Prime cuts

CLASSIC steakhouse gourmet cuts such as the USDA Prime, Black Angus and Wagyu beef are culinary stars at Astons Prime, located at The Centrepoint.

The contemporary-styled restaurant, furnished with cosy booth seating, takes great pride in its dishes. Case in point: the signature Astons Prime Rib, where tender meat is marinated in a blend of Australian red wines for 24 hours. Look out for the US Kurobuta Pork Chop too - the meat, from a rare breed of pig, is famous for exquisite marbling. The restaurant is also sure to lure you with tantalising seafood such as fresh oysters, pan-fried halibut and beer-battered fish. Take the kids along for some quality family time - they can tuck into Fish & Chips, Chicken Tenders and Junior Hamburger in the Just For Kids section. Finally, complement your meal with a fine selection of wines from around the world while imported sorbet, served in fruit shells, is a novel sweet ending your tummy can appreciate. Astons Prime is located at #03-45/47 of The Centrepoint. For reservations, please call 6235-0556.

Kids have all the fun

IGARD ensures that paediatric optometry need not be a traumatic clinical experience for children, thanks to a heap of soft toys and educational materials to keep the jitters away. Run by a group of optometrists who are primary eye care and vision specialists, IGARD's eye tests are specifically targeted at different age groups so that vision problems such as childhood myopia can be detected and rectified.

Children's eyewear aren't just miniatures of adult frames. At IGARD KIDS!, comfort and fit are important and children's small developing features are taken into consideration. In the new range of Scout, Solo Bambini and Como eyewear for instance, frames are available in different sizes - from birth till five years. The frames are made in the US with FDA-approved materials and are free of screws or metal parts, giving parents an ease of mind.

IGARD also specialises in Orthoptic Vision Therapy, Children Myopia Plan, Paediatric Progressive Lenses as well as Paediatric RGP Contact Lenses. These are available at IGARD at International Building (next to Isetan Scotts). Please call 6732-3233 or 6733-2123 for an appointment.

Bright and juicy

Ever feel like letting your sun shine out over the weekend? Then put on a wide smile, a pair of sunglasses and this persimmon stretch poplin sleeveless paper bag neck sack dress ($189).

Available at all Liz Claiborne New York outlets including ION Orchard B1-25 (Opening 21st July 2009) and Isetan Scotts Level 2.

Classic contrast

GO black and white for that defining moment. And make it a bold and classic statement with this buff cotton ikat sleeveless column dress ($189).

For a more polished look, pair it with a white jacket. Available at all Liz Claiborne New York outlets including ION Orchard B1-25 (Opening 21st July 2009) and Isetan Scotts Level 2.

This article was first published in The Business Times