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Singapore hop 2018: Naked and delicious
It's Saturday night in Singapore, and that usually means dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Ho. Mrs. Ho, as always, requested we avoid any fine dining venues. Hello Kitty, for her part, requested we check out...
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Singapore hop 2018: hawker center hopping
In addition to all the nice meals I planned with friends on this trip, I left a little bit of time to explore some local eats. I was determined to check out a few dishes that I had been sorely missing...
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Singapore hop 2018: ModSin tasting
For a long time now I have been enamored with cooking which tries to modernize traditional cuisines by bringing new twists to classic dishes while keeping the familiar flavors, and they are often among...
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Singapore hop 2018: the hot new club
I'm meeting up with Chubby Hubby while I'm in town, and he very kindly invited me to dinner at the brand-spanking-new Straits Clan. The building used to house the New Majestic Hotel until it closed...
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Singapore hop 2018: cinq chariots sur l'île
It has been a few years since Sébastien moved to Singapore to take up his post at Oncle Joël's restaurants, but I had never managed to pay him a visit on Sentosa due to scheduling conflicts. But since...
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Taipei Michelin hop: ho-hum beef noodles
A few days after eating my way around Singapore, I'm back home in Taipei for the first time in almost a year. The Dining Austrian is making his very first trip to Taiwan, and of course I would be his...
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Taipei Michelin hop: magao MUME
After sipping some coffee in the afternoon and checking out the views from the Taipei 101 Observation Deck, The Dining Austrian and I met up for dinner at MUME. It has been almost 3 years since I last...
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Taipei Michelin hop: bongwater with lunch
As a globetrotting destination diner coming to Taipei for the first time, it was only natural that The Dining Austrian wanted to check out RAW. Unfortunately, the restaurant is notorious for being one...
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Taipei Michelin hop: three stars?! Puh-leeze!
On the day that the Michelin stars were announced for the inaugural Taipei red guide back in March, just about no one expected Michael Ellis to go beyond announcing the two restaurants receiving two...
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Swedish winter in Hong Kong summer
V was home alone and in need of some company on a Friday night, so it was time to deliver on my promise to take him out to dinner. Rather than our original plan to get some meat-on-a-stick, I decided...
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Droning Boy: Marina Bay
This was my first trip to Singapore since I acquired my drone, and I've been dying to fly it around the landmarks around Marina Bay. I've got a fairly busy schedule on this trip, so I figured that the...
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Austria vs. France
The Prince of Napa pinged me a few weeks ago to see if I'd be up for a blind tasting dinner tonight. He is showing an Austrian winery which makes pinot noir (or is it spätburgunder?), and wanted us to...
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No dim sum for me
Mama Bear is back in town for a few days, and since she was still suffering from jet lag, we agreed to meet up for lunch near my office. I had always been curious about the quality of dim sum at...
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La La La La La Latour
Unbelievable as it may be, we are gathering on the last day of May for the very first MNSC tasting of the year. The Ox was hosting and we're back to Amuse Bouche for its tasty food, reasonable...
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8,000-calorie day: cow on a cloud
The people who have managed to successfully import a number of premium Japanese restaurant concepts into Hong Kong in the last few years have notched another one on their belt. Yakiniku Jumbo (焼肉...
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8,000-calorie day: no curry no Bro
So... about 4 hours after I finished a long and delicious yakiniku (焼肉) lunch, I found myself back in front of another grill. I had made plans to come to Nikushou with Mr and Mrs Birdiegolf a few days...
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Remembrance, 29 years on
A few weeks ago I received a kind invitation to attend a pop-up in Macau by a chef from a restaurant with 3 Michelin stars. Normally this would be just my thing, but this time I chose to decline for...
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The friend I never had but felt I did
I don't remember exactly when I first learned of Anthony Bourdain's existence. I had heard about an amazing book called Kitchen Confidential, and in early 2005 I bought a copy through Amazon. Not...
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One night in Burghood
The Man in White T-Shirt very kindly invited me to dinner at his restaurant tonight. Apparently a journalist from French TV is in town, trying to figure out why we Asians love Burgundian wines so...
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Occupy Amber: Classic prima donna
It's that time of the year again, and Hello Kitty is treating me to dinner. We had talked about going back to Amber to try their Amber Classics Menu before the restaurant closes for renovations later...
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