EPICURE’S CHOICE

The things we crave this month

Greenwood Fish Market has opened its largest outlet in Dempsey Hill, which spreads out at a 8,300sq ft. The space houses a bar with a resident mixologist, a dining area serving sushi, sashimi, yakitori, a sprawling retail space (which carries wines, freshly baked breads and meats) and a full oyster bar boasting at least 12 different varieties of oysters. Unique to this outlet is a custom wood-fired grill using specialty applewood and charcoal to add smoky notes to seafood. #01-01, Block 8D Dempsey Road. Tel: 6256 1103

If you are heading to London this month, check out the Food Writers Festival (£35/S$61.50). Held within the foliage-filled Salon of Skye Gyngell’s Spring restaurant, the event will feature four celebrated writers in four two-hour sessions every Monday of September. Gain more in-depth knowledge of Venetian home cooking with Skye Mcalpine, or learn more about Ukrainian cuisine with chef-author Olia Hercules while indulging in afternoon tea treats and homemade cordials. Home-cooks will enjoy the tips from Kay Plunkett-hogge, who impressed with her latest book The Art of the Party: Drinks & Nibbles for Easy Entertaining¸ as well as Rosie Birkett, author of A Lot on Her Plate. Spring, Somerset House, New Wing, Lancaster Place, London, WC2R 1LA. Tel: +44 20 3011 0115

A day of basking in the Saint-tropez sun calls for a trip to Guerlain Spa’s newest outpost. Nestled amid the luxurious Résidence de la Pinède, it offers an extensive menu of anti-ageing treatments, massages and makeovers. Choose from four rooms, including the exclusive double treatment room Orchidée Salon. Opt for the Orchidée Impériale Black Treatment where state-of-the-art Skin Led is combined with the brand’s cellular immunity technology to add radiance, or the rejuvenating Four-hands Imperial Massage. Made-to-measure treatments are also available. Price upon request. Résidence de la Pinède, Plage de la Bouillabaisse, BP105 - 83990 Saint-tropez, France. Tel: +33 4 94 55 91 00