My friend, R, wanted to bring us to his favourite Nasi Biryani place at Little India, Singapore. Unfortunately, his stall was closed that day, and hence we rerouted ourselves to the timeless Tekka Market smack…
The Shanghai Michelin Guide received much criticism when it came out in July 2016. Other than omitting many peoples’ favourite restaurants, which, is always subjective, the Shanghai debut of the Michelin Guide was also arraigned…
Yes! Many of you have seen the viral videos of the happiest chef in the world cooking his masterful omu rice, if not, here it is. Naturally, I was stoked when I learned that a…
Visiting Shanghai for the first time and have FOMO on the defining foods of Shanghai? This listing has you covered!
I’ve long heard of the black truffle xiao long bao (XLB) from the famed Din Tai Feng, but never had a proper chance to try it. So when I had a guest over recently and…
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.
I first heard of, and visited Alan Wong’s back in 2014 in Hawaii. I had his tasting menu at his flagship Alan Wong’s restaurant in Honolulu. Fast forward to 2017, he had expanded to his…
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…
We Chinese (as a race) love noodles, maybe because we invented it. While noodles come in all shapes and sizes, served in a multitude of ways, beef noodles is the quintessential noodle dish; That’s noodles…
When it comes to Chicken Rice in Singapore, there are no shortage of recommendations. From the super hyped ones such as Tian Tian (of Michelin Bib Gourmand fame), to commercialised chains like Wee Nam Kee…
It is no secret that I’m a huge fan of chef Gordon Ramsay, and that he had been a huge source of my motivation and inspiration in cooking. When I checked that he had two…
Tai’an Table officially re-opened in their new location last night, and held an amazing (re)opening party. Although it got crowded really quickly and got a little bit too crowded for comfort at times, it was likely…
I’ve heard of this very much talked about restaurant in the Jing’an area of Shanghai. The tales of enormous queues and being sold out by 1pm had aroused my curiosity. The fact that they only sell…
20th Sep 2017 EDIT – Ultraviolet was awarded 3 Michelin Stars in the 2018 Shanghai Michelin guide. Well deserved. Ultraviolet. How do I begin? How can I even write about this whole dinner without spoiling…
.. I have long heard of Gunther’s legendary cold truffle angel hair pasta, and they appear to be the pioneers of that dish in Singapore, though I’m sure this fact would be highly debated by many. Nonetheless, I’ve always been eager to try it out, and finally the opportunity had arrived.