Would it not be great if you could not just read this interview but actually taste the fantastic creations that The Mixing Bowl create? Yes, it would! I have been to their place and I know that the small of freshly baked bread and the taste of sweet macaroons goes well with a hot coffee.… Continue reading Interview with The Mixing Bowl
A few weeks ago we've spent another weekend in Bangkok - just to relax, enjoy some amazing Thai food and have a good time with friends. It was another good time to take some interesting pictures. First of all, I really love the food stalls that you can find all over town (and all over… Continue reading Photography: Bangkok (again)
Of course, no visit to another city would be complete without spending time eating and trying the local cuisine. I've had my fair share of Nasi Lemak but I also tried new dishes this time. For instance, char kway teow, which are flat rice noodles stir-fried with lard, dark and light soy sauce, chilli, de-shelled… Continue reading Singapore: Chili crab and other famous dishes
After our visit to Taipei 101 it was already quite late, so we quickly went downstairs into the shopping mall and to Din Tai Fung. I know it's not the original place of the restaurant, but we decided to give it a try. Din Tai Fung is a big restaurant chain, it has branches in… Continue reading Taipei: Din Tai Fung (101 branch)
Taipei is famous for its night markets - but they actually already start in the late afternoon. So after we visited the Bao-an temple it was still early, but a street close by was already setting up the stalls for the street food vendors. They were already selling the first dishes to some locals, who… Continue reading Taipei: Street market food
So after yesterday's post you know that some cafes, noodle bars and other food outlets display their menu items as plastic food in the window. Once you've picked the dish that you'd like to eat, there is often a next step, before sitting down and eating: you have to master the food vending machine at… Continue reading Tokyo: Restaurant vending machines and high-tech toilets
Not that this is particularly specific to Tokyo, but I found it very interesting and amusing. A lot of restaurants have a showcase that's filled with fake food models to show you what is being served. Those food models were originally all made of wax, but production was mostly changed over to resins such as… Continue reading Tokyo: Plastic food
While walking through the streets of Ginza we came across a small food alley tucked away underneath elevated rail tracks. I was trying to find the location on Google maps again, but I can't - however, if I were to visit Tokyo again, I could probably find my way to the food alley again by… Continue reading Tokyo: Food alley in Ginza
We had such a funny encounter in the Matsuya department store - we took the escalator down to the food hall in the basement and immediately smelt cinnamon, sugar and almonds. We thought our imagination was playing tricks on us, but when we turned around and followed the smell, we came to a small booth… Continue reading Tokyo: The Nutty Bavarian in Ginza
While in Ginza, we visited Mitsukoshi, one of the famous department stores in Tokyo, and had a great time exploring the different departments. Not only was there a wide choice of classic and modern designers, but there was a special kimono section (even featuring a kimono repair service) and an amazing food court in the… Continue reading Tokyo: Käfer at Mitsukoshi in Ginza
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