It’s hard to impress my wife. She has a very discerning palate. We’ve both been very fortunate in…


School Holiday Feasting at ION Orchard
June, for those of us with kids, is equally aggravating and exciting. The school holidays mean your kids…

Why I absolutely love Les Amis
I grew up in Manhattan in the 1970s and early 1980s (the second half of that decade was…

Tim Raue Berlin. Modern Chinese for a global audience.
Like many of you, I’ve worked my way through (most of) three seasons of Chef’s Table. While some…

A very special Hokkaido menu at The Naked Finn
The other night, at The Naked Finn, I had one of the best dinners I’ve ever had here…

Revisiting Den and the brilliant Chef Zaiyu Hasegawa
Earlier this year, I started to plan how to best celebrate my fifteenth wedding anniversary. I knew that,…

My all-time favourite restaurant in Kyoto: Gyu Ho
My all-time favourite restaurant in Kyoto is a tiny, offbeat, rustic place in the northern suburbs of the…

My first negative post ever: An infuriating meal at Tempura Matsu in Kyoto
It’s been a long time since I’ve left a restaurant angry. Not just disappointed or let down but…

A Dad’s Dining Out Guide to Singapore
Not so long ago, Singapore’s first-ever Michelin ratings were announced. And while I paid close attention to the…