Chef Choi and the Truffle-phile

I suppose I have a few food-inclined friends who are still obsessed with fresh truffles. They tend to know a great deal, on the subject matter, and go through great lengths to transport/ship/hand-carry fresh truffles back home to KL, for the sake of a meal. They also go through great pains to keep the truffles [...]

A Weekend in Chicago

A good overseas holiday is one where you get to visit most of the mandatory attractions and sample some of the more “mainstream” food options of which the destination can offer. In this sense, you are only still a visitor. What makes a good overseas holiday great is one where you get the opportunity to [...]

Barry Marshall and the United Buddy Bears

This weekend has been hectic for me. However, I did manage to shake the hand of Barry Marshall and arrive back in KL in one piece! Anyway, showing some important people around KL, I have to say how I love Bukit Bintang by night – it looks so awesome and is really something to be [...]

Taman Yulek Pork Noodles

If you ever visit Kuala Lumpur, make no mistake when I say, this place is piggy mecca for the hungry soul. Our city is saturated with bellies, trotters, ears, snouts, and intestine — it’s a veritable porkapalooza out here, that should impress even the most seasoned of pork eaters. But where’s a pig junkie supposed [...]

Meeting Rockstar, Executive Chef Mauro Gomez of W Retreat & Spa Maldives

When I first bumped into Chef Mauro Gomez at the W, I thought that he was a bit of a lunatic. No doubt he was good looking and everything, but he also had this huge, shiny cleaver that he took along with him everywhere. I mean, he wore it like an accessory. A large, menacing [...]

More Food Porn…

For those who do not want to cook for Chinese New Year..    There’s Elegant Inn.     Nian Gao - good fortune stick to you, like sweet sticky glutinous rice cake    Lap Mei Fan – your claypot runneth over with waxed meat rice   Eggy Foie – double decadence, double your luck    Siew Ha [...]

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FlexiRoam Free Roaming

Wow.. Chinese New Year is just round the corner.. and boy, have we got terrific prizes for you to win! The generous people of FlexiRoam are giving away some terrific credit vouchers for you to ROAM absolutely FREE, when you travel abroad.   What is FlexiRoam? FlexiRoam is a service that allows you to make [...]

Luxury Holidays to Mauritius

A velvety green volcanic island, washed by the sparkling waves of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is typically recognised as a beach paradise. It’s a first choice for honeymooners and water sports enthusiasts but is equally appealing to those with a penchant for a hammock and a frosty daiquiri. The naturally opulent landscape has a magnetic [...]

G’day Mate! Margaret River Adventures.. Day 1 & 2

Touchdown at Perth International Airport 1600hrs and the 4 of us, @alilfatmonkey, @tykeonabike, Cumi and Ciki were an excited bunch as we were eager to start our road trip, into the heart of Margaret River. We had a jam packed tour awaiting our inquisitive minds, as you will soon find out. we’re off on our [...]

The Five Winners Are…

Here are the FIVE lucky winners of my New Year Contest! 4 X RM100 cash vouchers for some fantastic dining at Senjyu Sushi, Mr. Jeffry Chee Hoe Chan Ms. Evelyn Lee Ms. Pamela8974 Ms. Tan Xue Ren     1 x High Tea Buffet for two, at Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur. Ms Annie Kiu Siew Nee [...]

Hurtling towards the Finish…

This past month, everything was a mess at work.. including the files in the in-tray, files in the drawers and file on my p.c. Holidays to the Maldives, Scotland and then Australia had me gasping for breath.. where did all my time go?  Ah, so it was a good thing that I worked throughout last [...]