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


Three-day Kuching eater’s guide
We recently spent an awesome weekend in Kuching with over 30 friends. Most of them were people we…

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…

Visiting the classics: The Peninsula Hong Kong
If you know me, you know that I have quite specific tastes. I’m lucky enough to have travelled…

Eating Sydney: notes from a recent trip. Part 2.
In my previous post, I wrote about three amazing meals (at Sepia, Automata, and Ester) my wife and…

Eating Sydney: notes from a recent trip. Part 1.
If you’ve read my two previous posts, you’ll know by now that my wife and I recently flew…