Travel. Eat. Cook.
I used to have lunch at a deli in California that serves excellent sandwiches and side dishes. The food is organic and really fresh, and it was and still is very packed during lunchtime. I used to order this angel hair pasta dish all …
Northern California is blessed with beautiful national parks, dramatic seashores and gorgeous vineyards. For visitors and residents alike, NorCal is the perfect place for a road trip because you can get from one point of interest to another in less than two hours. In …
When your friends are awesome home cooks, you end up having restaurant-quality food whenever you get invited to their dinners. Fifteen years ago, my friend Nancy Mayerson cooked Mexican brisket for her Christmas dinner party. The memory of the sweet, spicy and savory flavors was …
I was out getting ice cream with my friend on a Thursday night when we came across a guy on a double-decker bicycle. The wheels are normal sized but he somehow attached another bike frame on top of a bicycle so he was sitting high above …
When I visited Copenhagen, I made a new friend from Oman who made us the yummiest roast chicken for dinner. This dish is so easy to put together and is bursting with flavor from the turmeric, onions and lemon juice.
If you live or have lived in Los Angeles, you will understand that traffic can be a nightmare on most of the freeways, especially during rush hour. Locals tend not to venture too far away from home on the weekends so when they actually make …
When my friend came back from her Italian trip, she invited me over to cook using the amazing dried spices she brought back. We decided to bake two different types of fish using the same core method and ingredients but with different spice rubs. As …
When I first got off the plane and entered the Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport terminal, I couldn’t find the immigration counter. The guards gestured me to keep moving forward and I ended up in a line with Indonesians. Turns out that the immigration counters are at …
Kueh bengka is one of the most popular desserts in Southeast Asia. Made from grated tapioca and coconut, it’s not too sweet, has a lovely semi-firm texture and is a perfect bite-sized dessert for parties and afternoon tea. Kueh Bengka Recipe Ingredients: 2 pounds grated …
Year after year, Paris comes up on top as the most visited city in the world. It’s not hard to see why. It boasts incredible architecture, world-renown museums and galleries, and damn good food. If you’re a first time visitor to Paris, it can be …