Din Tai Fung

I first spotted this little restaurant in a mall near our apartment in Singapore. As it turns out Din Tai Fung is a huge international chain, once apparently dubbed as one of the Ten best Restaurants worldwide by The New York Times. This chain began its roots in Taiwan, which probably explain why I [...]

Rather Sweet Bakery & Cafe

We spent Thursday & Friday in Fredericksburg, Texas with friends. We flew into the Hangar Hotel located just outside town. If you ever get a chance to visit Fredericksburg, I’d highly recommend the Hangar Hotel, even to those without ties to the aviation industry. Its not your typical hotel and its certainly not the norm [...]

Takashimaya Food Festival

While I was out this afternoon I stumbled about a Food Festival in the basement of one of Singapore’s department stores, Takashimaya. The fair showcases up to 50 stalls and the crow was elbow-to-elbow, making it very difficult to get any sort of pictures of all the food choices! It ranged from gourmet pastries and [...]

no cooking for 3 weeks

i’m currently sitting at the admiral’s club in tokyo waiting for my flight to singapore. i won’t be back home for 3-ish weeks, so no cooking for me until i get home from this trip! lots of good chinese food! i can’t wait!