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 my latest origin series for South China Morning Post. Click here to read more. Continue reading Dish Origin – Satay
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 keep diners coming back for more. I featured seven of these restaurants in the article https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/3005392/7-restaurants-kowloons-elements-and-olympian-malls-when Continue reading Dining Hotspot – West Kowloon
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. Continue reading Destination Hotspot – Korea
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, share their views on how to get and maintain a healthy gut. Continue reading A Healthy Appetite
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 turned out this is changing. There are seven restaurants included in the article, Industrial Revolution from the Good Eating guide, covering a range of cuisines. The one that stands out the most for me was the … Continue reading Dining Hotspot – Lai Chi Kok
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 for South China Morning Post about visiting New York in Autumn, however much of what is included (from the tours to the dining recommendations, to the art and culture) can be enjoyed at any time of … Continue reading New York, my kind of town
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 and toast a treasured favourite. So many memories came flooding back with just that one dish, it was surprising. It is that nostalgia experience that is the draw for many of the regulars of this casual … Continue reading Fu Lu Shou
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 five. Many of the must-try foods on this list are from street-food vendors – which means you could, if you were hungry enough, try all of these in one day. Here is the link to the article, … Continue reading Macau – 10 Must-Try Foods
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 best. Kitchen Contenders: Moules Frites Continue reading Moules Frites: Brasserie de L’ile vs. Frites
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 to them of the festive season, enjoy. Merry Christmas. Christmas Desserts Chef’s Ingredients Continue reading Christmas desserts and chef’s picks
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