I have eaten at The Ivy many times over, yet the feeling of happiness once nestled comfortably in my seat is unchanging. The menu is nouvelle American cuisine.  Basic comfort food done well with no fanfare or an over the top layering of tastes.   The place is filled...

  Hairy crab season is a long awaited one for me.  I dream about this the minute the season is over and salivate till yearend just thinking of it.  During the 9th and 10th months of the lunar calendar, the influx of this autumn delicacy in Shanghai cuisine and...

  To anyone going to Hong Kong soon, 22 SHIPS is one dining experience you should not miss!  This no reservations, no service charge restaurant by Chef Jason Atherton is one treasure of a place.  It is located at street level, 22 Ship Street, Wan Chai, on a road...

Next to Filipino food, Spanish is a cuisine I crave for.  I grew up with both these fares served endlessly throughout our family sunday lunches and they have stuck with me as staples.  My children are the same, Spanish food is always a requested addition when I do my...

I am always asked why I like to travel to Hong Kong so much.  Well aside from Los Angeles, where I spent a lot of my childhood/teenage years, Hong Kong is somewhat home to me as well.  When I was seventeen, I spent a whole summer in this beautiful place which was...

Vacations in all forms are such a welcome respite.  Provincial vacations though, are just special.  All mankind must experience being in a province and getting into the local scene even once in his or her lifetime.  To the ones who have access to it, take advantage!...

Everytime I think of Gaggan, I am so overwhelmed with adjectives, I don't know where or how to even begin...  Let me collect my thoughts and contain my excitement so that I am able to emphasize how special this place is.  Gaggan is today's #1 restaurant in all of...

This is post number 1 of 3, from my most recent trip to Thailand. Bo.lan Thai restaurant came highly recommended.  They are rated #37 in Asia.  Their food is delicious and what I like most about this place is that they respect the environment and are staunch on their...

Balesin's Royal Villa Happy New Year!  I'm back.  I'm also off vacation mode and am ready and excited to get back to work.  We spent the new year at the beach, and i wanted to share my new discovery with you.  New year holidays are spent with my mom and we go wherever...