Gastronaut

I remember the 70s as the decade Western pop culture swept into Singapore like a monster tsunami. Education standards had been on a contin...

Think Asian food, and Thai is definitely one of the cuisines that come to mind. Indeed, in the past 30 years or so, Thai ...

I love claypot chicken rice. The multi-layers of satisfaction that a good one brings to me are hard to describe…but I’ll try. Details ma...

I first met Sandy in 2003. We were collaborating on a publishing project, one that brought us to Shanghai, Malaysia, and to Hong Kong before...

It’s been said so often, it’s become a tired old cliché. But I’ll say it again…we in South East Asia are spoilt for choice when it comes to ...

If like me, you are Chinese and grew up in Singapore, it is hard to find anyone among us who does not like Hokkien Prawn Noodles. Whatever t...

I’m here in Hong Kong. And the most raved-about mini egg custard mooncake in the city is staring me in the face. The immediate question on m...