In a leafy tucked-away bungalow, on Jalan Windsor, off Gopeng Road, right next to the Keris Property building, sits Chang Jiang White Coffee, a shady haven with an open patio (air-conditioned rooms inside) dotted with old coffee roasting utensils in memory…
I was hopeful when I saw the name that I would finally find a restaurant where they have these elusive mushrooms, the Morel. Alas, it was a name that proprietors Siau Hooi and Chef Kah Meng fancied and chose, rather than actually serving these precious…
It’s easy to miss V-Nest as you drive along Jalan Bijeh Timah on the way to Sin Yoon Loong or Nam Heong, the two ‘temples’ of white coffee. Yet this double shop lot with its understated signage actually stands out in this busy street…
I have often lamented the dearth of good Malay restaurants especially in Ipoh and with a very few exceptions, most of the Malay food I have sampled here in restaurants have been middling to downright poor. The few good ones…
There are so many old mansions dotted around Ipoh that would really make lovely restaurants (case in point is Indulgence, Secret Garden and STG) and the latest addition to the restaurant scene in Ipoh is no different. I have noticed…
Every gourmet knows Wagyu (which literally means “Japanese cow”), the famous Japanese beef that fetches prices three times higher than prime cuts from other countries. Often referred to as the “foie gras of beef,” Wagyu is exquisitely tender and has a divine…
What does the average non Indian person conjure up when thinking of Indian food? Curry and more curry eaten with Roti Canai or Chapati with some biryani rice thrown in for good measure. The truth is there is as much…
Some of us have jaded palates. I admit to being one of them. It’s not that I am ungrateful when my friends invite me for roast suckling pig, Tualang prawns or fresh crabs. I enjoy them thoroughly but often I…
I have become one of those people who don’t eat breakfast. Despite all the conventional wisdom that advocates otherwise. So what can I do about placating my yearning for Thosai as all banana leaf places only serve it for breakfast…
I am one of those Foodies who hates doing two things for food: queuing (unlike my compatriots in Singapore who since the awarding of a Michelin star to two food stalls, will happily queue an hour or more to sample…
It’s amazing what my notoriety as a food reviewer can bring. Here I was sitting one day in Crab House, my favourite Chinese restaurant when Fanny, the female half of the proprietorship told me that she had a brother a…
“The whole family is home, the relatives are all here and OMG what am I going to cook for the festivities?” is a typical lament that all my Chinese friends wail as they wring their hands and fret over the…