Author Archives: K

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine – Dim Sum Joy

Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine is a great find in the posh Marina Bay Sands. They provide diners a wide variety of options from mid-priced dim sum/Chinese food to extravagant set menus. The restaurant actually served a $12,888 set menu during Chinese New Year (probably targeting the high rollers in the Casino)! Baked BBQ BunsRead More

Queues, Queues & Longer Queues

It is getting so difficult to avoid long queues for food in Singapore. See below for the three “infamous queues” in town recently. Jollibee Singapore (Image by Sheere Ng, Makansutra)  Jollibee is one of my favourite fast food restaurants and my “must go” whenever I visit The Philippines. I love the juicy beef steaks  andRead More

[Hong Kong] Bo Innovation vs. [Sydney] Momofuku Seiobo

 Bo Innovation (BO) by Alvin Leung – This 2 Michelin starred restaurant helmed by the self-taught “Demon chef” serves extreme Chinese cuisine. Leung (An ex-engineer) is one of the two Michelin chefs in charge of a professional kitchen who did not go through formal culinary training. I met Leung in the Savour event in SingaporeRead More

Bar Stories – Personalized Cocktails

This is one bar that is probably reviewed to death in the blogosphere and does not require more introductions. Bar stories is all about personalized drinks & interactions. The best seats are definitely at the bar counter where you get to see the melodramatic actions from the over friendly bartenders. [LEFT] Passion Fruit Tiki –Read More

[New Delhi] McDonald’s – McSpicy Paneer

I like how Mcdonald’s tries to localize their menu in various countries to suit the local taste buds. One of my favourite McDonald burger is the Sichuan burger I had in China. Thus, I’m keen to try the vegeterian burgers unique to India to see how they fare.   McSpicy Paneer Extra Value Meal – The traditional IndianRead More

Happy Birthday, P!

Seeya back in Singapore real soon! Looking forward to bar cafe hopping together.Read More

Waku Ghin – Wowed

Waku Ghin was recently voted as the #2 best restaurant in the annual ranking of Asia’s top 20 restaurants held by the Miele guide. I heard many good things about Chef Tetsuya Wakuda’s second restaurant and that was my choice for a celebrity chef dinner when a dear friend returned to Singapore for a visit. THE GOODRead More

My Little Blue Box

Image from Tiffany & Co The 6th Anniversary…… and I said “yes”. What a way to start 2013. Wheet! P – Time to start practicing for my wedding cake or maybe a  wedding croquembouche?!? Oh, by the way - I expect to see your man on my big day too.  P.S. Pardon us as we continue to workRead More

2012 Full Stop

[San Francisco] The steepest street [Los Angeles] Disneyland – Revisiting the happiest place on earth & [Arizona] The Grand Canyon   [Las Vegas] Last Friday night      [Sydney] Momofuku [Snowy Mountain] Good morning, world [Beijing] Starbucks in 前门大街 & [Shanghai] 弄堂 [Guangzhou] 荔枝湾 [Ho Chi Minh City] My everyday in Saigon [Hanoi] Limestone cavesRead More

A Brand New Look

Goodbye, old layout…you will be fondly remembered. Here you go! We are finally launching our NEW look. It took a little longer than we would like – simply because the designer is in Singapore,  P is in Sydney & K is always travelling. But, it’s okay…we got there eventually! Hope you like our new look - comments & feedback are very welcome. MerryRead More