The Goat will experience the best Year of the Dog, while the Snake, Ox, Monkey and Pig will have it good in different ways. The forecast for each animal for the Wu Xu Year or… Read More
What the Year of the Dog holds for you
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Auspicious ways in Year of the Dog
The Year of the Dog or Wu Xu Year arrived on February 4. “Wu is the Heavenly Stem and Xu the Earthly Branch. Wu is Earth and Xu is Earth too.” This was revealed at… Read More
Go for gold in Chinese New Year dining at Shang Palace
Abundance came to mind in my first glance at the Happy Reunion Set Menu at Shang Palace, Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur for Chinese New Year. We were going to dine on nine courses, including Yee… Read More
Classic French wines with millennial appeal
The barriers are down for a millennial audience to enjoy Old World Wines from France. A new French wine brand – Maison de Grand Esprit – has been launched by Treasury Wine Estates, with a… Read More
French food and wines make it a night at Lafite
We all need a night out on the town, for a dinner treat in an elegant setting without being too expensive. I would consider the once-a-month Wine & Dine at Lafite in the Shangri-La Hotel… Read More
Thai Cooking Made Easy by Chef Korn of Erawan
It was full house at the Thai cooking class at the Royal Thai Embassy last Friday and I was so glad to be able to share a cooking station with a fellow writer. Chef Korn… Read More
All that’s yummy at Chef Lee’s Noodle House
Chef Lee’s Noodle House is about satisfying, yummy one-dish meals at astonishingly low prices and in a pleasant air-conditioned environment. And it’s not all about noodles too though they make an impressive list on a… Read More
Cooking with Norwegian Fjord Trout
What’s the difference between Norwegian Fjord Trout and Norwegian salmon? First it’s the colour – a vivid red orange for the fjord trout, and pink for salmon. There’s also a distinctive taste difference between the… Read More
Cafe with a wow factor at Roast Factor Glee
It’s hard not to like everything at Roast Factor Glee, especially when the café owner makes her own breads, pastries, cakes, jams, roasts and grinds her own coffee and is the barista as well. So… Read More
Thrills of Norway in a Nutshell, all in a day
We were travelling round Norway back in late summer in 2012 and “Norway in a Nutshell” tour had been recommended to us. The tour itinerary sounded so confusing before we set off. How are we… Read More