This is one of my favourite recipes for homemade pasta because it results in a perfectly al dente…

Friday Food Porn: The original carpaccio, from Harry’s Bar, Venice
I love carpaccio, the raw beef “salad” that has become one of the must-have dishes on all Italian…

Labour of love: Lunch at Kooka Café and a conversation with co-owner Lauren Chambers
Since a colleague introduced me to Kooka Café earlier this year, I’ve made the place my unofficial hideout,…

Lamb tagine – an adaptation of a Moroccan favourite
When I was growing up in my tropical island home of Singapore, I believed that stews were eaten…

A taste of Margaret River, Australia – Fraser Gallop Estate
Australian wine – almost a market synonym for Shiraz from South Australia. Known for its strong flavour, overwhelming…

Okinawan Taco Rice, one of the best fusion dishes ever
Okay… I’ll admit it. I was actually a huge fan of the fusion food movement when it first…

Family Food: Dutch baby with sautéed apples from Michael Natkin’s Herbivoracious
I have probably used this Dutch baby recipe every week since I first received a copy of Herbivoracious,…

Chye Seng Huat Hardware: an amazing new coffee house on the outskirts of Singapore’s Little India
When I read that the folks behind Papa Palheta were opening a new coffee bar on Tyrwhitt Road,…

Satisfying the umami thirst with curry noodles
The curry mee I regularly partake in at the O&S Coffee shop in Paramount Gardens, Petaling Jaya…