One to share: buttery Broyé du Poitou biscuit
My French family is full of ancestral tradition, and when I visit they always seem to pull out an old recipe that to them seems the epitome of simplicity, and to me seems exquisite and mysterious. The...
View ArticleA Q&A with Jim Berardo, founder of the Noosa International Food & Wine Festival
Last year, my wife S and I attended the Noosa International Food & Wine Festival. It was, as we reported, the most laid-back, coolest, happiest food and wine festival we’ve ever had the pleasure...
View ArticleWines to go with Chinese New Year feasts
As we usher in the year of the snake, the most important event for many of us is the reunion dinner. In Singapore, where families are typically small, most people would be spending their Chinese (or...
View ArticleSee you at the Noosa International Food & Wine Festival
Next week, my wife S, two year old mini-me T and I are heading down under. Last year, as regular readers know, I attended the super-fun Noosa International Food & Wine Festival. Well, we’re going...
View ArticleThe taco rice I cooked and served at the Noosa International Food & Wine...
Regular readers will know that I’m uber-passionate about the Noosa International Food & Wine Festival, a super-fun, four day gourmet extravaganza held in a lovely little beach town on Australia’s...
View ArticleMistura—Peruvian food galore
Mistura, did not fall short of the craziness it promised. During the lead up to the famous food festival, almost everyone I met, Peruvians and foreigners alike, had to mention Mistura in our...
View ArticleWanna go to the Epicurean Market (12-14 Sep 2014) at Marina Bay Sands?
In January last year, I visited the first Epicurean Market, organised and hosted by the Marina Bay Sands integrated resort in Singapore. I had a blast, partly because many of the guest chefs were...
View ArticleThree-day Kuching eater’s guide
Head turning Sarawak laksa from Mom’s Laksa in Kuching. We recently spent an awesome weekend in Kuching with over 30 friends. Most of them were people we knew, or knew of, and all of them were people...
View ArticleDiner en Blanc Singapore
On 30 August 2012, my wife S and I took part in Diner en Blanc Singapore. Since I had not been invited by the organizer’s former PR company, I was also not on their “un-invite” list. I had registered...
View ArticleDad’s Shandong-style Jiaozi, the best dumplings in the world
You know what they always say; daughters and their fathers have a special bond. Your dad is the first man you love, he’s your hero and will forever be the standard against which all future men must...
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