The irresistible whiff of freshly made popcorn is the mainstay of movie theaters. Movie usually goes hand in hand with popcorn as BFF but nowadays popcorn has gone beyond that! Did you know former President Obama gave a tin of Garret Popcorn to former Vice President Biden for his birthday? Heck, even Halle Berry said on The Tonight Show that […]
Read moreThe market scene at Klang Valley over the past few years has been transformed with the arrival of high-end supermarkets such as Ben’s Independent Grocer, Village Grocer, Jaya Grocer, Mercato, Jason Food Hall, just to name a few. Along with the arrival of premium grocer, they revamped the concept of in-store dining, aptly named as ‘Grocerant’. Not offering the usual […]
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Do you like chestnuts(栗子/板栗)? I like it very much, be it roasted, boiled or braised in a dish. I like its delicate creamy texture and the sweet nutty flavour. Chestnuts are available fresh, dried, frozen as well as cooked and ready-to-eat package just like the photo shown below. Cooked and ready-to-eat chestnuts which can be found in supermarkets (vegetables […]
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On the recently Hari Raya holidays, my family and I took a short staycation to check out Oakwood Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur. We checked in late Friday after work hours and the traffic was rather smooth which really set the right mood for our weekend getaway. Located on a quieter side of Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Oakwood Hotel & […]
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I’ve recently bought a cookbook which is all about Chinese boiled soup, so expect more soup recipes will be featured here in my blog. There are many interesting recipes in that cookbook, using some unusual ingredients for boiling soup and this is one of them. Starfruit, a distinctive fruit with five ridges on its body and it resembles a star […]
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