I love checking out restaurants and eateries when I travel. It literally gives me the flavour of the destination, and for a moment, let’s me to do what the locals do. In these cases, to eat where they enjoy eating. It’s not just the food that I am there for but also the local vibe … Continue reading St John Restaurant & Bar: Eating in the East of London
Meat Up at Blacklock, Shoreditch
Still in London, there were more meals to be had while we did the responsible parent thing of helping the daughter settle into her new university life. Having done a quick scroll through the internet, I noticed that Blacklock constantly popped up in various restaurant listings, so we made a booking there for lunch on … Continue reading Meat Up at Blacklock, Shoreditch
A Fancy Pie Shop in London
The day had finally come when we brought the daughter off to London to pursue her university degree. While our universities in Singapore are excellent, the course she chose was not available here. Having studied in a UK university myself, I particularly wanted her to experience life abroad too to widen her horizons. It did … Continue reading A Fancy Pie Shop in London
The Saturday Kitchen – The Best Babi Guling in Jimbaran, Bali
Since returning from my weekend in Bali earlier this week, I have been constantly thinking of my very humble but exceedingly delectable meal of babi guling at warung Karya Rebo, a simple eaterie at Kedonganan in Jimbaran. Babi guling, as many would know, is one of the most iconic dishes of Bali -- suckling pig … Continue reading The Saturday Kitchen – The Best Babi Guling in Jimbaran, Bali
The Disgruntled Chef on Dempsey Road
This restaurant has since closed. For the record, there's nothing disgruntled or grumpy or grouchy about the Disgruntled Chef. This brasserie/gastrobar in Singapore may sport a gimmicky name, but once you get past that, you discover that the food here is pretty darn good. Because it occupies a somewhat sunken corner of Dempsey Road (a … Continue reading The Disgruntled Chef on Dempsey Road
Manhattan – The Booziest Sunday Brunch in Singapore
If Pan Pacific Singapore's Edge makes brunch a wholesome, super-long afternoon indulgence, Manhattan at the Regent Hotel makes it super sexy, and all you'll want to do at the end of it is crawl home in an alcohol-infused haze and nap the afternoon away. Brunch at a bar? Yes, complete with all the booze and … Continue reading Manhattan – The Booziest Sunday Brunch in Singapore
Old Clifford Pier Stunningly Restored
I have been waiting for many years for One On The Bund at the Fullerton Bay Hotel to close. The restaurant didn’t really ever take off, with indifferent food, ghastly furniture and an almost sacrilegious use of the special space it so undeservedly occupied – Clifford Pier. The latter is an 81-year-old landmark of old … Continue reading Old Clifford Pier Stunningly Restored
Step-by-Step Guide to Chinese New Year ‘Lo Hei’
Chinese New Year falls this Friday, 31 January when the Year of the Horse gallops in. I have not lost my sense of childish excitement for this most important of all Chinese festivals, and still look forward to the decorations, festive goodies and frantic visiting that goes on in the first two intense days of … Continue reading Step-by-Step Guide to Chinese New Year ‘Lo Hei’
The Runaway Palate 
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