i just bought a subscription to gourmet! *pumps fist* i’ve bought hardcopies of the magazine before but it’s just so much more expensive when you buy loose issues. can’t wait for the first issue to be here in a mth or so.
i’ve also been hooked on their diary of a foodie vodcasts, which features international gastronomic escapades hosted by foodies from all around the world. the series features cutting-edge food trends, exotic ingredients, and in-the-know food players on an international level. the cinematography is also extremely droolsome since nat geo channel is partially responsible for it! for time-strapped cubicle rats (myself included) who can only dream of your next foodie-holiday in far flung corners of the world, this is for you.
Filed under: Shopping
there’s been a few new additions to my bag collection recently so i thought i’d do a post on them!
i got a small kate spade in one of their trademark colours – kelly green – from hkg (: i really like the colour and it was such a steal at 50% off. plus the inner lining has an english rose garden print, it’s really pretty. that was seriously my only buy in hkg since i don’t fancy hkg fashion and im too broke to splurge on anything else…
even domokun likes my new bag! its probably my favourit-est colour ever so i pair it with almost everything.
anyway now than i have one more bag to bring to work, i don’t have to carry my mulberry roxanne everyday and suscept it to daily abuse! though i must admit that i’m much more comfortable carrying my mulberry since it’s so hardy as it doesn’t get scratches easily because of the leather. it’s heavy though, so it gives me shoulder aches when i don’t make a conscious effort to not load my bag.
had been lusting after it for the longest time so i was tres pleased when the bf bought it for me 
am still craving the mulberry bayswater!
today i bought a very, very long black clutch at the mng sale today in lieu of the many wedding dinners i have to attend this yr. it’s so long that it’s probably abt 3/4m? no kidding. i am extremely tickled by it especially when it jabs people who come too close to me, ie. on the mrt! i really like carrying clutches but they just aren’t very practical other than for night use so i don’t have many.
also just last week my mum bought me a little gold evening bag from coach, just because “i’ve been working too hard” according to her! isn’t she sweet? i can imagine pairing it with white for a grecian look!
nevertheless, i’m still craving after the ubiquitous-but-i-still-want-one chanel 2.55 in black with silver hardware. there’s just something about its history and classic design that makes many women go weak in the knees. many of its seasonal/limited edition variations are even prettier (imo the dusty pink one, the denim one with glittery camillias, etc) but i still like the classic one best because of it’s versatility. the price has shot up in recent years and will probably continue rising before i can afford it, but a girl can dream can she?
i spent a late sunday afternoon elbowing aunties at isetan sc0tt’s famed hokkaido fair and emerged victorious with 3 things – freshly made (on the spot!) warabi mochi, milk and white caramel fudge made with hokkaido milk and a huge pack of bonito flakes (for tofu toppings and dashi broth!). i had to exercise so much self-control from not buying everything i liked since i don’t snack in the office and i rarely eat at home anyway. and this was even without browsing the usual things on display! as a true blue singaporean, i did try many samples at the fair including lotsa mentaiko salads, hokkaido cheesecake and the potato curry bun that tan hseuh yun raved abt in URBAN (: happyness! me love japanese food to death! the best thing ever? there will be part 2 at isetan tampines from 3-12 july!! xx
i just came back from a 4.5 day holiday in macau+hongkong, and figured i have some serious food/travel blogging to do.
i first read about pichet ong, a famous dessert chef who helmed the now defunct P*ONG restaurant in nyc right before my trip there last year. P*ONG was featured in my timeout nyc as one of city’s best eats (i only use timeout btw). despite being enamoured by pichet ong’s vision of fusion desserts (asian + western as he grew up in sg, thailand and msia) and mix of savoury and sweet – i didn’t get a chance to try P*ONG out due to time constraint. it’s unfortunate that it’s now since defunct, just like how WD-50 was defunct when i was there!
hence, you can imagine my excitement when i popped by bras basah last friday afternoon to run an errand for work, and i saw the sweet spot by pichet ong selling at a dingy 2nd hand bookshop for only 20$. and the best thing of all? it wasn’t even 2nd hand 
the owner told me he had gotten it from a bookstore that had gone bust. i was literally singing my way back to work since i managed to shave off $33 savings and the book was worth every penny because of the gorgeous recipes, visuals and vision. of course, now i get to recreate a taste of P*ONG from the comfort of my own home.
the sweet spot eschews the standard dessert recipes for entries like passionfruit dahn taht (egg tart), chocolate and vietnamese coffee tart, poached pears in oolong tea, ovaltine and milk chocolate kulfi with caramelised banana and grand marnier tofu cheesecake – are you drooling yet? it’s really refreshing compared to the jelat western desserts i’m sick of seeing on all my cookbooks. some of the more classic asian recipes e.g. mango pudding and steamed pandan layer cake are still included in this gorgeous tome, which is perfectly fine with me since i love them for everyday affairs. after devouring all the recipes in a span of 3 hours i felt a pang of asian pride, since asian desserts have always been marginalised, despite the incredible variety across the many asian cultures.
what i really like is that i have easy access to almost all the ingredients he listed from tropical fruits to indian/japanese/thai etc ingredients being in singapore, contrary to many other cookbooks
