Weekdays can be tough for us amateur cooks. As much as we’d like to spend the day prepping…


The Best Steamboat I have Ever Eaten, Man Fu Yuan
There are some friends who you simply trust explicitly when it comes to food recommendations. My friend L…

Dim Sum at Tim Ho Wan, Singapore. Actually really damned good!
The one and only time I tried checking out Michelin-starred dim sum specialist Tim Ho Wan in Hong…

Our lovely contributors & hello to Lizzie Loel
As the editor of Aun’s fantastic blog here at Chubby Hubby, one of the things I enjoy doing…

choPSuey cafe, cool, kitsch Chinesey food in Singapore
To be honest, I had kind of avoided Chopsuey Cafe when it first opened. Early reviews by both…

Wines to go with Chinese New Year feasts
As we usher in the year of the snake, the most important event for many of us is…

A homage to Xiao Long Bao – Chinese soup dumplings
Like many people, I first discovered xiao long bao in a famous Taiwanese restaurant called Din Tai Fung. I…

Pantry Basics: Homemade XO Sauce
I’d never really thought about making XO sauce—a deliciously spicy and umami condiment that first gained popularity in…

Family Food: Steamed Savoury Custard Master Recipe
Whether I’m making chawanmushi (茶碗蒸しwhich broadly means ‘steamed in a teacup’ but specifically refers to Japanese steamed savoury…