A recent trip to Taiwan had me thinking about what constitutes Taiwanese food. Taipei, despite being smaller than…


Mistura—Peruvian food galore
Mistura, did not fall short of the craziness it promised. During the lead up to the famous food…

Baishinka Tea House by Higashiya, Tokyo, Japan
When I had told my wife S that I was taking her to Tokyo to celebrate our wedding…

Diner en Blanc in Singapore this year!
I first heard about Diner en Blanc in an article from a magazine some years back, but by…

My favourite comfort food – mushroom quesadillas
I got pretty sick the past couple of weeks. I had a bad bout of flu and cough,…

A taste of Asia at Chop Chop Chang’s in Brisbane
It sits in the loudly beating heart of Brisbane’s West End, just over the river from the CBD…

Whipping cream cake for my darling boy’s birthday
Five years ago, I cradled a cherubic baby boy in my arms, barely 3kg. He is a little…

The Porthole – My beautiful new cocktail infusion vessel
Please indulge me for the next few paragraphs as I show off my latest toy. The Porthole, the…

Chef Zaiyu Hasegawa of DEN, Tokyo, is a master culinary comedian. And his restaurant is the coolest place in Tokyo to dine in right now.
Earlier this month, thanks to some amazingly cheap deals on Scoot, I was able to whisk my wife…