Food and Travel
By sanju on 27 August, 2010
I am absolutely fascinated by visiting food streets. So much so that I make it a point to plan a visit every time I travel. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy eating at good restaurants, but I have always believed that to get a taste of the soul of a particular country’s cuisine; eating on …read »
Food and Travel
By Anonymous Paul on 28 June, 2010
Going around the new K11 (a.k.a. “the world’s first art mall”) mid-afternoon, I stumbled upon a line forming in one of the almost hidden basement corners. Finding out it was a Chinese restaurant I fell in line just the same for some post-lunch lunch. I wasn’t really hungry. I suppose it was more out of …read »
Food and Travel
By sanju on 23 June, 2010
On a recent trip to China, I was fortunate enough to spend a few hours in Hong Kong. I decided to try Caprice and see what all the fuss was about. Located at the posh Four Seasons Hotel in Central, Caprice is one of only two Hong Kong Restaurants that has three Michelin Stars to …read »
Food and Travel
By Anonymous Paul on 8 March, 2010
A Warm Bag of Gen Dan Jai You could literally walk for a few kilometers while doing the rounds of street shopping in Hong Kong. In places like Granville, Mongkok and Lai Chi Kok, some shops close around midnight on a daily basis. Fortunately lots of food stalls can be found everywhere for weary shoppers. …read »
Restaurants
By Anonymous Paul on 19 January, 2010
When you walk into Marché 313@somerset mall, you’ll kind of feel disoriented, to say the least. From the outside, you see this green restaurant amidst Singapore’s urban jungle. Just another one of the better bakeries in the city, you could say to yourself. A few steps in, down a spiral staircase, and you’re suddenly surrounded …read »
Food and Travel
By Anonymous Paul on 9 January, 2010
A Lovely Bowl of Goodness Christmas-time in the Philippines can get unbelievably chaotic. All the parties. The rich food. The family reunions. The decadent sweets. The consumption of copious amounts of alcohol. All events and stress factors manifest themselves physically when I fearfully tip the scales come January in the form of “mysterious” excess poundage. …read »