The Sweet Happiness of Coconut Soup…and other orgasmic food
I had a rather interesting soup at an eatery called Sweet Happiness the other night. It was herbal, clear, quite healthy; and cooked in young coconut. It was Chinese herbal soup with a twist. There were chicken feet, goji berries, white fungi, herbs and roots, all bunged in a fresh coconut and cooked over direct … Continue reading
Chong and Low
“See you at Chong and Low!” said my friend, Angel. “What’s that, a law firm?” It turns out that Chong and Low Cafe has some pretty fantastic stuff on their menu, legalistic name notwithstanding. The kueh tiaw (flat rice noodles) is deelish. The barbequed meat is the real thing and not a watered down version … Continue reading
Asian Recipes at Asian Recipe
People love food in this country. If we were any shorter than the standard 5 foot 5, we should take off our shoes, grow hair on our feet and call ourselves Hobbits. Asian Recipe is tucked in a row of shops bursting with kopitiams, restaurants and yuppie coffee places. Because of that, it doesn’t really … Continue reading
Have you bing! there lately?
Published in The Borneo Post, Saturday, August 14, 2004. There’s a new joint town. bing!’s the name and coffee’s the game. And boy, I’d say it’s one of the hippest coffee places in town. Well, it’s not only coffee. There’s cakes and cookies and all things yummy. Where O Where, you say? Tucked in the … Continue reading
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