Restaurant Find: TokyoLima Hong Kong
Entering the dimly lit space bouncing with energy from its restaurant and bar area, TokyoLima Hong Kong ‘s atmosphere is inviting and unpretentious, inspired by the informal nature of a true Japanese izakaya. As one of Hong Kong’s newest dining destinations, TokyoLima follows suit from its sibling restaurants Optimist and Pirata, part of the Pirata Group. Shared plates, an impressive cocktail and Japanese […]
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Restaurant Find: Dum Dum Palace Amsterdam
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) The cool kids behind Hot Mama Hot have brought something new to the eclectic and cultural fusion that is Amsterdam’s Zeedijk and boy, it does not disappoint. With its prime location in Amsterdam’s Chinatown, Dum Dum Palace Amsterdam specialises, unsurprisingly, in Asian cuisine. But when you’re surrounded by […]
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Restaurant Find: ACME Sydney
If you’re after a hearty bowl of bolognese or a piece of Nonna’s homemade tiramisu – then this is not the place for you. ACME Sydney offers a completely new take on Italian. Mitch Orr, the “M” in ACME hailing from Sepia, Duke Bistro, Buzo and 121 BC even jokes that ACME is “#notanitalianrestaurant – we […]
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Restaurant Find: Danji NYC
1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) We all have that one friend who “avoids any street between ”“ insert Midtown street numbers here – like the plague” for reasons only a New Yorker can justify. Surely, one should specifically avoid any area in midtown – especially when it comes to pickings of the culinary […]
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NYC Restaurant Find: Hi-Collar
HI-COLLAR, EAST VILLAGE I keep saying “this is my new favourite restaurant” but this time it really is, promise. Hi-Collar is one of those no-details-spared Japanese hotspots. It’s a Parisian-inspired cafe by day and restaurant/sake bar by night. The place literally transforms as soon as the barman stealthily slides the wall-to-wall cabinet door to reveal […]
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Restaurant Find: Bohemian NYC
Hidden behind Japan Premium Beef on Great Jones Street, lays a Japanese restaurant shrouded in secrecy ”“ an almost impossible feat in a city run by publicity and where speakeasies and members clubs are a dime-a-dozen. Somehow though, Bohemian pulls off the member’s only restaurant concept in a way that weeds out the scene-y side of […]
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Restaurant Find: Ms G’s Sydney
Ms G’s is that cool bar where Vietnam and Malaysia meet up with Sydney. Unfussy pan-Asian food with big flavours and a little edge via graffiti-ed walls and pink neon signage. Best Bit: Who doesn’t love a slider let alone a banh mi slider? http://merivale.com.au/msgs/ Ms G’s Sydney 155 Victoria St, Potts Point NSW 2011, […]
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Restaurant Find: Three Blue Ducks Sydney
Sydney food at its very best – there’s something about this city that does food with an Asian twist with such finesse and this spot is no different. Three Blue Ducks is known equally for its amazing fusion food as it is for its two very handsome surfer/chef/gardening owners ”“ either way, it’s very much […]
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Prawn skewers with rice salad remind me of home…
”¦not my family’s home, because braised pork belly hot-pot would remind me of that, I mean home as in Australia. This dish embodies Australian cooking to me ”“ the taste of the sea, the freshness of lemon zest and the fusion of Mediterranean and Asian flavours. Every time I cook this dish, I am transported […]
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