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Review of Alan Wong’s Restaurant @ Honolulu, Hawaii

Apr 18, 2014

This is a long overdue review from my honeymoon at Hawaii from December 2013 to January 2014. Hawaii is not particularly known for fine dining, whilst there is a growing number of fancy and hip…

My personal BEST Laksa in Shanghai @ Molokai, Xin Tian Di

Mar 23, 2014

2017 Update: Standards have dropped at this place, I do not recommend their laksa anymore. Molokai @ Xin Tian Di has been a favourite haunt since I discovered it last year. Actually, I have walked…

[CLOSED] Maison Pourcel Review @ Shanghai Restaurant Week 2014

Mar 08, 2014

This year’s Shanghai Restaurant Week (SRW) boasted over 130 restaurants. I did not have the time to participate much this round but managed to book 1 dinner at Maison Pourcel, a French restaurant tucked away…

[CLOSED] Chin-agiku @ Shanghai Revisited – A review of the best-sellers

Feb 26, 2014

The folks at Chin-agiku generously invited me back for a second tasting over the weekend. It has been 3 months since our last visit.  Since then, several reviews from other media outlets have popped up….

Review of Burgr by Gordon Ramsay @ Las Vegas

Feb 21, 2014

The wife and I were in Vegas for a few days on our tour of the United States, and I made a point to visit as many celebrity chef restaurants as I could. Gordon Ramsay’s Burgr was one of them.

Review of Mr Nice Cafe @ Sun Moon Light, Shanghai

Feb 09, 2014

Mr Nice Cafe has been around in the Jing’an district in Shanghai for a couple of years now. It’s core menu served what I would describe as bistro food- pastas, risottos, etc. What really placed…

Looking for the BEST Peking Roast Duck in Beijing? Try Da Dong Roast Duck.

Jan 18, 2014

Peking duck is the quintessential dish of the capital of China, Beijing. Essentially, it is roast duck; However, unlike cantonese style roast duck, Peking duck has one primary requirement: wafer-like crispy skin that you wrap…

Beijing Pictorial

Jan 01, 2014

Pictorials are mostly for travels and events where I simply post a gallery of images and captions. This pictorial features photos from my recent trip to Beijing in November 2013. Not included is our memorable…

Review of Element Fresh

Dec 29, 2013

Ask the expats in Shanghai where their favourite brunch / general dining place is, and chances are that Element Fresh will show up quite often, and for good reason. Many of my friends who have…

Review of Awana, a Singapore-style restaurant

Dec 29, 2013

I was invited to dinner by a friend, and she recommended for us to meet at this restaurant specialising in Singaporean style cuisine. Being a Singaporean myself, naturally the idea peaked my curiosity, and I…

Lotus Land – Indian Cuisine at Tian Zi Fang

Dec 27, 2013

Lotus Land is a restaurant specialising in North Indian Cuisine, tucked away in the Tian Zi Fang labyrinth. As far as I know, it has been around for about 5 years, and is run by…