A few weeks ago, S and I made our very first trip to Osaka, Japan. While I’d been to Japan previously and had explored quite a fair bit of the country, I had never been to Osaka. In fact, up until a few years ago, I had never really given visiting Japan’s third largest city […]

Ironically, Chubby Hubby is down with gastroenteritis. Posting will resume as soon as the room stops spinning.
P.S. I just wanted to thank everyone who took part in Menu for Hope III. This year, we raised US$60,925.12, which is quite an amazing and impressive sum.

A little while ago, I wrote about Pang Kok Keong, the young and talented pastry chef at Canelé Patisserie Chocolaterie. In that post, I also mentioned that I had been able to coerce Chef Pang into preparing a very special and unique meal, a 15 course dessert degustation. The dinner was pretty special, both because […]

During this festive season, one of the very best things any of us can do is give to those who aren’t as fortunate as we are. Please join me and almost every other food blogger in the world in raising money for the United Nations World Food Programme. Menu for Hope is an annual […]

Three birds in one

I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve always wanted to eat a turducken. The idea of a chicken stuffed into a duck stuffed into a turkey just sounds too amusing not to one day try. The idea of making one though looks a little daunting. From what I’ve read, it’s a […]

Last year, I was a little late in posting my Christmas Gift Guide. This year, I’ve decided to get as early a start as possible. Unlike last year, in which I recommended only things that I had already acquired and road-tested, this year I am including things that are at the top of my own […]

It’s been a long time since S and I have gone out with friends and pigged out, mostly because she’s still trying to finish her long-overdue doctoral thesis. As I’ve written previously, we’re currently trying to stay in most nights. However, there are some friends that you just don’t say “no” to. Ever. N & […]

A few weeks ago, S and I received a wonderful gift from a new friend who is based in the Philippines. Margaux Salcedo is an ex-lawyer, a journalist and serious foodie and, since 2004, an inspiring micropreneur. Her fantastic little business revolves around and started with one product, a traditional Filipino hot chocolate paste made […]