The Year of the Rooster dawns on January 28. It’s the Ding You Year, Ding being the Heavenly Stem and You the Earthly Branch. “Ding is Fire and You is Metal,” said Tao scholar Dr… Read More
Auspicious ways in the Year of the Rooster
All posts by Hooi-Khaw Eu
What’s in store in the Year of the Rooster
TAO scholar Geraldine Goh examines the stars that come into place for each animal year, what it means and the Tao ways to enhance your luck or overcome obstacles. It involves carrying a Tai Sui… Read More
Beef it up with prime rib and more at Arthur’s Bar & Grill
Somehow Arthur’s Bar & Grill at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, has been the place to go whenever someone I know needs to be nursed out of a broken heart. I have taken two people… Read More
Yummy Arabian cuisine at Bedouin
We have been to Bedouin Arabian Cuisine four times since it opened six months ago in Taman Tun Dr Ismail. Yes, we enjoy the food in this restaurant that serves Arabian cuisine. The first two… Read More
An exquisite taste of autumn at Kampachi
Autumn is the best time to have the saury pike or sanma as it swims from the warmer south to the cold north of Japan, feeding a lot and acquiring a nice balance of fat.… Read More
A passion for Wicked Pancakes
I have a passion for pancakes, whether they are French crepes, buttermilk pancakes, Chinese pancakes or even Indian apom and thosai (yes, they are pancakes!). Pancakes are often thought of as dessert, or as… Read More
World Gourmet Festival Holds Live Twitter Chat ##WGFA16with Michelin-Starred Chefs
Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel hosts the annual World Gourmet Festival which brings some of the world’s most talented chefs and cocktail masters to Bangkok. This year from 19 – 25 September nine chefs from eight… Read More
Mooncakes to love
It’s just 12 more days to the Mid-Autumn or Mooncake Festival and one of the prettiest mooncake boxes has to be that from the Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Six baked mini mooncakes (60g each) are… Read More
A sumptuous Oriental feast going back 16 years
The Oriental Group of Restaurants is 16 years old! How time flies when I recall meeting its Group Executive Chef Justin Hor when he was a young man showing great promise at a grand sumptuous… Read More
Delectable bites at Gridiron, Bangsar
This is my second time at Gridiron Sports Cafe & Lounge in Bangsar, having been here for a drink about two years ago. I thought the menu was familiar and it was funny how I… Read More