I’m a bit of a nightmare customer for most restaurateurs. Not because I’m an A-hole or make a big fuss in restaurants; in fact, I always try be on my best behavior when dining out. I’m a nightmare customer because…
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I think almost every child likes charsiu (also spelled “char siew”), aka Chinese barbecued pork. There’s something wonderfully delicious about the combination of juicy, tender pork and the salty-sweet and very umami charsiu sauce. It’s something that my own kids,…
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One of my favourite things in the world to eat is Japanese curry. I know some curry aficionados turn up their noses at Japanese curry. Such food snobs are quick to comment, and usually rather dismissively, “It’s not really curry”.…
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My mornings begin way too early. I get up at 530am every day and allow myself just 15 minutes to wash up and change. I need to wake my son up at 6am so that leaves me another 15 minutes…
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The other day, I was scratching my head wondering what to make the kids for lunch. Because T1 and T2 come home from school an hour apart, I either need to cook twice, or make something that will keep. Looking…
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We recently spent an awesome weekend in Kuching with over 30 friends. Most of them were people we knew, or knew of, and all of them were people we were grateful to have had the chance to get to know…
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Over the lunar new year holiday, my darling wife whipped up some of her signature dumplings for me and the rest of the family to enjoy. Truth be told, the recipe isn’t hers but an adaptation of a gyoza recipe…
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One of the ingredients I love to use in dishes when I entertain friends is sea urchin (“uni” in Japanese). It’s a product I’ve come to really enjoy in recent years. We’re especially lucky in Singapore that we’re able to access…
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The other night, at The Naked Finn, I had one of the best dinners I’ve ever had here in Singapore. And I want to tell all of you all about it. The problem with doing so is that you won’t…
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