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Win 2 Tickets to the OC Foodie Fest on August 28

posted August 17, 2010 in Foodie In Disguise

The OC Foodie Fest is coming in a few days and this is your chance to win 2 tickets to the event! That’s right, here is your chance to win (2) tickets to this AWESOME event. The OC Foodie Fest brings together 50 Gourmet Food Trucks in one plac (read full article)

Healthy Dim Sum @ MyVege

posted August 14, 2010 in Second Time Parenthood

Nice Food, Cosy and Kids-friendly eatery located at Bandar Puteri Puchong.我的素食 MyVegetarian No.31G, Jalan Puteri 5/20,     Bandar Puteri Puchong,     47100 Puchong, Selangor.     TEL: 03-8062 1777http://www.myvegetarian.my/ (read full article)

Eating in Shanghai - San Fah Tang Restaurant

posted August 07, 2010 in CW\'s Food & Travel

In terms of choices of outlets, The Cool Docks can’t beat Xin Tian Di. Still there is quite a dizzying variety of places to satisfy most palate. There is a Greek Tavern here, a fine dining restaurant, Starbucks, a wine bar, many cafes and pubs.I wa (read full article)

Mark Your Calendars: OC Foodie Fest!

posted July 30, 2010 in Foodie In Disguise

Are you ready for it? Some of the best Food Trucks in Southern California will be gathering in The OC for the OC Foodie Fest which will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The event takes place on Saturday, August 28 from 11:30am until 7:00pm (read full article)

yum cha

posted July 13, 2010 in gourmet traveller

Most Sundays we’ll find ourselves having a spot of dim sum at our local Royal China in Bayswater. Last weekend we decided to venture further afield, and hit up Yum Cha on Chalk Farm Road in Camden, conveniently situated near the Blumenthal-esq (read full article)

Restaurant Review: Ping Pong - Washington, DC

posted July 08, 2010 in The Gastro-Lounge

Ultra hip and modern A kumquat mojito and ginger caprihina BBQ steamed buns. Yum. The dim sum set menu Crispy rolls stuffed with duck and a hoisin dipping sauce Myself and a couple of the ladies from the kitchen went to DC for the day/night to (read full article)

Dumplings, Produce and Lentils, Oh My! (Part 1)

posted July 02, 2010 in The Wine-y Tomato

Why part 1, you ask? Believe it or not, I have had a lot happen in the past two weeks involving dumplings, produce, and lentils. So I decided it was best not to overwhelm with one big post, and instead, split it into two.  There are no lentils in th (read full article)

Hong Kong Tea House & Restaurant Inc.

posted June 28, 2010 in River-Rose!

The Hong Kong Tea House Restaurant is an established restaurant featuring Chinese specialties in Salt Lake City. Consistently the recipients of local culinary awards they have been servicing the Salt Lake area for many years with wonderfully tasty C (read full article)

Celebrity Chefs and non-celebrity Dim Sum

posted June 22, 2010 in A Love Affair with Singaporean Food

The Marina Bay Sands complex officially opens this week, with its impressive Skypark, casino, shopping mall and celebrity chef restaurants, I headed down there a few days ago to check out progress.Obviously what intrigued me most was the celebrity ch (read full article)

Rice Pancakes (Chee Cheong Fun Or Churng Fun)

posted June 21, 2010 in Keep Learning Keep Smiling

My whole family loves this rice pancake. It’s called ‘chee cheong fun‘, ‘cheong fun‘ or ‘churng fun‘ in Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. This is a very popular Chinese dim sum dish, one which my children wi (read full article)

A Little Dim Sum Place, SS2

posted June 20, 2010 in The Ruthless Eaters

Venue: A Little Dim Sum Place, SS2, Petaling JayaOccasion: Gathering of friendsOverall comment: Not the place for proper, authentic dim sum. It's more like a youngster's fast-food kinda dim sum place minus the piping hot, steamed dim sum, pushed on a (read full article)

Yang’s Dumpling Video

posted May 31, 2010 in The Shanghai Foodist

I was searching for something regarding Xiao Yang’s — the place for shēngjiān in this city — and came across this great video about the shēngjiān experience there.  Of course it is better than anything I can do with a camera, b (read full article)

Tenji Japanese Buffet

posted May 23, 2010 in Duckie\'s Food Blog

The highlight of my recent KL trip was ... *drumrolls* ... dinner at Tenji Japanese Buffet!!! I've been wanting to go there for so long already, but all my trips to KL are always either too short or there are just too many things to do. This time, h (read full article)

Dumpling Quest: Xiǎolóngbāo at the Yu Gardens

posted April 27, 2010 in The Shanghai Foodist

★☆☆☆☆ Much has been written about and said regarding the famous Shanghai xiǎolóngbāo found at the historic and “tranquil” Yu Gardens.  I finally decided to venture over there to see what all the hype was about. I waited in line for (read full article)

Paging Dr. Falafel! World Cuisine in Vienna; Plus, I Get Interviewed on Egyptian-European TV

posted April 23, 2010 in Tasty Trix

Take two falafel and call me in the morning:You might not think that a trip to Vienna would include dim sum, dhal, stuffed grape leaves, and lots and lots of delectable falafel, but mine sure did. And then some. (Of course, along with my adventures (read full article)

Dim Sum at Alisan

posted April 22, 2010 in Tamarind and Thyme

The very first meeting of west London bloggers and tweeters took place at Alisan in Wembley and was attended by all of three people: me, Laissez Fare and Rahul. Thanks for coming, guys! Though turnout was small for this initial meeting, three turned (read full article)

Thai Dumplings (Khanom Jeeb)

posted April 21, 2010 in Thai Dessert

Also written as ‘khanom jeeb‘, these delicious treats originate from China (where they are known known as ’siu mai’). If you find that some Thai food is just too spicy for you, try some of the Chinese-style dishes such as khanom jeeb or salap (read full article)

Custard Cream Buns (Sa-la-pao Sai Cream)

posted April 21, 2010 in Thai Dessert

Salapao Sai Cream is Chinese Steamed Buns.  White steamed buns called ’salapao’ are a popular snack in Thailand. They are sold at hawker stalls and roadside eateries as well as Chinese restaurants. Fillings for the buns can be savoury o (read full article)

Barbounia Bites

posted April 21, 2010 in Harriet Magpie

On a recent Friday night, we met up with some fellow Magpies whom were having drinks and dinner at Barbounia on 20th Street and Park Avenue. We had walked past the restaurant about a million times in the past, but never went inside. The place has a (read full article)

The Yo! Makeover

posted April 19, 2010 in India - Food & Travel Guide

Yo!China is now offering serious food— selling khao suey (even in Amritsar) and Oberoi-type dim sum buffets. Bye, bye McDonald’s-type positioning… Anoothi Vishal Whatever we may say about Indian-Chinese, it’s a genre that has spread far a (read full article)

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