BAK BAK Bak Chor Mee: Pork, Pork and More Pork!
Quick and Simple Chinese Glutinous Rice Recipe: Introducing the New Instant Pot RIO
Kai Kai Sushi & Grill: The latest eatery by Chef Teppei!
Ureshii – New Course Menu and other new dishes
25 Minced Meat Noodle: Leveling Up for the Next Generation!
Bak Chor Mee
BAK BAK Bak Chor Mee: Pork, Pork and More Pork!
Rice recipes
Quick and Simple Chinese Glutinous Rice Recipe: Introducing the New Instant Pot RIO
Jpn - Izakaya
Kai Kai Sushi & Grill: The latest eatery by Chef Teppei!
City Hall
Ureshii – New Course Menu and other new dishes
Bak Chor Mee
25 Minced Meat Noodle: Leveling Up for the Next Generation!
BAK BAK Bak Chor Mee: Pork, Pork and More Pork!
Quick and Simple Chinese Glutinous Rice Recipe: Introducing the New Instant Pot RIO
Kai Kai Sushi & Grill: The latest eatery by Chef Teppei!
City Hall
Ureshii – New Course Menu and other new dishes
Bak Chor Mee
25 Minced Meat Noodle: Leveling Up for the Next Generation!
KL Hokkien Mee Recipe with LG Noodles
I first fell in love with KL Hokkien mee when my cousin brought me to eat the dish in Petaling Jaya decades ago. What I ...
Seafood Pao Fan recipe: USA Calrose Rice
Seafood Pao Fan has gained much popularity in recent years, but at its core, it is simply a way of making use of overnight rice ...
Fabulous Focaccia Recipe – with KitchenAid
I am very excited to share with you this Focaccia Recipe which I learnt from a pastry chef after we had the most amazing Foccacia ...
Authentic Hainanese Pork Satay Recipe: Finally!
This is yet another recipe which took me years to perfect. Sure, there are many Satay recipes online and in recipe books but none of ...
Twenty Hearty Recipes to cook for such a time as this
I thought it would be good to pull together a selection of hearty recipes that will fill our stomachs and bring us comfort for such ...
Leslie’s Best Pineapple Tart Recipe
Pineapple tarts are one of my all time favourite Chinese New Year snacks. I find them irresistible, especially when paired with Bak Kwa and a ...
Elevate your Mapo Tofu Recipe: with RedMart
Mapo tofu is one of those dishes that make a regular appearance at our dinner table. It is cheap and easy to cook and it ...
Cantonese Steam Codfish Recipe II: Kikkoman Special Fragrance Soy Sauce
Cantonese Steam Codfish is one of those simple recipes that anyone can do at home which will produce a dish that would rival any restaurant. ...
Leslie and Lisa visit Seng Choon Egg Farm – A RedMart Supplier Story
EGGS! They are one of the most versatile, delicious, and nutritious cooking ingredients which we all take for granted. You probably won’t give it a ...
Dong Po Rou Recipe: Oven braised technique
There is nothing quite as seductive and unctuous as a shiny slab of Dong Po Rou. The recipe is actually quite easy as it only ...
18 Chinese New Year Recipes to usher in the New Year!
With Chinese New Year just around the corner, you might be planning what to cook. Here is a compilation of some of the best recipes ...
Sweet and Sour Pork III: RedMart Recipe
When I wrote my 2nd sweet and sour pork recipe in 2015, I thought that was my final recipe. I couldn’t think of what else ...
Asahikawa: Things to do, Food to eat!
Asahikawa is the 2nd largest city in Hokkaido after Sapporo and the gateway to the central region of the island. It also has the distinction ...
Furano: Things to do, Food to eat!
I soon found out that the signature food of Furano is omukare (omelette, rice and curry) after picking up a brochure in the hotel lobby ...
Kamifurano, Hokkaido: Food to eat, Things to do
I have been planning to bring the family back to Hokkaido since my trip to Hakodate last year. The kids love the food and the ...
Hakka food of Miaoli, Featuring Onsen Papawaqa and ChooArt Villa
If you need an excuse to visit Taiwan, then Onsen Papawaqa is surely it. Rockett Girl and I fell in love with the place the ...
Best Food in Taoyuan Part 2, Zhongli Night Market
The night markets are one of the big tourist attractions of Taiwan. I could spend the whole night just hopping from stall to stall looking ...
Best Food in Taoyuan, Featuring Chiang Fu Yan
Do you remember the Master Chef featured in the Taiwanese movie, “Eat, Drink, Man, Woman?”. The opening scene of the movie absolutely enthralled me. What ...
Love of a Lifetime: Popiah is love
I must say that Li Yin Zhu is probably my favourite local “Food” actress. I think she must be a foodie in real life because ...
Roots and Wings Batam Orphanage Project Update
It was just a year ago when I wrote about this orphanage in Batam. It was in such a bad state that we left there ...
Roots and Wings Project Update
Made a quick trip to Batam yesterday to have a look at the new orphanage building which we have been working on this year. It’s ...
Kombu Harvesting in Minami Kayabe, Hokkaido
I have long been intrigued by kombu. Like any other ingredient, the quality of kombu depends on terroir. 90% of the Kombu produced in Japan ...
Best Eats Around Hakodate, Hokkaido Part 2
One of the best things to do in Hakodate is to drive out to the beautiful Onuma Quasi National Park (Onuma Koen) where you can ...
Best Eats in Hakodate, Hokkaido Part I
For lovers of Japanese food, Hokkaido is indeed the promised land, flowing with milk and uni! Ask your sushi chef where the best uni, hotate ...
Skirt: Revamped Menu featuring Woodfire Grill
The Newly Reopened Skirt It was back in 2012 when I last wrote about Skirt, then brand-new steakhouse that differentiated itself by aging its own ...
Rainbow Rice House: Zi Char with Nonya Dishes
The Buzz among our Kakis Lately, this particular Zi Char establishment has been generating a lot of buzz and catching the attention of our kakis. ...
Food for Sharing Food Trail – with Citi Gourmet Pleasures
When it comes to food, Singaporeans have a penchant for sharing. Even when dining at upscale restaurants where dishes are meticulously plated, Lisa and I ...
Far East Chicken Rice: Roast Chicken Paradise
When I first came across Far East Chicken Rice, the first thought that cross my mind was whether they are somehow related to the famous ...
La Bottega Enoteca: Next Level Neapolitan Pizza!
My Affair with the Napoletana Pizza I haven’t felt this much excitement about pizza since my 2011 write-up on L’ Opretta. At that time, they ...
Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie @ Momentus Hotel Alexandra: Premium Meats and Ala Carte Buffet
In a Nutshell…. There are buffets aplenty, so why would you choose to visit Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie which is located outside of the CBD at ...
Holy Grill: Modern Hawker Western Food
Big Portions, Great Sides Traditional hawker-style Western food has always revolved around that piece of meat. The standard sides of crinkle-cut fries, baked beans, and ...
Guan Seng Carrot Cake: Nice Hawkers Finish First!
When DBS PayLah! announced that they were going to introduce the Gula Melaka Award for the hawker with the sweetest personality this year, I couldn’t ...
Honbo: Hong Kong Smash Burger Chain
The Burger Trend in Singapore I have been following the burger trend in Singapore since 2006 when I first collaborated with Aston to create the ...
Crispy Roti Prata: Mom and Pop Prata Shop!
When it comes to prata, I always look for two things. Firstly, the dough has to be house-made rather than sourced from a factory. Secondly, ...
Chao Yue Xuan: Local Dim Sum Heroes
Five Star Chef Opens Dim Sum Restaurant Chao Yue Xuan Dim Sum attracted quite some social media attention when it first debuted in the corner ...
A Review of Eu Yan Sang Premium Bird’s Nest Mooncakes
In the fiercely competitive market where everyone is trying to get a slice of the mooncake (pie), brands have resorted to all sorts of creative ...
XXO Har Loke Prawns Recipe: Xtra Xtra Ordinary!
Har Loke Prawns are a really old school Cantonese dish and frequently makes its appearance during Chinese New Year. It is relatively easy to cook ...
Glutinous Rice Recipe: Super Easy, Super Nice!
The traditional recipe for glutinous rice is quite laborious but I managed to came up with a super easy way of making this glutinous rice ...
Ryu’s Japanese Restaurant: Anko Nabe Omakase
It is great to see the Japanese food scene in Singapore progressing towards more authentic and regional foods. No longer is Japanese food just about ...
Ashino: Of Sushi and the Shokunin Spirit
Ashino is an excellent choice for anyone seeking an authentic sushi experience in Singapore. Even my seasoned Japanese foodie friend remarked that he felt as ...
Grouper King: How to eat a Giant Grouper!
Today we explore the anatomy of the Giant Grouper and see how this gigantic fish is appreciated, part by part. The whole gastronomic philosophy about ...
Singapore Fish Files: Groupers
Groupers are excellent eating fish which are found mostly in the tropics. The flesh is tender yet it has a bouncy texture that flakes nicely. ...
Kanda Wadatsumi: Pride Fish of Aomori!
Located at the Northernmost part of Japan’s main island of Honshu, Aomori is surrounded by water on three sides and is famous for a wide ...
Kombu Harvesting in Minami Kayabe, Hokkaido
I have long been intrigued by kombu. Like any other ingredient, the quality of kombu depends on terroir. 90% of the Kombu produced in Japan ...
Dashi Master Marusaya: All natural umami!
If you want to start cooking Japanese food at home, all you need is five basic ingredients, shoyu, mirin, sake, miso and dashi. These five ...
Singapore Fish Files: Snappers and Jobfish
I have grouped these fish together not just because they are all "snappers" but since this is a food blog, the emphasis is on how ...
Kanda Wadatsumi: Pride Fish of Shizuoka!
Not only is the food authentic, they bring in the best seafood from the different prefectures in Japan every month. So, you get to literally ...
Singapore Fish Files: Pomfrets and Pompanos
These four fishes are grouped together because they are all known as "Chior" 鲳 by the Teochews/Hokkiens, although scientifically, they belong to different families. They ...
