Agak Agak
Everyday Recipes from Singapore. I will say up front that this is one of my favourite Asian cookbooks of any ethnic persuasion. Agak Agak is...
Banana Tree
Vibrant Flavours. Soho has long been blessed with restaurant options of various ethnic persuasions, but Banana Tree, a pan-Asian restaurant in Wardour Street is, for...
TWG Tea – Knightsbridge
TWG Tea has arrived in Knightsbridge, perhaps the classiest neighbourhood in London. I could not be happier, as I am a tea drinker and I...
Batam and Bali via Singapore Lounge Heathrow – travel review
These are destinations known more by Australians than Europeans, but they are more accessible to us now, with convenient flight connections via Singapore Airlines from...
World Street Food Congress 2015 – travel review
I have been fortunate enough to have been able to spend time in Singapore, in fact every year for the past 3 years. I am...
24-Hour Food Frenzy Safari – Street food and more – travel review
The name ’24-Hour Food Frenzy Safari’ might, to the untutored, give the impression of something of a greedy teen munchies extravaganza. Well, in truth, it...
Singapore with Marco Polo – travel review
Not sure if Marco Polo, that celebrated explorer of the East, ever got to the area we now know as Singapore; however, he has given...
It’s ‘Dim Sum’ but more – by Janice Wong – review
Janice Wong has the accolade of Asia’s no.1 Pastry Chef. Well, we all know what famous chefs are like. Ego-driven, imposing hulks with loud voices,...
Peranakan Food and Culture, and The Blue Ginger Restaurant – review
In the 15th century some city-states on the Malay Peninsula paid taxes to China and Siam, now Thailand. There is a legend that the Emperor...
Park Regis Hotel, Singapore – travel review
Singapore is blessed with hotels of every comfort hue. There are a few cheap and cheerful (if you are lucky) small hotels and a wealth...
Kaiseki Yoshiyuki – Singapore – restaurant review
Ignatius Chan is unique, a quiet and gentle man who is sparked into animation when talking about food and drink. He is celebrated and respected...
Tiong Bahru Bakery by Gontran Cherrier, Singapore – review
For years it was referred to as Mei Ren Wu (Mei Ren Wo) or “den of beauties” in Chinese, as many rich men housed their...
Raffles Hotel – Raffles Courtyard for a taste of Italy – restaurant review
Tell anyone that you have just returned from Singapore and the question on their lips is bound to be ‘Did you visit Raffles?’ They don’t...
The Ritz Singapore Spring Weekend Afternoon Tea – review
with Executive Chef Massimo Pasquarelli and Executive Pastry Chef Terence Pang The Ritz-Carlton Singapore is one of my favourite comfort destinations. It’s a delight to...
Punjab Grill by Jiggs Kalra, Singapore – restaurant review
Indian food in any country other than India would not seem the natural choice for the food-passionate traveller, but good food should never be overlooked...
Majestic Restaurant Singapore – review
[This venue is now closed] There is good food to be had all over Singapore. It’s famed for it. One can sit with the locals...
Willin Low – Wild Rocket, Singapore – interview
He hasn’t got a ‘serious’ chef persona. Willin rushes in and tells me to wait right there. He has some curry puffs that he wants...
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore – Grand Vintage Champagne Sunday Brunch – review
Singapore is special in so many ways. It’s many-faceted and presents the food lover with temptations at every turn. Opportunities for vibrant casual eating abound...
Singapore Top Ten – Eyewitness Travel – guidebook review
It might sound like a very narrow perspective – Singapore Top Ten. Is that a list of the ten most exciting attractions? Or is it...
Innotel Hotel Singapore – hotel review
Singapore is perhaps my favourite spot on the planet. At least I can say it’s the most wonderful place I have visited to date. Its...