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Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor, the iconic luxury heritage hotel on the doorstep of ancient Khmer archeological sites, has introduced an exclusive new ‘Khmer Afternoon Tea’ to celebrate the female artisans of Angkor.

Enter the compound where one of the black and white colonial houses along Scotts Road sits and you’ll be surprised by a quaint wooden structure fashioned after a kyo machiya, or a Kyoto-style wooden townhouse. 

What are the new rules of business that today’s generation of business leaders follow? In this post of Epicure, big bosses from various industries like technology, F&B, and hospitality dish leadership advise and reveal how they walk the talk.

“I completed the Water Sommelier course at the renowned Doemens Academy in Munich two years ago. The intensive two-week program covered a wide range of topics, including water tasting, water harvesting methods, legal regulations surrounding water, packaging, label interpretation, health benefits, the role of water in gastronomy, glassware, and water pairing with various foods and wines. One of the most fascinating aspects of the course was the field trips to water bottling plants, which allowed us to witness the entire water production process from its source.