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Food

Gender-reveal cupcakes, modern betrothal pastries: Updated gifts for baby and wedding milestones

Bakeries now offer modern gift boxes including macarons and madeleines in customisable packaging.

How young cafe owners go against the grain in a cut-throat industry

For some of them, their priority is building a strong community through food and drink.

Singapore farms growing exotic mushrooms for restaurants and home cooks

From lion's mane to yanagi, Singapore mushroom farms are growing ever more exotic fungi.

Motoring

Car review: Xpeng G6 wows with advanced assisted-driving tech

Xpeng is one of three Chinese EV brands seen as credible rivals to Tesla in terms of technology.

Car review: Ballistic Mercedes-AMG C63 makes more with less

The car has half the size of the engine of its predecessor but is more powerful due to its hybrid system.