MELAKA, Sept. 10 -- Visitors come to Melaka for many reasons but food is a big part of the draw. From Peranakan cuisine to peerless putu piring, there is a treat for every taste bud. But as I have di... Read More
COMMENTARY, Sept. 8 -- It's fascinating how getting older sometimes means getting more honest with yourself; there just isn't enough time for bull and baloney. This candour extends to how I eat or, r... Read More
SEREMBAN, Sept. 5 -- Perhaps the most welcoming part of Seremban is how, despite the town only being half an hour's drive from the Klang Valley, it offers an entirely slower pace of life altogether. ... Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27 -- Back in Bangkok, I would hear my Thai friends say "Taan a rai dee krub?", which basically meant "What should we eat?" or "What tastes good?" (That's the polite version, at an... Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 25 -- Open faced sandwiches don't get much fancier than this. First a generous spread of homemade tofu dressing. Studded with confit garlic and cherry tomatoes; the latter likely o... Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 15 -- Feels like it was only yesterday when it was raining cats and dogs, no? And now we alternate between slathering on sunblock and taking multiple showers a day. It's hot, is wh... Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 8 -- Every neighbourhood cafe has its regulars. Some arrive before work for a flat white. Others drift in after lunch, lingering over coffee as conversations stretch into the eveni... Read More
COMMENTARY, July 21 -- I dream of durians... delivered right to my doorstep. Which, you might ask, so what? There are plenty of delivery apps and food apps nowadays that will provide that service. F... Read More
EMENYIH, July 16 -- It is one of those days. Rain in the late afternoon, thankfully petering out by early evening. Time for dinner but what ought we have? With a friend joining us after work, we need... Read More
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 -- A good cafe has always been about more than coffee. It is about creating a place people return to. For conversation. For comfort. For food and drinks that leave them feeling ... Read More