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.
Watching a Malaysian mamak flip roti canai never gets old, but many have tried and failed to master the art of the perfect roti canai in their own kitchen. Thankfully, you can buy frozen roti canai easily here in Australia – the caveat is that it’s marketed as “roti paratha”, which can be a source…
If you’ve followed me for any length of time you’ll know about baby Noah and his rough start to life, with 3 lifesaving operations and a 7-month stint in hospital which included a number of late-night callouts for me to go to the ICU to prepare for his demise. I know from the many, many…
Print PDF Anyone who’s followed Jackie M’s food operations through the years would know she’s a reluctant restaurateur at the best of times. She’s tried and failed on more than one occasion to close the doors to her restaurant, only to keep it open due to persistent demands for her food. So when Jackie M…
Print PDF As a cook/ex-restaurateur who’s copped my fair share of bad write-ups, I’m naturally predisposed to eyeing food reviewers with a healthy (some would argue unhealthy) dose of cynicism. Don’t tell anyone, but I secretly rate them on a scale from – “mildly annoying” to, well, – “food blogger” 😉 With that kind of…
Print PDF These are authentic, real, NOT FAKE, feedback about my most recent Malaysian cooking Masterclasses – “YOUR DA BEST!!!!” – Tom B Lee Bu, Professor Emeritus, English Literature, Oxford. “That Pad Thai Masterclass was incredible. Thanks for bringing me closer to mastering Malaysian food!” – Nigel, food blogger at pretentiouslicious.com (last seen leaving the…
Throughout my time working at the Odeon, I had at best a love-hate relationship with it. It wasn’t always that way. When I was younger, I stayed at home whilst all my older brothers and sisters were out all day and night working. I wanted to join them, but thanks to my position in the…