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Best Sushi in Bangkok? Isao Sushi

Best Sushi in Bangkok? Isao Sushi

I miss living in Bangkok. I miss the Thai food, the Thai massages and the beaches. But one of the things I miss most is Isao Sushi. Sushi???? As one of the most missed things from Bangkok? Yes, indeed! Quietly tucked away 150 meters down on Sukhumvit Soi...
Visit Chengdu People's Park - for People Watching, Marriage Market, Tea Houses, Ear Massage and More...

Visit Chengdu People’s Park – for People Watching, Marriage Market, Tea Houses, Ear Massage and More…

Actually, outside of Shanghai, I think Chengdu might be  my favorite city in China so far. I love the spicy Sichuan cuisine from chili oil hot pot to the addictive dan dan mian (spicy pork noodles). But I think most of all I loved the people watching. And...
Epicurean Concept of the Week - Espuma for making foam

Epicurean Concept of the Week – Espuma for making foam

Surely you have noticed that in recent years foam is all the rage in the restaurant world. Except perhaps on a traditional Italian menu or at a burger joint, foam seems ubiquitous on today’s modern menu. And it’s no wonder why…foam has an ethereal taste profile that one...
On Our Bookshelf - The Longest Way Home & Honeymoon with My Brother

On Our Bookshelf – The Longest Way Home & Honeymoon with My Brother

As much as I enjoy writing about travel, I also enjoy reading about it. Here are two of my favourite books in which the authors go on journey’s that are both physical and emotional. I, like these authors, have discovered the most authentic versions of myself by finding...
Read Chubby Hubby - Sushi Etiquette, What You Don't Know Might Surprise You

Read Chubby Hubby – Sushi Etiquette, What You Don’t Know Might Surprise You

Many of you know I write for Chubby Hubby, the Singapore based food / lifestyle blog. I have written about a variety of topics for CH, including Michelin-starred chef interviews, recipes, about contemporary artists in China, etc. But apparently my MOST popular article to date is an article...
Best Eggs Benedict in Singapore? Choupinette

Best Eggs Benedict in Singapore? Choupinette

Singapore is brunch heaven for brunch lovers. Aside from dim sum, brunch isn’t really an Asia “thing.” But like many things in Singapore, the brunch culture has risen from the intersection of East and West that this country is so well known for. And in Singapore, while the...
A Night out at Fullerton Bay, Singapore - Catalunya Restaurant and Lantern Bar

A Night out at Fullerton Bay, Singapore – Catalunya Restaurant and Lantern Bar

While I no longer live in Singapore, I do get there about 6-8 times a year. There are so many cool and new restaurants that have opened in the last year, I find it hard to keep up. Every time I go, I am torn between old favourites...
Easy Recipe for Thai Iced Tea

Easy Recipe for Thai Iced Tea

When I moved to Thailand some years back, I eyed Thai Iced Tea suspiciously for several weeks before I decided to try it. It was probably the strange orange color, bordering on nuclear in appearance. But once I actually tried it, there was no turning back. The creamy...
Accidental Funnies - More Japanese Kawaii, Purr-fect Kitty Sushi

Accidental Funnies – More Japanese Kawaii, Purr-fect Kitty Sushi

The longer I am in Asia, the more I enjoy the Japanese sense of humour. It is often quirky, a little left of center…but yet also always a bit cute and kawaii. What is kawaii, you ask? Kawaii is the Japanese word for sweet, cute, adorable (pronounced like...
Photo Trek - Visiting the Pandas in Chengdu, China

Photo Trek – Visiting the Pandas in Chengdu, China

I remember when I was about 10 years old and visited the National Zoo in Washington D.C. and saw the pandas very kindly sent to the US by China. I never could have dreamed at that age I would later live in China and get to personally visit...
Adorable Hotel Lobby Pets (Cats, Dogs and even Fish!) from Conde Nast Traveler

Adorable Hotel Lobby Pets (Cats, Dogs and even Fish!) from Conde Nast Traveler

I was delighted by this recent series on the Conde Nast Traveler website. It’s all about pets that live in hotels…all over the world – where they live, a bit about them, their “job” at the hotel and photos. It seems Fairmont hotels is the most progressive with...
Read Chubby Hubby - Best Burger in Los Angeles? Father's Office in Santa Monica

Read Chubby Hubby – Best Burger in Los Angeles? Father’s Office in Santa Monica

I get back to the US about 1 -2 times per year. And I always make a point to spend some time in California.  The food is amazing there. I think a large part of it is due to the fact that a great deal of it is...