Since moving to Hong Kong back in 2008, I’ve not been back to Singapore for Chinese New Year – my family isn’t terribly traditional, flights are ridiculously expensive around these peak periods, and I generally see my family enough that they don’t make a fuss if I miss occasions like these. However, that means that […]
Boy this year has been busy! The second half of the year was filled with a crazy boatload of activity and drama, culminating in my siamese cat, Rufus, being hospitalised on Sunday for an emergency procedure due to a kidney stone-induced blockage and infection! But, I’m super pleased and relieved to report that he’s recovering […]
I know, this post has been a long time coming. I think I first talked about curing my own bacon last October, and – wow – I can’t believe almost 8 months have passed between then and now. But now that my bacon recipe has gotten a shoutout in an awesome cookbook, I figure it’s […]
The first half of 2013 has been a rather interesting for me. Of the couple of projects that I’ve been involved with, the one that has been the most fun by far was a little spot of recipe testing that I did for Chef Jason Black’s new cookbook, Cow Pig Chicken, which is coming out […]
It’s no secret that Japan – more specifically, Tokyo – is one of my favourite places in the world to holiday in. Oodles of noodles, conveyor-belt sushi that puts many mid-range and even high-end restaurants in other parts of the world to shame, the lightest, crispest tempura batter, and pastries and confections that of course […]
