Print PDF This is the first in my new series of Asian Cooking 101 - Tips and Techniques, and I'm starting off with how to make your own crispy fried onions or fried shallots. Click here to watch on YouTube >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdQ2jxKzk4c I use the term interchangeably because they yield very similar results - you can » Read More
Travel Diary (Part 8) – Belum Rainforest Resort
March 6, 2015 by
Print PDF Day 5 and it’s time to leave Sukasuka with a lifetime of memories. If you've followed this series from the start you might remember the story Pak Aziz had relayed about the Western tourists' encounter with the old Indian rubber tapper. They had come to this part of the world with a set of preconceived notions - in that particular » Read More
Win Tickets to See Ashton Kutcher
February 4, 2015 by
Print PDF So Ashton Kutcher (AplusK, as I like to call him) and me - we go back a long way (translation: no) - and he's going to be in Sydney to sample some of my world famous CKT (translation: highly doubtful) Friday 13 February. Seeing as he's also product engineer for my beloved Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro, I've managed to convince AplusK to give me 4 » Read More
Char Kway Teow with Grilled Lobster and Tobiko
January 31, 2015 by
Print PDF One of the highlights of my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur was to run a Hangout-on-Air at Traders Hotel, KL, which was a first in many ways - It was the first ever Hangout-on-Air broadcast from Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. It was my collaborator Fay Khoo's first time participating in a Hangout. It was the first time I'd run » Read More
Culture, Heritage and Nature Delight – Intro
December 18, 2014 by
Print PDF Click to watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHk-Lxgbzf8 In November 2014, People Express Travel in Kuala Lumpur invited me to experience their new Culture, Heritage and Nature Delight Tour based around a culinary theme. Over the course of 6 Days/5 Nights, I stayed at - - Bagasta Boutique Hotel in Kampung » Read More
How About Malaysia?
December 10, 2014 by
Print PDF Have you ever visited Malaysia? Thought about it, maybe? I’ve talked to lots of Aussies at my food stalls over the years. (Contrary to perception I am occasionally approachable. It has been known to happen.) More than a handful have been to Malaysia. They were there because of work. Or they were transiting elsewhere. Or they » Read More