars in the near future.  For the latest updates and information, sign up at American  Express  Singapore or Palate and connect at  facebook.com/AmericanExpressSingapore

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SEKI JAPANESE RESTURANT AT RENDEZVOUS HOTEL SINGAPORE OFFERS CHINESE NEW YEAR CULINARY DELIGHTS

Centrally located at Rendezvous Hotel Gallery in Singapore, the new Seki Japanese restaurant helmed by Chef Takuma Seki offers the  finest  Japanese culinary masterpieces and lavish selection of dishes to usher in an auspicious Chinese New Year with highlights like Abalone  & Alaska  King  Crab Robata,  blue fin tuna, kimmedai snapper and lobster  sashimi and Grilled Fish Marinated by Saikyo Miso.

Discover  a  wealth  of  auspicious festive  fare  to  celebrate  good  fortune  and prosperity through a unique gustatory experience with refreshing  and palatable tasty selection of scrumptious food with a dash of Japanese flair from January  23  to  January  27,  2012. 

Feast on flavoursome  of foods like Chef’s Selection Assorted Sashimi, a variety of seafood freshly imported from Japan such as blue fin tuna, kimmedai snapper and lobster sliced into delectable portions. Soft  Cooked Abalone  & Alaska  King  Crab Robata oozes flavourful and juicy freshness of the abalone and crab.

Indulge  in  Japanese  New  Year  fare  for  Chinese  New  Year  with  the Grilled Fish Marinated by Saikyo Miso that includes cuts of cod fish, sawara (Spanish mackerel) and salmon soused in the essence of the pale and naturally sweet miso made in Kyoto.

Special menu includes Chef’s Selection Assorted Sushi, Grilled Vegetable Tossed  in  Truffle,  Crispy  Panko  Deep  Fried  Mix,  Skewered  Sakura  Chicken  Marinated  in Scallion, Traditional Japanese New Year’s Fish Cake.

Diners  can  enjoy  this  exceptional  Chinese  New  Year  set for  6  to  8  person  for $S388. DBS Cardholders get to enjoy a free Kaiun Iwaisake worth S$70 with a purchase of this set meal.

Seki Japanese restaurant is located at 9 Brash Basah Road #01-02 Rendezvous Hotel Gallery, Singapore 189559 and is open from 11.30am to 3.00pm (last order 2.30pm) to 6.00pm to 11.00pm (last order 10.30pm). For reservations and enquires, Tel: 6336 3806 / 6336 3807 /Fax: 6337 6448 / Email: reservation@seki.com.sg. Check out Seki Facebook for more updates.

PALMERS COCOA BUTTER FORMULA LIP BUTTER & LIP BALM SUNSCREEN STICK SPF 15 + FREE LIP BUTTER

Palmer’s Dark Chocolate & Peppermint lip butter, Dark Chocolate & Cherry lip butter and Lip balm Sunscreen Stick SPF 15  made with 100%  pure and  natural Cocoa Butter and Vitamin E are the latest lip nourishing products from the Cocoa Butter Formula range.

Sourced from the fruit of the Cacao Tree, which grows deep in the tropical jungles of equatorial Americas, Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula is then enriched with anti-oxidant Vitamin E  to create a sensual, rich lotion that melts on contact with skin to  deeply  penetrate and seal in moisture  for smooth, soothe and glossy lips with long lasting effects scented with irresistibly delectable cocoa.

  

                                                 
10 Palmers Lip Balms are up for grabs ! To win, simply :-

• 'Like' the Palmer's page -  facebook.com/palmerssingapore
• Answer a simple question (who sang the song 'I Kissed a Girl'?)
• Send your answer to ilovepalmers@gmail.com with your full name, age, address and contact number.

Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Lip Balm and Lip Butters including the Dark Chocolate & Peppermint lip butter, Dark Chocolate & Cherry lip butter and Lip balm Sunscreen Stick SPF 15  are available at Watsons,  Guardian, Robinsons, BHG  Bugis, Tampines Century Square, Clementi Mall and John Little Marina Square, Jurong Point and Tiong Bahru Plaza.

SINGTEL FREE CALLS / SMS / MMS / MIO TV FOR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS + M1 AND STARHUB OFFERS

Singtel is offering  48 hours of free local mobile calls, SMS and MMS for postpaid mobile customers, as well as $1 mio TV blockbuster movies from 12.00am on 23 January to 11.59pm on 24 January to celebrate the Lunar New Year holidays . What’s more, enjoy 88 hours of free Chinese entertainment from the mio TV Jingxuan Pack from 8.00am on 21 January to 11.59pm on 24 January.

M1 is holding festive deals such as the “Sure-Win” Lucky Dip where new sign-ups/re-contracts for mobile and broadband services or purchase of kit bundles will entitle customers to win cash or prizes from BlackBerry, Nokia, HTC, Motorola, Acer, ASUS, etc.

StarHub on the other hand is providing free viewing of their StarHub Cable TV channels for everyone and mobile TV channels for mobile subscribers for a whole week, from Jan 20 to 26.

M1 OFFERS APPLE iPHONE 4S / 4 WITHOUT CAMERA PHONE FOR MINDEF REQUIREMENTS

M1, one of the telcos in Singapore unveiled Apple's iPhone 4 and 4S without the camera function version, to cater to military personnel and adapted to the requirements of the Ministry of Defence which banned  image-capturing devices in Singapore army camps.
 
The cameras are  removed completely from the phone which means that you cant  reinstall the camera and your Apple warranty is void as amendments are made to the phone. However, M1 is offering an optional one-year warranty contract with a third-party vendor at S$321.

Each camera-less iPhone will come with a certificate recognised by MINDEF, hence you can bring it into an army camp.Prices listed on M1's website showed that adapted versions of the iPhone 4S/S will cost S$49 more coupled with various bundled plans.

SingTel and StarHub, Singapore's other two operators will offer no camera smartphone in the near future. M1 iPhone 4S / 4 is available on M1 Mobile Website and M1 Shops.

KERASTASE ELIXIR ULTIME LIMITED EDITION BEAUTIFYING OIL BOTTLE DESIGNED BY YAZBUKEY

Luxury haircare brand Kerastase partnered Yaz Bukey – parisienne jewellery designer and Ottoman princess, to re-design the bottle of its global bestselling beautifying oil, the Elixir Ultime, voted as the ultimate ‘must-have’ multi-purpose treatment booster used by celebrities worldwide for all hair types.

Inspired by fantasy infused Moucharabieh influences, the limited edition iconic bottle  resembles a piece of luxurious gold jewellery that emanates grandeur exotic charms from the Middle East and the Ottoman Empire, showcasing Yaz distinct brand of playful flair.

Kérastase Elixir Ultime -  Fetiché Versatile Beautifying Oil is a multi-award winner in global beauty awards. Enriched with a complex of precious oils like Oléo-Complexe Technology, Argan Oil, Maize Oil, Pracaxi Oil and Camellia Oil - rich in vitamins A, E and Omega 6 to provide hair with shine, smooth, suppleness hair fibre and active anti-oxidant protection.

Yaz, Founder of Yazbukey, designs intricate, innovative, fun and fashionable jewellery accessories. She has previously interned with fashion powerhouses such as Maison Martin Margiela, Jeremy Scott and collaborated with luxury brands such as Chanel, Ladurée and the late Alexander McQueen .

Kérastase Elixir Ultime Limited Edition beautifying oil designed by parisienne jewellery designer and Ottoman princess Yaz Bukey will retail at S$62 and is available all Kérastase consultant salons including J’s Salon at Goodwood Park Hotel and Salon 360 at Marina Bay Sands, from February 2012. Limited to just 2,500 pieces worldwide, the Kérastase Elixir Ultime Limited Edition will be sold out in a flash so save the date!