After arriving by train from Chiang Mai, we took the Bangkok MRT to our beautiful hotel, the Amara. We wanted to splurge on our six last days of vacation, so we upgraded to an executive floor room which apart from a better room also came with complimentary cocktails and canapees each night. And I’m very… Continue reading Part 12: Where and what to eat in Bangkok
Category: Asian food
Part 10: eating in Chiang Mai
Khao Soi Islam One of northern Thailand’s most famous dishes is the delicious khao soi noodle soup. In Chiang Mai, we had it twice; the first time was at restaurant Khao Soi Islam. The soup consists of a coconut-y broth (I chose chicken as protein) and then also both soft noodles in the soup as… Continue reading Part 10: eating in Chiang Mai
Part 8: Chiang Rai and a day trip to Myanmar
Before moving further in Thailand we opted to spend two days in the city of Chiang Rai. Except for a short day visit to Myanmar and the Golden Triangle (of drug fame), basically our only plan was to visit the White Temple and eat local food. The White Temple of Chiang Rai is actually not… Continue reading Part 8: Chiang Rai and a day trip to Myanmar
Part 3: Koh Rong
After eventually finding our way to “the drop off” which is where the Sok San Beach Resort’s private boat departs ($20 per person, per way), we were finally on our way to the island of Koh Rong. The Sok San Beach Resort is quite a place; super pretty and quite laid back. The beach area… Continue reading Part 3: Koh Rong
Din Tai Fung London
Just got back from a visit to London and the newly opened branch of my favourite restaurang chain in the world: Din Tai Fung. Famous for their soup dumplings aka xiao long bao, Taiwanese Din Tai Fung has reached fame over the world and now have restaurants in Asia, the US, Australia, and, finally, Europe.… Continue reading Din Tai Fung London
5 days of eating in Shanghai
Just visited the Chinese mega city Shanghai, for five days of eating, getting some Chinese culture and just enjoying Asia. We naturally started the eating at my favourite Asian chain Din Tai Fung to have some of their otherworldly steamed xiao long bao soup dumplings. Sheng Jian Bao at Yang’s. These are with soup and… Continue reading 5 days of eating in Shanghai
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
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
Two really good tonkatsu restaurants we visited in Japan
One of my favourite Japanese dishes is tonkatsu. Tonkatsu or panko crusted deep-fried pork cutlets is a dish similar to a schnitzel with juicy pork covered by a crunchy panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) crust. During our recent trip to Japan, we had tonkatsu twice; once at Wako, where we went last time in Tokyo, and once at… Continue reading Two really good tonkatsu restaurants we visited in Japan
Kobe beef dinner at Gyu-an Ginza
One of the best meals of the trip, and probably one of my best meals ever was enjoyed at Gyu-An in Ginza, Tokyo. Gyu-An specialise in meat, as in good quality stuff, such as wagyu beef and the world famous kobe beef. After quite thorough research we decided that Gyu-An felt most bang for the… Continue reading Kobe beef dinner at Gyu-an Ginza