Food and Travel
By sanju on 7 April, 2017
C and I were in Taipei for a business trip a few days ago. This trip was quite special simply because we were able to finally snag a rare, like an on time flight out of manila, reservation at Raw. Chef Andre Chiang’s Taipei outpost. It took me two years to finally make a reservation …read »
Food and Travel
By Anonymous Paul on 22 February, 2016
One cold morning in Taipei, my brother sent me a text if I wanted to try this soy milk place for breakfast near our hotel. I got this message right after hitting the breakfast buffet but, what the hell. When in Rome. I wanted to go anyway as I knew Taiwanese style soy milk breakfasts …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 23 July, 2015
There are a few things different about the Hot Star Large Fried Chicken available here in Manila. In Taiwan, you’d order the breaded fried chicken off a night market stand, they’d stuff it in a paper sleeve and off you’d go looking for other treats. The local Hot Star has Filipinized this Taiwanese treat by …read »
Food and Travel
By sanju on 13 April, 2015
Recently, C and I were back in Taipei for a few days. During our trips we normally end up at the original Din Tai Fung branch along Yong Kang Street. About a block away, we always see a long line of patrons patiently waiting to get their order of Mango Shaved Ice. We have always …read »
Food and Travel
By sanju on 26 March, 2014
I am back in Taipei on a short business trip. As always, meals are precious commodities that need to be juggled, since I have to have dinner with business partners and sometimes friends as well. This time though, I made the effort to have some alone time, and visit Hoshi. I first heard about Hoshi …read »
Photo Essays
By sanju on 21 May, 2011
Recently, I have been fortunate enough to visit two different food markets. Borough Market in South London and the Tong Hua Night Market in Taipei. Borough Market is one of the busiest food markets in England. It traces its roots all the way to the 13th century. However its present premises were built in the …read »