Travel

Sydney Inspiration – Donna Hay’s Double Chocolate Cake

October 8, 2010

I don’t normally travel down under for work but last week, a rare issue came up and I had to make my first ever trip to Sydney. It was a 2 day work trip but I took the opportunity to stay on for 2 more days on my own. As for most trips I make [...]

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What I Ate In Bangalore….

September 12, 2010

India, is not a favourite business trip destination for most of us. I have yet to come across any one colleague or business contact who honestly looks forward to going to India for business. I cannot say I do either… but then when one travels too often for business like I do, one will no longer look forward to [...]

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What I Ate In Korea….

September 3, 2010

Just a quick post to publish photos of what I ate during my last business trip to Seoul. The highlight of the whole trip must be Mister Donut. I am no fan of donuts – I have difficulty trying to understand what is there to like about Krispy Creme or Dunkin Donuts. Mister Donut over [...]

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Musk Melon Jelly – Will You Pay $200 For a Musk Melon?

July 11, 2010

The Japanese are a strange group of people. Their obsession with perfection can be so infuriatingly intense that very often it creates a whole new set of market values for seemingly simple things – the worst case of which spoils the market and makes it difficult for simple mortals like most of us to partake in some of the [...]

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World Expo In Shanghai

July 4, 2010

Singapore PavillionMalaysia PavillionAustralia PavillionI don’t think I have ever stayed so long in Shanghai – over a week. Shanghai is decidedly my favourite city in China. I like it because it is more cosmopolitan and it showcases the rich and colourful chinese culture in a manner that I can relate to – where I can [...]

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Tea At Kyani Mumbai : Of Bun Maska, Mawa Cake & Shrewsbury Cookies

January 25, 2010

My first visit to India took place almost 9 years ago. I still remember how well-intentioned friends and colleagues had tried to prepare me for my trip, loading me with advice and warnings derived from their own unpleasant experiences in India. I was told to always drink bottled water and even with that, one colleague [...]

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Last PostCard From Paris – Laduree, Mariage Freres, Green Tea Financier

December 2, 2009

2 days in Paris is too short to do anything properly but as I sort through my stash of photographs, I was suprised that there is still a treasure trough of momentos.. I am stealing time off to put up this post so it will have to be a short one – lest someone at work sees [...]

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Postcard From Paris – Part 3 : Breaking Into My Madeleine Pan

November 22, 2009

The Madeleines were once chosen to represent France in the Cafe Europe in 2006. Such is the iconic stature of these little sponge cakes. Proust,of course had further immortalised it for most of us in his novel, Remembrance of Things Past where he described Madeleines as “little shell of cake, so generously sensual beneath the piety [...]

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Post Cards From Paris – Part 2

November 21, 2009

Continuing from where we left off in part 1… As you would recall, I had some difficulty finding E Dehillerin and it was while I was walking around aimlessly that I spotted La Bovida which was about 200m from E Dehillerin. Shopping at Dehillerin is an amazing experience, because it makes you feel like you [...]

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Postcard From Paris… Part 1

November 18, 2009

I had been somewhat dreading the trip to Europe before I set out. The thought of spending the whole week in Munich, attending to the exhibition was not really enticing. Normally, for such events, one will be on one’s feet the whole day, talking almost non-stop to potential customers. These usually start out at 9am and does [...]