A visit to RŌNIN is one where both the journey and the destination are almost equally weighted. We were on our way there, yet ended up bidding farewell to our taxi driver somewhere in the middle of Sheung Wan. It… Continue Reading
Bright Red, Phthalo Blue and Phthalo Green. An artist dutifully pulled bold strokes with these colours, completing the painting before throwing soap water onto his canvas. Johnson’s No More Tears tells mothers that the product is gentle, safe and mild… Continue Reading
There’s something about don. Don being donburi, the Japanese word for rice bowl dishes. It conjures images of comfort food, of dinners in front of the TV with a stolen airplane blanket and someone you love. A bowl is an… Continue Reading
I ran this morning but I didn’t hit a personal best. I don’t really know what that means for a form of exercise I rarely do. The bay I tend to run at is minutes from home. Minutes from… Continue Reading
Bread is the introduction. The 初めまして。Simultaneously the most important piece of contact but also of least consequence. Bennelong has crafted their own brand of bread, with services outsourced to Sonoma Baking Co. to create fresh loaves for hollowed patrons. The… Continue Reading
What’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to you? Did you accidentally conjure up a mental image of it in the nanoseconds of time it took you to finish reading that sentence? Do you still dream about it and if… Continue Reading
I don’t think there is a shadow of doubt in this room that I stand before all of you as a true, 100% daddy’s girl. Growing up, the biggest compliment you could have given me is to say how much… Continue Reading
“This is the first non-Cantonese Chinese food I’ve had that has not been terrible” I’m usually against quoting myself for fear of sounding ridiculous but today’s post is important as it celebrates me finally enjoying “traditional” Chinese food. What do… Continue Reading
イカ Ika Squid I consider myself extremely fortunate for many reasons. One of them is the number of times I have been able to dine omakase. In Japan alone, I believe Sushi Tokami would be my fourth or fifth experience. If you… Continue Reading
My friends often joke that my order pattern when eating out is so predictable that they can guess it off the bat to 75-80% accuracy. High on my list of priorities are seafood, followed by something raw, a tartare if… Continue Reading