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Bangkok 2017 day 4: three after parties
So... the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2017 awards are done and dusted, and it was now time to paaaaartaaaay! First stop was back in the courtyard of the House on Sathorn, where we have a ton of food...
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Bangkok 2017 day 5: I'll have what Califa had
Paste was always going to be on my agenda for this trip, having heard good feedback from both the Great One Lick My Toes and Haokoufu last year. Then I found out that my friend the Hungry Tourist also...
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Bangkok 2017 day 5: decoding Gaggan Anand
Having sung happy birthday to the birthday boy in front of a crowd at the unofficial after party in the wee hours of this morning, the Great One, Hello Kitty, and I are back at Gaggan. At our Gaggan x...
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Droning Boy: above the lungs of Bangkok
I'm spending quite a few days in Bangkok on this trip, and wanted to do something a little different... more than just eating at restaurants. I wanted to do something a little off the beaten path....
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Bangkok 2017 day 6: one last meal
We're leaving Bangkok tonight after having eaten our way around town, but before we do, there was one last meal to be had. My friend L flew in today for a short business trip, and we managed to catch...
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Bangkok 2017 day 6: party crashing with delicious meats
We thought we've had our last meal in Bangkok as we headed for Suvarnabhumi Airport, but thanks to a bout of stupidity with yours truly, we managed to miss our flight out of the city. Due to...
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Droning Boy: island of the gods
One of my impetus for coming to Bali on such a short trip was the prospect of flying my drone over this beautiful island. In particular, I wanted to take some aerial footage over the iconic temples of...
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A few bites of Sweden
My Favorite Cousin's birthday was coming up, so it was time again for me to take her out for her birthday. Frantzén's Kitchen has been on my "hit list" since it opened a few of months ago, and I...
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Cooking for mom
I'm back home in Taipei for a short trip, spending time with the Parental Units and celebrating mom's birthday. Normally I would just book a table at STAY, and having just had lunch with Chef Pierrick...
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Up mountain and down sea, again
A sommelier friend was in Taipei for the weekend, and since I happened to be in town, I figured it would be a good opportunity for us to catch up. I figured it would be a good idea to rope in...
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Canto dinner for two
A friend is in town and wanted to catch up. It's been a while since I last had the pleasure of entertaining her, so I asked her what she preferred to have. When the choice came back as Cantonese, I...
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Champagne wishes and caviar dreams, beluga edition
This was a night we've been waiting for since December, and I was glad that it finally happened tonight. Ever since I first got my hands on some Russian beluga caviar late last year, a few of us have...
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It's been a long, few years, but I finally got to see live performances by Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch again. Three years ago I missed the opportunity to see them when I stupidly double-booked...
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Remembering 3/11
It's been 6 years since that fateful day in Japan, and the memories of watching the horror unfold on live TV are still with me. Six years on, there is still no solution to Fukushima, as recent robotic...
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Senpai's big birthday
Senpai is back in town, and I haven't been able to catch up with him in a while. As he just celebrated a big birthday earlier in the month, we managed to round up the troops for a dinner at Fook Lam...
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An Italian in the Valley
It's been a while since I last saw the Specialist and the Alcoholics, and she pinged me a couple of weeks ago to try to schedule a dinner. Apparently Chef Angelo Aglianó has come back to Hong Kong and...
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A taste of the Riviera
After going to a pop-up lunch with a 3-star chef at Petrusa few months ago, I received messages from the restaurant's chef Ricardo Chaneton inviting me to visit the restaurant. My last meals at Petrus...
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First touristy lunch of the week
ILoveLubutin and I had talked about catching up over lunch, and she happened to be entertaining a couple of guests from out of town, so we all met up at Yat Lok (一樂燒鵝) for some goose.Half roast goose...
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Second touristy lunch of the week
I'm entertaining a visitor from China, and decided to take her to my favorite Yat Lok (一樂燒鵝) for lunch. Yes, it's my second lunch here this week...Roast goose, lower quarter (燒鵝下庄) - with just two of...
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Once more for nostalgia's sake
A few weeks ago, I found out that an old favorite restaurant of mine is closing. My first time dining at W's Entrecôte was probably shortly after I arrived in Hong Kong more than 20 years ago, and...
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