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Confessions of a Malaysian-born, London-based foodblogger in search of the perfect meal…
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The Laksa diaries: the hunt for the best bowl of Penang Laksa
For me, no trip back home to Malaysia is complete without a visit to the hawker food haven of Penang. This was my second time back on the island this year and the more I revisit, the more I’m seriously considering upping sticks some day and moving here. When I last blogged about Penang’s hawker food […]
NYC: a round up of my favourite eats in the Big Apple for under $20
November 29, 2012
I was recently in New York for what can only be described as an epic couple of weeks eating-wise. Every time I’m back there, I never fail to feel like a little boy in the big big city. The raw energy and continuous buzz that resonates through this concrete jungle’s skyscrapers, streets, subways and service […]
Klang Valley food crawl: a round up of my fav budget eats in and around the Malaysian capital
April 22, 2012
With such immense ethnic diversity, the Malaysian capital is abound with culinary gems aplenty on every street corner. Ask anyone from KL and its surrounding suburbs what their favourite eats are, and you will find the list often varies depending on that particular person’s home ground, tastebuds, ethnicity and social fabric. However, if you start to […]
Penang: Street Food capital of the world
April 14, 2012
With more hawker food stalls per square foot than probably any other place in the world, the island of Penang is a foodie’s dream come true. There is a kaleidoscope of different food cultures and traditions at play here, spanning Chinese, Indian, Malay, Mamak and Nyonya cuisines. In fact, there seem to be more eateries […]
Arzak: the meal of a lifetime
December 17, 2011
As 2011 starts to wind down to a close, it’s a time for reflection on the highs of the year food-wise. Superb meals there have been, but for me, 2011 will undoubtedly be marked and defined by one foodie experience alone: it’s the year I discovered the glory of San Sebastian and the legendary cuisine […]
Manchester Xmas Markets: Revisited
December 12, 2011
The better half and I have just come back from our annual weekend pilgrimage up to Manchester for their Christmas Markets. I’ll keep this one short as this was our 3rd time round (you will find my post from last year here). As per previous years though, the goal was simple – we were looking to […]
My Top Berlin eats: where Doner Kebabs and Currywursts are an art form
November 20, 2011
I turned up in Berlin not expecting very much at all. For some reason, I had this naive preconception in my head of the German capital being some dull, over-gentrified city. Monotonous… with an almost sterile efficiency and precision about it. I had written off our chances of finding any decent food even before touching […]
Eleonas: a stunning mountain retreat with glorious home-cooked Cretan cuisine
September 12, 2011
In the mountains of southern Crete, just off the sleepy village of Zaros…amidst olive groves, grape vines and wild mountain herbs lies Eleonas - a stunning agro-tourism settlement of traditional mountain cottages. Before this trip, I had never been to one of these eco-tourism retreats before, hence I was a little curious if the remote isolation of such […]
In Bruges
April 25, 2011
I’m back from a long Easter weekend in Belgium and in withdrawal mode having had almost 20 different beer varieties, heaps of heavenly chocolate and loads of crisp, beef-dripping-fried Belgian fries. Our first stop on our 3 day break was Bruges. Bar the occasional whiff of horsedung from the army of horse-drawn carriages doing their […]
Le Manoir Aux Quat Saisons
January 15, 2011
After more than 8 years in London, I finally got round to sorting out my driver’s licence last year (an actual official UK one that is… not the ‘made in Malaysia’ type which I bought in my teens =P). With that has come the liberation and ability to explore the best grub there is to […]
Manchester Christmas Markets.
December 5, 2010
With X’mas only a few weeks away, it’s that time of the year again where I need my annual fix of Gluhwein, Bratwurst and all things Christmas Market-y. And if there is one city in the UK that knows how to put on a proper Christmas Market, it’s Manchester. The prop-up stalls here span entire […]
Beer?… Czech.
May 23, 2010
Prague, Czech Republic, 50° 5′ N 14° 25′ E | May 2010 Prague really is a beer drinker’s wildest fantasy. When beer is cheaper than water, it would be a serious crime not to take advantage of the arbitrage opportunity and drink oneself silly. The Czechs did invent lager after all and true to their […]
PignaSecca Market.
November 9, 2009
Montesanto, Naples | 40°51′N, 14°17′E | November 2009 Naples is a love it or hate it city. Don’t expect to find the usual archetypal piazzas, flower-lined verandas or quaint, world heritage sights. It’s narrow, sloping streets are down and dirr-ty, full of filth and graffiti. Arriving in the evening, it was as if our […]
Flavours of the Aegean.
October 23, 2009
Santorini, Greece | 36°23′N, 25°27′E | August 2009 As the days get shorter and a little colder in London, I’m finding myself looking back at the summer that’s come and gone for some much needed sunshine and cheer. Despite the feverish tourist crush come summer-time, Santorini definitely still makes it into my list of mustseeplacesbeforeyoudie. […]
TheModernPantry.
September 26, 2009
48 St. John’s Square | http://www.themodernpantry.co.uk | ingested 19th Sept 2009 I’m not one for big breakfasts or early mornings usually (unless I’m forced to of course). Frankly, I’m not sure which hero in the history of humanity invented the tagline “…eat Breakfast like a king, Lunch like a prince and Dinner like a pauper”. […]
La Creperie de Hampstead
September 22, 2009
77, Hampstead High St | http://www.hampsteadcreperie.com | ingested Sept 20th 2009 You’re probably thinking “why the long queue?” (…even the little JackRussell seems to be patiently waiting in line for his turn). However, Londoners from all walks of life, young and old, man and dog, have been queuing happily outside this tiny white hut off […]
BoroughMarket
September 18, 2009
| Borough High Street | http://www.boroughmarket.org.uk | ingested at least bi-monthly | London‘s oldest food market is a foodie’s dream, its origins dating back to the time of the Romans where she stood south of the original London Bridge. There is something mesmerizing about the fresh produce and fine foods on offer here which draws […]
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