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I’m glad I was not in Thailand for Songkran. Armed with water guns, the weekend of Songkran, is a great excuse Thai folks to shoot girls and boys and tourists alike with water. Of course, the boys, girls and tourists shoot back. Needless to say, this is the country’s most popular festival, which runs every [...]
Last wednesday we headed to Pisco Bar, to catch Miserable Man , and he was brilliant! Here’s what he sounds like.. There were also some creative, oh so delectable, tapas (Chef Miguel Hokama’s trademark cooking) and Pisco Sours to kick back with, and enjoy the music. If this sort of scene is your thing, you [...]
If you like versatile dining.. it’s time to head on down to Chef Choi.. Having dinner at Chef Choi is an experience in itself. The chef is full of surprises and we have became regular clients at this restaurant for a couple of years now. And dining at Chef Choi is like eating the best [...]
You ain’t had good coffee, if you ain’t been to Brew Culture.. So what makes a great cup of espresso? Up till this point, I didn’t even know that there’s a big difference between ‘brewing coffee’ and ‘extracting espresso’. Then I met the good folks at Brew Culture. Brewed coffee is steeping ground beans in [...]
Calling all fans of the White Asparagus… Gobo Upstairs at Traders is having a rather cool promo.. What’s not to like about white asparagus? My only complaint is that the season is so short, usually running from mid April until early June. And while I do love green asparagus, there’s just something that feels extra [...]
This next installment of the Hennessy XO Appreciation Grows, entitled The Spirit of Conquest, was held at the Chin Woo Stadium in KL. Remember all the tres chi chi and rather interestingly themed Hennessy XO Appreciation Grows dinners ? (here’s one, and here’s another).. Well, the time had arrived for the next one.. this time [...]
What should one make of a restaurant named, Hit & Mrs ? There’s much interest these days in something gourmands and chefs alike call experimental cooking or experimental cuisine. A relatively new approach to food that invents new dishes, and explores new ways to make traditional dishes, with the help of the tools and ideas [...]
Bored of local food ? How about checking out the Mexican Fiesta.. ? InterContinental Kuala Lumpur, together with KLM and the Embassy of Mexico in Malaysia, are thick in the middle of much excitement, due to the Mexican Fiesta . From 1-15 April 2013, two extraordinary Mexican Chefs who are from the Presidente InterContinental Mexico [...]
Can you believe that it is that time of the year again, for the much acclaimed Hennessy X.O. Appreciation Grows event to take place? I certainly can’t. Time sure flies when you’re deep up to the eyeballs with work and things, that people get deep up to the eyeballs with! Well this year, the dinner [...]
And so we went a hunting, on a.. Cloudy Bay Pinot & Duck Tasting Trail..! Why on earth did they pick duck, and duck alone, to pair with the cloudy bay pinot, on this food trail? That’s the question I asked them too, the minute I got the chance. The answer was simple – the [...]
We pay Sid’s a visit for lunch, to try their famous pub grub! Entering Sid’s, you can’t help but like it straight away. None of that dark and dank, pub smell present and Sid’s goes a bit lighter even. The standard pub grub and draft offerings are on hand, and a cherrywood bar extends from [...]
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