Travels with a Gourmet

a food lover's travels, memorable meals, culinary trials and gastronomic experiences

After a morning spent shopping for children’s presents at Hakuhinkan Toy Park, Tokyo’s version of Toys’R’Us, Rumi and I were escorted by the shop’s owner to his favorite tempura restaurants a few blocks away. Just off Ginza, in a back alley was an unmarked sliding door which led to my best lunch in Tokyo. One …

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Cafe Pushkin is housed in a newly built mansion just off Pushkin square which has successfully recreated a Russian aristocrat’s home from the 1800’s from the wood panelling to the heavy furniture, the chandeliers and the candlelit tables, the plaster moldings on the ceilings and even the waiters dressed in period outfits making it feel …

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I’m playing catch up as I’ve abandoned my blog for months now since we moved to Singapore and have just had several hours straight to sit down at my desk to blog. Although we went back to Bali in January of this year for a long weekend (haven’t been since we left in March 2012), …

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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 …

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