It’s been over 5 years since I first put leftover garlic fried rice in my waffle iron, and life has never been the same. If you’ve been following me for a while, then you know I’ve been consistently encouraging you all to reheat cold rice by throwing it straight into your waffle iron to produce …
Talk about a SEGGSy breakfast! A cast iron skillet is steak’s best friend, so what better way to make use of it than cooking an ENTIRE breakfast in that single skillet? This steak and eggs with caramelized onions all comes together in the skillet so you get allll the flavor but with minimal dish-washing. A …
There’s just something about vodka sauce that’s undeniably irresistible, with that creamy tomato sauce supported by aromatics like garlic, shallots, or onions to coat your chosen pasta shape with lip smacking goodness. And when it comes to vodka sauce, it seems to be consensus that Carbone’s spicy rigatoni vodka is king. After all, people (myself …
Growing up in a Filipino household, my favorite breakfast of all time is silogs or Filipino breakfast plates that pair a protein like sweet longganisa sausage or SPAM with sinangag (garlic rice) and itlog (fried egg). I could probably eat an entire wok full of garlic rice – the pungent, deeply savory, mildly nutty and …
🎶Basically I’m saying either way we ’bout to slide… 🎶 Get ready to slide some deelicious sweet, garlicky sausage sliders into your mouth! Longganisa is a popular Filipino breakfast sausage that’s often eaten with garlic rice (singangag) and a fried egg (itlog) to create the classic dish longsilog. And while longsilog is my absolute favorite …
Chicken adobo is my all-time favorite comfort food. I have fond childhood memories of being in my room and perking up when the savory, intoxicating smell of my mom’s chicken adobo made its way from the kitchen to my nose. This happened on a weekly basis in my Filipino home, so it became instinct to immediately run downstairs to the …
If you’ve read my guide on Hong Kong restaurants, then you may have seen my love for a Sichuan spot called Sijie (and more recently at Yu Chuan Club). Both restaurants have a unique concept where you pay a flat amount per person, and the more people you dine with, the more dishes you get …
If you haven’t seen Parasite yet, then you’re not only missing out on the best movie of 2019, but the epic scene that resulted in this delicious instant noodle dish called RAM-DON! The actual Korean dish is called Jjapaguri (짜파구리) made from combining 2 popular instant noodles by the Korean brand Nongshim — Chapaghetti and …
[2026 Update: We just revisited Associazione Chianti, and I’m happy to say it’s as consistent as when I first posted this review back in 2019 with most of the menu items listed below unchanged. I recommend going for the Weekend Lunch set menu with the Bistecca alla Fiorientina so you can get the garganelli pasta …
Happy almost Thanksgiving! If you’ve read my post highlighting the Thanksgiving specials available in NYC, then you’ve seen Mimi Cheng’s November special Thanksgiving dumplings made with organic turkey, homemade stuffing and turkey gravy with fresh cranberry sauce. Since I’m spending this Thanksgiving in Hong Kong and sadly can’t get to Mimi Cheng’s, I wanted to …
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