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THE INSIDER EYE AUGUST 2014

OLIVE Olive used to be a choice for a fine dining with its white linen and chandeliers. This summer, the restaurant has reinvented itself as a more laid-back chic all day restaurant with the new charming eclectic décor. Both outdoor and indoors seating are available. Customers can sit indoor near the salad bar or outdoor near the bar whilst enjoying the vibe of Seminyak.

URCHIN The newest addition to Seminyak’s hub of wining and dining, URCHIN – Grill & Raw Bar offers a modern Australian style of seafood and more!

An entire menu at the “Raw Bar” and a large part of the entrees in the main dining room is devoted to raw dishes from coral trout carpaccio with fennel pollen, dill oil and broccoli, tuna tartare with soy, mirin, caviar and enoki mushrooms, house cured salmon pastrami, cones of hamichi and the name’s sake egg! Into the main course, you will find the likes of crispy barramundi, braised romaine and mushroom consommé, bread crusted mahi mahi with roasted almonds and the surprise…a mouthwatering fillet of beef with caramelized onion and mulled wine jus – for those not partial to the oceanic menu.

Even though Olive got transformed, but they don’t leave their delightful dinner menu such as their roasted rump of lamb or crispy confit duck leg. The Mediterranean lunch and fulfilling breakfast are the best choice to kick off the day. The entire menus are served alongside bespoke yet refreshing beverages that help you to tame down the Balinese summer heat. OLIVE Jalan Laksmana 22, Seminyak, Bali 80361 Indonesia Phone +62 361 736319/ +62 361 904 2000 Email info@urchinbali.com Everyday 6pm – 10.30pm

This restaurant serves excellent ambiance, food and beverages, but also allows you to pay the price you think is suitable for each of the meal. Only a walking distance from W Retreat & Spa Bali - Seminyak, make sure to drop by at Olive.

Service is aimed at professional and personalized but fun. The wine list is concise with emphasis on light whites and champagne, and why not?

Jalan Laksmana 22, Seminyak, Bali 80361 Indonesia Phone +62 361 736319/ +62 361 904 2000 Email info@urchinbali.com Everyday 6pm – 10.30pm

The room gives you a feeling of being in someone’s large seaside holiday house – complete with a fully exposed kitchen where everything is on show. The interiors are very textural and organic from the recycled wood tables, to the tableware, suspended wooden light beams, copper urchins…Touch Me! Feel Me! for the grownups. Set to be the type of place you meet for lunch and wonder where the night went!

CORNER HOUSE Corner House, which is located at the end of Oberoi street is a resuscitated restaurant. Couple years ago, the restaurant was former known as Corner Store. It seems that Corner House will be as popular as the Corner Shop. The owners of Corner House, a well-known fashion designer Magali Pacal and a photographer Matt Neville improves the interior and menus of the restaurant. They also added a second floor to welcome more customers who wants to have lunch and dinner.

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For those who have visited The Bistrot or The Petitenget, they will feel familiar with the interior at the Corner House. The menus served in the restaurants are also one that familiar on your palate.

Healthy and relaxing, that’s what Café Cous Cous is all about. Located in green and breezy umalas, the café serves a delicious healthy menu for breakfast and lunch. Combined with the unique middle- eastern interior, the café makes for a perfect hang out venue.

Various salads and dishes are served to start the day or refuel the energy. Raw Beetroot Salad, hummus, Black Rice & Avocado salad and tabouli salad are just few choices in Café Cous Cous. The healthy café grabs people’s attention. Setting host to the latest place to be seen.

Jalan Laksmana no.10A, Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia Phone +62 361 730276 Email info@cornerhousebali.com Everyday 7am - 12pm

The menus provided are fresh and made from organic ingredients. For the coffee, they use F.R.E.A.K coffee. It’s delivered fresh every second day, the coffee beans grinded in less than 48 hour.

CAFÉ COUS COUS Jalan Bumbak, Umalas, Bali Phone +62 361 5533662 Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm Sat 8am - 3pm

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FIRE at the W RETREAT & SPA BALI - SEMINYAK transforms its ever-popular dining area into a bustling SouthEast Asian marketplace every Sunday. Where brunch will come to life as HAWKER HOUSE – Street Feast. Expect the unexpected, Chef Peter Lloyd and our Director of Cuisine Richard Millar, have taken inspiration from South-East Asian fare and added a Balinese twist.

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FIT WITH TARA STILES “COOLEST YOGA INSTRUCTOR EVER” - VANITY FAIR

SUNSET YOGA SOUNDTRACK BY SATURDAY 13/9/14 JOSEP (VOCALS & DRUMS) 5.30 PM - 7.00 PM TICKET PRICE IDR 500.000 ( 90 MINUTE YOGA SESSION, COCKTAIL AND YOGA MAT )

HAWKER HOUSE – STREET FEAST Every Sunday FIRE 12pm – 3.30pm Price starts from: IDR 425.000++

TARA STILES Join yoga rebel Tara Stiles as you pose in paradise. Kick- off each day with an intimate yoga session, pamper with customized treatments at Away Spa ®, enjoy sunset cocktails and cuisine from notable chef and Tara herself. FIT WITH TARA STILES ROOM PACKAGE 12-14/9/14 DAILY RATE FROM USD 675++ FIT WITH TARA STILES SUNSET YOGA SOUNDTRACK BY JOSEP (VOCALS & DRUMS) SATURDAY 13/9/14 5.30PM - 7PM TICKET: IDR 500.000 NET/ PERSON (90 MINUTES YOGA, COCKTAIL & YOGA MAT) Rsvp: awayspa.wbali@whotels.com

CALL US DIRECTLY ON +62 361 473 8106 TO BOOK FIT WITH TARA STILES ROOM PACKAGE OR FIT WITH TARA STILES SUNSET YOGA, OVER THE PHONE. WRETREATBALI.COM/ FITWITHTARASTILES EXPLORE WRETREATBALI.COM FACEBOOK.COM/WRETREATBALI INSTAGRAM @WBALISEMINYAK TWITTER @WBALI

FLAVOR OF THE MONTH SUMMER SPA - CATION IDR 1.500.000++/person Enjoy a cool & rejuvenating spa experience during your summer vacation. A perfect 100 minute welcome treatment to rehydrate your thirsty skin.

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Ticket price IDR 22.500.000 per table of ten IDR 2.500.000 individual ticket

FLAVOR OF THE MONTH

Join us for a glittering evening of fireworks, fire dance, cocktails, wine, five-course fine dining, an exclusive ‘Best of Bali’ live auction, plus old school glamour with international jazz and cabaret talent, singer Kitty La Roar, flying to Bali especially for the event.

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Start with a 30 minute Icy Aloe & Cucumber Body Compress followed by a Sun Kissed Facial ending with a relaxing head massage.

THE BALI BALL Saturday 2/8/14 http://thebaliball.com/ Jemme (+62 361 4733508), amber@stockleys.com W Retreat & Spa, Bali (+62 361 4738106)

At Great Room, W Retreat & Spa Bali - Seminyak On Saturday, 2nd August 2014

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For four years now, W Retreat & Spa Bali – Seminyak and Jemme Jewellery have worked together to organize and host the annual Bali Ball. So far, a substantial amount of money has been raised, all of which has gone directly to children’s charities in Bali, improving the lives of thousands.

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THE BALI BALL

A MAD T-PARTY W LOUNGE (daily) Price: Mad T-Party Mad T-Party T-Cage Single Mad T-Party T-Cage Double

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Inspired by Alice In Wonderland’s ‘mad hatters’ tea party, W Bali creates a quirky - set to delight the senses T Party when you can slip down a rabbit hole and into a colorful world of sweets and treats accompanied by freshly brewed coffees, teas and French champagne.

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All ticket sale proceeds and everything raised on the evening of The Bali Ball will go directly to the charities it is supporting

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