Beautifully browned potato dumplings and generous chunks of smoky bacon floated on a pool of vibrantly green perilla leaf cream.
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A relaxing afternoon interlude at Tteuran Teahouse in Ikseondong
As you step through the heavy wooden doors, you can’t help but feel a sense of serenity sweep over your entire body.
Continue readingDrinking sake from all eight regions of Japan
After sampling 35 different Japanese sakes over many years, I was curious if we had indirectly covered the length and breadth of the country.
Continue readingContaining our coffee cost with 1kg of beans from Jewel Coffee
Breaking it down, our home-brewed coffee now costs S$0.76, S$1.18 and S$0.86 for each cup of V60, latte and Americano respectively.
Continue readingBasilico has restored our faith in all-you-can-eat buffets
Its specialisation in Italian cuisine, focus on quality not quantity and the pièce de résistance, an amazing cheese room, truly sets it apart.
Continue readingPicopresso vs Nespresso: Flavour, cost, convenience and speed
Head-to-head comparison between the Wacaco Picopresso and the Nespresso Creatista Plus, making lattes and Americanos using the same coffee.
Continue readingOur first foray into Portuguese cuisine, courtesy of Lusitano Restaurant
I know we’re definitely coming back for a return visit. We do, however, need to make sure we bring in sufficient reinforcements next time.
Continue readingBroadening our sake range beyond junmai daiginjos
When we first started drinking sake, we focused mainly on junmai daiginjos. However, more often than not, they didn’t pair so well with food. This changed once we started expanding our boundaries.
Continue readingPour over coffee for one, brewed with a disposable Daiso dripper
When I need to brew coffee just for myself, using my Hario 02 V60 feels like overkill. That’s the right time to whip out the Daiso disposable dripper.
Continue readingTaking one tiny step towards espresso with the Wacaco Picopresso
It made a latte that was rich, bright, fruity and chocolatey, all at the same time. It was good. Really good. Like café quality good.
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