So our holiday in May to San Francisco + Napa Valley (which really was meant to be a pilgrimage to all things Thomas Keller) got cancelled, but following the recent holiday to Tokyo, and the reservation to Per Se in New York for our upcoming trip in December that I’ve just secured, I think we’re [...]
I spent the past weekend in Hangzhou, capital of the Zhejiang Province in China, visiting a friend who’s working there for a couple of months. Hangzhou is probably best known as home to West Lake – one of the most picturesque places in China, and purportedly one of the few places where the hyperbole of [...]
With something like 15 flights per day from Hong Kong, Taipei is really the perfect place to travel to for a quick weekend getaway. Add to that the number of friends who rave about Taiwanese food (though, admittedly, not so much the sights), and I think it becomes pretty obvious why I was itching so [...]
Sorry for the lack of updates, I’m in a bit of a mood lately. Also, I’m working on some recipes, but half the time spent in the kitchen is spent cursing at the lack of space in general and how much I hate Toaster (I named my oven – he’s not actually a toaster oven [...]
If I can be completely honest, I’ve been dreading writing this post. Yes, I went to Heston Blumenthal’s world famous, three Michelin star restaurant, The Fat Duck. Yes, the experience was amazing. What more do I say?
To make matters worse, I know one of the key ingredients that make dining at The Fat Duck an [...]
