I was late for the MFWF’s Ghibli-Inspired “The Heart Inside Night” at Robata and had to squeeze into an empty seat in the middle of the long table, dashing out multiple ‘sorry’s and ‘excuse me’s. Once seated, the first thing that caught my eye was the snippets of Ghibli movies playing in the background…
Keep ReadingI was late for the MFWF’s Ghibli-Inspired “The Heart Inside Night” at Robata and had to squeeze into an empty seat in the middle of the long table, dashing out multiple ‘sorry’s and ‘excuse me’s. Once seated, the first thing that caught my eye was the snippets of Ghibli movies playing in the background…
Keep ReadingLast week, Liz and I went to an MFWF event, Taste of Chengdu dinner, where I learned that Chengdu is famous not only for pandas but also for its celebrated Mapo Tofu. The dinner was a birthday gift for Liz (we have started a tradition of experience birthday gifts – this year, she got…
Keep ReadingI bid everyone goodbye and ticked off Sunshine Wonders after adding these three places to my go-to Sunshine, joining other culinary cultures.…
Keep ReadingEating it got me reminiscing about the past collections of comfort food that have tided me through all-nighters, many overtime, even bad days.…
Keep ReadingI was at the toddy shop with Fafa, called “Toddy Shop,” a Kerala cuisine eatery located in the hipster neighbourhood of Collingwood and opened by an equally hipster-looking chef. The Toddy Shop is much smaller than the open-air OG toddy shop I visited in Kerala, but Fafa said this was the usual size of…
Keep ReadingIf you are a vegan or vegetarian, consider visiting Bali, Indonesia, for your next culinary adventure, it will be well worth your tastebud.…
Keep ReadingWarung Mek Juwel stands out with the variety of food on the plate, topped up by the most flavorful chilli concoction, the Sambal Embe.…
Keep ReadingWe had been in Bali for over a couple of weeks when my craving for pasta kicked in. I couldn’t think of a genuine cause for this sudden craving. Although pasta has slowly climbed my comfort food list, it’s still not rice, my ultimate comfort food and true love, which almost always accompanies Balinese…
Keep ReadingIt got me thinking - Is Bali, more specifically, Canggu, white-washing our food too much? I hate going to this kind of place.…
Keep ReadingCabe, Indonesian restaurant in Tokyo, was good, but I was hoping for better. Good, but not comparable to other food I have eaten in Japan.…
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