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How Not to Look Like a D*ck in a Smart Sushi Restaurant

By Changmoh • Wednesday, 30 July 2014 • Food & Drink, My Holidays, Restaurant Reviews, Travel

** SINCE POSTING THIS ENTRY, THIS ARTICLE HAS ALSO RUN IN EXPAT LIVING (JANUARY 2015). See PRESS page**

Japan, as far as I can make out, is one of those places that people go to and get hooked on. I have Singaporean friends who go (not for business – we are talking strictly holiday) two or three times a year. And it IS addictive, I certainly found ‘Japan Bug’ to be as real as typhoid, figuratively speaking.*

So, during my trip there last week, one of the things on the culinary hit list was sushi at a proper sushi restaurant. A lovely Japanese friend booked us in to Mizutani, mentioning after he had done so, that reservations here were hard to come by and newbies only ever introduced if they came recommended by a regular.

“You do know how to behave, don’t you?” he asked questioningly. I was flooded with panic. I’m a well bought up girl, natch, but can I behave Japanese style? What does that even mean?

From the Capital of Chic to the Capital of Kitsch

By Changmoh • Monday, 21 July 2014 • My Holidays, Travel

The foie gras I ate in France is still churning in my tummy (now rather wobbily, after such an extended holiday)…I’ve had a few days here in Sing…and I’m off again. This time to the other side of the world and somewhere I have always wanted to visit. Tokyo.

The land of the wasabi flavoured Kit Kat (bugger the diet, definitely trying one), Hello Kitty and of course, nigiri sushi.

Lucie’s Lemon Pud

By Changmoh • Saturday, 5 July 2014 • Food & Drink, Hotels & Places to Stay, My Holidays, Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, Travel

I posted this picture on instagram shortly after troughing my way through several, and was flooded with emails from people asking for the recipe.

Absolutely not mine, this comes courtesy of the lovely Lucie who – along with her husband – owns the rambling, magical and unpretentious pile that is Chateau de Chamballan. She’s the most incredible, natural cook and we’ve adored eating her French home cooked creations which taste better than most restaurants I have ever eaten in, anywhere. She. Is. That. Good.

And to top it all off, her presentation wins her massive bonus points:

Paris City Guide

By Changmoh • Friday, 4 July 2014 • Day Trips, Fash, Food & Drink, Hotels & Places to Stay, House & Home, Lobang City Guides, My Edits, My Holidays, Restaurant Reviews, Travel

Following on from my recent London Lobang City Guide, I thought it might be time for another.

Paris.

I love this city. The women living here really do dress exceptionally stylishly, they choose their clothes and the brands they wear very carefully; they never get confused in thinking that brands are style.