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Cutest Japanese Restaurant
One night, when I was going down Peel street after work (yes, I admit, I was being dragged to the gay bar by some friends), I saw a little place that looked asian as I passed it by. Mental note to...
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Thursday Night Movie
Dark as last week was, I think it’s time we delve even deeper within the forest; I do love my horror movies, and I must say, the Asian ones tend to be the best… I Saw The Devil (Akmareul boatda) is a...
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Dae Jang Geum Korean BBQ
For many months I had to bear the constant moaning of the Sala of how much meat Korean BBQ’s offer you, of how you fill your stomach with tasty, succulent morsels of the flesh (not that kind of...
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Tearing up the Silk Road (Kyrgyzstan #1)
Certainly, these few last posts will be perhaps tainted by a series of factors: the lack of reliable internet (coupled with wordpress being blocked in post-soviet Kyrgyzstan) means I must rely on my...
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Asian Youth Forum (Kyrgyzstan #2)
One day, someone at the forum asked me to record a video of my opinion on peace; at that point I went all Darth Vader and told her that peace is a lie. Conflict lies in the soul of man. In truth,...
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Hwaro Korean BBQ
Inside, the heat would slowly take over, like the furnaces of Mordor, a great monster of iron filled with hot coals set in front of us, awaiting our feast of meat. Sweat dripped and the alcohol –...
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When the clouds clear (Kyrgyzstan #4)
For days and days, the lake seemed endless, ending in blue-grey mist that united it with the sky. Towards the end of our stay, after the rain laid waste on our warm weather, the clouds lifted to...
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HuTong Dumpling Bar
Distance has this unique quality of destroying some relationships whilst enforcing others. As the world becomes more and more global, however, I find the concept of distance to be increasingly...
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Busaba Eathai
There is always a certain reticence when deciding to dine at a franchise. Certainly, certain exceptions such as Nobu or Robuchon’s Le Atelier would not warrant such feelings, but otherwise restaurant...
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Koya
It was a typical day out to a typical Japanese restaurant in London – if you discount the giant parade of people akin to zombies “celebrating” Chinese New Year and ensuring they manifest their...
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Kirazu
The windows, all fogged up from the warmth inside, hid the small, claustrophobic restaurant from sight. It hid it so well anyone could easily pass it by without even realizing anything is there....
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Hutong
The skies, for better or worse, had been indeed the final frontier for bars and restaurants in London. With it’s tight grips over planning permits and seemingly hatred towards skyscrapers, the capital...
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Tay Do
In truth, the plastic tables, the canteen-like environment and the impersonal feel of the restaurant is exactly like those that you would find in Vietnam. Often, I believe, we try and “construct” how...
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Mama Lan (Clapham)
For all the excitement that Clapham has become to me (especially given my previous stint in Island Gardens), I must admit that it doesn’t do amazingly in terms of diversity for food. There’s the odd...
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