I love Chinese New Year celebrations at Chef Choi. It’s always such a porky affair.. I know I will definitely eat my fill of suckling pig and oh, for the love of crispy crackling skin! This year’s menu was a bit of an experimental menu , thrown together by the Chef.. But first the Yee [...]
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Win a Trip to the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, with handy – the city guide on a smartphone
January 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
handy – the city guide on a smartphone .. PLUS win a trip to the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens! If you’re planning to go for the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, here’s an easy way to get connected. An official Hong Kong Sevens sponsor, handy is a smartphone you rent by the day. It is [...]
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Pisco Bar @ Jalan Mesui, KL
January 27, 2013 By 6 Comments
Finally.. Pisco Bar opens its doors to Kuala Lumpur.. I had my induction into Pisco, not too long ago. Being friends of Miguel Hokama, the only Peruvian chef in KL, we quickly got acquainted with the Peruvian way of kicking back and relaxing. After a couple of BBQ house parties and mingling with his Peruvian [...]
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Our Top 3 Places for Cendol
January 25, 2013 By 16 Comments
Everybody has their favorite place for Cendol.. especially when the weather gets hot! Malaysians love their desserts, and when the weather gets hot, they naturally look for the nearest cendol stall. Cendol resembles a green worm-like jelly, and its basic ingredients are coconut milk, a worm-like jelly made from rice flour with green food coloring [...]
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Tune Haymarket opens – first ever in Scotland!
January 24, 2013 By 13 Comments
Flashpacking is taking the world by storm. No longer the grungy backpacker that smells bad and looks disheveled and unkempt, the flashpacker is well groomed, savvy and travels with all his technological comforts at hand. Yes indeed, this phenomenon of flashpacking – techno traveller of sorts, who never leaves home without his smart phone, mac, [...]
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Celebrating Chinese New Year @ Five Sen5es, The Westin KL
January 23, 2013 By 6 Comments
I’ve always liked Five Sen5es at the Westin KL because the place is so darn chic. It just oozes class, and the food is awesome too. I also like the fact that when you dine there, you are supposed to use all your 5 senses – sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. I couldn’t wait [...]
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Top 3 Places to Dine in St Andrews, Scotland
January 22, 2013 By 17 Comments
My love affair with St Andrews… and its awesome culinary scene! One of the nicest places I had the pleasure of visiting, on my recent trip to Scotland, was St Andrews. It’s a beautiful place, and famous for being a Scottish setting for Royal romance. Walking around The Scores, with the wide sweep of St [...]
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Bird in Hand Wine Tasting @ Best Western Hotel KL
January 21, 2013 By 6 Comments
Because a Bird in Hand.. is better than 2 in the bush! Just last week, we were invited to Punch Bar and Lounge at Best Western Hotel, for a wine tasting event organized by the Straits Wine Co. , of wines from a particular estate in Adelaide. Bird in Hand is situated on the cool, [...]
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Chinese New Year @ Li Yen, Ritz-Carlton & Shanghai, JW Marriott
January 19, 2013 By 14 Comments
Double your Chinese New Year luck, with two menus, from Li Yen at The Ritz-Carlton KL and then, Shanghai at JW Marriott.. I really cannot believe that Chinese New Year is almost upon us once more. Everything files at the speed of light when you’re busy I suppose. Having just come back from a 2 [...]
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Hokkien Mee @ Restoran Two One Two, Taman Midah Cheras
January 18, 2013 By 24 Comments
Two weeks abroad and one massive hankering for Hokkien Mee.. One of the great things about being away, is coming back to some good old fashioned Chinese hawker food. Doesn’t absence just make the heart (and stomach) grow fonder? And one of the great things about getting home on the weekend means loads of time [...]
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