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See Foon

SeeFoon Chan-Koppen has been writing a food column called Musings on Food in the Ipoh Echo since 2009. It is widely read both in print as well as online which receives more than 1 million hits a month. Her forte is in communications, having honed her skills after graduating from the University of Singapore where she worked for the Straits Times Group and was a food critic for the New Nation. Her knowledge of food and cooking come from more than 30 years in the hotel industry based in Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and subsequently Kuala Lumpur. During this time, she has travelled all over the world and eaten at the best and worst restaurants. She is totally intimate with the subtleties and nuances of most cuisines of the world having been involved in opening over 50 hotels throughout the Asia/Pacific region and China where she helped to conceptualize Food and Beverage themes and critiqued on food quality. SeeFoon calls herself a global citizen and now chooses the serenity and friendliness of Ipoh to the bright lights of the many cities she has lived in. She also loves the food in Ipoh and is passionate about telling the world about it.

SeeFoon Is Blown Away by Onyx Gourmet Menu   

Onyx Premier Dining I was recently invited to an exclusive dinner together with some of Ipoh’s ‘who’s who’ to the Infinite Room at the top of Regalodge where Onyx Premier Dining was launched. I had reservations about accepting given our…

Help the Small Businesses: ES Kitchen

ES kitchen Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon expands her coterie of fave western restaurants Ipoh has always been known for its local food, be it hawker or its “Tai Chau” places, and it was only when Julie Soong opened Indulgence…

Help the Small Businesses: Rish’s Kitchen

Rish’s Kitchen Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon delights in “Melangerie” at Rish’s As the word “fusion” has been done to death by the culinary world (the description, not the art), I have decided to call the combination of eastern and…

Help the Small Businesses: Uncle Long

Uncle Long Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon treats herself to charred and sticky sweet perfection. Char Siew literally means “fork roasted” (siu being burn/roast and cha being fork), named after the traditional cooking method for the dish where long strips…

Help the Small Businesses: La Formule Bistro

La Formule Bistro Pictures by Gisele Soo SeeFoon has nostalgia for France and finds it in La Formule  A Formula for my Parisian blues? Perhaps. La Formule Bistro, a newly opened French restaurant near Symphony Hotel just may assuage some…