World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards (2010)

Would love to visit all of them :P'. Just gotta name top 10 and looks like Spain has lots of good food *yum*

1. Noma - Denmark
2. El Bulli - Spain
3. The Fat Duck - UK
4. El Celler de Can Roca - Spain
5. Mugaritz - Spain
6. Osteria Francescana - Italy
7. Alinea - USA
8. Daniel - USA
9. Arzak - Spain
10. Per Se - USA

To note some of top Australian's ...
27. Quay ... Peter Gilmore
38: Tetsuya's - Tetsuya himself
67. Marque (winner of breakthrough award 2010)
73. Attica ... Ben Shewry

Hong Kong has been pretty busy on the chart too ...

53. L'Atelier Joel Robouchon (http://www.joel-robuchon.com/) French
59. Lung King Heen 龍景軒 (http://www.fourseasons.com/hongkong/dining/lung_king_heen/)
65. Bo Innovation - Chinese
90. Amber
96. Cepage by Les Amis

2010 World's Top 10 Airlines

Skytrax 2010 Airline award is finally out and the winner goes to:

1. Asiana Airlines (3rd in 2009)
2. Singapore Airlines
3. Qatar Airways (4th in 2009)
4. Cathay Pacific (1st in 2009)
5. Air New Zealand (8th in 2009)
6. Etihad Airways (7th in 2009)
7. Qantas Airways (6th in 2009)
8. Emirates (5th in 2009)
9. Thai Airways (10th in 2009)
10. Malaysia Airlines (9th in 2009)

CX is probably the least impressive carrier to have dropped from first to fourth place!

Airline of the Year: Asiana Airlines
Best Low-Cost Airline Worldwide: Air Asia
Best Economy Class: Malaysia Airlines
Best Premium Economy Class: Qantas (?? - Sure?)
Best Business Class: Qatar Airways
Best First Class: Etihad Airways

Quick home cooked pasta

I have modified Curtis Stone's recipe a little and came up with this simple pasta dish tossed with olive oil & adding some fresh produce like cherry tomato, asparagus and tuna. It tasted fantastic and definitely come under $10 budget meal ;)

TGIF dishes =P

Dishes with lots of greeeen stuff =P ...

Sambal Chili Okra with King Prawn & Scallop with Broccoli (with abalone sauce)

Ben & Jerry Manly

The most anticipated ice-cream Ben & Jerry in Manly - I still reckon the ice-cream is slightly different from the States ...

미남이시네요 (You're beautiful)

I don't usually glue to a TV whilst laughing my head off ... however it has been a while since I last watched a REALLY funny comedy from Korea. I would definitely rate this comedy 9/10.

Note: Bear in mind, those cutie boyz/gal are only 20 years old with the eldest artist coming to 24.

豉汁涼瓜燜排骨

Braised Spareribs with Bitter Melon in Black Bean Sauce

Ingredients: Spareribs, bitter melon, sliced ginger, garlic and fermented black beans

Yong To Fu (酿豆腐)

Thanks to BY Low for this simple recipe and absolutely divine when comes to consuming it. Give it a go :)

Chinese New Year feast

Happy Chinese New Year 2010 - May the year of tiger brings loads of happiness, joy, health and wealth. In celebration of a brand new year of roaring tiger, there are some food we can't missed.

Abalone 燜鮑魚 (braised over 3 hours)

Teochew steamed Fish 潮州式清蒸魚 for 年年有餘














Shark Fin Soup 魚翅湯














"蠔豉發財" (Dried oyster with black moss)














鱼生 (to bring good luck )

Curry stuff

These are my favorite dishes of all time - but quite a mess when comes to cooking thou :p

Singapore Chili Mud Crab and Seafood Laksa

Some abalone?

This is one of the biggest abalones I have ever purchased and those beasts are as big as my palm - lookin' forward to some delicious CNY feast!

Yakiniku @ Kashiwa

This Japanese BBQ restaurant was recommended by a Japanese friend, and first thought was "it has to be good, rite?"! The verdict ... definitely worth a try! We ordered Tofu Seaweed Salad, Special Wagyu Beef Rib, Wagyu Beef Skirt, Chicken Giblet and Assorted Seafood with total bill of $65 for 2 people. The scallop was yummy :)

Braised Pork

Cooked this simple dish which takes about 40 mins to cook ... and enjoy it with a bowl of warm jasmine rice :)

The Fluffy Boy

The fluffy boy is in town so I took the opportunity in catching up on some photography exercise. I have started on picture-editing recently and I must say it is worth the while if you appreciate a good picture rather than just "there you go" kind of memory capture ...

Simple Yet Tasty - Christmas 2009

Christmas is a season where people celebrate the birth of baby Jesus, however in my definition ... It's THE time where family & friends get together on the dining table catching up on how time has rushed us through the 12 months of happiness, joy (not to mention many ups and downs) ... but for some people, it could be difficult times.

This year I made a very simple yet authentic noddle from scratch ... we were pretty pleased with the final outcome because all food were gone in no time! I reckon this second attempt taste better than my first's.