Dish Origin – Satay
As Disney’s Mickey Mouse makes an unlikely turn as a satay-serving street hawker, I explore the origins of the marinated meat found skewered on street corners across Southeast Asia, in […]
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Dining Hotspot – West Kowloon
In many newer development areas dining options are often centred around malls, as is the case with West Kowloon. Both Elements and Olympian City malls feature well established favourites, that […]
Destination Hotspot – Korea
While this article has an incentive focus, everything recommended in Meet Hallyu can be enjoyed by leisure travellers too. Recommendations are included for Busan, Seoul and Incheon.
A Healthy Appetite
The importance of a healthy gut is receiving increasing media attention. In this article, Go with your gut, I wrote for AsiaSpa magazine, two experts, each with a different approach, […]
Dining Hotspot – Lai Chi Kok
When asked to do a review of restaurants in Lai Chi Kok for South China Morning Post, I was skeptical, it was not an area known for its dining, but as it […]
New York, my kind of town
New York is one of my favourite places, there is always something exciting to see, to do, and to eat and drink. Below is a link to an article I wrote […]
Fu Lu Shou
When I took a bite of the sesame prawn toast at Fu Lu Shou I was immediately transported to eating Chinese takeaway as a child, this snack of prawn paste […]
Macau – 10 Must-Try Foods
In determining this list of 10 Must-Try Foods in Macau for CNN Travel I intentionally stayed away from Portuguese and Macanese restaurants, because I have another article coming soon that reviews […]
Moules Frites: Brasserie de L’ile vs. Frites
An article published in SCMP‘s Food & Wine section in which I review two restaurants in Hong Kong serving Moules Frites (mussels and fries) and determine which one does it […]
Christmas desserts and chef’s picks
Two articles I wrote for Landmark magazine. The first looks at five restaurants’ Christmas desserts and the second asks three Michelin star chefs about the ingredients and dishes that speak […]
