This is a happy story about customer recognition (of me, actually) at its most simple, and certainly best. Ever since I came to live in Penang, Malaysia, a couple of years ago, I have enjoyed going to local street food places. After finding the kind of local food I really liked, which happenes to [...]
This is the third and final chapter in the story of Nige's, the almost (but not quite) infamous rooftop bar at Villa 118, the GM's erstwhile residence at Banyan Tree Lijiang. Nige's became a refuge, an escape, a party place, a forum for crazy conspiracy theories and 'the' venue to host friends and almost [...]
This is part two of a story about Nige's rooftop bar. In part one, I recounted how I had thought about, discovered and created this great rooftop entertainment space, turning it into a bar. So what was next? Well it needed a Name. I was the general manager of Banyan Tree Lijiang (and BT [...]
