Food and Travel
By sanju on 26 November, 2012
I am back in Hong Kong just for a quick overnight trip. I decided to visit Bistronomique upon the advice of fellow foodie friends AYFKM and SHOT. I would have visited sooner but the not so accessible Kennedy Town location always put me off. However, on this trip I was able to sneak in a …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 22 November, 2012
I finally had the chance to visit Sensei Sushi a few weeks ago. I had known of Bruce Ricketts a couple years back as the executive chef of the now defunct Robot. His menu seemed quite interesting then but the restaurant, unfortunately, had an abbreviated run. Bruce then set out with his own restaurant. A …read »
Guests
By franco on 19 November, 2012
“The Times. They are A- Changin.” - Bob Dylan We live in the era of the tablet and the smartphone. While I appreciate the innovations these technologies bring to our daily lives, I can’t help but think that the printed word is quickly coming to an end. Books, magazines and newspapers as we know them …read »
Try This
By sanju on 16 November, 2012
A few months ago, I got an email from my friend Alicia Sy, asking me if I wanted to be part of a book project that she was going to do. She wanted me to be part of a select group of panelists that would help her curate a list of restaurants that would form …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 9 November, 2012
We were over at Antonio’s for a working lunch a couple of days ago. I haven’t been back for the longest time and I swear it gets more lush and beautiful every time. And very very very fortunate to have a meal with and prepared by Chef Tonyboy himself. Champagne was served to get the …read »
Try This
By Anonymous Paul on 5 November, 2012
Interestingly found out that ramen only started appearing on record (i.e. Japanese menus) around the 1900′s. With it’s earliest form consisting of simple soup and noodles called “shina soba” (made with buckwheat noodles). The word “shina” pertaining to its Chinese inspiration (or maybe origin). It has since then exploded into a well loved dish; with …read »