Articles in the Food Category
Food, Headline, MALAYSIA, Malaysia - Selangor »
Kuala Selangor Seafood Restaurant Kwan Hwa
We heard so much about the seafood restaurants and the fireflies of Kuala Selangor so we visited them a few years ago with our friends. We went to dine at Restoran Jetty and enjoyed the fireflies at Firefly Park Resort. It was a fun and memorable evening trip.
Lately, we went to Kuala Selangor for lunch after we went to Tanjung Karang to purchase fresh live seafood. It was recommended by my sister in law’s family and we spent thousands of ringgit buying seafood. You can …
Food, Headline, JAPAN, Japan - Kyoto »
Issen Yoshoku Review, Gion Kyoto Japan
If you are a big fan of Okonomiyaki, you should read about this. On our recent trip to Kyoto, we had our experience on a slightly different version of Okonomiyaki, the Issen Yoshoku.
What is Okonomiyaki ?
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き o-konomi-yaki?) is a Japanese savoury pancake containing a variety of ingredients. The name is derived from the word okonomi, meaning “what you like” or “what you want”, and yaki meaning “grilled” or “cooked” (cf. yakitori and yakisoba). Okonomiyaki is mainly associated with Kansai or Hiroshima areas of Japan, …
AUSTRALIA, Australia - Tasmania, Food, Headline »
World Greatest Vanilla Slice
You read it right, the world greatest vanilla slice. I stumbled upon the sign in front of a bakery that reads ‘World Greatest Vanilla Slice’ during a pit stop in a town called Ross in between Hobart and Launceston. I was recommended to visit the bakery and it is the well known Ross Bakery.
If you follow our blog, we blogged about the Kiki’s Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便) the Japanese movie where the director was inspired by the Ross Bakery to create some actual scenes in the movie. On …
AUSTRALIA, Australia - Tasmania, Food, Headline »
Kiki’s Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便) Ross Bakery, Tasmania
Kiki in the bakery, see the similarity with the picture at the bottom.
If you are the big fan of the award winning Japanese anime movie Kiki’s Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便), Hayao Miyazaki or Studio Ghibli, you will love this. Today I was surprised to visit the real life version of Kiki’s Delivery Service in Ross, a small town in Tasmania Australia.
The Ross Bakery in Ross…
According to the owner of the Ross Bakery, the bakery has inspired Hayao Miyazaki to create Kiki’s Delivery Service’s room …
ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESS RELEASES / STATEMENTS, Food, Headline, Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur »
Tasting the Unnecessary Well Made Glenmorangie
I will never turn down on a whiskey tasting session with Glenmorangie. Tasted their range of single malt whiskey a few years ago, I am still a big fan of them as well as single malt whiskeys.
Arnaud Mirey, Regional Brand Ambassador for Glenmorangie …
Unlike the previous tasting session, this time Glenmorangie arranged Arnaud Mirey, Regional Brand Ambassador for Glenmorangie for whiskey tasting session. Arnaud Mirey brought us through a journey of history of Glenmorangie. It was held during the late afternoon, slightly early for …
Food, Headline, Malaysia - Food, Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur »
Bar-B-Q Plaza at Berjaya Times Square
Regardless how many food and beverages outlets in Berjaya Times Square, we often find it hard to find our favourite food. We tried a few restaurants in BTS (Berjaya Times Square) and it was disappointing. Hence, we didn’t bother putting up on our blog.
Last week, after a meeting with a friend in BTS, we decided to try Bar-B-Q Plaza again and it is located at the 3rd floor of Berjaya Times Square (opposite the GSC food counter and Old Town White Coffee). We tried it …
Food, Halal Food, Headline, HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Food »
Islamic Centre Canteen, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
This is the last Halal restaurant we tried and recommend in Hong Kong after we were unexpectedly grouped up with a Muslim tour. We understand it is hard to find Halal restaurant in Hong Kong so we came up with a list of Halal restaurants in Hong Kong.
Please read the Halal Food Restaurants Directory for Muslim Visitors in Hong Kong.
Islamic Centre Canteen is located at Wan Chai and we have previously recommended a few Halal restaurants all over Hong Kong including places like Kowloon, …
ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESS RELEASES / STATEMENTS, Asian Food Channel (AFC), Events, Food, Headline »
A Day Off with Chuck Hughes Iron Chef America
If you follow the TV series of Chuck’s Day Off, you will love him. If you have not, you will admire him when you meet him for the first time. Rachel is a big fan of his as she watched his show on Asian Food Channel. It is an honour to meet him in person in Kuala Lumpur courtesy of Asian Food Channel and AMEX American Express.
Celebrity Chef Chuck Hughes is a Canadian from Quebec. He shot up to fame when he …
Food, Headline, THAILAND, Thailand - Food, Thailand - Krabi »
Street Food in Aonang Krabi Thailand
Chinese New Year has just ended and we were so busy with the festive season as well as moving to our new home. We had lots of fun meeting up with friends and families.
A few friends asked us about holidaying and also how is the street food in general in Krabi Thailand. We visited Krabi three times since 2004 and the last time we holidayed there was late last year.
There are two popular places in Krabi; Aonang by the sea and the Krabi town near …
Featured, Food, Headline, JAPAN »
Famous Kobe Beef at 大井肉店 Oi Butcher, Kobe Japan
What will you do when you are in Osaka which is just a few kilometres away from the world famous beef producing city Kobe? Of course we will go there and try out their infamous Kobe beef.
A deer with the backdrop of the gate entrance of Todaiji Temple in Nara.
We were travelling to the deer city of Nara on the second day of our trip to Kansai Japan and we decided to have our dinner in Kobe. This was our first time …
CANADA, CANADA - Vancouver, Food »
Shanghai Wonderful Restaurant Richmond, Vancouver
If you are looking for an authentic Shanghai food in Vancouver, this restaurant will be the right place for you. Located in Richmond, a Chinese populated area of Vancouver, Shanghai Wonderful restaurant lived up to its name.
Like many popular Chinese restaurants, the restaurant was often packed.
Even for a table of four, we waited for almost 45 min.
For those who didn’t know, Shangfai food has lots of variant cold served food. That was something that we are not really used to it.
The hot food like the prawns …
Food, MALAYSIA, Malaysia - Food »
San Francisco Steakhouse New Menu
San Francisco Steakhouse is best known for its outstanding charbroiled prime steaks, juicy burgers, fresh seafood and other Western delights in a warm and cosy ambience. Find full-flavoured top-notched steaks at this cosy restaurant. Steak aficionados will be thrilled to know that San Francisco Steakhouse uses 100% imported beef-selected from the highest grade of farm-bred, corn fed cattle. Last year, San Francisco Steakhouse celebrates Christmas with the launch of its new menu for 2012, especially in celebration of the festivities ahead in Malaysia! The star of the …
