Helmed by chef Yoshiharu Inoue, must-try dishes at Yakitori Enmaru includes Ibushi Yaki Smokey Grill, a chicken dish prepared using a traditional smoking technique, the oven-roasted Sanzoku Yaki Bandit grill and the Wagyu Tataki Salad.

Friendly faces from the kitchen of Yakitori Enmaru:

Brought to Singapore by global F&B developers PJ Partners, Izakaya Enmaru sees a large clientele of Singapore-based Japanese, while Yakitori Enmaru attracts Singaporeans and tourists alike at the prime location of ION Orchard.

We set out to try the best from Yakitori Enmaru and here are some highlights:

Wagyu Tataki – Salad with seared wagyu beef

Takowasa – a starter with octopus and japanese pickles, marinated in wasabi

Fujiyama Soba – soba served on hot stone, leaving it crispy

Here are some other dishes our team tried:

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Address: 2 Orchard Turn, #04-11 ION Orchard, Singapore
Tel: +65 6636 7282

Note to Readers
If you have a place in mind or a great restaurant, cafe or bistro to recommend to Monday Flying, please write in to our team at info@mondayflying.com
We’re always on the lookout for a new and interesting F&B concept to share with our readers!

As far as a blusher goes,we do not expect to use each shade on their own, as the individual percentage as compared to the full product is pretty small.

You may be able to use two or three shades in concentration using a smaller blusher brush, but we think the best application is to swirl all the shades together with a regular blusher brush.


Coming in four shades, Benefit’s Hervana Boxed Powder comes in:

- Divine Peach, a warm apricot-peach shade with a soft gold shimmer.
- Berry Delight, a blue-based pinkish plum hue with a satin sheen.
- Lucky Shell comes in a soft beige with satin shimmer.
- Heavenly Rose, a soft peach with satin sheen.

Overall, Hervana creates a warm pink with slightly peachy undertones. As with all Benefit powders, the pigmentation creates a soft flush, while the shimmer does not emphasize pores.

The general wear allows it to last over seven hours, which is our golden time period for lasting wear.

We’d highly recommend you to purchase this, but of course, you need to take into consideration that many on the Monday Flying team are lovers of Benefit Cosmetics.

Note to Readers
If you have a favourite product or a new cosmetic item launch to recommend to Monday Flying, please write in to our team at info@mondayflying.com
We’re always ready to share the best beauty picks with our readers!

A few years back, Dutch architects Merkx + Girod converted this Dominican church, which lends the power of reading its due diligence.

The coffee shop of the Selexyz Bookstore in Maastricht is settled in the altar of the church.

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Site: Selexyz Bookstore

For our detailed write-up on Casual Days Magazine, click here.

Winner stands to win one copy of the first issue of Casual Days Magazine. One winner will be picked.

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Contest period: 31 Jan – 5 Feb 2012
Winner will be picked randomly and announced shortly after contest ends on the Monday Flying site, Facebook Page & Twitter account.
This contest is open to international readers as well.

Good luck!

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Site: Casual Days Magazine

The first issue’s theme, Travelers, promises to be a visual and literary feast, with input from individuals including 100.3FM DJ Lin Weidong, The Freshman’s singer Carrie Yeo, illustrator Wang Chuen Tz and BooksActually owner Kenny Leck.

Rebecca Toh shares how the idea of Casual Days Magazine came about:

“the idea of ‘casual days’ came to me a long time ago. back then we still had a cafe and i was still wiping tables and washing dishes all day long. everyday i spent hours and hours of my life in the store, which at that time seemed like a glass house that was both protecting me from the harshness of the outside world and nurturing and nourishing my dreams and silly desires.

there we met people from everywhere, who walked into the store armed with all sorts of stories. once a man came in on a hot afternoon and told us about his life. by the time he left i felt ready to burst into tears.

that was just one story, but there were many others, and over time i felt like i had to collect them all. the people who came to us in the store were artists, photographers, writers, activists, business-owners, musicians, actresses, designers, travelers. one of them was a millionaire who had earned enough to retire before he was 30.

everyone had a different dream, but for some reason it has always felt like we were on the same tangent. we are the same sort of people, i suppose. what sort, i can’t exactly say, but indeed we seem to come from the same place.

‘casual days’ is a print magazine that will be about ‘everyday human experiences’. maybe it’s a little more than that, because it’s difficult having to categorize something so human and fluid. we have invited submissions from our friends. they are, like i have mentioned before, ‘artists, photographers, writers, activists, business-owners, musicians, actresses, designers, travelers’, and they have contributed stories, recollections – of heartbreak, wanderlust, hope.

yes, thank god for hope.

i am working to get it out as soon as possible. just a little more, just a little more, before we hit the end of the line…..”

Here’s a video, as a teaser and preview to the magazine, which can be found at BooksActually, among other stockists.

Living 生活
In Place 所屬的位置 – Darryl Wee
A Way of Recording 紀錄的方式 – Lin Weidong
Tokyo 東京- Shauba Chang
And This Time I Promise We Won’t Get Stranded 而，這次，我答應你我們不會再受困 – Kenny Leck
A Slow Life 慢慢地生活 – Meizi Luo
I Heard the Train Singing 聽見火車 – Carrie Yeo
Making Photographs 拍照 – Sam Kang Li
Living on the Train 住在火車上 – Wang Chuen Tz
Anonymous Men 陌生人 – Rebecca Toh

Culture 文化
Art – The Topography of an Internal World 製造地圖
Film – Paris Onscreen 巴黎上映
Music – Playlists 歌單
Space – After School

Scenery 風景
I Traveled & Brought Nothing Except Me 除了自己我甚麼也沒帶 – Hasisi Park
We’re Parallel, Do Not Intersect 我們再平行線上，請不要打岔 – Ming Sum Tang
Five Senses 五種感官 – Sayaka
It’s Okay to be Lost 而，偶爾迷路無所謂 – Zee Tee
When I Leave the House, I Just Want to Return 離開了又回來 – Benjamin Phillips
Please Pretend We’ve Been to Alot of Places 請假裝我們也曾去過很多地方 – Ho Sin Tung
Intimate Places 最私密的地方 – Vanessa Ban

Seoul Special 首爾特輯
Katie Merchant’s Guide to Seoul
Katie Merchant: Seoul’s Urban Scenographer

Video
“Similar Winters” by Koo Chia Meng

Soundtrack
“I Am Home” by Darren Ng (Sonicbrat)

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Site: Casual Days

The quirky and whimsical printed swimsuits from this Australian label are wildly popular – celebrities like Tyra Banks and Rihanna have both been photographed in an eye-catching piece. Their new collection, The Romantic, is bound to garner them more fans who embrace the somewhat retro designs in a colourful burst of prints – from saturated wildflowers to a wide-eyed doggie.

We share the lookbook shot in sun-kissed Miami, for you to dream about the next beach holiday or simply relish and appreciate the halcyon days of summer.

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Website: http://wearehandsome.com/

Located at Telok Ayer, The Muffinry is only a few months old but has already garnered a rather sizable following – some of us here at Monday Flying proudly count ourselves as fans.

The friendly owners churn out fresh muffins every day, according to the weekly Muffin Roster which can be found on their Facebook page.

Some of their exotic flavours include the extremely fragrant Lavender Lemon, a delightfully sweet Pina Colada, the unique Lime White Chocolate Macadamia and a savoury Green Eggs (avocado) and Ham, which we would say is a rather acquired taste.

We won’t be surprised if you can’t decide what to get, thanks to the myriad of choices. So grab 5 muffins and they will throw in one for free, along with a reusable bag which gives you a small discount off your next purchase.

While the main draw is definitely these moist and tasty muffins, you can also enjoy a cup of specially brewed coffee to go with sandwiches and other pastries like tarts and cupcakes.

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Address: 112 Telok Ayer Street Singapore 068581
Website: http://www.themuffinry.com/

Presented by the National Heritage Board and curated by local cross-disciplinary studio FARM and architectural firm ONG&ONG, A Little Light Magic aims to reveal and highlight nuances and features possibly neglected in broad daylight.

The 6 chosen buildings in the Bras Basah-Bugis district are all conserved landmarks within our historical and cultural milieu. They are the Armenian Church, The Peranakan Museum, Singapore Art Museum (SAM), SAM at 8Q, School of The Arts (SOTA) and National Museum of Singapore.

Come nightfall, their façades will all be basked in light, thanks to the artistic direction of 6 artists and/or collectives - Lim Woan Wen, Michael Lee, 10AM & Eli Marc, :phunk, Grace Tan of kwodrent and whenlightswork & Luke Smith-Wightman.

From the beautiful double greeting on the windows of The Peranakan Museum to the experimental inter-connecting planes at SOTA, this mass lightup of our architectural canvasses encourages us to slow down and contemplate on our relationship with the surrounding landscape.

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Duration: every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 16 Dec 2011 to 29 Jan 2012
Time: 730 – 930 pm
Website: http://alittlelightmagic.sg

Originated and designed in Kuala Lumpur, and made in Asia, all KLutched bags and accessories feature exotic skins (think stingray, water snake, ostrich and fish leather) with fancy embellishments and/or hardware.

Proud of her Asian heritage, owner-designer Ung Yiu Lin is inspired by the diversity of the region and pays tribute by naming each bag after a city or area in Asia – Makati, Borneo, ToKeo (Tokyo with a twist) are such examples. Being its closest neighbour, Singapore has our own very Changi – a relatively tame rectangular overnighter bag from their A/W 11 collection.

Each design comes in 20 pieces or less, ensuring exclusivity and quality. The bold bags make for great statement pieces, yet the mostly neutral palette allows you to mix and match it with your different outfits for every occasion.

With stockists in and beyond the region, and having already showcased its A/W 11 collection at the Paris Fashion Week, we certainly look forward to more international success from this edgy homegrown label.

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Website: http://www.klutched.com/

Titled First Love, the 1-minute film shows the pair frolicking in the British seaside town of Margate, clad in the utilitarian shoes, of course. Deyn then reminisces about the magical and inexplicable feeling of being in love, with This Sweet Love by James Yuill playing in the background.

Coupled with evocative cloud-piercing sun rays, this film is certainly a more hopeful representation of the beauty of those first moments and experiences that Dr. Martens espouses – in comparison to the raw First Heartbreak film released for F/W 11.

Join many others on Twitter (use #FirstandForever) in sharing your most terrific and memorable first times, be it your first crush, first kiss, or even better – your first pair of Dr. Martens.

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Website: http://firstandforever.drmartens.co.uk/