Jackie M Crew Photoshoot
Hastily-arranged photoshoot involving some of the Jackie M Crew. Special thanks to the uber-talented Ian Chow and his beautiful wife Cindy for making time to take the photos.

It sounds crazy, but in the twenty years since my parents moved out Liverpool way (some 32 km from Sydney’s CBD), we’ve never ventured out to eat at any of the restaurants there – nearby Cabramatta has always been our default for food and dining. I realised I’d be so lost if I were to…

Never a dull moment on Twitch, where I broadcast my Live Asian Kitchen, and that’s how I like it. They introduced a new feature which allows me to add past broadcasts to a playlist on my channel, so I’ve been taking full advantage of it. Now, when you visit www.JackieM.Live when I’m not livestreaming, you are…

Some of you might know that once upon a time, before the “food thing”, I used to be an IT consultant. I was an MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer), CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Administrator) and CNA (Certified Novell Administrator) and did contract work in Sydney and London for some 7+ years. Back in late 2014,…

Folks, the Cabramatta Moon Festival is coming up again on Sunday 23 September, 2018. As per last year, a certain “superstar chef and Cabra Community member” (hey, I’m just quoting the Cabramatta FB page) will be onstage to do a cooking demonstration, so if you’re based in Sydney, do try and catch me at 3.10pm…

If you’ve been craving my food over the long summer break, here’s an opportunity to grab some of my Char Kway Teow and hand-rolled spiral curry puffs this coming Saturday evening. I’ll be running my pop-up at Yaralla Estate in Concord, Sydney, to celebrate Australia Day. There will be free entertainment in the form of…

As someone who’s run a Malaysian food business for decades, I’m always trying to strike a balance between maintaining “authentic” flavours while cutting down on time spent in the kitchen (thanks to labour costs and staff shortage issues). My friends at MyBlueTea.com.au recently sent me some samples of their natural pandan powder (made from pure…