There’s a new cocktail bar in town and it’s funky. In a good way.

F*nkytown, is a new cocktail bar concept courtesy of the sandwich folks at Sarnies, hidden at the top of the bakery and café’s Sukhumvit 37 branch.

Now what is it that makes this place so funky?

We chat with Benjamin Lee, CEO and Founder of Sarnies Group to find out. 

There’s a new cocktail bar in town and it’s funky. In a good way.
F*nkytown, is a new cocktail bar concept courtesy of the sandwich folks at Sarnies, hidden at the top of the bakery and café’s Sukhumvit 37 branch.
Now what is it that makes this place so funky?
We chat with Benjamin Lee, CEO and Founder of Sarnies Group to find out.

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Culture Club: Won’t you take me to F*nkytown? – Funkiest cocktails in Bangkok

Nestled in a historic Bukit Pasoh shophouse, Gibson Bar is a sanctuary of refined elegance and creative mixology. Inspired by the classic Gibson cocktail, each creation at Gibson Bar blends tradition with innovation with a supermarket-themed menu. On Culture Club, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Martin Villareal, Bar Operations Manager, Gibson Bar, to find out more about its offerings.



Produced and Edited by Alexandra Parada (alexparada@sph.com.sg)



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Nestled in a historic Bukit Pasoh shophouse, Gibson Bar is a sanctuary of refined elegance and creative mixology. Inspired by the classic Gibson cocktail, each creation at Gibson Bar blends tradition with innovation with a supermarket-themed menu. On Culture Club, Hongbin Jeong and Roshan Gidwani speaks to Martin Villareal, Bar Operations Manager, Gibson Bar, to find out more about its offerings.
 
Produced and Edited by Alexandra Parada (<a href="mailto:alexparada@sph.com.sg">alexparada@sph.com.sg</a>)
 
Want to get featured on our show? Drop me an email today!

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A mural depicting a young samsui woman holding a smoking cigarette on the exterior of 297 South Bridge Road has sparked a debate online about public complaints and the censorship of street art.

Some say the order limits one’s artistic freedom, while others have called the mural offensive.

But where do we draw the line between censorship and the freedom of expression through art?

We find out from Shawn Hoo, Arts Journalist, The Straits Times.

A mural depicting a young samsui woman holding a smoking cigarette on the exterior of 297 South Bridge Road has <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/ura-order-to-censor-offensive-mural-of-samsui-woman-with-cigarette-sparks-online-debate">sparked a debate online </a>about public complaints and the censorship of street art.
Some say the order limits one’s artistic freedom, while others have called the mural offensive.
But where do we draw the line between censorship and the freedom of expression through art?
We find out from <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/shawn-hoo">Shawn Hoo</a>, Arts Journalist, The Straits Times.

What's Trending: Samsui woman debate — who has the mural high ground?

Two AI startups are being sued over alleged copyright violation. Sony Music and other major music labels say Suno and Udio have committed copyright infringement on an “almost unimaginable scale”. Roshan Gidwani, Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian spill the tea! 

Two AI startups are being sued over alleged copyright violation. Sony Music and other major music labels say Suno and Udio have committed copyright infringement on an “almost unimaginable scale”. Roshan Gidwani, Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian spill the tea!

Culture Club: Won’t you take me to F*nkytown? – Funkiest cocktails in Bangkok

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