What better way to make my first blog post on Singapore about the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2014. Held at the Capella Singapore yesterday evening, the chef-studded event brought together food-lovers and restaurateurs from all over Asia to witness the announcement of this year’s top 50 restaurants in Asia. NAHM, Bangkok NARISAWA, Tokyo (San Pellegrino …
My Best of the Year post takes time to complete. I go through all the meals of the past year and make a short list of the places that really impressed me with an unforgettable meal. It doesn’t have to be a fancy restaurant, it’s all about the food and the experience. Since 2011 was …
2011 has been my year of travel. I have never been on a plane this much ever. There were trips to new places – Bangkok and Beijing, a trip to my favorite city – Paris, trips to visit family – Buenos Aires and Las Vegas, several trips to see the doctor – Singapore, trips to …
When I go on a trip, especially to a place I have never been, I trawl through the Internet searching on websites, blogs and even on Twitter for travel tips and suggestions for places to go and restaurants to try. I wouldn’t have found Hyde & Seek if it wasn’t for @DeeSeeBeaucoup – a friend …
Inside the one-year old Renaissance Ratchaprasong hotel, are several restaurants. One of them is La Tavola, a restaurant with a large wine bar and modern interiors serving simple Italian cuisine made with exceptional ingredients. We had dinner there twice during our stay in the hotel and were pleasantly surprised by the food. Pizza bread is …
A hidden-away tea room in the small Erawan shopping mall, the Erawan Tea Room is an oasis of calm with its’ colonial-style interiors and shelves filled with a display of ceramics, teas and other goodies for sale. Dark tables are set with green plates shaped like lily pad leaves similar to the traditional Portuguese …
Siam square and all the malls that surround it has become the new center for shopping in Bangkok. There are several shopping malls one after another – the older Siam Discovery Center and Siam Center (of which their third floor is exclusive to young and upcoming Thai designers), MBK Center or Mah Boon Krong (for …
Travels with a Gourmet 