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Confessions of a Malaysian-born, London-based foodblogger in search of the perfect meal…
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Sushi of Shiori: a little slice of sushi perfection
Great sushi is not easy to find in London. With outlets of Itsu and Wasabi on every other street corner flogging the same ol’ mass-produced Salmon Nigri, there’s little room left in the market for truly authentic sushi bars that are willing to serve top-grade fish at reasonable prices. However, if you look hard enough on a rather […]
Roka @ Canary Wharf : simple, sublime Robatayaki cuisine
August 1, 2011
Canary Wharf isn’t exactly one of the capital’s go-to gastronomic destinations. Amidst the sterile steel and glass sky-scrapers, it’s often difficult to find anything remotely interesting food-wise. Hence, whenever I find myself in the area, I end up settling for a fail-safe meal at one of the high-street’s more reliable commercialised suspects (Wahaca or Carluccios […]
Soseki: Japanese Kaiseki cuisine fit for an emperor
June 12, 2011
** Unfortunately, since writing this post, Soseki has since closed down in December 2011** I received a rather sombre e-mail some weeks back from Saki, a very decent Japanese sushi bar-cum-restaurant near my workplace that I had been to a couple of times. They announced that were having a closing down sale at their Japanese […]
Cilantro vs. Sage: Battle of KL’s fine dining sister restaurants
April 3, 2011
Having been away from home for some time, I’ve been wanting to check-out what the fine-dining scene in KL has become. For some years, the restaurant to beat in my eyes (until it shut down in 2009 for a year of refurbishment) was Cilantro. I’ve always felt that their trademark truffle butter and gorgeous pan-fried Unagi […]
Sushi.
September 24, 2009
33 Woodstock Rd, Golders Green | http://www.sushischool.co.uk | Attended 20th Sept ’09 Word has it that the traditional Japanese Sushi chefs of old would have spent a total of 5 years in their younger days training as apprentices. In fact, most of the old guard would not have touched a fish until their third year […]
July 14, 2012
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