During our stay in Melbourne, we spent Christmas Eve, which is the big day in Sweden, with a trip to the nearby Yarra Valley for a bit of wine tasting. Instead of snow, heavy food and Disney’s Christmas there was lush scenery, actual heat and of course wine drinking. Based on a recommendation we went… Continue reading Wine tasting at Domaine Chandon in Yarra Valley
Author: Pakar
My best ever fish and chips at Bridge Fish & Chips, Mordialloc
After five days of South East Asiaing in Singapore, it was time for the next destination. After a sort of painful red-eye flight, that was prolonged by a tropical thunderstorm, we found ourselves at the Mornington Peninsula, just outside of Melbourne, Australia. As I have relatives there, Christmas in Australia was sort of the main… Continue reading My best ever fish and chips at Bridge Fish & Chips, Mordialloc
A night at the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore
Being my third visit to Singapore, I’ve not been able to miss the enormous, pretty-yet-slightly-ugly, structure of three buildings topped off with an ironing board, sort of. The space ship-y structure is of course the Marina Bay Sands, a huge complex including a hotel; casino; giant shopping mall; the world’s most Instagrammed swiming pool; and,… Continue reading A night at the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore
My foodie happy place: Lau Pa Sat food market
Lau Pa Sat, also known as Telok Ayer Market, is a hawker centre that has fed Singaporeans since the 1800s. Situated smack bang in Singapore’s financial district, the classic building, filled with local eateries, is one of my favourite foodie places in the world. Just sitting there, sipping on a beer, smelling the grilled satay… Continue reading My foodie happy place: Lau Pa Sat food market
Meat-mayo-marrow mayhem at Burnt Ends Singapore
One of 2017s best meals was at Burnt Ends Singapore, sort of an Australia meats (sorry) United States-style barbecue restaurant – in Singapore! Ranked as 10 on San Pellegrino’s Asia’s 50 best list, reservations is a must and we made ours a month or so in advance. We sat at the bar where dinner is… Continue reading Meat-mayo-marrow mayhem at Burnt Ends Singapore
Great lunch at Candlenut, Singapore
Before leaving for Singapore, I read at several places about a restaurant called Candlenut that serves Peranakan style food, sort of meaning Singaporean/Malay and some extent Indonesian food influenced and fusioned with the food of Chinese migrants. Straits-Chinese Candlenut themselves call it. They also have a Michelin star, naturally I had to pay Candlenut a… Continue reading Great lunch at Candlenut, Singapore
Dinner at Din Tai Fung Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Whenever I am in a city with a branch of Taiwanese chain Din Tai Fung, I tend to go there for a fix of one of my favourite dishes in the world – the famous soup dumpling, xiao long bao. Din Tai Fung’s Marina Bay Sands branch is one of the best I have visited… Continue reading Dinner at Din Tai Fung Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Hello, Singapore!
After a longish trip to Singapore with the new semi-nonstop (you need to disembark in Moscow but then continue on the same plane) route with Singapore Airlines, we’re now in the “Lion City”, one of my favourite food cities in the world. It’s my third visit which is a first for me outside of Europe.… Continue reading Hello, Singapore!
What is a patty melt? (recipe)
Had a really decadent breakfast the other day. Saw this creation fly past on Instagram a couple of times in the last month, and decided i had to try. I mean a burger meets grilled cheese… I couldn’t resist. Behold the patty melt. What you need (for one patty melt) 1 burger patty (I used… Continue reading What is a patty melt? (recipe)
A short staycation at Hotel At Six in Stockholm
I recently took a brief staycation in one of Stockholm’s new ’luxury hotels’ – Hotel At Six. At Six is a part of both iPrefer and Nordic Choice Hotels (not sure how that works, but I could only receive points from one ?), the latter is the mother company of my favourite Scandinavian chain Clarion,… Continue reading A short staycation at Hotel At Six in Stockholm