cooking. eating. carousing.

Asians love their garlic. Koreans not excepted. Garlic can be found in most Korean dishes. Even their most beloved import, kimchi is made w...

In Indonesia, we have this Dutch influenced Javanese stew called semur , of slowly simmered beef dominated with nutmeg and peppery undertone...

Soybean, and in particular sundubu (soft tofu), is a specialty for towns surrounding Mount Seorak (Seoraksan). It is said that tofu around...

Last winter, I was given a chance to go to South Korea for free, all I had to do was pack enough warm clothes for a week and get there. Bei...

From left to right: Babi guling ala bakas - Rp 50,000 Babi guling campur - Rp 50,000 Sate babi - Rp 40,000 The practice of using every ...

When I’m in Bali, I avoid having western-style food. The variety of Balinese cuisine and the general Indonesian food in Bali is immense, it...

The sound of charcoal crackling, flames flaring up to meet the dripping fat, the sweet smoky smell of sticky ribs on the grill. It was enou...

Preserved duck. The image of duck jerky is conjured up in my head, it doesn’t sound appetising. Salted then drowned in its own fat. That ...

We haven’t had a lot of bad luck with our choice of restaurants in Canada. So we were particularly taken by surprise when we had an appal...

When I told friends about my trip to Québec, a minority furtively said in a low voice, “Aren’t the French…. like….. errr… a bit rude?” Ye...

Instead of taking the straight and most efficient route from Montréal to Québec City, we decided to spend a day exploring the eastern tow...

There's a small restaurant in a local - traffic-only street, opposite a university in Beijing that makes delicious dumplings. The rest...

I have a big issue with small bites: overeating. Ordering almost everything in the menu because their small portions inherently means you...

Shio ramen - $8.95 What is it about ramen that inspires countless fanatics? There are movies about ramen and inspired by ramen . The we...

There are days when all I want to do is rug up with a warm blanket on a comfy couch, turn on the TV and watch Game of Thrones in an en...

Five peppercorn crusted bison carpaccio - $10 Before we tuck in for the night inside our plush king-size bed at the Fairmont Chateau in...

Southwestern frittata - $12.95 I watch too many food shows: Masterchef, Masterchef the Professionals, Top Chef, Kitchen Nightmares, Ant...

We're in Banff, people! Ah... Finally.... We can straighten our hunched backs and uncurl our toes, stretch those arms upwards, breath...

There were a few instances during the road trip in Canada when I didn't bring my good camera with me, thinking that it wasn't wor...

Lunch-size spaghetti (with meatballs) - $8.95 My first encounter with the old spaghetti factory (OSF) was in Winnipeg at The Forks. I w...