World Street Food Congress 2015 – travel review
I have been fortunate enough to have been able to spend time in Singapore, in fact every year for the past 3 years. I am...
Romantic Takayama – travel review
I admit it. I am now an unashamed Japan evangelist. I had always wanted to go and as a much younger person I had a...
WSET Japan Tour Winter 2014 – travel review
Sake is more popular than ever outside Japan. There is a growing body of beverage professionals who are now turning their attention to Japan’s iconic...
Art on the Plate – Styling Traditional Food from the Punjab – travel review
I am, at first sight, overwhelmingly English. Yes, well, no, not quite. I have a family connection to India which is distant yet strong. That...
Discover Japanese Sake with Discovery Channel – travel review
We are invited to ‘Travel with Sam to Japan and uncover the secrets of sake’. But the first questions are likely to be ‘Who is...
Koichi Saura – Samurai for Sake – interview
We, at least in London, are becoming more familiar with Japan’s iconic national beverage. We are tempted to take our first sips in the increasingly...
Washoku – Japanese cuisine recognised by UNESCO – travel review
We in the West might consider that we know all about Japanese food and indeed all about Japan. It is, I guess, a consequence of...
Toshie Hiraide, Sake Samurai Japan – interview
Japan has many icons. Sumo, sushi, kimonos are among the first that spring to the non-Japanese mind …along with sake! Japanese food and sake are...
Luke Nguyen in London – interview
He is, for many of us, the face of Vietnamese food and travel. His easy manner allows him to present informative yet engaging TV programmes...
Alvin Leung – Bo Innovation Hong Kong, and Bo London – interview
Bo London will be the next venture headed by “demon chef” Alvin Leung. He could just as easily be described as “the Man in Black”...
Peranakan in Malacca, Malaysia – travel review
In the 15th century some city-states on the Malay Peninsula paid taxes to China and Siam, now Thailand. There is a legend that the Emperor...
Train2e@t Local Foodbook – Kuala Lumpur by Danny Chen – review
Danny Chen is the author of Train2e@t, this small yet deliciously stuffed book. He is the complete modern man, being a lover not only of...
Peranakan Food and Culture, and The Blue Ginger Restaurant – review
In the 15th century some city-states on the Malay Peninsula paid taxes to China and Siam, now Thailand. There is a legend that the Emperor...
Park Regis Hotel, Singapore – travel review
Singapore is blessed with hotels of every comfort hue. There are a few cheap and cheerful (if you are lucky) small hotels and a wealth...
Willin Low – Wild Rocket, Singapore – interview
He hasn’t got a ‘serious’ chef persona. Willin rushes in and tells me to wait right there. He has some curry puffs that he wants...
Tasting India by Christine Manfield – review
I enjoy almost every book that crosses my desk (now a uni-leg computer stand from a Swedish lifestyle emporium). Some are simple but informative volumes,...
Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Chan – Singapore’s Sommelier – interview
There are few restaurants owned, run by, and named after a sommelier but Singapore’s iconic “Iggy’s” is just that. Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Chan is an immensely...
Singapore – A moving story – travel review
One huge flyer, 2 feet, 3 small wheels and 4 F1 tyres Singapore is my destination of choice. It offers everything for which any civilised...
Visiting and sharing Japan – travel review
Planning a trip to Asia? I can almost guarantee that Japan isn’t first on most people’s destination list, if indeed it is a part of...
André Chiang – Interview
He is handsome and tall with casual-chic attire, and has a winning smile, but when he talks about food his visage changes to reflect a...